Mark 4:12–13
‘They will look and look, but they will not learn.
They will listen and listen, but they will not understand.
If they did learn and understand,
they would come back to me and be forgiven.’ ”
13 Then Jesus said to his followers, “Don’t you understand this story? If you don’t, how will you understand any story?
Mark 4:12–13 — The New International Version (NIV)
12 so that,
“ ‘they may be ever seeing but never perceiving,
and ever hearing but never understanding;
otherwise they might turn and be forgiven!’”
13 Then Jesus said to them, “Don’t you understand this parable? How then will you understand any parable?
Mark 4:12–13 — English Standard Version (ESV)
12 so that
“ ‘they may indeed see but not perceive,
and may indeed hear but not understand,
lest they should turn and be forgiven.’ ”
13 And he said to them, “Do you not understand this parable? How then will you understand all the parables?
Mark 4:12–13 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
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?
Mark 4:12–13 — New Living Translation (NLT)
12 so that the Scriptures might be fulfilled:
‘When they see what I do,
they will learn nothing.
When they hear what I say,
they will not understand.
Otherwise, they will turn to me
and be forgiven.’”
13 Then Jesus said to them, “If you can’t understand the meaning of this parable, how will you understand all the other parables?
Mark 4:12–13 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
12 so that
‘Seeing they may see and not perceive,
And hearing they may hear and not understand;
Lest they should turn,
And their sins be forgiven them.’ ”
13 And He said to them, “Do you not understand this parable? How then will you understand all the parables?
Mark 4:12–13 — American Standard Version (ASV)
12 that seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest haply they should turn again, and it should be forgiven them. 13 And he saith unto them, Know ye not this parable? and how shall ye know all the parables?
Mark 4:12–13 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
12 that beholding they may behold and not see, and hearing they may hear and not understand, lest it may be, they should be converted and they should be forgiven. 13 And he says to them, Do ye not know this parable? and how will ye be acquainted with all the parables?
Mark 4:12–13 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
12 ‘They see clearly but don’t perceive.
They hear clearly but don’t understand.
They never return to me
and are never forgiven.’ ”
13 Jesus asked them, “Don’t you understand this story? How, then, will you understand any of the stories I use as illustrations?
Mark 4:12–13 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
12 so that
they may look and look,
yet not perceive;
they may listen and listen,
yet not understand;
otherwise, they might turn back—
and be forgiven.”
13 Then He said to them: “Don’t you understand this parable? How then will you understand any of the parables?
Mark 4:12–13 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
12 in order that
‘they may indeed look, but not perceive,
and may indeed listen, but not understand;
so that they may not turn again and be forgiven.’ ”
13 And he said to them, “Do you not understand this parable? Then how will you understand all the parables?
Mark 4:12–13 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
12 so that
‘they may look closely and not perceive,
and they may listen carefully and not understand,
lest they turn and it be forgiven them.’ ”
13 And he said to them, “Do you not understand this parable? And how will you understand all the parables?
Mark 4:12–13 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
12 In that way,
“ ‘They will see but never know what they are seeing.
They will hear but never understand.
Otherwise they might turn and be forgiven!’ ”
13 Then Jesus said to them, “Don’t you understand this story? Then how will you understand any stories of this kind?
Mark 4:12–13 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
12 so that while seeing, they may see and not perceive, and while hearing, they may hear and not understand, otherwise they might return and be forgiven.”
13 And He said to them, “Do you not understand this parable? How will you understand all the parables?