Matthew 13:13
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13 Therefore I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand.
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Matthew 13:13
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13 This is why I speak to them in parables:
“Though seeing, they do not see;
though hearing, they do not hear or understand.(A)
Ezekiel 12:2
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2 “Son of man, you dwell in the midst of (A)a rebellious house, which (B)has eyes to see but does not see, and ears to hear but does not hear; (C)for they are a rebellious house.
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Ezekiel 12:2
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2 “Son of man, you are living among a rebellious people.(A) They have eyes to see but do not see and ears to hear but do not hear, for they are a rebellious people.(B)
Jeremiah 5:21
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21 ‘Hear this now, O (A)foolish people,
Without [a]understanding,
Who have eyes and see not,
And who have ears and hear not:
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- Jeremiah 5:21 Lit. heart
Jeremiah 5:21
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2 Corinthians 4:3-4
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2 Corinthians 4:3-4
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Isaiah 42:18-20
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18 “Hear, you deaf;
And look, you blind, that you may see.
19 (A)Who is blind but My servant,
Or deaf as My messenger whom I send?
Who is blind as he who is perfect,
And blind as the Lord’s servant?
20 Seeing many things, (B)but you do not observe;
Opening the ears, but he does not hear.”
Isaiah 42:18-20
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Israel Blind and Deaf
18 “Hear, you deaf;(A)
look, you blind, and see!
19 Who is blind(B) but my servant,(C)
and deaf like the messenger(D) I send?
Who is blind like the one in covenant(E) with me,
blind like the servant of the Lord?
20 You have seen many things, but you pay no attention;
your ears are open, but you do not listen.”(F)
John 3:19-20
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19 And this is the condemnation, (A)that the light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 20 For (B)everyone practicing evil hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his deeds should be exposed.
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John 3:19-20
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19 This is the verdict: Light(A) has come into the world, but people loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil.(B) 20 Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that their deeds will be exposed.(C)
Matthew 13:16
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16 But (A)blessed are your eyes for they see, and your ears for they hear;
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Matthew 13:16
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16 But blessed are your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear.(A)
Deuteronomy 29:3-4
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3 (A)the great trials which your eyes have seen, the signs, and those great wonders. 4 Yet (B)the Lord has not given you a heart to [a]perceive and eyes to see and ears to hear, to this very day.
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- Deuteronomy 29:4 understand or know
Deuteronomy 29:3-4
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3 With your own eyes you saw those great trials, those signs and great wonders.(A) 4 But to this day the Lord has not given you a mind that understands or eyes that see or ears that hear.(B)
John 9:39-41
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39 And Jesus said, (A)“For judgment I have come into this world, (B)that those who do not see may see, and that those who see may be made blind.”
40 Then some of the Pharisees who were with Him heard these words, (C)and said to Him, “Are we blind also?”
41 Jesus said to them, (D)“If you were blind, you would have no sin; but now you say, ‘We see.’ Therefore your sin remains.
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John 9:39-41
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39 Jesus said,[a] “For judgment(A) I have come into this world,(B) so that the blind will see(C) and those who see will become blind.”(D)
40 Some Pharisees who were with him heard him say this and asked, “What? Are we blind too?”(E)
41 Jesus said, “If you were blind, you would not be guilty of sin; but now that you claim you can see, your guilt remains.(F)
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- John 9:39 Some early manuscripts do not have Then the man said … 39 Jesus said.
Isaiah 44:18
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18 (A)They do not know nor understand;
For (B)He has [a]shut their eyes, so that they cannot see,
And their hearts, so that they cannot (C)understand.
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- Isaiah 44:18 Lit. smeared over
Isaiah 44:18
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Mark 8:17-18
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17 But Jesus, being aware of it, said to them, “Why do you reason because you have no bread? (A)Do you not yet perceive nor understand? Is your heart [a]still hardened? 18 Having eyes, do you not see? And having ears, do you not hear? And do you not remember?
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- Mark 8:17 NU omits still
Mark 8:17-18
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17 Aware of their discussion, Jesus asked them: “Why are you talking about having no bread? Do you still not see or understand? Are your hearts hardened?(A) 18 Do you have eyes but fail to see, and ears but fail to hear? And don’t you remember?
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