Who Hath Ears to Hear, Let Him Hear

Why speak thou unto them in parables? Jesus answered and said, "because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given". "...because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand." "But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear."

But he that received the seed into stony places, the same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receive it; Yet hath he not root in himself, but endure for a while: for when tribulation or persecution comes because of the word, he is offended.

The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field: But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way. When the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also. The servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up? No! Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, gather together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn.

All these things spake Jesus unto the multitude in parables; and without a parable spake he not unto them. Then, Jesus' disciples came unto him, saying, declare unto us the parable of the tares of the field.

He answered, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man; the field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one; the enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.

As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world. There shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.

Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.

(Matthew 13)