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,

“‘though seeing, they may not see;
    though hearing, they may not understand.’[a](B)

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  1. Luke 8:10 Isaiah 6:9

(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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  1. Luke 8:9 Lit was
  2. Luke 8:10 I.e., secrets
  3. Luke 8:10 Or though seeing, they will not
  4. Luke 8:10 Or though hearing, they will not