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Luke 8:9-10
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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

Looking they may not see,
and hearing they may not understand.[a](C)

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Footnotes

  1. 8:10 Is 6:9
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Luke 8:9-10
International Standard Version

The Purpose of the Parables(A)

9 Then his disciples began to ask him what this parable meant. 10 So he said, “You have been given knowledge about the secrets of the kingdom of God. But to others they are given[a] in parables, so that

‘they might look but not see,
    and they might listen but not understand.’”[b]

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 8:10 The Gk. lacks they are given
  2. Luke 8:10 Cf. Isa 6:9-10
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