Hear this message.\par You foolish people have no sense:\par ‘You have eyes, but you don’t see!\par You have ears, but you don’t listen!’\par
Matthew 13:14 - Easy To Read Version So these people show that the things Isaiah said about them are true: Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; And seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition In them indeed is the process of fulfillment of the prophecy of Isaiah, which says: You shall indeed hear and hear but never grasp and understand; and you shall indeed look and look but never see and perceive. American Standard Version (1901) And unto them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall in no wise understand; And seeing ye shall see, and shall in no wise perceive: Common English Bible What Isaiah prophesied has become completely true for them: You will hear, to be sure, but never understand; and you will certainly see but never recognize what you are seeing. Catholic Public Domain Version And so, in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah, who said, 'Hearing, you shall hear, but not understand; and seeing, you shall see, but not perceive. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the prophecy of Isaias is fulfilled in them, who saith: By hearing you shall hear, and shall not understand: and seeing you shall see, and shall not perceive. |
Hear this message.\par You foolish people have no sense:\par ‘You have eyes, but you don’t see!\par You have ears, but you don’t listen!’\par
“Son of man, {\cf2\super [102]} you live among rebellious people—they always turn against me. They have eyes to see \{the things I have done for them\}. But they don’t see those things. They have ears to hear \{the things I told them to do\}. But they don’t hear my commands. Why? Because they are a rebellious people.
Jesus said, “You have been chosen to know the secrets of the kingdom of God. But I use stories to speak to other people. I do this so that:
But not all \{the Jews\} accepted that good news. Isaiah said, “Lord, who believed the things we told them?” {\cf2\super [109]}
But their minds were closed—they could not understand. Even today that same covering hides the meaning when they (the Jews) read the writings of the old agreement. {\cf2\super [15]} That covering has not been removed. It is taken away only through Christ.
But even today you still don’t understand what happened. The Lord has not let you really understand what you saw and heard.