MARK 4:12 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) so that when they look they might see but not perceive,
⇔ and when they listen, they might hear but not understand,
⇔ otherwise they might turn from their sins and be forgiven.”

Key: khaki:verbs, cyan:dative/indirect object.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT so that looking, they may look but may not see,
⇔  and hearing, they may hear but may not understand,
⇔  so that they might not turn, and it might be forgiven to them.”

UST When they see what I am doing, they will not learn why I do it.
⇔ When they hear what I say, they will not understand what it means.
⇔ This is so that they may not repent,
⇔ and God may not forgive them.”

BSB so that,
⇔ ‘they may be ever seeing but never perceiving,
⇔ and ever hearing but never understanding;
⇔ otherwise they might turn
⇔ and be forgiven.’[fn]”

BLB so that, 'Seeing, they might see and not perceive; and hearing, they might hear and not understand; lest ever they should turn, and they should be forgiven.'"

AICNT so that seeing they may see and not perceive, and hearing they may hear and not understand, lest they should turn and be forgiven [[their sins]].”[fn][fn]

4:12, their sins: Some manuscripts include.

4:12, Isaiah 6:9-10 LXX

OEB “Though they have eyes, they may see without perceiving; and though they have ears, they may hear without understanding; otherwise some day they might turn and be forgiven.” ’

WEBBE that ‘seeing they may see and not perceive, and hearing they may hear and not understand, lest perhaps they should turn again, and their sins should be forgiven them.’ ”

WMBB (Same as above)

NET so that although they look they may look but not see,
⇔  and although they hear they may hear but not understand,
⇔  so they may not repent and be forgiven.”

LSV that seeing they may see and not perceive, and hearing they may hear and not understand, lest they may turn, and the sins may be forgiven them.”

FBV so that even though they see, they don't really ‘see,’ and even though they hear, they don't understand, otherwise they might turn to me and be forgiven.”[fn]

4:12 Quoting Isaiah 6:9-10.

TCNT so that
⇔ ‘they may see but not perceive,
⇔ and hear but not understand,
⇔ lest they should turn back and [fn]their sins be forgiven them.’ ”

4:12 their sins be forgiven them ¦ be forgiven CT

T4T As a result it is true what a prophet has written,
¶ Although they see what I do, they do not perceive what it means [DOU]. Although they hear what I say, they do not understand what it means [DOU]. So they do not ◄repent/turn away from their sinful behavior► in order that they would be forgiven {God would forgive them}.”

LEB

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so that

‘[fn] and not perceive,

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and[fn] and not understand,

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lest they turn and it be forgiven them.’ ”[fn]

4:12 Literally “seeing they may see”

4:12 Literally “hearing they may hear”

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BBE So that seeing they may see, and it will not be clear to them; and hearing it, they will not get the sense; for fear that they may be turned again to me and have forgiveness.

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Wymth that "`They may look and look but not see, and listen and listen but not understand, lest perchance they should return and be pardoned.'"

ASV 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.

DRA 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.

YLT that seeing they may see and not perceive, and hearing they may hear and not understand, lest they may turn, and the sins may be forgiven them.'

Drby 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.

RV 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.

Wbstr 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.

KJB-1769 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.

KJB-1611 [fn]That seeing they may see, and not perceiue, and hearing they may heare, and not vnderstand, lest at any time they should be conuerted, and their sinnes should be forgiuen them.
(That seeing they may see, and not perceive, and hearing they may hear, and not understand, lest at any time they should be conuerted, and their sins should be forgiven them.)

4:12 Matth.13.14.

Bshps That when they see, they may see and not discerne: and whe they heare, they may heare and not vnderstande, lest at any tyme, they shoulde turne, and their sinnes shoulde be forgeuen them.
(That when they see, they may see and not discern: and when they hear, they may hear and not understand, lest at any time, they should turn, and their sins should be forgiven them.)

Gnva That they seeing, may see, and not discerne: and they hearing, may heare, and not vnderstand, least at any time they should turne, and their sinnes should be forgiuen them.
(That they seeing, may see, and not discern: and they hearing, may hear, and not understand, least at any time they should turn, and their sins should be forgiven them. )

Cvdl that with seynge eyes they maye se, and not discerne: and that with hearinge eares they maye heare, and not vnderstode, lest at eny tyme they turne, and their synnes be forgeuen them.
(that with seeing eyes they may se, and not discern: and that with hearing ears they may hear, and not understood, lest at any time they turn, and their sins be forgiven them.)

TNT That when they se they shall se and not discerne: and when they heare they shall heare and not vnderstonde: leste at any tyme they shulde tourne and their synnes shuld be forgeve them.
(That when they see they shall see and not discern: and when they hear they shall hear and not understood: leste at any time they should turn and their sins should be forgive them. )

Wyc and se not, and thei herynge here and vnderstonde not; lest sum tyme thei be conuertid, and synnes be foryouun to hem.
(and see not, and they hearing here and understood not; lest sum time they be conuertid, and sins be forgiven to them.)

