Mark 4:10-13

10 As soon as He was alone, His followers *, along with the twelve, began asking Him about the parables.

11 And He was saying to them, "To you has been given the mystery of the kingdom of God, but ¹those who are outside get everything ²in parables,

12 so that ³WHILE SEEING, THEY MAY SEE AND NOT PERCEIVE, AND WHILE HEARING, THEY MAY HEAR AND NOT UNDERSTAND, OTHERWISE THEY MIGHT RETURN AND BE FORGIVEN."

Explanation

13 ⁴And He said to them, "Do you not understand this parable? How will you understand all the parables?

Cross References

• 1. 1 Corinthians 5:12; Colossians 4:5; 1 Thessalonians 4:12; 1 Timothy 3:7
• 2. Mark 3:23; Mark 4:2
• 3. Isaiah 6:9; Isaiah 43:8; Jeremiah 5:21; Ezekiel 12:2; Matthew 13:14; Luke 8:10; John 12:40; Romans 11:8
• 4. Mark 4:13-20: {Matthew 13:18-23; Luke 8:11-15}

Footnotes

• [a] Lit "those about Him"