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Matthew 13:13
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.

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Matthew 13:15
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.

Matthew 13:17
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.

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Matthew 13:10
And the disciples came and said to him, Why do you say things to them in the form of stories?

Matthew 13:11
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.

Matthew 13:12
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.

Matthew 13:34
All these things Jesus said to the people in the form of stories; and without a story he said nothing to them:

Mark 4:11
And he said to them, To you is given the secret of the kingdom of God, but to those who are outside, all things are given in the form of stories;

Mark 4:34
And without a story he said nothing to them: but privately to his disciples he made all things clear.

John 10:6
In this Jesus was teaching them in the form of a story: but what he said was not clear to them.

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Matthew 13:16
But a blessing be on your eyes, because they see; and on your ears, because they are open.

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Isaiah 29:10
For the Lord has sent on you a spirit of deep sleep; and by him your eyes, the prophets, are shut, and your heads, the seers, are covered.

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