“You are being given the chance to understand the secrets of God’s kingdom. But to outsiders, I speak in stories. That way, “ ‘They’ll see, but they won’t know what they’re seeing; they’ll hear, but they won’t understand what they’re hearing.’
it’s not possible to bring them back. They won’t be able to turn away from their sins. They’re nailing the Son of God to the cross all over again and bringing shame on him in front of everyone—although they’re the ones who are really losing out.