Mark 4:11

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He said to them,“The secret of the kingdom of God has been given to you. But to those outside, everything is in parables,

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  • Matt 11:25 : 25 Jesus’ Invitation At that time Jesus said,“I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and intelligent, and have revealed them to little children.
  • 1 Tim 3:7 : 7 And he must be well thought of by those outside the faith, so that he may not fall into disgrace and be caught by the devil’s trap.
  • Col 4:5 : 5 Conduct yourselves with wisdom toward outsiders, making the most of the opportunities.
  • 1 Thess 4:12 : 12 In this way you will live a decent life before outsiders and not be in need.
  • 1 Cor 5:12-13 : 12 For what do I have to do with judging those outside? Are you not to judge those inside? 13 But God will judge those outside. Remove the evil person from among you.
  • Jas 1:16-18 : 16 Do not be led astray, my dear brothers and sisters. 17 All generous giving and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or the slightest hint of change. 18 By his sovereign plan he gave us birth through the message of truth, that we would be a kind of firstfruits of all he created.
  • 1 John 5:20 : 20 And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us insight to know him who is true, and we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. This one is the true God and eternal life.
  • Titus 3:3-7 : 3 For we too were once foolish, disobedient, misled, enslaved to various passions and desires, spending our lives in evil and envy, hateful and hating one another. 4 But“when the kindness of God our Savior and his love for mankind appeared, 5 he saved us not by works of righteousness that we have done but on the basis of his mercy, through the washing of the new birth and the renewing of the Holy Spirit, 6 whom he poured out on us in full measure through Jesus Christ our Savior. 7 And so, since we have been justified by his grace, we become heirs with the confident expectation of eternal life.”
  • 2 Cor 4:6 : 6 For God, who said“Let light shine out of darkness,” is the one who shined in our hearts to give us the light of the glorious knowledge of God in the face of Christ.
  • Eph 1:9 : 9 He did this when he revealed to us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure that he set forth in Christ,
  • Eph 2:4-9 : 4 But God, being rich in mercy, because of his great love with which he loved us, 5 even though we were dead in offenses, made us alive together with Christ– by grace you are saved!– 6 and he raised us up together with him and seated us together with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus, 7 to demonstrate in the coming ages the surpassing wealth of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. 8 For by grace you are saved through faith, and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God; 9 it is not from works, so that no one can boast. 10 For we are his creative work, having been created in Christ Jesus for good works that God prepared beforehand so we can do them.
  • Matt 13:11-13 : 11 He replied,“You have been given the opportunity to know the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but they have not. 12 For whoever has will be given more, and will have an abundance. But whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken from him. 13 For this reason I speak to them in parables: Although they see they do not see, and although they hear they do not hear nor do they understand.
  • Matt 13:16 : 16 “But your eyes are blessed because they see, and your ears because they hear.
  • Matt 16:17 : 17 And Jesus answered him,“You are blessed, Simon son of Jonah, because flesh and blood did not reveal this to you, but my Father in heaven!
  • Luke 8:10 : 10 He said,“You have been given the opportunity to know the secrets of the kingdom of God, but for others they are in parables, so that although they see they may not see, and although they hear they may not understand.
  • Luke 10:21-24 : 21 On that same occasion 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 children. Yes, Father, for this was your gracious will. 22 All things have been given to me by my Father. No one knows who the Son is except the Father, or who the Father is except the Son and anyone to whom the Son decides to reveal him.” 23 Then Jesus turned to his disciples and said privately,“Blessed are the eyes that see what you see! 24 For I tell you that many prophets and kings longed 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 concedes you any superiority? What do you have that you did not receive? And if you received it, why do you boast as though you did not?

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    9Then his disciples asked him what this parable meant.

    10He said,“You have been given the opportunity to know the secrets of the kingdom of God, but for others they are in parables, so that although they see they may not see, and although they hear they may not understand.

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

  • Matt 13:9-14
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    9The one who has ears had better listen!”

    10Then the disciples came to him and said,“Why do you speak to them in parables?”

    11He replied,“You have been given the opportunity to know the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but they have not.

    12For whoever has will be given more, and will have an abundance. But whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken from him.

    13For this reason I speak to them in parables: Although they see they do not see, and although they hear they do not hear nor do they understand.

    14And concerning them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled that says:‘You will listen carefully yet will never understand, you will look closely yet will never comprehend.

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    12so that although they look they may look but not see, and although they hear they may hear but not understand, so they may not repent and be forgiven.”

    13He said to them,“Don’t you understand this parable? Then how will you understand any parable?

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    33The Use of Parables So with many parables like these, he spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear.

    34He did not speak to them without a parable. But privately he explained everything to his own disciples.

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    9And he said,“Whoever has ears to hear had better listen!”

    10The Purpose of Parables When he was alone, those around him with the twelve asked him about the parables.

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    34The Purpose of Parables Jesus spoke all these things in parables to the crowds; he did not speak to them without a parable.

    35This fulfilled what was spoken by the prophet:“I will open my mouth in parables, I will announce what has been hidden from the foundation of the world.”

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    30The Parable of the Mustard Seed He also asked,“To what can we compare the kingdom of God, or what parable can we use to present it?

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    6Jesus told them this parable, but they did not understand what he was saying to them.

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    15But Peter said to him,“Explain this parable to us.”

    16Jesus said,“Even after all this, are you still so foolish?

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    22For nothing is hidden except to be revealed, and nothing concealed except to be brought to light.

    23If anyone has ears to hear, he had better listen!”

    24And he said to them,“Take care about what you hear. The measure you use will be the measure you receive, and more will be added to you.

    25For whoever has will be given more, but whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken from him.”

    26The Parable of the Growing Seed He also said,“The kingdom of God is like someone who spreads seed on the ground.

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    27All things have been handed over to me by my Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son decides to reveal him.

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    22All things have been given to me by my Father. No one knows who the Son is except the Father, or who the Father is except the Son and anyone to whom the Son decides to reveal him.”

    23Then Jesus turned to his disciples and said privately,“Blessed are the eyes that see what you see!

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    2He taught them many things in parables, and in his teaching said to them:

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    21Then he said to them,“Do you still not understand?”

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    45But they did not understand this statement; its meaning had been concealed from them, so that they could not grasp it. Yet they were afraid to ask him about this statement.

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    11He said to them,“Not everyone can accept this statement, except those to whom it has been given.

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    17For nothing is hidden that will not be revealed, and nothing concealed that will not be made known and brought to light.

    18So listen carefully, for whoever has will be given more, but whoever does not have, even what he thinks he has will be taken from him.”

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    26when he said,‘Go to this people and say,“You will keep on hearing, but will never understand, and you will keep on looking, but will never perceive.

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    25Jesus’ Invitation At that time Jesus said,“I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and intelligent, and have revealed them to little children.

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

    17For I tell you the truth, 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.

    18“So listen to the parable of the sower:

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    20Again he said,“To what should I compare the kingdom of God?

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    17Now when Jesus had left the crowd and entered the house, his disciples asked him about the parable.

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    3But even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled only to those who are perishing,

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    34But the twelve understood none of these things. This saying was hidden from them, and they did not grasp what Jesus meant.

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    2Nothing is hidden that will not be revealed, and nothing is secret that will not be made known.

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    15The one who has ears had better listen!

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    3He told them many things in parables, saying:“Listen! A sower went out to sow.

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    41Then Peter said,“Lord, are you telling this parable for us or for everyone?”

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    21nor will they say,‘Look, here it is!’ or‘There!’ For indeed, the kingdom of God is in your midst.”