Matthew 13:13

Updated: June 3, 2025
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Therefore I speak to them in parables, because seeing they don’t see, and hearing, they don’t hear, neither do they understand.
World English Bible (WEB)
Therefore{G1223}{G5124} speak I{G2980}{(G5719)} to them{G846} in{G1722} parables{G3850}: because{G3754} they seeing{G991}{(G5723)} see{G991}{(G5719)} not{G3756}; and{G2532} hearing{G191}{(G5723)} they hear{G191}{(G5719)} not{G3756}, neither{G3761} do they understand{G4920}{(G5719)}.
KJV with Strongs
(13) Therefore I speak to them in parables because seeing they don't see and hearing they don't hear nor understand.
The F.O.G
This is why I speak to them in stories: Though they have eyes, They don't really see, Though they have ears, They don't really hear or understand.
The F.O.G Paraphrase
‘Because of this, in similes do I speak to them, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor understand,
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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