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Luke 8:9-10
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Luke 8:9-10
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Why Jesus Used Parables
9 Then His disciples asked Him, “What does this parable mean?”(A) 10 So He said, “The secrets of the kingdom of God have been given for you(B) to know, but to the rest it is in parables, so that
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Luke 8:9-10
Lexham English Bible
Luke 8:9-10
Lexham English Bible
The Reason for the Parables
9 And his disciples asked him what this parable meant. 10 And he said, “To you it has been given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God, but to the rest they are in parables, so that
‘Seeing they may not see,
and hearing they may not understand.’[a]
Luke 8:9-10
New International Version
Luke 8:9-10
New International Version
9 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,
Footnotes
- Luke 8:10 Isaiah 6:9
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