New American Standard Bible 1995

Matthew 13:12-17

12 1For whoeverG3748 hasG2192, to him more shall be givenG1325, and he will haveG4052 an abundanceG4052; but whoeverG3748 does not haveG2192, evenG2532 whatG3739 he hasG2192 shall be takenG142 awayG142 from him. 13ThereforeG1223 G3778 I speakG2980 to them in parablesG3850; becauseG3754 while 2seeingG991 they do not seeG991, and while hearingG191 they do not hearG191, norG3761 do they understandG4920. 14 3In their case the prophecyG4394 of IsaiahG2268 is being fulfilledG378, which saysG3004, ‘4 5You will keepG189 on hearingG191, 6but will not understandG4920; 7You will keepG991 on seeingG991, but will not perceiveG3708;15 8For the heartG2588 of thisG3778 peopleG2992 has becomeG3975 dullG3975, With their earsG3775 they scarcelyG917 hearG191, And they have closedG2576 their eyesG3788, OtherwiseG3379 they would seeG3708 with their eyesG3788, HearG191 with their earsG3775, And understandG4920 with their heartG2588 and returnG1994, And I would healG2390 them.’ 16 9But blessedG3107 are your eyesG3788, becauseG3754 they seeG991; and your earsG3775, becauseG3754 they hearG191. 17For trulyG281 I sayG3004 to you that 10manyG4183 prophetsG4396 and righteousG1342 menG1342 desiredG1937 to seeG3708 whatG3739 you seeG991, and did not seeG3708 it, and to hearG191 whatG3739 you hearG191, and did not hearG191 it.

Notes

1. Matthew 13:12 Matt 25:29; Mark 4:25; Luke 8:18; 19:26 ↩
2. Matthew 13:13 Deut 29:4; Is 42:19, 20; Jer 5:21; Ezek 12:2 ↩
3. Matthew 13:14 Lit For them ↩
4. Matthew 13:14 Lit With a hearing you will hear ↩
5. Matthew 13:14 Is 6:9; Mark 4:12; Luke 8:10; John 12:40; Acts 28:26, 27; Rom 10:16; 11:8 ↩
6. Matthew 13:14 Lit and ↩
7. Matthew 13:14 Lit Seeing you will see ↩
8. Matthew 13:15 Is 6:10; Ps 119:70; Zech 7:11; Luke 19:42; John 8:43, 44; 2 Tim 4:4; Heb 5:11 ↩
9. Matthew 13:16 Matt 13:16, 17: Luke 10:23, 24; Matt 16:17; John 20:29 ↩
10. Matthew 13:17 John 8:56; Heb 11:13; 1 Pet 1:10-12 ↩