10 When He was alone with the Twelve, those who were around Him asked Him about the parables.
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He answered them, "The secret [a] does not mean "mystery" in the Eng sense; it means what we can know only by divine revelation. of the kingdom of God has been granted to you, but to those outside, everything comes in parables
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so that they may look and look, yet not perceive; they may listen and listen, yet not understand; otherwise, they might turn back- and be forgiven. " [b][c]