Matthew 13:11
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,
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
10And the disciples having come near, said to him, 'Wherefore in similes dost thou speak to them?'
Cross References
Psalms 25:8Good and upright [is] Jehovah, Therefore He directeth sinners in the way.
Isaiah 29:10For 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.
Matthew 11:25At 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.
Matthew 19:11And he said to them, 'All do not receive this word, but those to whom it hath been given;
Luke 8:10And 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.
John 6:65and 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.'
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 →