he will multiply in him;

and whoever does not have such a desire will remain deaf to the teaching of Christ, even if it were not set forth in parable form; even that knowledge of God which all people have, no matter at what stage of religious development they may stand, will not benefit him;

with him it will fall away of itself as useless for him, as if

even that which he has shall be taken away (Matt. 13:12).

To the Apostles, who left all earthly things for Christ and followed Him, and thereby revealed faith in Him and a sincere desire to follow His teaching, — through this it became possible for them to perceive what others, without faith and desire, hearing do not hear, and seeing do not see and do not understand; To them

it is given to know the mysteries of the Kingdom of Heaven.

Words —

He that hath shall be given, and shall be multiplied, but he that hath not, that which hath shall be taken away from him;

But if these same people begin to read the word of God without preconceived thoughts and read it with faith and a sincere desire to understand it, then they will undoubtedly understand it; understanding will be given to them; and the more they are imbued with the greatness of this word, the more this understanding will increase in them, the brighter and clearer will be the divine truth for them; then

Blessed will be their

eyes that, seeing,

they are seen, and

ears that, hearing,

they hear (Matt. 13:16).