Luke 8:10
so he said, "It is granted you to understand the open secrets of the Reign of God, but the others get it in parables, so that for all their seeing they may not see, and for all their hearing they may not understand.
Matthew 11:25
At that time Jesus spoke and said, "I praise thee, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for hiding all this from the wise and learned and revealing it to the simpleminded;
Romans 16:25
[Now to Him who can strengthen you by my gospel, by the preaching of Jesus Christ, by revealing the secret purpose which after the silence of long ages
Matthew 13:11-17
He replied, "Because it is granted you to understand the open secrets of the Realm of heaven, but it is not granted to these people.
Matthew 16:17
Jesus answered him, "You are a blessed man, Simon Bar-jona, for it was my Father in heaven, not flesh and blood, that revealed this to you.
Mark 4:11
and he said to them: "The open secret of the Realm of God is granted to you, but these outsiders get everything by way of parables,
Luke 10:21-24
He thrilled with joy at that hour in the holy Spirit, saying, "I praise thee, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for concealing this from the wise and learned and revealing it to the simple-minded; yes, Father, I praise thee that such was thy chosen purpose." Then turning to the disciples he said,
John 12:40
He has blinded their eyes and made their hearts insensible, to prevent them seeing with their eyes and understanding with their hearts and turning for me to cure them.
Acts 28:26-27
when he said, Go and tell this people, 'You will hear and hear but never understand, you will see and see but never perceive.'
Romans 11:7-10
Now what are we to infer from this? That Israel has failed to secure the object of its quest; the elect have secured it, and the rest have been rendered insensible to it ??8 as it is written, God has given them a spirit of torpor, eyes that see not, ears that hear not ??down to this very day.
1 Corinthians 2:7-11
it is the mysterious Wisdom of God that we discuss, that hidden wisdom which God decreed from all eternity for our glory.
1 Corinthians 12:11
But all these effects are produced by one and the same Spirit, apportioning them severally to each individual as he pleases.
Ephesians 3:3-9
how the divine secret was disclosed to me by a revelation (if you read what I have already written briefly about this,
Colossians 2:2
May their hearts be encouraged! May they learn the meaning of love! May they have all the wealth of conviction that comes from insight! May they learn to know that open secret of God, the Father of Christ,
1 Timothy 3:16
And who does not admit how profound is the divine truth of our religion? ??it is He who was "manifest in the flesh, vindicated by the Spirit, seen by the angels, preached among the nations, believed on throughout the world, taken up to glory."
1 Peter 1:10-12
Even prophets have searched and inquired about that salvation, the prophets who prophesied of the grace that was meant for you;