11 And he said unto them, Unto you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all these things are done in parables:

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11 He told them, “The secret of the kingdom of God(A) has been given to you. But to those on the outside(B) everything is said in parables

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12 That seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest at any time they should be converted, and their sins should be forgiven them.

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12 so that,

“‘they may be ever seeing but never perceiving,
    and ever hearing but never understanding;
otherwise they might turn and be forgiven!’[a](A)

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 4:12 Isaiah 6:9,10