若輩視而不見、聽而不聞、冥頑不悟、故以譬喻訓之。

所以我用比喻对他们讲，是因他们看也看不见，听也听不见，也不明白。

我之所以用比喻对他们讲，是因为他们看却看不清，听却听不见，也不明白。

我之所以用比喻对他们讲，是因为他们看却看不清，听却听不见，也不明白。

我用比喻教导他们是因为他们视而不见，听而不闻，闻而不悟。

因此，我用比喻对他们讲话，因为他们看却看不见，听也听不到，也不明白。

我之所以用比喻对他们说，是因为他们虽然看了，却看不见；听了，却听不进，也不领悟。

所以我用比喻對他們講，是因他們看也看不見，聽也聽不見，也不明白。

我之所以用比喻對他們講，是因為他們看卻看不清，聽卻聽不見，也不明白。

我之所以用比喻對他們講，是因為他們看卻看不清，聽卻聽不見，也不明白。

我用比喻教導他們是因為他們視而不見，聽而不聞，聞而不悟。

因此，我用比喻對他們講話，因為他們看卻看不見，聽也聽不到，也不明白。

我用比喻對他們說話，是因為他們看卻看不見，聽卻聽不見，也不領悟。

我之所以用比喻對他們說，是因為他們雖然看了，卻看不見；聽了，卻聽不進，也不領悟。

故我以喻語之、因其視而不見、聽而不聞、亦不悟也、

故我設譬語之、以其視不見、聽不聞、而不悟也、

故我設喻語眾、因其視而不見、聽而不聞、亦不悟焉、

This is why I speak to them in parables:“ Though seeing, they do not see; though hearing, they do not hear or understand.

Here is why I use stories when I speak to the people. I say,“ They look, but they don’t really see. They listen, but they don’t really hear or understand.

This is why I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand.

That is why I use these parables, For they look, but they don’t really see. They hear, but they don’t really listen or understand.

That is why I speak to them in parables, because looking they do not see, and hearing they do not listen or understand.

Therefore I speak to them in parables; because while seeing they do not see, and while hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand.

Therefore I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand.

Therefore speak I to them in parables; because seeing they see not, and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.

For this reason I speak to them in parables, because looking they do not see, and hearing they do not listen or understand.

Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.

For this reason I speak to them in parables: Although they see they do not see, and although they hear they do not hear nor do they understand.

Therefore I speak to them in parables, because seeing they don’t see, and hearing, they don’t hear, neither do they understand.

若謂吾人之福音為晦澀而難明者、其惟於沉淪之徒為然歟！蓋斯世之君、已矇不信者之心、以致基督榮耀福音之真光、亦無由照入；而基督固天主之肖影也。

夫真光入世、而世人以行為邪惡故、獨愛黑暗、而不愛光明；故曰譴在其中矣。蓋行為不正者、必惡真光、而莫敢與之近、惟恐其行為之見燭也。

耶穌曰：『予臨斯世、實為黜陟、欲使不見者得見、而自以為明者轉成瞽盲。』適有法利塞人在側、聞之、曰：『吾儕豈亦盲者？』耶穌曰：『苟為盲者、將無罪矣！今爾自以為有見、罪在其中矣！』

然福哉爾目、以有見故。福哉爾耳、以有聞故。

耶穌知而訓之曰：『奚以無餅為念？爾等今猶未見且未悟乎？豈爾心冥頑不靈、有目不見、有耳不聞耶？