Mark 4:12-13

English Standard Version

¹²^(A)so that

“‘they ^(B)may indeed see but not perceive,
and may indeed hear but not understand,
lest they ^(C)should turn and be forgiven.’”

¹³^(D)And he said to them, “Do you not understand this parable? How then will you understand all the parables?

Mark 4:12-13

New International Version

¹²so that,

“‘they may be ever seeing but never perceiving,
and ever hearing but never understanding;
otherwise they might turn and be forgiven!’^[a]”^(A)

¹³Then Jesus said to them, “Don’t you understand this parable? How then will you understand any parable?

English Standard Version (ESV)

New International Version (NIV)