Eyes to See and Ears to Hear

Matthew 13:15-17 (New International Version)


15For this people's heart has become calloused;
they hardly hear with their ears,
and
they have closed their eyes.
Otherwise they might see with their eyes,
hear with their ears,
understand with their hearts
and
turn,
and
I would heal them.

16 But blessed are your eyes because they see,
and
your ears because they hear.

17 For I tell you the truth,
many prophets
and
righteous men longed to see what you see but did not see it,
and
to hear what you hear but did not hear it.

Isaiah 6: 8-10

8 Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send?
And
who will go for us?"
And I said, "Here am I. Send me!"

9 He said, "Go and tell this people:
" 'Be ever hearing, but never understanding;
be ever seeing, but never perceiving.'


10 Make the heart of this people calloused;
make their ears dull
and
close their eyes.

Otherwise they might see with their eyes,
hear with their ears,
understand with their hearts,
and
turn
and be healed."