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Matthew 13:13-17 GNB The reason I use parables in talking to them is that they look, but do not see, and they listen, but do not hear or understand. (14) So the prophecy of Isaiah applies to them: 'This people will listen and listen, but not understand; they will look and look, but not see, (15) because their minds are dull, and they have stopped up their ears and have closed their eyes. Otherwise, their eyes would see, their ears would hear, their minds would understand, and they would turn to me, says God, and I would heal them.' [Isaiah 6:9,10] (16) "As for you, how fortunate you are! Your eyes see and your ears hear. (17) I assure you that many prophets and many of God's people wanted very much to see what you see, but they could not, and to hear what you hear, but they did not (because it was not God's time).
Matthew 13:13-17 CEV I use stories when I speak to them because when they look, they cannot see, and when they listen, they cannot hear or understand. (14) So God's promise came true, just as the prophet Isaiah had said, "These people will listen and listen, but never understand. They will look and look, but never see. (15) All of them have stubborn minds! Their ears are stopped up, and their eyes are covered. They cannot see or hear or understand. If they could, they would turn to me, and I would heal them." [Isaiah 6:9,10] (16) But God has blessed you, because your eyes can see and your ears can hear! (17) Many prophets and good people were eager to see what you see and to hear what you hear. But I tell you that they did not see or hear (because it was not God's time).
Matthew 13:13-17 NWT This is why I speak to them by the use of illustrations, because, looking, they look in vain, and hearing, they hear in vain, neither do they get the sense of it; 14 and toward them the prophecy of Isaiah is having fulfillment, which says, ‘By hearing, YOU will hear but by no means get the sense of it; and, looking, YOU will look but by no means see. 15 For the heart of this people has grown unreceptive, and with their ears they have heard without response, and they have shut their eyes; that they might never see with their eyes and hear with their ears and get the sense of it with their hearts and turn back, and I heal them.’ [Isaiah 6:9,10] 16 “However, happy are YOUR eyes because they behold, and YOUR ears because they hear. 17 For I truly say to YOU, Many prophets and righteous men desired to see the things YOU are beholding and did not see them, and to hear the things YOU are hearing and did not hear them.
Matthew 13:13-16 ALT "For this reason I speak in allegories to them, that seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand. (14) "And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah, the one saying, 'With hearing you will hear, and by no means will you understand; and seeing you will see, and by no means will you perceive. (15) 'For the heart of this people has become dull [or, insensitive], and they heard heavily with the ears [fig., they are hard of hearing], and they closed their eyes, lest they see with the eyes, and they hear with the ears, and they understand with the heart, and they turn back, and I will heal them.' [Isaiah 6:9,10] (16) "But happy are your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear. (17) "For positively, I say to you, many prophets and righteous [ones] desired to see what you see, and they did not see, and to hear what you hear, and they did not hear.
Matthew 13:13-17 YLT `Because of this, in similes do I speak to them, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor understand, (14) and fulfilled on them is the prophecy of Isaiah, that saith, With hearing ye shall hear, and ye shall not understand, and seeing ye shall see, and ye shall not perceive, (15) for made gross was the heart of this people, and with the ears they heard heavily, and their eyes they did close, lest they might see with the eyes, and with the ears might hear, and with the heart understand, and turn back, and I might heal them. [Isaiah 6:9,10] (16) `And happy are your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear, (17) for verily I say to you, that many prophets and righteous men did desire to see that which ye look on, and they did not see, and to hear that which ye hear, and they did not hear.
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You will note the reference windows often include more than one translation of the Bible. The reason is to strive to gain the best possible understanding of the original Hebrew and Greek. Since we don't speak those languages, we rely on those who have come before and made the effort to translate those texts into English for us. Considering several translations gives the benefit of the understanding of several translation committees or individuals.
The Translations we quote are:
ALT - Analytical Literal Translation
ASV - American Standard Version (by the American revision committee in 1897).
BBE - 1965 Bible in Basic English
Bishops - 1568 Bishop's Bible
Calvin - 1856 by Calvin Translation Society
CEV - Contemporary English Version
Coverdale - 1535 Miles Coverdale Bible
Darby - 1889 Darby Bible
DRB - 1899 Douay-Rheims Bible
ESV - English Standard Version
GNB - Good News Bible
GW - God's Word Bible
ISV - International Standard Version
KJV - 1769 King James Version
KJV-1611 - Old King James Version from 1611
LitNT - Literal New Testament
LITV - Literal Translation of the Holy Bible
MKJV - 1962 Modern King James Version
Murdock - 1851 James Murdock New Testament
MWT - Modern World Translation
NWT - New World Translation
RV - Revised Version
Webster - 1833 Webster Bible
WTNT - 1525-26 William Tyndale New Testament
Wycliffe - 1394 Wycliffe Bible
YLT - 1862/1898 Young's Literal Translation
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