Luth auf daß sie es mit sehenden Augen sehen und doch nicht erkennen und mit hörenden Ohren hören und doch nicht verstehen, auf daß sie sich nicht dermal einst bekehren, und ihre Sünden ihnen vergeben werden.
(auf that they/she/them it with seeden Augen see and though/but not erkennen and with listennden ears listenn and though/but not verstehen, on that they/she/them itself/yourself/themselves not dermal einst bekehren, and their/her Sünden to_them forgive become.)

ClVg ut videntes videant, et non videant: et audientes audiant, et non intelligant: nequando convertantur, et dimittantur eis peccata.
(ut videntes videant, and not/no videant: and hearing audiant, and not/no intelligant: nequando convertantur, and dimittantur to_them peccata. )

UGNT ἵνα βλέποντες, βλέπωσι καὶ μὴ ἴδωσιν; καὶ ἀκούοντες, ἀκούωσι καὶ μὴ συνιῶσιν; μήποτε ἐπιστρέψωσιν καὶ ἀφεθῇ αὐτοῖς.
(hina blepontes, blepōsi kai maʸ idōsin; kai akouontes, akouōsi kai maʸ suniōsin; maʸpote epistrepsōsin kai afethaʸ autois.)

SBL-GNT ἵνα βλέποντες βλέπωσι καὶ μὴ ἴδωσιν, καὶ ἀκούοντες ἀκούωσι καὶ μὴ συνιῶσιν, μήποτε ἐπιστρέψωσιν καὶ ἀφεθῇ ⸀αὐτοῖς.
(hina blepontes blepōsi kai maʸ idōsin, kai akouontes akouōsi kai maʸ suniōsin, maʸpote epistrepsōsin kai afethaʸ ⸀autois.)

TC-GNT ἵνα
⇔ βλέποντες βλέπωσι, καὶ μὴ ἴδωσι·
⇔ καὶ ἀκούοντες ἀκούωσι, καὶ μὴ συνιῶσι·
⇔ μήποτε ἐπιστρέψωσι, καὶ ἀφεθῇ αὐτοῖς [fn]τὰ ἁμαρτήματα.
(hina
⇔ blepontes blepōsi, kai maʸ idōsi;
⇔ kai akouontes akouōsi, kai maʸ suniōsi;
⇔ maʸpote epistrepsōsi, kai afethaʸ autois ta hamartaʸmata. )

4:12 τα αμαρτηματα ¦ — CT

Key for above GNTs: red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-goal

ἵνα

in_order_that

Here, the phrase so that introduces the purpose for which Jesus uses parables when teaching people who are not his disciples. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a different word or phrase that introduces a purpose. Alternate translation: “which is true in order that” or “and that is so that”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / quotesinquotes

ἵνα βλέποντες, βλέπωσι καὶ μὴ ἴδωσιν; καὶ ἀκούοντες, ἀκούωσι καὶ μὴ συνιῶσιν; μήποτε ἐπιστρέψωσιν καὶ ἀφεθῇ αὐτοῖς

in_order_that seeing (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἵνα βλέποντες βλέπωσιν καὶ μὴ ἴδωσιν καὶ ἀκούοντες ἀκούωσι καὶ μὴ συνιῶσιν μήποτε ἐπιστρέψωσιν καὶ ἀφεθῇ αὐτοῖς)

It may be more natural in your language to have a direct quotation here. Alternate translation: “so that, as the Scriptures say, looking, they may look but may not see, and hearing, they may hear but may not understand, lest they might turn back, and it might be forgiven to them”

Note 3 topic: writing-quotations

ἵνα

in_order_that

Here Jesus quotes from the Old Testament scriptures, specifically from Isaiah 6:9–10. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a comparable phrase that indicates that Jesus is quoting from an important text. Alternate translation: “so that, in the words of one of the prophets,” or “so that, as Isaiah the prophet wrote in the Scriptures,”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

βλέποντες, βλέπωσι & ἀκούοντες, ἀκούωσι

seeing (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἵνα βλέποντες βλέπωσιν καὶ μὴ ἴδωσιν καὶ ἀκούοντες ἀκούωσι καὶ μὴ συνιῶσιν μήποτε ἐπιστρέψωσιν καὶ ἀφεθῇ αὐτοῖς)

Here the author of the quotation repeats the words look and hear in order to emphasize that the people really do look and hear. If your language can repeat words for emphasis, it would be appropriate to use that construction here in your translation. Otherwise, you could express the emphasis in another way. Alternate translation: “They will certainly look … they will certainly hear” or “They will indeed look … they will indeed hear”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ἐπιστρέψωσιν

˱they˲_/may/_turn_back

The author of the quotation is speaking of the people of Israel as if they had been traveling somewhere and had taken the wrong way and needed to turn back onto the right way. So, to turn back would be to start listening to and obeying God again. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a comparable figure of speech or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “they might start obeying God again”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

ἀφεθῇ αὐτοῖς

˱it˲_/may_be/_forgiven ˱to˲_them

If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. If you need to say who did the action, it is clear from the context that it was God. Alternate translation: “they might receive forgiveness” or “God might give them forgiveness”

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