Jesus again in reply spoke to them in parables, saying,
He replied to him, “A man gave a great dinner to which he invited many.
He answered, “Knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of God has been granted to you; but to the rest, they are made known through parables so that ‘they may look but not see, and hear but not understand.’ The Parable of the Sower Explained.
“The kingdom of heaven may be likened to a king who gave a wedding feast for his son.