Matthew 13:15

Bible in Basic English 1965

For the heart of this people has become fat and their ears are slow in hearing and their eyes are shut; for fear that they might see with their eyes and give hearing with their ears and become wise in their hearts and be turned again to me, so that I might make them well.

Cross References

Psalm 119:70

Their hearts are shut up with fat; but my delight is in your law.

Proverbs 16:30

He whose eyes are shut is a man of twisted purposes, and he who keeps his lips shut tight makes evil come about.

Isaiah 44:20

As for him whose food is the dust of a dead fire, he has been turned from the way by a twisted mind, so that he is unable to keep himself safe by saying, What I have here in my hand is false.

Isaiah 57:18

I have seen his ways, and I will make him well: I will give him rest, comforting him and his people who are sad.

Isaiah 6:10

Make the hearts of this people fat, and let their ears be stopped, and their eyes shut; for fear that they may see with their eyes, and be hearing with their ears, and their heart may become wise, and they may be turned to me and made well.

Jeremiah 17:14

Make me well, O Lord, and I will be well; be my saviour, and I will be safe: for you are my hope.

Jeremiah 17:9

The heart is a twisted thing, not to be searched out by man: who is able to have knowledge of it?

Jeremiah 3:22

Come back, you children who have been turned away, and I will take away your desire for wandering. See, we have come to you, for you are the Lord our God.

Jeremiah 33:6

See, I will make it healthy and well again, I will even make them well; I will let them see peace and good faith in full measure.

Hosea 14:4

I will put right their errors; freely will my love be given to them, for my wrath is turned away from him.

Zechariah 7:11

But they would not give attention, turning their backs and stopping their ears from hearing;

Malachi 4:2

But to you who give worship to my name, the sun of righteousness will come up with new life in its wings; and you will go out, playing like young oxen full of food.

Mark 4:12

So that seeing they may see, and it will not be clear to them; and hearing it, they will not get the sense; for fear that they may be turned again to me and have forgiveness.

Luke 19:42

Saying, If you, even you, had knowledge today, of the things which give peace! but you are not able to see them.

Acts 28:27

For the heart of this people has become fat and their ears are slow in hearing and their eyes are shut; for fear that they might see with their eyes and give hearing with their ears and become wise in their hearts and be turned again to me, so that I might make them well.

Acts 3:19

So then, let your hearts be changed and be turned to God, so that your sins may be completely taken away, and times of blessing may come from the Lord;

Acts 7:57

But with loud cries, and stopping their ears, they made an attack on him all together,

2 Timothy 4:4

And shutting their ears to what is true, will be turned away to belief in foolish stories.

Hebrews 5:11

Of whom we have much to say which it is hard to make clear, because you are slow of hearing.

Revelation 22:2

In the middle of its street. And on this side of the river and on that was the tree of life, having twelve sorts of fruits, giving its fruit every month; and the leaves of the tree give life to the nations.