Mark 4:11-12

11 He told them, “The secret of the kingdom of God has been given to you. But to those on the outside everything is said 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]

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Cross References 3

  • 1. S Matthew 3:2
  • 2. 1 Corinthians 5:12,13; Colossians 4:5; 1 Thessalonians 4:12; 1 Timothy 3:7
  • 3. Isaiah 6:9,10; S Matthew 13:13-15

Footnotes 1

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