King James Version

Matthew 13:14

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:

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “concerning” (ἐπ᾽) before them here.

καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andἀναπληροῦταιanaplēroutaiis fulfilledἀναπληρόω (anaplēroō)verb, present passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “is fulfilled”, an ongoing or repeated actionG378I fill up, make up, complete the measure of, fulfill, carry out the commands (provisions, etc.) of.is fulfilledαὐτοῖςautoisheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “he”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.ἡhēwhichὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “which”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.whichπροφητείαprophēteiaprophecyπροφητείαnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “prophecy”, the subject formG4394prophecy, prophesying; the gift of communicating and enforcing revealed truth.ἨσαΐουēsaiouIsaiahἨσαΐας (ēsaias)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “Isaiah”, the of-formG2268Isaiah, the prophet.ἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.λέγουσαlegousasaithλέγω (legō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, feminine — “saith”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.saithἈκοῇakoēBy hearingἀκοήnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “By hearing”, the to- or for-formG189hearing, faculty of hearing, ear; report, rumor.This verse uses “hearing”.By hearingἀκούσετεakouseteye shall hearἀκούω (akouō)verb, future active indicative, 2nd person plural — “ye shall hear”, an action still aheadG191I hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported.This verse uses “hear”.ye shall hearκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andοὐounoοὐadverb — “no”G3756no, not.μὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.συνῆτεsunēteshallσυνίημι (suniēmi)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 2nd person plural — “shall”, a single actionG4920I consider, understand, perceive.shallκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andβλέποντεςblepontesseeingβλέπω (blepō)verb, present active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “seeing”, an ongoing or repeated actionG991(primarily physical), I look, see, perceive, discern.seeingβλέψετεblepseteye shall seeβλέπω (blepō)verb, future active indicative, 2nd person plural — “ye shall see”, an action still aheadG991(primarily physical), I look, see, perceive, discern.This verse uses “see”.ye shall seeκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andοὐounoοὐadverb — “no”G3756no, not.μὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.ἴδητεidēteseeὁράω (horáō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active subjunctive, 2nd person plural — “see”, a single actionG3708I see, look upon, experience, perceive, discern, beware.This verse uses “see”.Strong’s files this form under G1492 (εἴδω, see/know).shall

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ἐπ᾽epinἐπί (epi)preposition — “in”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

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,

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American Standard Version (1901)

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:

Young’s Literal Translation

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,

World English Bible

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 ;

Darby Translation

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;

Douay-Rheims

And the prophecy of Isaias is fulfilled in them, who saith: By hearing you shall hear, and shall not understand: and seeing you shall see, and shall not perceive.

Quotes

Isaiah 6:10 Isaiah 6:10 · King James VersionMake the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and convert, and be healed.Isaiah 6:10 · King James VersionOpen the Source
Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and convert, and be healed.
Isaiah 6:9 Isaiah 6:9 · King James VersionAnd he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not.Isaiah 6:9 · King James VersionOpen the Source
And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not.