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Luke 8:9-10
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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,

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