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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
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The Purpose of the Parables

9 Then his disciples asked him what this parable meant.(A) 10 He said, “To you it has been given to know the secrets[a] of the kingdom of God, but to others I speak[b] in parables, so that

‘looking they may not perceive
    and hearing they may not understand.’

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Footnotes

  1. 8.10 Or mysteries
  2. 8.10 Gk lacks I speak
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