Now the queen of Sheba heard of the name of Solomon, and the name of the Lord, and she came to test him with riddles.

But this He said to test him, for He Himself knew what He was about to do.

I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now.

as also in all his letters, speaking in them about these things, in which are some things hard to understand, which the unlearned and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do also the rest of the Scriptures.

For the heart of this people has become dull, and their ears are hard of hearing, and they have closed their eyes; lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and be converted, and I should heal them.

For the heart of this people has become dull, and their ears are hard of hearing, and their eyes have closed, lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, lest they should understand with their hearts and turn back, that I should heal them.'

But Jesus, knowing about it, said to them, "Why are you reasoning because you have no bread? Do you not yet perceive or understand? Is your heart still hardened?

Having eyes, do you not see? And having ears, do you not hear? And do you not remember?

So He said to them, "How [is it] you do not understand?"

Then He said to them, "O [you] foolish, and slow of heart to believe in all that the prophets have spoken!

For the hearts of this people has become dull. Their ears are hard of hearing, and their eyes have closed, lest they should see with their eyes and they should hear with their ears, lest they should understand with their heart and turn back, so that I should heal them."'