Matthew 13:13
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Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.This is why I speak to them in parables: ‘Though seeing, they do not see; though hearing, they do not hear or understand.’
In other translations
Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.This is why I speak to them in parables: ‘Though seeing, they do not see; though hearing, they do not hear or understand.’
Greek words
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