"And the disciples came and said to Him, “Why do You speak to them in parables?”
11 He answered and said to them, “Because it has been given to you to know the
mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given. 12 For
whoever has, to him more will be given, and he will have abundance; but whoever
does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him. 13 Therefore I
speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do
not hear, nor do they understand. 14 And in them the prophecy of Isaiah is
fulfilled, which says: ‘Hearing you will hear and shall not understand, And
seeing you will see and not perceive; 15 For the hearts of this people have
grown dull. Their ears are hard of hearing, And their eyes they have closed,
Lest they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears, Lest they should
understand with their hearts and turn, So that I should heal them.’
16 But
blessed are your eyes for they see, and your ears for they hear; 17 for
assuredly, I say to you that many prophets and righteous men desired to see what
you see, and did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it."
-Matthew 13:10-17

15 For the hearts of this people have grown dull. Their ears are hard of
hearing, And their eyes they have closed, Lest they should see with their eyes
and hear with their ears, Lest they should understand with their hearts and
turn, So that I should heal them.’

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