Mark 4:12

Overview - Mark 4
The parable of the sower,
14 and the meaning thereof.
21 We must communicate the light of our knowledge to others.
26 The parable of the seed growing secretly;
30 and of the mustard seed.
35 Christ stilleth the tempest on the sea.
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Mark 4:12  (King James Version)
That seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest at any time they should be converted, and their sins should be forgiven them.
 


That seeing
Rather, as [hina ] frequently denotes, "So that seeing they see, and do not perceive, and hearing they hear, and do not understand," etc. The expression appears to be proverbial; and relates to those who might see what they now overlook through inattention and folly
See the parallel texts.
Deuteronomy 29:4 ; Isaiah 6:9 Isaiah 6:10 ; 44:18 Jeremiah 5:21 ; Matthew 13:14 Matthew 13:15 ; Luke 8:10
John 12:37-41 ; Acts 28:25-27 ; Romans 11:8-10

be converted
Jeremiah 31:18-20 ; Ezekiel 18:27-32 ; Acts 3:19 ; 2 Timothy 2:25 ; Hebrews 6:6