Matthew 13:11

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

And he answering said to them that -- `To you it hath been given to know the secrets of the reign of the heavens, and to these it hath not been given,

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ὁ δὲ ἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν αὐτοῖς, Ὅτι Ὑμῖν δέδοται γνῶναι τὰ μυστήρια τῆς βασιλείας τῶν οὐρανῶν, ἐκείνοις δὲ οὐ δέδοται.

Transliteration

But he apokritheis eipen to them, That to you dedotai gnōnai the mystēria of the basileias of the ouranōn, to those ones de not dedotai.

Grammar Details

• *apokritheis*: aorist participle, nominative, masculine, singular, passive - having answered
• *eipen*: aorist, 3rd singular - said
• *autois*: dative, masculine, plural - to them
• *Hoti*: conjunction - that/because
• *Hymin*: dative, plural - to you
• *dedotai*: perfect passive, 3rd singular - has been given
• *gnōnai*: aorist infinitive - to know
• *mystēria*: accusative, neuter, plural - mysteries
• *basileias*: genitive, feminine, singular - of kingdom
• *ouranōn*: genitive, masculine, plural - of heavens
• *ekeinois*: dative, masculine, plural - to those ones
• *de*: contrastive particle - but/and
• *ou*: negative particle - not

Word Meanings

• *apokritheis*: having answered/responded/replied
• *dedotai*: has been given/granted/bestowed
• *gnōnai*: to know/understand/comprehend
• *mystēria*: mysteries/secrets/hidden truths
• *basileias tōn ouranōn*: kingdom of the heavens/heavenly kingdom
• *ekeinois*: to those ones/to them [contrastive]

