And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, whichsaith, By hearing ye shallhear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive:
For thispeople’sheart is waxedgross, and theirears are dull of hearing, and theireyestheyhaveclosed; lest at any timetheyshould see withtheireyes and hearwiththeirears, and shouldunderstandwiththeirheart, and should be converted, and I shouldhealthem.
For verily I say unto you, Thatmanyprophets and righteous men havedesired to see thosethingswhich ye see, and have not seenthem; and to hearthosethingswhich ye hear, and have not heardthem.
When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, thencometh the wicked one, and catchethawaythatwhich was sown in his heart. This is he whichreceivedseed by the way side.
He alsothatreceivedseedamong the thorns is he thatheareth the word; and the care of thisworld, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becomethunfruitful.
But he thatreceivedseedinto the goodground is he thatheareth the word, and understandeth it; whichalsobearethfruit, and bringethforth, some an hundredfold, somesixty, somethirty.
Let bothgrowtogetheruntil the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye togetherfirst the tares, and bindthem in bundles to burnthem: but gather the wheatinto my barn.
Whichindeed is the least of all seeds: but when it is grown, it is the greatestamongherbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in the branchesthereof.
Anotherparablespake he untothem; The kingdom of heaven is likeuntoleaven, which a womantook, and hid in threemeasures of meal, till the whole was leavened.
That it might be fulfilledwhich was spoken by the prophet, saying, I willopen my mouth in parables; I willutterthingswhichhavebeenkeptsecretfrom the foundation of the world.
Again, the kingdom of heaven is likeuntotreasure hid in a field; the whichwhen a man hathfound, he hideth, and for joy thereofgoeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeththatfield.
Thensaid he untothem, Thereforeeveryscribewhich is instructedunto the kingdom of heaven is likeunto a man that is an householder, whichbringethforth out of his treasurethings new and old.
And when he was comeinto his own country, he taughtthem in theirsynagogue, insomuchthattheywereastonished, and said, Whencehaththis man thiswisdom, and thesemightyworks?