so that for all their seeing they may not perceive, and for all their hearing they may not understand, lest they turn and be forgiven."

And he said to them, "You do not understand this parable? Then how are you to understand the other parables?

Then he called the crowd to him again and said to them, "Listen to me, all of you, and understand this:

He said to them, "So you do not understand, either? Do you not see how nothing outside a man can defile him by entering him?

He noted this and said to them, "Why do you argue you have no bread? Do you not see, do you not understand, even yet? Are you still dull of heart?

"Do you not understand now?" he said.

But they did not understand what he said, and they were afraid to ask him what he meant.

Jesus said to them, "Is this not where you go wrong? ??you understand neither the scriptures nor the power of God.

Afterwards he appeared at table to the eleven themselves and reproached them for their unbelief and dulness of mind, because they had not believed those who saw him risen from the dead. [But they excused themselves, saying, "This age of lawlessness and unbelief lies under the sway of Satan, who will not allow what lies under the unclean spirits to understand the truth and power of God; therefore," they said to Christ, "reveal your righteousness now." Christ answered them, "The term of years for Satan's power has now expired, but other terrors are at hand. I was delivered to death on behalf of sinners, that they might return to the truth and sin no more, that they might inherit that glory of righteousness which is spiritual and imperishable in heaven."]