Matthew 13:13

New King James Version

Therefore I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand.

Cross References

Isaiah 44:18

They do not know nor understand; For He has shut their eyes, so that they cannot see, And their hearts, so that they cannot understand.

Jeremiah 5:21

‘Hear this now, O foolish people, Without understanding, Who have eyes and see not, And who have ears and hear not:

Ezekiel 12:2

“Son of man, you dwell in the midst of a rebellious house, which has eyes to see but does not see, and ears to hear but does not hear; for they are a rebellious house.

Ezekiel 20:49

Then I said, “Ah, Lord God! They say of me, ‘Does he not speak parables?’ ”

Matthew 13:16

But blessed are your eyes for they see, and your ears for they hear;

Romans 11:8

Just as it is written: “God has given them a spirit of stupor, Eyes that they should not see And ears that they should not hear, To this very day.”