For this reason I put things into the form of stories; because they see without seeing, and give ear without hearing, and the sense is not clear to them.

Dark sayings

To get the sense of wise sayings and secrets, and of the words of the wise and their dark sayings.

And he said to them in answer, To you is given the knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.

And without a story he said nothing to them: but privately to his disciples he made all things clear.

General references

And with these words he gave them teaching, saying,

There is nothing covered which will not be seen openly, and nothing has been made secret which will not come to light.