Mark 4:11
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11 And he said to them, “To you has been given the secret[a] of the kingdom of God, but for those outside everything comes in parables,(A)
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- 4.11 Or mystery
Matthew 11:25
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Jesus Thanks His Father
25 At that time Jesus said, “I thank[a] you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and the intelligent and have revealed them to infants;(A)
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- 11.25 Or praise
Luke 8:10
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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.’
1 John 5:20
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20 And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding so that we may know him who is true;[a] and we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.(A)
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- 5.20 Other ancient authorities read know the true God
James 1:16-18
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16 Do not be deceived, my beloved brothers and sisters. 17 Every generous act of giving, with every perfect gift, is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.[a](A) 18 In fulfillment of his own purpose he gave birth to us by the word of truth, so that we would become a kind of first fruits of his creatures.(B)
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- 1.17 Other ancient authorities read variation due to a shadow of turning
1 Thessalonians 4:12
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12 so that you may behave properly toward outsiders and be dependent on no one.(A)
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Colossians 4:5
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5 Conduct yourselves wisely toward outsiders, making the most of the time.[a](A)
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- 4.5 Or opportunity
1 Corinthians 5:12-13
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12 For what have I to do with judging those outside? Are you not judges of those who are inside?(A) 13 God will judge those outside. “Drive out the wicked person from among you.”(B)
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Titus 3:3-7
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3 For we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, led astray, slaves to various passions and pleasures, passing our days in malice and envy, despicable, hating one another.(A) 4 But when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared,(B) 5 he saved us, not because of any works of righteousness that we had done, but according to his mercy, through the water[a] of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit.(C) 6 This Spirit he poured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior, 7 so that, having been justified by his grace, we might become heirs according to the hope of eternal life.(D)
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- 3.5 Gk washing
1 Timothy 3:7
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7 Moreover, he must be well thought of by outsiders, so that he may not fall into disgrace and the snare of the devil.(A)
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Ephesians 2:4-10
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4 but God, who is rich in mercy, out of the great love with which he loved us(A) 5 even when we were dead through our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ[a]—by grace you have been saved— 6 and raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly places[b] in Christ Jesus, 7 so that in the ages to come he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. 8 For by grace you have been saved through faith, and this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God— 9 not the result of works, so that no one may boast. 10 For we are what he has made us, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we may walk in them.(B)
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Ephesians 1:9
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9 he has made known to us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure that he set forth in Christ,(A)
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2 Corinthians 4:6
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6 For it is the God who said, “Light will shine out of darkness,” who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ.(A)
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Luke 10:21-24
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Jesus Rejoices
21 At that very hour Jesus[a] rejoiced in the Holy Spirit[b] and said, “I thank[c] you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and the intelligent and have revealed them to infants; yes, Father, for such was your gracious will.[d](A) 22 All things have been handed over to me by my Father, and no one knows who the Son is except the Father or who the Father is except the Son and anyone to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.”(B)
23 Then turning to the disciples, Jesus[e] said to them privately, “Blessed are the eyes that see what you see!(C) 24 For I tell you that many prophets and kings desired to see what you see but did not see it and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.”(D)
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Matthew 16:17
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17 And Jesus answered him, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you but my Father in heaven.(A)
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Matthew 13:16
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16 “But blessed are your eyes, for they see, and your ears, for they hear.(A)
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Matthew 13:11-13
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11 He answered, “To you it has been given to know the secrets[a] of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given.(A) 12 For to those who have, more will be given, and they will have an abundance, but from those who have nothing, even what they have will be taken away.(B) 13 The reason I speak to them in parables is that ‘seeing they do not perceive, and hearing they do not listen, nor do they understand.’(C)
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- 13.11 Or mysteries
1 Corinthians 4:7
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7 For who sees anything different in you?[a] What do you have that you did not receive? And if you received it, why do you boast as if you did not receive?(A)
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- 4.7 Or Who makes you different from another?
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