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.

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、

若輩視而不見、聽而不聞、冥頑不悟、故以譬喻訓之。

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

“ Son of man, you are living among people who refuse to obey me. They have eyes that can see. But they do not really see. They have ears that can hear. But they do not really hear. They refuse to obey me.

‘ Listen to this, you foolish people, who do not have any sense. You have eyes, but you do not see. You have ears, but you do not hear.

Suppose our good news is covered with a veil. Then it is veiled to those who are dying.The god of this world has blinded the minds of those who don’t believe. They can’t see the light of the good news that makes Christ’s glory clear. Christ is the likeness of God.

People like that don’t even know what they are doing. Their eyes are shut so that they can’t see the truth. Their minds are closed so that they can’t understand it.

Here is the judgment. Light has come into the world, but people loved darkness instead of light. They loved darkness because what they did was evil.Everyone who does evil deeds hates the light. They will not come into the light. They are afraid that what they do will be seen.

Jesus said,“ I have come into this world to judge it. I have come so that people who are blind will see. I have come so that people who can see will become blind.”Some Pharisees who were with him heard him say this. They asked,“ What? Are we blind too?”Jesus said,“ If you were blind, you would not be guilty of sin. But since you claim you can see, you remain guilty.

With your own eyes you saw how the Lord really made them suffer. You saw the signs and amazing things he did.But to this day the Lord hasn’t given you a mind that understands. He hasn’t given you eyes that see. He hasn’t given you ears that hear.

“ Israel, listen to me! You can hear, but you do not understand. Look to me! You can see, but you do not know what you are seeing.The people of Israel serve me. But who is more blind than they are? Who is more deaf than the messengers I send? Who is more blind than the one who has promised to be faithful to me? Who is more blind than the servant of the Lord?Israel, you have seen many things. But you do not pay any attention to me. Your ears are open. But you do not listen to anything I say.”

But blessed are your eyes because they see. And blessed are your ears because they hear.

Jesus knew what they were saying. So he asked them,“ Why are you talking about having no bread? Why can’t you see or understand? Are you stubborn?Do you have eyes and still don’t see? Do you have ears and still don’t hear? And don’t you remember?