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

11He answered and said to them, Because it is given to you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given. 12For whoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance: but whoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that which he hath. Therefore I speak to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand. 14And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive: 15For this people’s heart has become dull, and their ears are hard of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should 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
• Thereforeτοῦτοtouto · thatG5124
• speakλαλέωlaleō · to speakG2980
• themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• parablesπαραβολήparabolē · parableG3850
• becauseὅτιhoti · that/since: sinceG3754
• seeingβλέπωblepō · to seeG991
• notοὐou · noG3756
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• hearingἀκούωakouō · to hearG191
• neitherοὐδέoude · norG3761
• understandσυνίημιsuniēmi · to understandG4920

Cross-references for Matthew 13:13

• Matthew 13:16But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear.
• Deuteronomy 29:3The great temptations which thy eyes have seen, the signs, and those great miracles:
• Isaiah 42:18Hear, ye deaf; and look, ye blind, that ye may see.
• Isaiah 44:18They have not known nor understood: for he hath shut their eyes, that they cannot see; and their hearts, that they cannot understand.
• Jeremiah 5:21Hear now this, O foolish people, and without understanding; who have eyes, and see not; who have ears, and hear not:
• Ezekiel 12:2Son of man, thou dwellest in the midst of a rebellious house, who have eyes to see, and see not; they have ears to hear, and hear not: for they are a rebellious house.
• Mark 8:17And when Jesus knew it, he saith to them, Why reason ye, because ye have no bread? perceive ye not yet, neither understand? have ye your heart yet hardened?
• John 3:19And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men have loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
• John 9:39And Jesus said, For judgment I am come into this world, that they who see not may see; and that they who see may be made blind.
• 2 Corinthians 4:3But if our gospel is hid, it is hid to them that are lost:

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