Matthew
Matthew 13:15
15For this people’s heart has grown callous;
they hardly hear with their ears,
and they have closed their eyes.
Otherwise they might see with their eyes,
hear with their ears,
understand with their hearts,
and turn, and I would heal them.’c
Footnotes
- c 13:15 Isaiah 6:9–10|ISA 6:9-10(see also LXX)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | γὰρ | gar | Conjunction | G1063 for |
| this | τούτου | toutou | Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G3778 this, he, she, it |
| people’s | λαοῦ | laou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2992 a people, the crowd |
| heart | καρδία | kardia | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G2588 the heart, inner life, intention |
| has grown callous | Ἐπαχύνθη | Epachynthē | Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G3975 I fatten |
| they hardly hear | ἤκουσαν | ēkousan | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G191 I hear, listen |
| with | τοῖς | tois | Article - Dative Neuter Plural | G3588 the |
| ears | ὠσὶν | ōsin | Noun - Dative Neuter Plural | G3775 the ear |
| and | Καὶ | Kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| they have closed | ἐκάμμυσαν | ekammysan | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G2576 I close |
| their | αὐτῶν | autōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| eyes | ὀφθαλμοὺς | ophthalmous | Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural | G3788 the eye |
| Otherwise | Μή‿ | Mē | Adverb | G3361 not, lest |
| they might see | ἴδωσιν | idōsin | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Plural | G3708 I see, look upon, experience |
| with | τοῖς | tois | Article - Dative Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| eyes | ὀφθαλμοῖς | ophthalmois | Noun - Dative Masculine Plural | G3788 the eye |
| hear | ἀκούσωσιν | akousōsin | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Plural | G191 I hear, listen |
| with | τοῖς | tois | Article - Dative Neuter Plural | G3588 the |
| ears | ὠσὶν | ōsin | Noun - Dative Neuter Plural | G3775 the ear |
| understand | συνῶσιν | synōsin | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Plural | G4920 I consider, understand |
| with | τῇ | tē | Article - Dative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| hearts | καρδίᾳ | kardia | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G2588 the heart, inner life, intention |
| and | Καὶ | Kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| turn | ἐπιστρέψωσιν | epistrepsōsin | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Plural | G1994 I turn back to |
| and | Καὶ | Kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| I would heal | ἰάσομαι | iasomai | Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 1st Person Singular | G2390 I heal |
| them | αὐτούς | autous | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Isaiah 6:10 · Zechariah 7:11 · Mark 4:12 · John 8:43–44 · 2 Timothy 2:25–26 · Isaiah 29:10–12 · Jeremiah 17:14 · Malachi 4:2 · Hebrews 5:11 · Psalm 119:70 · Acts 7:57 · 2 Timothy 4:4
Cross-references from OpenBible.info, used under CC BY 4.0. The best-supported references for each verse are shown.
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.