Mark 4:10-12
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
The Purpose of the Parables
10 When he was alone, those who were around him along with the twelve asked him about the parables. 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) 12 in order that
‘they may indeed look but not perceive,
and may indeed hear but not understand;
so that they may not turn again and be forgiven.’ ”(B)
Notas al pie
- 4.11 Or mystery
Mark 4:10-12
Lexham English Bible
The Reason for the Parables
10 And when he was alone, those around him together with the twelve began asking[a] him about the parables. 11 And he said to them, “To you has been granted the secret of the kingdom of God, but to those who are outside everything is in parables, 12 so that
‘they may look closely[b] and not perceive,
and they may listen carefully[c] and not understand,
lest they turn and it be forgiven them.’”[d]
Notas al pie
- Mark 4:10 The imperfect tense has been translated as ingressive here (“began asking”)
- Mark 4:12 Literally “seeing they may see”
- Mark 4:12 Literally “hearing they may hear”
- Mark 4:12 A quotation from Isa 6:9–10
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