Mark 4:11-13

New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

¹¹And he said to them, “To you has been given the secret^[a] of the kingdom of God, but for those outside, everything comes in parables; ¹²in order that

‘they may indeed look, but not perceive,
and may indeed listen, but not understand;
so that they may not turn again and be forgiven.’”

¹³And he said to them, “Do you not understand this parable? Then how will you understand all the parables?

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Mark 4:11 Or mystery

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