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Mark 4:12-14
Christian Standard Bible
Mark 4:12-14
Christian Standard Bible
12 so that
they may indeed look,
and yet not perceive;
they may indeed listen,
and yet not understand;(A)
otherwise, they might turn back
and be forgiven.”[a][b] (B)
The Parable of the Sower Explained
13 Then(C) he said to them, “Don’t you understand this parable?(D) How then will you understand all of the parables? 14 The sower sows(E) the word.(F)
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Mark 4:12-14
King James Version
Mark 4:12-14
King James Version
12 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.
13 And he said unto them, Know ye not this parable? and how then will ye know all parables?
14 The sower soweth the word.
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Mark 4:12-14
New International Version
Mark 4:12-14
New International Version
12 so that,
“‘they may be ever seeing but never perceiving,
and ever hearing but never understanding;
otherwise they might turn and be forgiven!’[a]”(A)
13 Then Jesus said to them, “Don’t you understand this parable? How then will you understand any parable? 14 The farmer sows the word.(B)
Footnotes
- Mark 4:12 Isaiah 6:9,10
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