Matthew 13:12-14

New Catholic Bible

¹² To the one who has, more will be given, and he will have an abundance. As for the one who does not have, even what little he has will be taken away. ¹³ The reason I speak to them in parables is that they see but do not perceive and they listen but do not hear or understand. ¹⁴ In them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah that says: