Matthew 13:11

11 He replied, “Because the knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them.

Matthew 13:11 in Other Translations

KJV
11 He answered and said unto them,Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.
ESV
11 And he answered them, "To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given.
NLT
11 He replied, “You are permitted to understand the secrets of the Kingdom of Heaven, but others are not.
MSG
11 He replied, "You've been given insight into God's kingdom. You know how it works. Not everybody has this gift, this insight; it hasn't been given to them.
CSB
11 He answered them, "Because the secrets does not mean "mysteries" in the Eng sense; it means what we can know only by divine revelation. of the kingdom of heaven have been given for you to know, but it has not been given to them.

Matthew 13:11 In-Context

9 Whoever has ears, let them hear.”
10 The disciples came to him and asked, “Why do you speak to the people in parables?”
11 He replied, “Because the knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them.
12 Whoever has will be given more, and they will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what they have will be taken from them.
13 This is why I speak to them in parables: “Though seeing, they do not see; though hearing, they do not hear or understand.

Cross References 2

  • 1. S Matthew 3:2
  • 2. Matthew 11:25; Matthew 16:17; Matthew 19:11; John 6:65; 1 Corinthians 2:10,14; Colossians 1:27; 1 John 2:20,27
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