Matthew 13:13

Good News Translation

The reason I use parables in talking to them is that they look, but do not see, and they listen, but do not hear or understand.

Cross References

Isaiah 44:18

Such people are too stupid to know what they are doing. They close their eyes and their minds to the truth.

Jeremiah 5:21

Pay attention, you foolish and stupid people, who have eyes, but cannot see, and have ears, but cannot hear.

Ezekiel 12:2

“Mortal man,” he said, “you are living among rebellious people. They have eyes, but they see nothing; they have ears, but they hear nothing, because they are rebellious.

Ezekiel 20:49

But I protested, “Sovereign Lord, don't make me do it! Everyone is already complaining that I always speak in riddles.”

Matthew 13:16

“As for you, how fortunate you are! Your eyes see and your ears hear.

Romans 11:8

As the scripture says, “God made their minds and hearts dull; to this very day they cannot see or hear.”