Matthew 13:11-13 And he answered and said to them, Because it is given to you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given;

Sawyer⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹¹ And he answered and said to them, Because it is given to you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given; ¹² for whoever has, to him shall be also given, and he shall abound; but whoever has not, from him shall be taken away even what he has. ¹³ For this reason I speak to them in parables; because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor understand.