Matthew 13:15

| Matt 13 |

15 For this people's heart has grown dull,
and with their ears e they can barely hear,
and f their eyes they have closed,
lest they should see with their eyes
and hear with their ears
and g understand with their heart
and h turn, and I would heal them.’

John 9:39

| John 9 |

39 Jesus said, t “For judgment I came into this world, u that those who do not see may see, and v those who see may become blind.”

John 9:41

| John 9 |

41 Jesus said to them, “If you were blind, x you would have no guilt; [1] but now that you say, ‘We see,’ your guilt remains.

Translation Notes

[1] 9:41 Greek you would not have sin

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Matt. 13:1–53 Mysteries of the Messianic Kingdom Revealed in Parables. This is the third of Jesus' five major discourses (see Introduction: Key Themes; Literary Features), called the Parabolic Discourse because of its collection of parables.

Matt. 13:1–23 The Opening of the Parabolic Discourse. Jesus gives the parable of the sower and soils (vv. 3b–9), explains his purpose in speaking in parables (vv. 10–17), then interprets the parable (vv. 18–23).