Mark 4:11

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And he said unto them, Unto you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all these things are done in parables:

Unto you

Them

All these

Matthew 13:13

General references

Proverbs 28:5

Bible References

Unto you

At that time Jesus made answer and said, I give praise to you, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have kept these things secret from the wise and the men of learning, and have made them clear to little children.

And he said to them in answer, To you is given the knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.

And Jesus made answer and said to him, A blessing on you, Simon Bar-jonah: because this knowledge has not come to you from flesh and blood, but from my Father in heaven.

And he said, To you is given knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of God; but to the others, they are given in stories, so that seeing, they may not see, and though they give hearing, the sense will not be clear to them.

In that same hour he was full of joy in the Holy Spirit and said, I give praise to you, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have kept these things secret from the wise and the men of learning, and have made them clear to little children: for so, O Father, it was pleasing in your eyes.

For who made you better than your brother? or what have you that has not been given to you? but if it has been given to you, what cause have you for pride, as if it had not been given to you?

Seeing that it is God who said, Let light be shining out of the dark, who has put in our hearts the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

Having made clear to us the secret of his purpose, in agreement with the design which he had in mind, to put into his hands

But God, being full of mercy, through the great love which he had for us,

For in the past we were foolish, hard in heart, turned from the true way, servants of evil desires and pleasures, living in bad feeling and envy, hated and hating one another.

Do not be turned from the right way, dear brothers.

And we are certain that the Son of God has come, and has given us a clear vision, so that we may see him who is true, and we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.

Them

For it is no business of mine to be judging those who are outside; but it is yours to be judging those who are among you;

Be wise in your behaviour to those who are outside, making good use of the time.

That you may be respected by those who are outside, and may have need of nothing.

And he is to have a good name among those outside the church, so that nothing may be said against him and he may not be taken by the designs of the Evil One.

All these

For this reason I put things into the form of stories; because they see without seeing, and give ear without hearing, and the sense is not clear to them.

General references

Evil men have no knowledge of what is right; but those who go after the Lord have knowledge of all things.