Berean Standard Bible

Mark 4:11

“He replied, “The mystery of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to those on the outside everything is expressed in parables,”

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⁹Then Jesus said, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”

¹⁰As soon as Jesus was alone with the Twelve and those around Him, they asked Him about the parable.

¹¹He replied, “The mystery of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to those on the outside everything is expressed in parables,

¹²So that, ‘they may be ever seeing but never perceiving, and ever hearing but never understanding; otherwise they might turn and be forgiven.’”

¹³Then Jesus said to them, “Do you not understand this parable? Then how will you understand any of the parables?

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