Matius 4:14

4:14 so that what was spoken by Isaiah the prophet would be fulfilled: ¹ 

Matius 13:15

13:15 For the heart of this people has become dull;

they are hard of hearing,

and they have shut their eyes,

so that they would not see with their eyes

and hear with their ears

and understand with their hearts

and turn, and I would heal them.’ ² 

Matius 15:16

15:16 Jesus ³  said, “Even after all this, are you still so foolish?

[4:14]  ¹ tn The redundant participle λέγοντος (legontos) has not been translated here.

[13:15]  ² sn A quotation from Isa 6:9-10. Thus parables both conceal or reveal depending on whether one is open to hearing what they teach.

[15:16]  ³ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity. Here δέ (de) has not been translated.