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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
Luke 8:9-10
International Standard Version
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]
Footnotes
- Luke 8:10 The Gk. lacks they are given
- Luke 8:10 Cf. Isa 6:9-10
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