Referenced Verses

• 1 Cor 2:9-9 : 9 but, according as it hath been written, `What eye did not see, and ear did not hear, and upon the heart of man came not up, what God did prepare for those loving Him --' 10 but to us did God reveal `them' through His Spirit, for the Spirit all things doth search, even the depths of God,
• 1 Cor 2:14 : 14 and the natural man doth not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for to him they are foolishness, and he is not able to know `them', because spiritually they are discerned;
• Matt 19:11 : 11 And he said to them, `All do not receive this word, but those to whom it hath been given;
• 1 John 2:27 : 27 and you, the anointing that ye did receive from him, in you it doth remain, and ye have no need that any one may teach you, but as the same anointing doth teach you concerning all, and is true, and is not a lie, and even as was taught you, ye shall remain in him.
• Rom 16:25 : 25 And to Him who is able to establish you, according to my good news, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the secret, in the times of the ages having been kept silent,
• Matt 16:17 : 17 And Jesus answering said to him, `Happy art thou, Simon Bar-Jona, because flesh and blood did not reveal `it' to thee, but my Father who is in the heavens.
• Luke 8:10 : 10 And he said, `To you it hath been given to know the secrets of the reign of God, and to the rest in similes; that seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.
• 1 Cor 2:7 : 7 but we speak the hidden wisdom of God in a secret, that God foreordained before the ages to our glory,
• Col 1:26-27 : 26 the secret that hath been hid from the ages and from the generations, but now was manifested to his saints, 27 to whom God did will to make known what `is' the riches of the glory of this secret among the nations -- which is Christ in you, the hope of the glory,
• 1 Cor 13:2 : 2 and if I have prophecy, and know all the secrets, and all the knowledge, and if I have all the faith, so as to remove mountains, and have not love, I am nothing;
• 1 John 2:20 : 20 And ye have an anointing from the Holy One, and have known all things;
• 1 Tim 3:16 : 16 and, confessedly, great is the secret of piety -- God was manifested in flesh, declared righteous in spirit, seen by messengers, preached among nations, believed on in the world, taken up in glory!
• Jas 1:5 : 5 and if any of you do lack wisdom, let him ask from God, who is giving to all liberally, and not reproaching, and it shall be given to him;
• Jas 1:16-18 : 16 Be not led astray, my brethren beloved; 17 every good giving, and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the lights, with whom is no variation, or shadow of turning; 18 having counselled, He did beget us with a word of truth, for our being a certain first-fruit of His creatures.
• 1 Cor 15:51 : 51 lo, I tell you a secret; we indeed shall not all sleep, and we all shall be changed;
• Eph 1:9 : 9 having made known to us the secret of His will, according to His good pleasure, that He purposed in Himself,
• Eph 1:18 : 18 the eyes of your understanding being enlightened, for your knowing what is the hope of His calling, and what the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints,
• Eph 3:3-9 : 3 that by revelation He made known to me the secret, according as I wrote before in few `words' -- 4 in regard to which ye are able, reading `it', to understand my knowledge in the secret of the Christ, 5 which in other generations was not made known to the sons of men, as it was now revealed to His holy apostles and prophets in the Spirit -- 6 that the nations be fellow-heirs, and of the same body, and partakers of His promise in the Christ, through the good news, 7 of which I became a ministrant, according to the gift of the grace of God that was given to me, according to the working of His power; 8 to me -- the less than the least of all the saints -- was given this grace, among the nations to proclaim good news -- the untraceable riches of the Christ, 9 and to cause all to see what `is' the fellowship of the secret that hath been hid from the ages in God, who the all things did create by Jesus Christ,
• Eph 5:32 : 32 this secret is great, and I speak in regard to Christ and to the assembly;
• Eph 6:19 : 19 and in behalf of me, that to me may be given a word in the opening of my mouth, in freedom, to make known the secret of the good news,
• Col 2:2 : 2 that their hearts may be comforted, being united in love, and to all riches of the full assurance of the understanding, to the full knowledge of the secret of the God and Father, and of the Christ,
• 1 Tim 3:9 : 9 having the secret of the faith in a pure conscience,
• Luke 10:39-42 : 39 and she had also a sister, called Mary, who also, having seated herself beside the feet of Jesus, was hearing the word, 40 and Martha was distracted about much serving, and having stood by him, she said, `Sir, dost thou not care that my sister left me alone to serve? say then to her, that she may partake along with me.' 41 And Jesus answering said to her, `Martha, Martha, thou art anxious and disquieted about many things, 42 but of one thing there is need, and Mary the good part did choose, that shall not be taken away from her.'
• John 6:65 : 65 and he said, `Because of this I have said to you -- No one is able to come unto me, if it may not have been given him from my Father.'
• John 7:17 : 17 if any one may will to do His will, he shall know concerning the teaching, whether it is of God, or -- I do speak from myself.
• Acts 16:14 : 14 and a certain woman, by name Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, worshipping God, was hearing, whose heart the Lord did open to attend to the things spoken by Paul;
• Acts 17:11-12 : 11 and these were more noble than those in Thessalonica, they received the word with all readiness of mind, every day examining the Writings whether those things were so; 12 many, indeed, therefore, of them did believe, and of the honourable Greek women and men not a few.
• 1 Cor 4:1 : 1 Let a man so reckon us as officers of Christ, and stewards of the secrets of God,
• 1 Cor 4:7 : 7 for who doth make thee to differ? and what hast thou, that thou didst not receive? and if thou didst also receive, why dost thou glory as not having received?
• Mark 4:11 : 11 and he said to them, `To you it hath been given to know the secret of the reign of God, but to those who are without, in similes are all the things done;
• Ps 25:14 : 14 The secret of Jehovah `is' for those fearing Him, And His covenant -- to cause them to know.
• Isa 29:10 : 10 For poured out on you hath Jehovah a spirit of deep sleep, And He closeth your eyes -- the prophets, And your heads -- the seers -- He covered.
• Isa 35:8 : 8 And a highway hath been there, and a way, And the `way of holiness' is called to it, Not pass over it doth the unclean, And He Himself `is' by them, Whoso is going in the way -- even fools err not.
• Matt 11:25-26 : 25 At that time Jesus answering said, `I do confess to Thee, Father, Lord of the heavens and of the earth, that thou didst hide these things from wise and understanding ones, and didst reveal them to babes. 26 Yes, Father, because so it was good pleasure before Thee.
• Ps 25:8-9 : 8 Good and upright `is' Jehovah, Therefore He directeth sinners in the way. 9 He causeth the humble to tread in judgment, And teacheth the humble His way.