Mark 4:11

and he was saying unto them—To you, the sacred secret hath been given of the kingdom of God, whereas, to them who are outside, in parables are all things coming to pass,—that

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

And he said unto them, Unto you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all these things are done in parables:

In Context

10And when he was alone they who were about him with the twelve questioned him as to the parables;

12They may surely look and yet not see, and surely hear and yet not understand, lest once they should return and it be forgiven them.

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Cross References

Matthew 13:11And, he, answering, said, Because, unto you, hath it been given, to get to know the sacred secrets of the kingdom of the heavens,—whereas, unto them, hath it not been given.

Matthew 16:17And Jesus, answering, said to him—Happy, art thou, Simon Bar-yona,—because, flesh and blood, revealed it not unto thee, but my Father who is in the heavens.

Luke 10:21In the self-same hour, exulted he in the Holy Spirit, and said—I openly give praise unto thee, Father! Lord of heaven and earth! in that thou hast hid these things from the wise and discerning, and hast revealed them unto babes,—Yea, O Father! that, so, hath it become, a delight, before thee.

1 Corinthians 5:12For what have I to do to be judging them who are without? Do, ye, not judge, them who are within,

Ephesians 1:9making known to us the sacred secret of his will, according to his good pleasure which he purposed in him,—

Colossians 4:5In wisdom, be walking towards them who are without,—the opportunity, buying out for yourselves,

Matthew Henry on Mark 4:2-21

The Parable of the Sower. 1 And he began again to teach by the sea side: and there was gathered unto him a great multitude, so that he entered into a ship, and sat in the sea; and the whole multitude was by the sea on the land. 2 And he taught them many things by parables, and said unto them in his doctrine, 3 Hearken; Behold, there went out a sower to sow: 4 And it came to pass, as he sowed, some fell by the way side, and the fowls of the air came and devoured it up. 5 And some fell on stony ground, where it had… Read the whole commentary →

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