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Ever hearing, never understanding
Isaiah was sent to a people who would hear and not understand. Jesus said His parables fulfilled that word, revealing the kingdom to some and hiding it from others.
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New TestamentMatthew 13:14-15Open this recordRead the earlier witness
9He said, “Go and tell this people: “ ‘Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’ 10Make the heart of this people calloused; make their ears dull and close their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed.” Read the later witness
14In them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah: “ ‘You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving. 15For this people’s heart has become calloused; 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.’ Why FaithGraph draws this line
Matthew 13:14-15 quotes Isaiah 6:9-10.
Jesus explains the purpose of parables by quoting Isaiah's commission about a people who hear without understanding.
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