In their case the prophecy of Isaiah is being fulfilled: You will hear and hear but never understand, you will see and see but never perceive.

As for him who is sown 'among thorns,' that is the man who listens to the word, but the worry of the world and the delight of being rich choke the word; so it proves unfruitful.

You serpents! you brood of vipers! how can you escape being sentenced to Gehenna?

but he replied to them, "You see all this? I tell you truly, not a stone here will be left upon another, without being torn down."

But while he was being accused by the high priests and elders, he made no reply.