Luke 8:9-10
New American Standard Bible
9 (A)Now His disciples began asking Him what this parable [a]meant. 10 And He said, “(B)To you it has been granted to know the [b]mysteries of the kingdom of God, but to the rest they are told in parables, so that [c](C)while seeing they may not see, and [d]while hearing they may not understand.
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Luke 8:9-10
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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]
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