Mark 4:11
9 Then Jesus said, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”
10 As soon as Jesus was alone with the Twelve and those around Him, they asked Him about the parable.
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,
12 so that, ‘they may be ever seeing but never perceiving, and ever hearing but never understanding; otherwise they might turn and be forgiven.’”
13 Then Jesus said to them, “Do you not understand this parable? Then how will you understand any of the parables?
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- 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,
- KJV
- 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:
- WEB
- He said to them, “To you is given the mystery of God’s Kingdom, but to those who are outside, all things are done in parables,
- ASV
- And he said unto them, Unto you is given the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all things are done in parables:
- DARBY
- And he said to them, To you is given [to know] the mystery of the kingdom of God; but to them who are without, all things are done in parables,
- BLB
- And He was saying to them, “To you⁺ has been given the mystery of the kingdom of God, but to those who [are] outside, everything is done in parables,
- ÅB
- Og han sa til dem: Dere er Guds rikes hemmelighet gitt, men til hine som er utenfor, sies det alt sammen i lignelser,
- OTB
- Han sa til dem, «Guds rikes mysterium er gitt til dere, men til dem utenfor blir alt sagt i lignelser,
- B1930
- Og han sa til dem: Eder er Guds rikes hemmelighet gitt, men til hine som er utenfor, sies det alt sammen i lignelser,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Matthew 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 contextLuke 8:10
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.’
Read in context1 Thessalonians 4:12
Then you will behave properly toward outsiders, without being dependent on anyone.
Read in contextJames 1:16–18
Do not be deceived, my beloved brothers.
Read in context1 Corinthians 5:12–13
What business of mine is it to judge those outside the church? Are you not to judge those inside?
Read in context1 John 5:20
And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true—in His Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.
Read in contextColossians 4:5
Act wisely toward outsiders, redeeming the time.
Read in contextTitus 3:3–7
For at one time we too were foolish, disobedient, misled, and enslaved to all sorts of desires and pleasures—living in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another.
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