Matthew 13:14 — Compare Translations
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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young
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,
English ASV
And unto them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall in no wise understand; And seeing ye shall see, and shall in no wise perceive:
English Amplified
In them indeed is the process of fulfillment of the prophecy of Isaiah, which says: You shall indeed hear and hear but never grasp and understand; and you shall indeed look and look but never see and perceive.
English Amplified Classic Bible 1987
In them indeed is the process of fulfillment of the prophecy of Isaiah, which says: You shall indeed hear and hear but never grasp and understand; and you shall indeed look and look but never see and perceive.
English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025
In them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled: ‘You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.
English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible
Isaiah’s prophecy is fulfilled in them, which says: You will listen and listen, but never understand; you will look and look, but never perceive.
English Darby 1890 : Public Domain
and in them is filled up the prophecy of Esaias, which says, Hearing ye shall hear and shall not understand, and beholding ye shall behold and not see;
English EASY 2024
Long ago, the prophet Isaiah spoke a message from God about those people. 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.
English ERV 2006 - Only For Website
So they show that what Isaiah said about them is true: 'You people will listen and listen, but you will not understand. You will look and look, but you will not really see.
English ESV 2016 == The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles
Indeed, in their case the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled that says: "' You will indeed hear but never understand, and you will indeed see but never perceive.
English GNT (Good News Translation)
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,
English God's Word - GW 1995
So they make Isaiah's prophecy come true: 'You will hear clearly but never understand. You will see clearly but never comprehend.
English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website
Isaiah's prophecy is fulfilled in them, which says: You will listen and listen, yet never understand; and you will look and look, yet never perceive.
English KJV 1611
And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive:
English LSB
And in them the prophecy of Isaiah is being fulfilled, which says, ‘You will keep on hearing, but will not understand; You will keep on seeing, but will not perceive;
English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)
In them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah which says: ‘By hearing, you will hear and shall not understand, and seeing, you will see and shall not perceive;
English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
"In their case the prophecy of Isaiah is being fulfilled, which says, 'YOU WILL KEEP ON HEARING, BUT WILL NOT UNDERSTAND; YOU WILL KEEP ON SEEING, BUT WILL NOT PERCEIVE;
English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website
Isaiah's prophecy is fulfilled in them, which says: 'You shall indeed hear but not understand you shall indeed look but never see.
English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)
And concerning them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled that says: ‘ You will listen carefully yet will never understand, you will look closely yet will never comprehend.
English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website
"In them the words of the prophet Isaiah come true. He said, " 'You will hear but never understand. You will see but never know what you are seeing.
English NIV
In them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah: "'You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.
English NKJ 1982
And in them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled, which says: ‘Hearing you will hear and shall not understand, And seeing you will see and not perceive;
English NLT
This fulfills the prophecy of Isaiah, which says: 'You will hear my words, but you will not understand; you will see what I do, but you will not perceive its meaning.
English NRSV 1989 - Only for website
With them indeed is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah that says: 'You will indeed listen, but never understand, and you will indeed look, but never perceive.
English Passion Translation Bible 2020
The prophecy of Isaiah describes them perfectly: Although they listen carefully to everything I speak, they don’t understand a thing I say. They look and pretend to see, but the eyes of their hearts are closed.
English RSV (Revised Standard Version)
With them indeed is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah which says: ‘You shall indeed hear but never understand, and you shall indeed see but never perceive.
English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)
“This fulfills the prophecy of Isaiah: 'They hear, but don't understand; they look, but don't see!
English Tyndale 1537
And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esay, which prophecy saith: with your(the) ears ye shall hear, and shall not understand, and with your(the) eyes ye shall see, and shall not perceive.