# to them ... they All occurrences of "them" and "they" refer to the people in the crowd. # Though they are seeing, they do not see; and though they are hearing, they do not hear, or understand. Jesus uses this parallelism to tell and emphasize to the disciples that the crowd refuses to understand God's truth. # Though they are seeing Alternate translation: "Though they see what I do" or 2) their ability to see with their eyes. Alternate translation: "Though they are able to see" # they do not see Alternate translation: "they do not understand" # though they are hearing Alternate translation: "Though they are able to hear" # they do not hear Alternate translation: "they do not listen well" or "they do not pay attention"