Mat 13:14-15 | MHM | STEP | v. 14 : 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: Jesus said this fulfilled what Isaiah had prophesied long ago: people would hear and see God’s message but would not really understand or accept it (Matthew 13:14; Isaiah 6:9-10 ).

‏ Matthew 13:14-15

v. 14: 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: Jesus said this fulfilled what Isaiah had prophesied long ago: people would hear and see God’s message but would not really understand or accept it (Matthew 13:14; Isaiah 6:9-10 ^a).

v. 15: For this people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them. The hearts of these people had become hard, their ears could not hear, and they had closed their eyes. If they really listened and understood, God would forgive and heal them, but they refused to receive the truth (Matthew 13:15 ^b).