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Jesus Explains The Purpose of Parables And The Meaning of The Sower

And His disciples were asking Him what this parable might mean. 10 And the One said— “It has been given to you to know[a] the mysteries of the kingdom of God. But I speak in parables to the others in order that while seeing they may not be seeing, and while hearing, they may not be understanding.

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  1. Luke 8:10 Or, understand.

His disciples asked him what this parable meant. 10 He said, “The knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of God has been given to you,(A) but to others I speak in parables, so that,

“‘though seeing, they may not see;
    though hearing, they may not understand.’[a](B)

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  1. Luke 8:10 Isaiah 6:9