Mark 4:10-12

The Purpose of Jesus’ Parables

10 As soon as Jesus was alone with the Twelve and those around Him, they asked Him about the parable. ¹

11 He replied, “The mystery of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to those on the outside everything is expressed in parables,

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]”

Cross References

• 1. (Isaiah 6:1–13; Matthew 13:10–17; Luke 8:9–10)

Footnotes

• [a] Isaiah 6:9–10 (see also LXX)