Matthew 13:14-15
The Purpose of the Parables
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"And in them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled, which says:
i 'Hearing you will hear and shall not understand,
And seeing you will see and not j perceive;
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For the hearts of this people have grown dull.
Their ears k are hard of hearing,
And their eyes they have l closed,
Lest they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears,
Lest they should understand with their hearts and turn,
So that I 1 should m heal them.' 2