Mark 4:11

Webster's Bible (1833)

He said to them, "To you is given the mystery of the Kingdom of God, but to those who are outside, all things are done in parables,

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  • Matt 11:25 : 25 At that time, Jesus answered, "I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you hid these things from the wise and understanding, and revealed them to infants.
  • 1 Tim 3:7 : 7 Moreover he must have good testimony from those who are outside, to avoid falling into reproach and the snare of the devil.
  • Col 4:5 : 5 Walk in wisdom toward those who are outside, redeeming the time.
  • 1 Thess 4:12 : 12 that you may walk properly toward those who are outside, and may have need of nothing.
  • 1 Cor 5:12-13 : 12 For what have I to do with also judging those who are outside? Don't you judge those who are within? 13 But those who are outside, God judges. "Put away the wicked man from among yourselves."
  • Jas 1:16-18 : 16 Don't be deceived, my beloved brothers. 17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom can be no variation, nor turning shadow. 18 Of his own will he brought us forth by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of first fruits of his creatures.
  • 1 John 5:20 : 20 We know that the Son of God has come, and has given us an understanding, that we know him who is true, and we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.
  • Titus 3:3-7 : 3 For we were also once foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving various lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another. 4 But when the kindness of God our Savior and his love toward mankind appeared, 5 not by works of righteousness, which we did ourselves, but according to his mercy, he saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing by the Holy Spirit, 6 which he poured out on us richly, through Jesus Christ our Savior; 7 that, being justified by his grace, we might be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.
  • 2 Cor 4:6 : 6 seeing it is God who said, "Light will shine out of darkness," who has shone in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
  • Eph 1:9 : 9 making known to us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he purposed in him
  • Eph 2:4-9 : 4 But God, being rich in mercy, for his great love with which he loved us, 5 even when we were dead through our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), 6 and raised us up with him, and made us to sit with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, 7 that in the ages to come he might show the exceeding riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus; 8 for by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, 9 not of works, that no one would boast. 10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared before that we would walk in them.
  • Matt 13:11-13 : 11 He answered them, "To you it is given to know the mysteries of the Kingdom of Heaven, but it is not given to them. 12 For whoever has, to him will be given, and he will have abundance, but whoever doesn't have, from him will be taken away even that which he has. 13 Therefore I speak to them in parables, because seeing they don't see, and hearing, they don't hear, neither do they understand.
  • Matt 13:16 : 16 "But blessed are your eyes, for they see; and your ears, for they hear.
  • Matt 16:17 : 17 Jesus answered him, "Blessed are you, Simon Bar Jonah, for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven.
  • Luke 8:10 : 10 He said, "To 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.'
  • Luke 10:21-24 : 21 In that same hour Jesus rejoiced in the Holy Spirit, and said, "I thank you, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding, and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for so it was well-pleasing in your sight." 22 Turning to the disciples, he said, "All things have been delivered to me by my Father. No one knows who the Son is, except the Father, and who the Father is, except the Son, and he to whomever the Son desires to reveal him." 23 Turning to the disciples, he said privately, "Blessed are the eyes which see the things that you see, 24 for I tell you that many prophets and kings desired to see the things which you see, and didn't see them, and to hear the things which you hear, and didn't hear them."
  • 1 Cor 4:7 : 7 For who makes you different? And what do you have that you didn't receive? But if you did receive it, why do you boast as if you had not received it?

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    9 Then his disciples asked him, "What does this parable mean?"

    10 He said, "To 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.'

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

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    9 He who has ears to hear, let him hear."

    10 The disciples came, and said to him, "Why do you speak to them in parables?"

    11 He answered them, "To you it is given to know the mysteries of the Kingdom of Heaven, but it is not given to them.

    12 For whoever has, to him will be given, and he will have abundance, but whoever doesn't have, from him will be taken away even that which he has.

    13 Therefore I speak to them in parables, because seeing they don't see, and hearing, they don't hear, neither do they understand.

    14 In them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled, which says, 'By hearing you will hear, And will in no way understand; Seeing you will see, And will in no way perceive:

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    12 that 'seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest perhaps they should turn again, and their sins should be forgiven them.'"

    13 He said to them, "Don't you understand this parable? How will you understand all of the parables?

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

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    9 He said, "Whoever has ears to hear, let him hear."

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    34 Jesus spoke all these things in parables to the multitudes; and without a parable, he didn't speak to them,

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    30 He said, "How will we liken the Kingdom of God? Or with what parable will we illustrate it?

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    6 Jesus spoke this parable to them, but they didn't understand what he was telling them.

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    15 Peter answered him, "Explain the parable to us."

    16 So Jesus said, "Do you also still not understand?

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    22 For there is nothing hidden, except that it should be made known; neither was anything made secret, but that it should come to light.

    23 If any man has ears to hear, let him hear."

    24 He said to them, "Take heed what you hear. With whatever measure you measure, it will be measured to you, and more will be given to you who hear.

    25 For whoever has, to him will more be given, and he who doesn't have, from him will be taken away even that which he has."

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    27 All things have been delivered to me by my Father. No one knows the Son, except the Father; neither does anyone know the Father, except the Son, and he to whom the Son desires to reveal him.

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    22 Turning to the disciples, he said, "All things have been delivered to me by my Father. No one knows who the Son is, except the Father, and who the Father is, except the Son, and he to whomever the Son desires to reveal him."

    23 Turning to the disciples, he said privately, "Blessed are the eyes which see the things that you see,

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    17 For nothing is hidden, that will not be revealed; nor anything secret, that will not be known and come to light.

    18 Be careful therefore how you hear. For whoever has, to him will be given; and whoever doesn't have, from him will be taken away even that which he thinks he has."

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    26 saying, 'Go to this people, and say, In hearing, you will hear, But will in no way understand. In seeing, you will see, But will in no way perceive.

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    16 "But blessed are your eyes, for they see; and your ears, for they hear.

    17 For most assuredly I tell you that many prophets and righteous men desired to see the things which you see, and didn't see them; and to hear the things which you hear, and didn't hear them.

    18 "Hear, then, the parable of the farmer.

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    20 Again he said, "To what shall I compare the Kingdom of God?

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    17 When he had entered into a house away from the multitude, his disciples asked him about the parable.

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    3 Even if our Gospel is veiled, it is veiled in those who perish;

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    34 They understood none of these things. This saying was hidden from them, and they didn't understand the things that were said.

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    2 But there is nothing covered up, that will not be revealed, nor hidden, that will not be known.

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    15 He who has ears to hear, let him hear.

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    11 As they heard these things, he went on and told a parable, because he was near Jerusalem, and they supposed that the Kingdom of God would be revealed immediately.

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    3 He spoke to them many things in parables, saying, "Behold, a farmer went out to sow.

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    41 Peter said to him, "Lord, are you telling this parable to us, or to everybody?"

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    21 neither will they say, 'Look, here!' or, 'Look, there!' for behold, the Kingdom of God is within you."

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