Matthew 13:15

The Reason For The Parables

¹⁴ And, again is being fulfilled in them, the prophecy of Isaiah, which saith, - They shall, surely hear, and yet will not understand, and, surely see, and yet not perceive; ¹⁵ For the heart of this people hath become dense, and, with their ears, heavily have they heard, and, their eyes, have they closed, - lest, once they should see with their eyes, and, with their ears, should hear, and, with their hearts, should understand, and return; when I would certainly heal them. ¹⁶ But happy are, your, eyes, that they see, and your ears, that they hear;

Dull of Hearing

With the Heart

O God

Hebrews 5:11

Concerning whom, great, is our discourse, and of difficult interpretation, to express, seeing that, slothful, have ye become in the hearing;

Psalm 119:70

Gross, like fat, is their heart, I, in thy law, have found dear delight.

Zechariah 7:11

Howbeit they refused to give heed, but put forth a rebellious shoulder, - and, their ears, made they hard of hearing, that they might not hear;

John 8:43-44

Wherefore, is it, that, my speech, ye do not understand? because ye cannot hear my word.

2 Timothy 4:4

And, from the truth, indeed, their ear, will they turn away, while, unto stories, they will turn themselves aside.

Isaiah 6:10

Stupefy thou the heart of this people, And their ears, make thou heavy, And their eyes, overspread, - Lest they see with their eyes And with their ears, should hear, And their heart should discern and come back. And they be healed.

Isaiah 29:10-12

For Yahweh, hath poured out upon you, a spirit of deep sleep, Yea hath tightly shut your eyes - the prophets, - And, your heads - the seers, hath he covered,

Isaiah 44:20

He is feeding on ashes, A deluded heart, hath turned him aside, - And he cannot deliver his own soul nor say, Is there not a falsehood in my right hand?

Isaiah 57:18

His ways, have I beheld, That I might heal him, - And guide him, And restore consolations to him and to his mourners:

Jeremiah 3:22

Return ye apostate sons, I will heal your apostasies! Behold us! we have come unto thee, For thou, art Yahweh our God.

Jeremiah 17:14

Heal thou me O Yahweh, that I may be healed, Save me that I may be saved, - For, my praise, thou art!

Jeremiah 33:6

Behold me! laying upon her a bandage of healing, so will I heal them, - And will reveal to them abundance of prosperity and truth;

Hosea 14:4

I will heal their apostacy, I will love them freely, - for mine anger, hath turned, from them.

Malachi 4:2

So shall the sun of righteousness, arise to you who revere my Name, with healing in his wings, - and ye shall come forth and leap for joy like calves let loose from the stall;

Mark 4:12

They may surely look and yet not see, and surely hear and yet not understand, lest once they should return and it be forgiven them.

Acts 3:19

Repent ye, therefore, and turn, - unto the blotting out of your sins; to the end that in that case, there may come seasons of refreshing from the face of the Lord,

Acts 7:57

And, crying out with a loud voice, they held their ears, and rushed with one accord upon him;

2 Thessalonians 2:10-11

And with all manner of deceit of unrighteousness, in them who are destroying themselves, because, the love of the truth, they did not welcome, that they might be saved; -

2 Timothy 2:25-26

In meekness, bringing under discipline them that oppose themselves, lest at any time God should give them repentance unto a personal knowledge of truth,

Hebrews 6:4-6

For it is impossible - as to these who have been, once for all, illuminated, who have tasted also of the heavenly free-gift, and have been made, partners, in a Holy Spirit,

Revelation 22:2

in the midst of the broadway thereof. And, on this side of the river and on that, was a tree of life, bearing twelve crops of fruit, every several month, yielding its fruit; and, the leaves of the tree, were for the healing of the nations,