Luke 8:10
8 Still other seed fell on good soil, where it sprang up and produced a crop—a hundredfold.” As Jesus said this, He called out, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”
9 Then His disciples asked Him what this parable meant.
He replied, “The knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to others I speak in parables, so that, ‘though seeing, they may not see; though hearing, they may not understand.’
11 Now this is the meaning of the parable: The seed is the word of God.
12 The seeds along the path are those who hear, but the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that they may not believe and be saved.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- He replied, “The knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to others I speak in parables, so that, ‘though seeing, they may not see; though hearing, they may not understand.’
- KJV
- And he said, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to others in parables; that seeing they might not see, and hearing they might not understand.
- WEB
- He said, “To you it is given to know the mysteries of God’s Kingdom, but to the rest it is given in parables, that ‘seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.’
- ASV
- And he said, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to the rest in parables; that seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.
- DARBY
- And he said, To you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God, but to the rest in parables, in order that seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.
- BLB
- And He said, “To you⁺ it has been given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God, but to the rest, [it is] in parables, so that, ‘Seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.’
- ÅB
- Han sa da: Dere er det gitt å få vite Guds rikes hemmeligheter; men de andre gis det i lignelser, for at de skal se og dog ikke se, og høre og dog ikke forstå.
- OTB
- Han svarte: "Dere er det gitt å kjenne Guds rikes hemmeligheter, men til de andre taler jeg i lignelser, for at,
'de skal se, men ikke se;
høre, men ikke forstå.' - B1930
- Han sa da: Eder er det gitt å få vite Guds rikes hemmeligheter; men de andre gis det i lignelser, forat de skal se og dog ikke se, og høre og dog ikke forstå.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Isaiah 6:9
And He replied: “Go and tell this people, ‘Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’
Read in contextMark 4:11
He replied, “The mystery of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to those on the outside everything is expressed in parables,
Read in contextMatthew 11:25
At that time Jesus declared, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children.
Read in contextJeremiah 5:21
“Hear this, O foolish and senseless people, who have eyes but do not see, who have ears but do not hear.
Read in contextIsaiah 44:18
They do not comprehend or discern, for He has shut their eyes so they cannot see and closed their minds so they cannot understand.
Read in contextMatthew 13:11–17
He replied, “The knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them.
Read in contextColossians 2:2
that they may be encouraged in heart, knit together in love, and filled with the full riches of complete understanding, so that they may know the mystery of God, namely Christ,
Read in contextActs 28:26–27
‘Go to this people and say, “You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.”
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