Matthew 19:11

Bible in Basic English (1941)

But he said to them, Not all men are able to take in this saying, but only those to whom it is given.

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Cor 7:17 : 17 Only, as the Lord has given to a man, and as is the purpose of God for him, so let him go on living. And these are my orders for all the churches.
  • 1 Cor 7:35 : 35 Now I say this for your profit; not to make things hard for you, but because of what is right, and so that you may be able to give all your attention to the things of the Lord.
  • Matt 13:11 : 11 And he said to them in answer, To you is given the knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.
  • 1 Cor 7:2 : 2 But because of the desires of the flesh, let every man have his wife, and every woman her husband.
  • 1 Cor 7:7-9 : 7 It is my desire that all men might be even as I am. But every man has the power of his special way of life given him by God, one in this way and one in that. 8 But I say to the unmarried and to the widows, It is good for them to be even as I am. 9 But if they have not self-control let them get married; for married life is better than the burning of desire.

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    10The disciples say to him, If this is the position of a man in relation to his wife, it is better not to be married.

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    11And he said to them in answer, To you is given the knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.

    12Because whoever has, to him will be given, and he will have more; but from him who has not, even what he has will be taken away.

    13For this reason I put things into the form of stories; because they see without seeing, and give ear without hearing, and the sense is not clear to them.

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    23And Jesus said to his disciples, Truly I say to you, It is hard for a man with much money to go into the kingdom of heaven.

    24And again I say to you, It is simpler for a camel to go through a needle's eye, than for a man with much money to go into the kingdom of God.

    25And the disciples, hearing this, were greatly surprised, saying, Who then may have salvation?

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    10And he said, To you is given knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of God; but to the others, they are given in stories, so that seeing, they may not see, and though they give hearing, the sense will not be clear to them.

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    11And he said to them, To you is given the secret of the kingdom of God, but to those who are outside, all things are given in the form of stories;

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    25It is simpler for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a man who has much money to come into the kingdom of God.

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    26And they were greatly surprised, saying to him, Who then may have salvation?

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    15He who has ears, let him give ear.

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