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Matthew 13:12-14
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12 A person who has received some things will receive even more. He will have lots of good things. Some other people have nothing. Those people will lose even the little bit that they do have. 13 The reason I use stories to talk to other people is this:

These people look. But they do not really see clearly.
They hear the words. But they do not really understand.[a]

14 Long ago, the prophet Isaiah spoke a message from God about those people.[b] Now it has become true. God said:

“You will listen and listen. But you will not understand.
You will look and look. But you will not see anything.

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Footnotes

  1. 13:13 Jesus is telling his disciples about how to listen to him. They must listen well to what he says. Then they will understand him. They must believe in the message from God. Then they will understand more and more. Some people think that they know all about God. These people do not listen well to him. So they do not understand what he says. God will take away from them what they think that they know.
  2. 13:14 See Isaiah 6:9.
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