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Matthew 13:15 Cross-References
Explore 20 cross-references for Matthew 13:15 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Matthew chapter 13 verse 15 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“For this people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.”
Matthew 13:15 (KJV)
Commentary on Matthew 13:15
'For this people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.' Jesus continues quoting Isaiah 6:10, explaining why seeing/hearing don't produce understanding: the 'heart is waxed gross' (ἐπαχύνθη γὰρ ἡ καρδία/epachynthē gar hē kardia)—literally 'has become fat, thick, insensitive.' Their ears are 'dull' (βαρέως ἤκουσαν/bareōs ēkousan, heavy, sluggish); their eyes 'they have closed' (ἐ...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Matthew 13:15
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“and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes”
“and turned their backs”
“and not perceive; and hearing they may hear”
“Why do ye not understand my speech? even because ye cannot hear my word.”
“and has closed your eyes”
“and leap like calves of the stall.”
“O Yahweh”
“but I delight in your law.”
“and hard to interpret”