en_tn_condensed/mrk/04/12.md

when they look ... when they hear

"when they look at what I am doing ... when they hear what I am saying"

they look, but do not see

"they look, but they do not understand" Or 2) here the word translated "look" refers to seeing what one is looking at and the word translated "see" refers to understanding what they are seeing.

they would turn and God would forgive them

"they would repent and God would forgive them"