Matthew 13:10-13

An Explanation

10 And the disciples came and said to Him, "Why * do You speak to them in parables?"

11 Jesus answered them, "¹To you it has been granted to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been granted.

12 "²For whoever has, to him more shall be given, and he will have an abundance; but whoever does not have, even what he has shall be taken away from him.

13 "Therefore * I speak to them in parables; because while ³seeing they do not see, and while hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand.

Cross References

• 1. Matthew 19:11; Matthew 20:23; John 6:65; 1 Corinthians 2:10; Colossians 1:27; 1 John 2:20, 27
• 2. Matthew 25:29; Mark 4:25; Luke 8:18; Luke 19:26
• 3. Deuteronomy 29:4; Isaiah 42:19, 20; Jeremiah 5:21; Ezekiel 12:2

Footnotes

• [a] Lit "He"