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In that way, " 'They will see but never know what they are seeing. They will hear but never understand. Otherwise they might turn and be forgiven!' " (Isaiah 6:9,10)
That seeing they may see Which the end and reason of his speaking to them in parables. The passage referred to is in ( Isaiah 6:9Isaiah 6:10 ) . (See Gill on Matthew 13:14). (See Gill on Matthew 13:15).
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Later Jesus was alone. The Twelve asked him about the stories. So did the others around him.
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He told them, "The secret of God's kingdom has been given to you. But to outsiders everything is told by using stories.
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In that way, " 'They will see but never know what they are seeing. They will hear but never understand. Otherwise they might turn and be forgiven!' " (Isaiah 6:9,10)
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Then Jesus said to them, "Don't you understand this story? Then how will you understand any stories of this kind?