Mat 13:11, 19, 15:17, 16:11, 24:15, Mar 4:34, 7:18, 8:17-18, Luk 9:44-45 | ESV | STEP | 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 .

19 When anyone hears the word of ^cthe kingdom and ^ddoes not understand it, ^ethe evil one comes and snatches away what has been sown in his heart. This is what was sown along the path.

Matthew 15:17

17 Do you not see that ^fwhatever goes into the mouth passes into the stomach and is expelled? ^{▼▼Greek is expelled into the latrine}

Matthew 16:11

11 How is it that you fail to understand that I did not speak about bread? ^hBeware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”

Matthew 24:15

The Abomination of Desolation

15 “So when you see the abomination of desolation ⁱspoken of by the prophet Daniel, standing in ^jthe holy place ( ^klet the reader understand),

Mark 4:34

34 He did not speak to them ^lwithout a parable, but ^mprivately to his own disciples he ⁿexplained everything.

Mark 7:18

18 And he said to them, “Then ^oare you also without understanding? Do you not see that whatever goes into a person from outside cannot defile him,

Mark 8:17-18

17 And ^pJesus, aware of this, said to them, “Why are you discussing the fact that you have no bread? ^qDo you not yet perceive ^ror understand? ^sAre your hearts hardened? 18 ^tHaving eyes do you not see, and having ears do you not hear? And do you not remember?

Luke 9:44-45

44 “Let these words sink into your ears: ^uThe Son of Man is about to be delivered into the hands of men.” 45 ^vBut they did not understand this saying, and ^wit was concealed from them, so that they might not perceive it. And they were afraid to ask him about this saying.