13 Por isso lhes falo por parábolas; porque eles, vendo, não veem; e, ouvindo, não ouvem nem compreendem.

14 E neles se cumpre a profecia de Isaías, que diz: Ouvindo, ouvireis, mas não compreendereis, e, vendo, vereis, mas não percebereis.

15 Porque o coração deste povo está endurecido, e ouviram de mau grado com seus ouvidos, e fecharam seus olhos; para que não vejam com os olhos, e ouçam com os ouvidos, e compreendam com o coração, e se convertam, e eu os cure.

13 Therefore I speak to them in parables, because seeing they don’t see, and hearing, they don’t hear, neither do they understand. 14 In them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled, which says,

‘By hearing you will hear,

and will in no way understand;

Seeing you will see,

and will in no way perceive;

15 for this people’s heart has grown callous,

their ears are dull of hearing,

and they have closed their eyes;

or else perhaps they might perceive with their eyes,

hear with their ears,

understand with their heart,

and would turn again,

and I would heal them.’