Mark 4:11

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He answered them, "The mystery of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to those outside, everything is spoken in parables.

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  • Matt 11:25 : 25 At that time Jesus said, '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.'
  • 1 Tim 3:7 : 7 Moreover, he must have a good reputation with outsiders, so that he won't fall into disgrace and the trap of the devil.
  • Col 4:5 : 5 Conduct yourselves wisely toward outsiders, making the most of the opportunity.
  • 1 Thess 4:12 : 12 so that you may conduct yourselves properly toward outsiders and not be dependent on anyone.
  • 1 Cor 5:12-13 : 12 What business is it of mine to judge outsiders? Are you not to judge those inside the church? 13 God will judge those outside. 'Expel the wicked person from among you.'
  • Jas 1:16-18 : 16 Do not be deceived, my beloved brothers and sisters. 17 Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shifting shadow. 18 By His own will He brought us forth by the word of truth, so that we might be a kind of firstfruits of His creation.
  • 1 John 5:20 : 20 We also 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.
  • Titus 3:3-7 : 3 For we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, led astray, slaves to various passions and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hated by others and hating one another. 4 But when the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared, 5 He saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to His mercy, through the washing of regeneration and renewal by the Holy Spirit. 6 This Spirit He poured out on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior, 7 so that, being justified by His grace, we might become heirs according to the hope of eternal life.
  • 2 Cor 4:6 : 6 For God, who said, 'Let light shine out of darkness,' has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of God's glory displayed in the face of Jesus Christ.
  • Eph 1:9 : 9 He made known to us the mystery of His will, according to His good pleasure, which He purposed in Christ,
  • Eph 2:4-9 : 4 But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which He loved us, 5 made us alive together with Christ, even when we were dead in our transgressions—by grace you have been saved. 6 And He raised us up with Him and seated us with Him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus. 7 So that in the coming ages He might show the surpassing riches of His grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. 8 For by grace you have been saved through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— 9 not by works, so that no one can boast. 10 For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we might walk in them.
  • Matt 13:11-13 : 11 Jesus replied, "The mysteries of the kingdom of heaven have been given to you to know, but not to them. 12 For whoever has, more will be given to them, and they will have abundance. But whoever does not have, even what they have will be taken away from them. 13 That is why I speak to them in parables, because although they see, they do not see; and although they hear, they do not hear or understand.
  • Matt 13:16 : 16 But blessed are your eyes, because they see, and your ears, because they hear.
  • Matt 16:17 : 17 Jesus replied, "Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven.
  • Luke 8:10 : 10 And He said, "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.’
  • Luke 10:21-24 : 21 At that time Jesus rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said, 'I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and intelligent and revealed them to little ones. Yes, Father, for this was Your good pleasure.' 22 All things have been entrusted to Me by My Father. No one knows who the Son is except the Father, and no one knows who the Father is except the Son, and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal Him. 23 Then He turned to His disciples and said privately, 'Blessed are the eyes that see what you see.' 24 For I tell you, many prophets and kings wanted to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.
  • 1 Cor 4:7 : 7 For who makes you different from anyone else? What do you have that you did not receive? And if you did receive it, why do you boast as though you did not?

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    9Then His disciples asked Him, "What does this parable mean?"

    10And He said, "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.’

    11Now this is the meaning of the parable: The seed is the word of God.

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    9Let anyone who has ears listen.

    10Then the disciples approached him and asked, "Why do you speak to them in parables?"

    11Jesus replied, "The mysteries of the kingdom of heaven have been given to you to know, but not to them.

    12For whoever has, more will be given to them, and they will have abundance. But whoever does not have, even what they have will be taken away from them.

    13That is why I speak to them in parables, because although they see, they do not see; and although they hear, they do not hear or understand.

    14In them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah that says: 'You will indeed hear but never understand; you will indeed see but never perceive.'

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    12"So that, 'Though they see, they may see and not perceive; and though they hear, they may hear and not understand; otherwise they might turn back and be forgiven.'

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    33With many such parables, he spoke the word to them, as much as they were able to understand.

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    30He also said, 'To what can we compare the kingdom of God? Or with what parable can we illustrate it?'

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    6Jesus used this figure of speech with them, but they did not understand what he was saying to them.

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    15Then Peter spoke up and said to him, “Explain this parable to us.”

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    22For nothing is hidden that will not be revealed, and nothing is concealed that will not be brought to light.

    23If anyone has ears to hear, let them hear.

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    25For whoever has, more will be given to him; and whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.

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    22All things have been entrusted to Me by My Father. No one knows who the Son is except the Father, and no one knows who the Father is except the Son, and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal Him.

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    16But blessed are your eyes, because they see, and your ears, because they hear.

    17Truly I tell you, many prophets and righteous people longed to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.

    18So listen to the parable of the sower.

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    15He who has ears, let him hear.

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    21Nor will people say, 'Look, here it is!' or 'There it is!' For behold, the kingdom of God is in your midst.