Matthew 13:12 DBY

¹⁰  And the disciples came up and said to him, Why speakest thou to them in parables?

¹¹  And he answering said to them, Because to you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of the heavens, but to them it is not given;

¹²  for whoever has, to him shall be given, and he shall be caused to be in abundance; but he who has not, even what he has shall be taken away from him.

¹³  For this cause I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear nor understand;

¹⁴  and in them is filled up the prophecy of Esaias, which says, Hearing ye shall hear and shall not understand, and beholding ye shall behold and not see;