Jesus concluded His parable with a statement of warning and judgment. Not everyone who heard Him speak was able to understand the truth He was explaining. The meaning of the parable would only be revealed to those whose hearts were ready to receive it; for the rest it was an unsolvable riddle. Thus He was saying, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.” The religious leaders, along with many of the laypeople in the multitudes, had already rejected Jesus. The judgment on them was that their hearts