Mark 4:12

that seeing they may see, and not perceive, and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest haply they should turn, and be forgiven.

The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)

In The King James Version

That seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest at any time they should be converted, and their sins should be forgiven them.

In Context

11And he said to them: To you is given the mystery of the kingdom of God, but to those who are without, all things are done in parables;

13And he says to them: Know ye not this parable? And how will ye know all the parables?

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Cross References

Luke 8:10And he said: 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.

Acts 3:19Repent therefore, and turn, that your sins may be blotted out, in order that the times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord;

Matthew Henry on Mark 4:2-21

The Parable of the Sower. 1 And he began again to teach by the sea side: and there was gathered unto him a great multitude, so that he entered into a ship, and sat in the sea; and the whole multitude was by the sea on the land. 2 And he taught them many things by parables, and said unto them in his doctrine, 3 Hearken; Behold, there went out a sower to sow: 4 And it came to pass, as he sowed, some fell by the way side, and the fowls of the air came and devoured it up. 5 And some fell on stony ground, where it had… Read the whole commentary →

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