Parallel Bible results for "matthew 13:13"

Matthew 13:13

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13 Here is why I use stories when I speak to the people. I say, "They look, but they don't really see. They listen, but they don't really hear or understand.
13 This is why I speak to them in parables: “Though seeing, they do not see; though hearing, they do not hear or understand.
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