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so that the Scriptures might be fulfilled: ‘When they see what I do, they will learn nothing. When they hear what I say, they will not understand. Otherwise, they will turn to me and be forgiven.’ ”
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, when Jesus was alone with the twelve disciples and with the others who were gathered around, they asked him what the parables meant.
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He replied, “You are permitted to understand the secret of the Kingdom of God. But I use parables for everything I say to outsiders,
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so that the Scriptures might be fulfilled: ‘When they see what I do, they will learn nothing. When they hear what I say, they will not understand. Otherwise, they will turn to me and be forgiven.’ ”
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Then Jesus said to them, “If you can’t understand the meaning of this parable, how will you understand all the other parables?
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The farmer plants seed by taking God’s word to others.