Matthew 13:13
Matthew · New Testament · Chapter 13
“Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.”Matthew 13:13
What Does Matthew 13:13 Mean?
Matthew 13:13 is found in the book of Matthew, chapter 13, verse 13 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Matthew 13:13 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
John 12:40“He hath blinded their eyes, and hardened their heart; that they should not see with their eyes, nor understand with their heart, and be converted, and I should heal them.”Psalms 119:18“Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law.”Ezekiel 12:2“Son of man, thou dwellest in the midst of a rebellious house, which have eyes to see, and see not; they have ears to hear, and hear not: for they are a rebellious house.”Proverbs 20:12“The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the LORD hath made even both of them.”Isaiah 1:3“The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master’s crib: but Israel doth not know, my people doth not consider.”Jeremiah 5:21“Hear now this, O foolish people, and without understanding; which have eyes, and see not; which have ears, and hear not:”Romans 11:8“(According as it is written, God hath given them the spirit of slumber, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear;) unto this day.”Isaiah 42:18“Hear, ye deaf; and look, ye blind, that ye may see.”2 Corinthians 4:3“But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost:”Deuteronomy 29:3“The great temptations which thine eyes have seen, the signs, and those great miracles:”Matthew 13:16“But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear.”John 3:19“And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.”Isaiah 44:18“They have not known nor understood: for he hath shut their eyes, that they cannot see; and their hearts, that they cannot understand.”John 9:39“And Jesus said, For judgment I am come into this world, that they which see not might see; and that they which see might be made blind.”Matthew 13:34“All these things spake Jesus unto the multitude in parables; and without a parable spake he not unto them:”2 Corinthians 3:14“But their minds were blinded: for until this day remaineth the same vail untaken away in the reading of the old testament; which vail is done away in Christ.”Isaiah 48:8“Yea, thou heardest not; yea, thou knewest not; yea, from that time that thine ear was not opened: for I knew that thou wouldest deal very treacherously, and wast called a transgressor from the womb.”Daniel 2:22“He revealeth the deep and secret things: he knoweth what is in the darkness, and the light dwelleth with him.”Mark 8:17“And when Jesus knew it, he saith unto them, Why reason ye, because ye have no bread? perceive ye not yet, neither understand? have ye your heart yet hardened?”Romans 3:11“There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God.”
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