Matthew

Matthew 13:13–14

¹³This is why I speak to them in parables:

‘Though seeing, they do not see;

though hearing, they do not hear or understand.’^b

¹⁴In them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled:

‘You will be ever hearing but never understanding;

you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.

Footnotes

b 13:13 See Deuteronomy 29:4|DEU 29:4, Isaiah 42:20, Jeremiah 5:21, and Ezekiel 12:2.

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
This	τοῦτο	touto	Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G3778 this, he, she, it
is why	διὰ	dia	Preposition	G1223 through, on account of
I speak	λαλῶ	lalō	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G2980 I speak, say
to them	αὐτοῖς	autois	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
parables	παραβολαῖς	parabolais	Noun - Dative Feminine Plural	G3850 a parable, comparison
Though	Ὅτι	Hoti	Conjunction	G3754 that, since, because
seeing	βλέποντες	blepontes	Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural	G991 I look, see
they do not see	βλέπουσιν	blepousin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G991 I look, see
hearing	ἀκούοντες	akouontes	Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural	G191 I hear, listen
they do not hear	ἀκούουσιν	akouousin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G191 I hear, listen
understand	συνίουσιν	syniousin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G4920 I consider, understand

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
In them	αὐτοῖς	autois	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
the	ἡ	hē	Article - Nominative Feminine Singular	G3588 the
prophecy	προφητεία	prophēteia	Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G4394 prophecy
of Isaiah	Ἠσαΐου	Ēsaiou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2268 Isaiah
is fulfilled	ἀναπληροῦται	anaplēroutai	Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular	G378 I fill up, make up, fulfill
You will be ever hearing	ἀκούσετε	akousete	Verb - Future Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G191 I hear, listen
but	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
never	οὐ	ou	Adverb	G3756 no, not
understanding	συνῆτε	synēte	Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Plural	G4920 I consider, understand
you will be ever seeing	βλέψετε	blepsete	Verb - Future Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G991 I look, see
but	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
never	οὐ	ou	Adverb	G3756 no, not
perceiving	ἴδητε	idēte	Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Plural	G3708 I see, look upon, experience

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Matthew 13:13 Ezekiel 12:2 · Jeremiah 5:21 · 2 Corinthians 4:3–4 · Isaiah 42:18–20 · Matthew 13:16 · John 3:19–20 · Deuteronomy 29:3–4 · John 9:39–41 · Isaiah 44:18 · Mark 8:17–18

Matthew 13:14 Isaiah 6:9–10 · Ezekiel 12:2 · 2 Corinthians 3:14 · Luke 8:10 · Acts 28:25–27 · Mark 4:12 · John 12:39–40 · Romans 11:8–10

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.