Matthew 13:11
And, 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.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
10And the disciples, coming near, said to him, Wherefore, in parables, art thou speaking to them?
Cross References
Psalms 25:8Good and upright, is Yahweh, For this cause, will he direct sinners into the way.
Isaiah 29:10For Yahweh, hath poured out upon you, a spirit of deep sleep, Yea hath tightly shut your eyes—the prophets,—And, your heads—the seers, hath he covered,
Matthew 11:25In that season, answered Jesus, 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;
Matthew 19:11But, he, said unto them—Not all, find room for he word, save they to whom it hath been given;
Luke 8:10And, he, said—Unto you, hath it been given, to get to know the sacred secrets of the kingdom of God; but, unto the rest, in parables,—in order that, seeing, they may not see, and, hearing, they may not understand.
John 6:65and he went on to say—For this cause, have I said unto you: No one, can come unto me, except it have been given him, of the Father.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 13:2-24
The Parable of the Sower; Why Christ Taught in Parables; Of the Sower and the Seed. 1 The same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the sea side. 2 And great multitudes were gathered together unto him, so that he went into a ship, and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore. 3 And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow; 4 And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up: 5 Some fell upon stony places, where… Read the whole commentary →