<p class="otpoetry">so that <b><i>although they look they may look but not see,i>b>p> <p class="otpoetry"><b><i>and although they hear they may hear but not understand,i>b>p> <p class="otpoetry"><i><b>so they may not repent and be forgivenb>.i>&#8221;<n id="1" />p>

<t /><p class="bodytext">&#8220;No one lights<n id="1" /> a lamp<n id="2" /> and then covers it with a jar or puts it under a bed, but puts it on a lampstand so that those who come in can see the light.<n id="3" />

<t /><p class="bodytext">&#8220;No one after lighting a lamp puts it in a hidden place<n id="1" /> or under a basket,<n id="2" /> but on a lampstand, so that those who come in can see the light.

<p class="poetry">(Look! I will come like a thief!p> <p class="poetry">Blessed is the one who stays alert and does not lose<n id="1" /> his clothes so that he will not have to walk around naked and his shameful condition<n id="2" /> be seen.)<n id="3" />p>

He<n id="1" /> said, &#8220;You have been given<n id="2" /> the opportunity to know<n id="3" /> the secrets<n id="4" /> of the kingdom of God,<n id="5" /> but for others they are in parables, so that <b><i>although they see they may not see, and although they hear they may not understandi>b>.<n id="6" />p>

Jesus<n id="1" /> said,]<n id="2" /> &#8220;For judgment I have come into this world, so that those who do not see may gain their sight,<n id="3" /> and the ones who see may become blind.&#8221;p>

<p class="bodytext">Then<n id="1" /> the kings of the earth who committed immoral acts with her and lived in sensual luxury<n id="2" /> with her will weep and wail for her when they see the smoke from the fire that burns her up.<n id="3" />