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Correspond to the willingness or wilfulness of men.

I. DIVINE TRUTH ELICITS HUMAN DISPOSITIONS.

II. DIVINE TRUTHS REPELLED BECAUSE OF DISLIKE.

III. DIVINE TRUTH CANNOT BE REJECTED WITHOUT INJURY.

(M. Braithwaite.)

I. CHRIST'S PARABLES — Roused inquiry: Rendered subjects familiar; Removed prejudice, Convinced of wickedness; Impressed subjects on the mind.

II. THEIR SUPERIORITY over all others. Others were cold and dry — His were interesting. Others were trifling — His were important. Others founded on improbable and impossible subjects — Christ's were founded on common scenes and familiar things.

(Bishop Portens.)

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

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