American King James Version
"Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand. "
— Matthew 13:13, American King James Version
“Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.”
“Therefore speak I to them in parables; because seeing they see not, and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand. ”
“Therefore I speak to them in parables, because seeing they don't see, and hearing, they don't hear, neither do they understand.”
“For this reason I speak to them in parables: Although they see they do not see, and although they hear they do not hear nor do they understand.”
“Therefore do I speak to them in parables: because seeing they see not, and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.”
“For this reason I put things into the form of stories; because they see without seeing, and give ear without hearing, and the sense is not clear to them.”
“Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.”
And the disciples came, and said to him, Why speak you to them in parables?
He answered and said to them, Because it is given to you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.
For whoever has, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance: but whoever has not, from him shall be taken away even that he has.
Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.
And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah, which says, By hearing you shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing you shall see, and shall not perceive:
For this people’s heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.
But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear.