Mark 4:12-14

English Standard Version Anglicised

¹²^(A)so that

“they ^(B)may indeed see but not perceive,
and may indeed hear but not understand,
lest they ^(C)should turn and be forgiven.”

¹³^(D)And he said to them, “Do you not understand this parable? How then will you understand all the parables? ¹⁴^(E)The sower sows ^(F)the word.

Mark 4:12-14

New International Version

¹²so that,

“‘they may be ever seeing but never perceiving,
and ever hearing but never understanding;
otherwise they might turn and be forgiven!’^[a]”^(A)

¹³Then Jesus said to them, “Don’t you understand this parable? How then will you understand any parable? ¹⁴The farmer sows the word.^(B)

English Standard Version Anglicised (ESVUK)

New International Version (NIV)