^{11 Ref} And he answering said to them that -- `To you it hath been given to know the secrets of the reign of the heavens, and to these it hath not been given,

^{12 Ref} for whoever hath, it shall be given to him, and he shall have overabundance, and whoever hath not, even that which he hath shall be taken from him.

^{13 Ref} `Because of this, in similes do I speak to them, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor understand,

^{14 Ref} and fulfilled on them is the prophecy of Isaiah, that saith, With hearing ye shall hear, and ye shall not understand, and seeing ye shall see, and ye shall not perceive,

^{15 Ref} for made gross was the heart of this people, and with the ears they heard heavily, and their eyes they did close, lest they might see with the eyes, and with the ears might hear, and with the heart understand, and turn back, and I might heal them.

^{16 Ref} `And happy are your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear,