•Matthew 13:10-16 ESV

Then the disciples came and said to him, “Why do you speak to them in parables?” And he answered them, “To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given. For to the one who has, more will be given, and he will have an abundance, but from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away. 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. Indeed, in their case the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled that says:

“‘“You will indeed hear but never understand,

   and you will indeed see but never perceive.”

For this people's heart has grown dull,

   and with their ears they can barely hear,

   and their eyes they have closed,

lest they should see with their eyes

   and hear with their ears

and understand with their heart

   and turn, and I would heal them.’

But blessed are your eyes, for they see, and your ears, for they hear.

•Matthew 13:44 ESV

“The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and covered up. Then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.