Matthew 13:14

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive:

The prophecy

General references

Bible References

The prophecy

He said, "Go, and tell this people, 'You hear indeed, but do not understand; and you see indeed, but do not perceive.'

"Son of man, you dwell in the midst of the rebellious house, who have eyes to see, and do not see, who have ears to hear, and do not hear; for they are a rebellious house.

that 'seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest perhaps they should return and be forgiven.'"

He said, "To you it is given to know the mysteries of the Kingdom of God, but to the rest in parables; that 'seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.'

For this cause they could not believe, for Isaiah said again,

When they did not agree among themselves, they departed after Paul had spoken one word, "The Holy Spirit spoke rightly through Isaiah, the prophet, to your fathers,

According as it is written, "God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear, to this very day."

But their minds were hardened, for until this very day at the reading of the old covenant the same veil remains, because in Christ it passes away.

General references

"When a man or woman has a plague on the head or on the beard,

but the LORD has not given you a heart to know, and eyes to see, and ears to hear, to this day.

For they are a nation void of counsel. There is no understanding in them.

The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, The LORD has made even both of them.

"Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable to the house of Israel;

and they did not know until the flood came, and took them all away, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.