Luke 8:10
8 And other fell on good ground, and sprang up, and bare fruit an hundredfold. And when he had said these things, he cried, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
9 And his disciples asked him, saying, What might this parable be?
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.
11 Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.
12 Those by the way side are they that hear; then cometh the devil, and taketh away the word out of their hearts, lest they should 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 said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not.
Read in contextMark 4:11
And he said unto them, Unto you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all these things are done in parables:
Read in contextMatthew 11:25
At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes.
Read in contextJeremiah 5:21
Hear now this, O foolish people, and without understanding; which have eyes, and see not; which have ears, and hear not:
Read in contextIsaiah 44:18
They have not known nor understood: for he hath shut their eyes, that they cannot see; and their hearts, that they cannot understand.
Read in contextMatthew 13:11–17
He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.
Read in contextColossians 2:2
That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgement of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ;
Read in contextActs 28:26–27
Saying, Go unto this people, and say, Hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and not perceive:
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