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Matthew 13:10-17 BBE And the disciples came and said to him, Why do you say things to them in the form of stories? (11) And he said to them in answer, To you is given the knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given. (12) Because whoever has, to him will be given, and he will have more; but from him who has not, even what he has will be taken away. [Rom 1:18-20] (13) For this reason I put things into the form of stories; because they see without seeing, and give ear without hearing, and the sense is not clear to them. (14) And for them the words of Isaiah have come true, Though you give ear, you will not get knowledge; and seeing, you will see, but the sense will not be clear to you: (15) For the heart of this people has become fat and their ears are slow in hearing and their eyes are shut; for fear that they might see with their eyes and give hearing with their ears and become wise in their hearts and be turned again to me, so that I might make them well. [Isa. 6:9, 10] (16) But a blessing be on your eyes, because they see; and on your ears, because they are open. (17) For truly, I say to you that prophets and upright men had a desire to see the things which you see, and saw them not; and to have knowledge of the words which have come to your ears, and they had it not.

Matthew 13:10-17 GW The disciples asked him, "Why do you use stories as illustrations when you speak to people?" (11) Jesus answered, "Knowledge about the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you. But it has not been given to the crowd. (12) Those who understand these mysteries will be given more knowledge, and they will excel in understanding them. However, some people don't understand these mysteries. Even what they understand will be taken away from them. [Rom 1:18-20] (13) This is why I speak to them this way. They see, but they're blind. They hear, but they don't listen. They don't even try to understand. (14) So they make Isaiah's prophecy come true: 'You will hear clearly but never understand. You will see clearly but never comprehend. (15) These people have become close-minded and hard of hearing. They have shut their eyes so that their eyes never see. Their ears never hear. Their minds never understand. And they never return to me for healing!' [Isa. 6:9, 10] (16) "Blessed are your eyes because they see and your ears because they hear. (17) I can guarantee this truth: Many prophets and many of God's people longed to see what you see but didn't see it, to hear what you hear but didn't hear it.

Matthew 13:10-17 GNB Then the disciples came to Jesus and asked him, "Why do you use parables when you talk to the people?" (11) Jesus answered, "The knowledge about the secrets of the Kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them. (12) For the person who has something will be given more, so that he will have more than enough; but the person who has nothing will have taken away from him even the little he has. [Rom 1:18-20] (13) The reason I use parables in talking to them is that they look, but do not see, and they listen, but do not hear or understand. (14) So the prophecy of Isaiah applies to them: 'This people will listen and listen, but not understand; they will look and look, but not see, (15) because their minds are dull, and they have stopped up their ears and have closed their eyes. Otherwise, their eyes would see, their ears would hear, their minds would understand, and they would turn to me, says God, and I would heal them.' [Isa. 6:9, 10] (16) "As for you, how fortunate you are! Your eyes see and your ears hear. (17) I assure you that many prophets and many of God's people wanted very much to see what you see, but they could not, and to hear what you hear, but they did not.

Matthew 13:10-17 ESV Then the disciples came and said to him, "Why do you speak to them in parables?" (11) And he answered them, "To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given. (12) For to the one who has, more will be given, and he will have an abundance, but from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away. [Rom 1:18-20] (13) This is why I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand. (14) Indeed, in their case the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled that says: "'You will indeed hear but never understand, and you will indeed see but never perceive. (15) For this people's heart has grown dull, and with their ears they can barely hear, and their eyes they have closed, lest they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears and understand with their heart and turn, and I would heal them.' [Isa. 6:9, 10] (16) But blessed are your eyes, for they see, and your ears, for they hear. (17) For truly, I say to you, many prophets and righteous people longed to see what you see, and did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it.

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You will note the reference windows often include more than one translation of the Bible. The reason is to strive to gain the best possible understanding of the original Hebrew and Greek. Since we don't speak those languages, we rely on those who have come before and made the effort to translate those texts into English for us. Considering several translations gives the benefit of the understanding of several translation committees or individuals.
The Translations we quote are:

ALT - Analytical Literal Translation

ASV - American Standard Version (by the American revision committee in 1897).

BBE - 1965 Bible in Basic English

Bishops - 1568 Bishop's Bible

Calvin - 1856 by Calvin Translation Society

CEV - Contemporary English Version

Coverdale - 1535 Miles Coverdale Bible

Darby - 1889 Darby Bible

DRB - 1899 Douay-Rheims Bible

ESV - English Standard Version

GNB - Good News Bible

GW - God's Word Bible

ISV - International Standard Version

KJV - 1769 King James Version

KJV-1611 - Old King James Version from 1611

LitNT - Literal New Testament

LITV - Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

MKJV - 1962 Modern King James Version

Murdock - 1851 James Murdock New Testament

MWT - Modern World Translation

NWT - New World Translation

RV - Revised Version

Webster - 1833 Webster Bible

WTNT - 1525-26 William Tyndale New Testament

Wycliffe - 1394 Wycliffe Bible

YLT - 1862/1898 Young's Literal Translation

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