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Matthew 13:14 Cross-References
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“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:”
Matthew 13:14 (KJV)
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'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.' Jesus quotes Isaiah 6:9 directly, showing His generation fulfills this prophecy. The repetition emphasizes paradox: they hear but don't understand; they see but don't perceive. Physical senses function; spiritual perception is absent. Reformed theology sees this describing natural human condition apart from regeneration: all possess external capacity (ears, eyes) but lack internal capacity (spiritual understanding) until God grants...
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“Go, and tell this people, 'You hear indeed, but don't understand; and you see indeed, but don't perceive.',And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not., וַיֹּאמֶר לֵךְ וְאָמַרְתָּ לָעָם הַזֶּה שִׁמְעוּ שָׁמוֹעַ וְאַל־תָּבִינוּ וּרְאוּ רָאוֹ וְאַל־תֵּדָעוּ׃ ,And He said: Go”
“you dwell in the midst of the rebellious house”
“for until this very day at the reading of the old covenant the same veil remains”
“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.'{Isaiah 6:9},And he said, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to others in parables; that seeing they might not see, and hearing they might not understand.,,,,,,,,”
“they departed after Paul had spoken one word”
“and not perceive; and hearing they may hear”
“God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear, to this very day.{Deuteronomy 29:4; Isaiah 29:10}”
“for Isaiah said again”