To whom shall I speak and testify, that they may hear? Behold, their ear is uncircumcised, and they can't listen. Behold, the word of Yahweh has become a reproach to them. They have no delight in it.

This is the judgment, that the light has come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the light; for their works were evil.

that the word of Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spoke, "Lord, who has believed our report? To whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?"

Weaned

Surely I have stilled and quieted my soul, like a weaned child with his mother, like a weaned child is my soul within me.

At that time, Jesus answered, "I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you hid these things from the wise and understanding, and revealed them to infants.

But when the chief priests and the scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children who were crying in the temple and saying, "Hosanna to the son of David!" they were indignant,

Most certainly I tell you, whoever will not receive the Kingdom of God like a little child, he will in no way enter into it."

as newborn babies, long for the pure milk of the Word, that you may grow thereby,

General references

Then I said, "Surely these are poor. They are foolish; for they don't know the way of Yahweh, nor the law of their God.

So Jesus said, "Do you also still not understand?

He said to them, "Are you thus without understanding also? Don't you perceive that whatever goes into the man from outside can't defile him,