This verse comes just after Jesus has told the parable of the sower to the crowds (Matthew 13:1-8) but before the disciples asked Jesus what it meant (Matthew 13:10). Yet, by this short sentence Jesus was communicating a series of important truths. Firstly, He was saying that the parable was not just a story for amusement but a teaching from God with a message to be understood. Secondly, the meaning could only be discerned by people who had trained their hearts to understand what their ears heard. Thirdly, some people would never understand because they would not accept the gospel.
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