Matthew 13:13

Matthew 13:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.
• New International Version (NIV)This is why I speak to them in parables: “Though seeing, they do not see; though hearing, they do not hear or understand.
• English Standard Version (ESV)This is why I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand.

Context of Matthew 13:13

11Jesus answered them, “To you it has been granted to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been granted. 12For whoever has, to him more shall be given, and he will have an abundance; but whoever does not have, even what he has shall be taken away from him. Therefore I speak to them in parables; because while seeing they do not see, and while hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand. 14In their case the prophecy of Isaiah is being fulfilled, which says, ‘You will keep on hearing, but will not understand; You will keep on seeing, but will not perceive; 15For the heart of this people has become dull, With their ears they scarcely hear, And they have closed their eyes, Otherwise they would see with their eyes, Hear with their ears, And understand with their heart and return, And I would heal them.’

Matthew 13:13 word by word

διὰ τοῦτο ἐν παραβολαῖς αὐτοῖς λαλῶ ὅτι βλέποντες οὐ βλέπουσιν καὶ ἀκούοντες οὐκ ἀκούουσιν οὐδὲ συνίουσιν.Read the interlinear

• Thereforeδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
• Thereforeοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• I speakλαλέωlaleō · to speakG2980
• becauseὅτιhoti · that/since: sinceG3754
• seeingβλέπωblepō · to seeG991
• and while hearingἀκούωakouō · to hearG191
• norοὐδέoude · norG3761
• do they understandσυνίημιsuniēmi · to understandG4920

Cross-references for Matthew 13:13

• Matthew 13:16But blessed are your eyes, because they see; and your ears, because they hear.
• Deuteronomy 29:3the great trials which your eyes have seen, those great signs and wonders.
• Isaiah 42:18Hear, you deaf! And look, you blind, that you may see.
• Isaiah 44:18They do not know, nor do they understand, for He has smeared over their eyes so that they cannot see and their hearts so that they cannot comprehend.
• Jeremiah 5:21‘Now hear this, O foolish and senseless people, Who have eyes but do not see; Who have ears but do not hear.
• Ezekiel 12:2“Son of man, you live in the midst of the rebellious house, who have eyes to see but do not see, ears to hear but do not hear; for they are a rebellious house.
• Mark 8:17And Jesus, aware of this, said to them, “Why do you discuss the fact that you have no bread? Do you not yet see or understand? Do you have a hardened heart?
• John 3:19This is the judgment, that the Light has come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the Light, for their deeds were evil.
• John 9:39And Jesus said, “For judgment I came into this world, so that those who do not see may see, and that those who see may become blind.”
• 2 Corinthians 4:3And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing,

Commentaries on Matthew 13:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13Therefore speak I to them in parables - On this account, viz. to lead them into a proper knowledge of God. I speak to them in parables, natural representations of spiritual truths, that they may be allured to inquire, and to find out the spirit, which is hidden under the letter; because, seeing the miracles which I have wrought, they see not, i.e. the end for which I have wrought them; and hearing my doctrines, they hear not, so as to profit by what is…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10-17Verses 10-17 Christ, in these verses, gives a “reason” why he used this manner of instruction. See also Mark 4:10-12; Luke 8:9-10. Matthew 13:11 The mysteries of the kingdom - The word “mystery,” in the Bible, properly means a thing that is “concealed,” or that “has been concealed.” It does not mean that the thing was “incomprehensible,” or even difficult to be understood. The thing might be “plain” enough if revealed, but it means simply that it “had”…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13Jesus told parables, and those who believed him understood them. Yet, those who rejected Jesus found that his parables increased their disbelief. Though seeing, they do not see … hear or understand: They lacked the faith to recognize the truth (Matthew 13:19, 23) and respond (Mark 8:18; John 12:40; see also Jeremiah 5:21).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. Therefore speak I to them in parables--which our Lord, be it observed, did not begin to do till His miracles were malignantly ascribed to Satan. because they seeing, see not--They "saw," for the light shone on them as never light shone before; but they "saw not," for they closed their eyes. and hearing, they hear not; neither do they understand--They "heard," for He taught them who "spake as never man spake"; but they "heard not," for they took…Read the comment

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Commentaries on Matthew 13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings