Catholic Public Domain Version
"For this reason, I speak to them in parables: because seeing, they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand. "
— Matthew 13:13, Catholic Public Domain 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 his disciples drew near to him and said, “Why do you speak to them in parables?”
Responding, he said to them: “Because it has been given to you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but it has not been given to them.
For whoever has, it shall be given to him, and he shall have in abundance. But whoever has not, even what he has shall be taken away from him.
For this reason, I speak to them in parables: because seeing, they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand.
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.
For the heart of this people has grown fat, and with their ears they hear heavily, and they have closed their eyes, lest at any time they might see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and be converted, and then I would heal them.’
But blessed are your eyes, because they see, and your ears, because they hear.