Matthew 13:13

13 This is why I speak to them this way. They see, but they're blind. They hear, but they don't listen. They don't even try to understand.

Matthew 13:13 In-Context

11 Jesus answered, "Knowledge about the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you. But it has not been given to the crowd.
12 Those who understand [these mysteries] will be given [more knowledge], and they will excel [in understanding them]. However, some people don't understand [these mysteries]. Even what they understand will be taken away from them.
13 This is why I speak to them this way. They see, but they're blind. They hear, but they don't listen. They don't even try to understand.
14 So they make Isaiah's prophecy come true: 'You will hear clearly but never understand. You will see clearly but never comprehend.
15 These people have become close-minded and hard of hearing. They have shut their eyes so that their eyes never see. Their ears never hear. Their minds never understand. And they never return to me for healing!'
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