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Luke 8:9-10
World English Bible
Luke 8:9-10
World English Bible
9 Then his disciples asked him, “What does this parable mean?”
10 He said, “To you it is given to know the mysteries of God’s Kingdom, but to the rest in parables; that ‘seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.’
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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