“To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of God, but for others they are in parables, so that 'seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.'”
That's what Jesus just got done telling his disciples in verse 10 of Luke chapter 8. It's given to some to know the secrets of the kingdom. But to others it's not given, for though seeing they do not see, and though hearing they do not hear.
And here now in verses 22-39, he makes a transition from the emphasis on hearing to an emphasis on seeing. In the last section, the crowd heard Jesus' teaching.
And here through the rest of the chapter, people see a string of miracles that once again show Jesus' identity. But though seeing with their physical eyes, not everyone who witnessed the mighty acts of Jesus really saw....
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