Luke 8:9-10
New King James Version
The Purpose of Parables(A)
9 (B)Then His disciples asked Him, saying, “What does this parable mean?”
10 And He said, “To you it has been given to know the [a]mysteries of the kingdom of God, but to the rest it is given in parables, that
(C)‘Seeing they may not see,
And hearing they may not understand.’
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- Luke 8:10 secret or hidden truths
Luke 8:9-10
Amplified Bible
9 Now His disciples began asking Him what this parable meant. 10 And He said, “To you [who have been chosen] it has been granted to know and recognize the [a]mysteries of the kingdom of God, but to the rest it is in parables, so that though seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.(A)
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- Luke 8:10 Spiritual truths hidden throughout the ages, but now revealed through the teaching of Christ.
Luke 8:9-10
Authorized (King James) Version
9 And his disciples asked him, saying, What might this parable be? 10 And he said, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to others in parables; that seeing they might not see, and hearing they might not understand.
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Luke 8:9-10
1599 Geneva Bible
9 Then his disciples asked him, demanding what parable that was.
10 And he said, Unto you it is given to know the [a]secrets of the kingdom of God, but to others in parables, that when (A)they see, they should not see, and when they hear, they should not understand.
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- Luke 8:10 Those things are called secret, which may not be uttered: for the word used here, is as much as we say in our tongue, to hold a man’s peace.
Luke 8:9-10
Young's Literal Translation
9 And his disciples were questioning him, saying, `What may this simile be?'
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.
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