- parable:
- "And he took upª° his parable,ª and said,ª° Balakª the kingª of Moabª hath broughtª° me from¹ Aram,ª out of the mountainsª¹ of the east,ª [saying], Come,²°¹ curseª° me Jacob,ª and come,²°¹ defyª° Israel.ª" {Num 23:7} + "Then saidª° I, Ahª Lordª GOD!ª they¹ sayª° of me, Doth he¹ not¹ speakª° parables?ª" {Ezk 20:49} + "¹ He¹ answeredª° and² saidª° unto them,ª Becauseª it is givenª° unto youª to knowª° the¹ mysteriesª of the¹ kingdomª of heaven,ª butª to themª it is²° notª given.ª° ... Forª thisª people'sª heart²¹ is waxed gross,ª° andª [their] earsª are dull² of hearing,ª°¹ andª their²¹ eyesª they have closed;ª° lest at any timeª they should seeª° with [their] eyes,²¹ andª hearª° with [their] ears,ª andª should understandª° with [their] heart,ª andª should be converted,ª° andª I should healª° them.ª" {Mtt 13:11-15}
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