Luke 8:10

The Reason For The Parables

⁹ But his disciples began to question him - What might, this very, parable be? ¹⁰ And, he, said - Unto you, hath it been given, to get to know the sacred secrets of the kingdom of God; but, unto the rest, in parables, - in order that, seeing, they may not see, and, hearing, they may not understand. ¹¹ Now the parable, is this - The seed, is, the word of God.

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Isaiah 6:9

Then said be - Go and say unto this people, - Hear on but do not discern, See on but do not perceive:

Matthew 11:25

In that season, answered Jesus, and said - I openly give praise unto thee, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, - in that thou hast hid these things from the wise and discerning, and hast revealed them unto babes;

Romans 16:25

Now, unto him who hath power to establish you, according to my glad-message - even the proclamation of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of a sacred secret, in age-past times kept silent,

Deuteronomy 29:4

yet hath Yahweh not given onto you a heart to know, or eyes to see or ears to hear, - until this day.

Psalm 25:14

Intimacy with Yahweh, have they who revere him, His covenant also, he letteth them know.

Isaiah 29:14

Therefore, behold me! again dealing wonderfully with this people, doing wonderfully a wonderful thing, - So shall perish, the wisdom of their wise men, And the intelligence of their intelligent men, shall vanish!

Isaiah 44:18

They have not taken note, neither can they perceive, - He hath besmeared - past seeing - their eyes, Past understanding, their hearts;

Jeremiah 5:21

Hear this, I pray you ye people - foolish and without heart, - Eyes, have they, and see not, Ears, have they, and hear not!

Matthew 13:11-17

And, he, answering, said, Because, unto you, hath it been given, to get to know the sacred secrets of the kingdom of the heavens, - whereas, unto them, hath it not been given.

Matthew 16:17

And Jesus, answering, said to him - Happy, art thou, Simon Bar-yona, - because, flesh and blood, revealed it not unto thee, but my Father who is in the heavens.

Mark 4:11

and he was saying unto them - To you, the sacred secret hath been given of the kingdom of God, whereas, to them who are outside, in parables are all things coming to pass, - that

Luke 10:21-24

In the self-same hour, exulted he in the Holy Spirit, and said - I openly give praise unto thee, Father! Lord of heaven and earth! in that thou hast hid these things from the wise and discerning, and hast revealed them unto babes, - Yea, O Father! that, so, hath it become, a delight, before thee.

John 12:40

He hath blinded their eyes, and hardened their heart; lest they should see with their eyes, and should understand with their heart, and should turn, - and I should heal them.

Acts 28:26-27

saying - Go thy way unto this people, and say - Ye shall, surely hear, and yet will in nowise understand. And, surely see, and yet will in nowise perceive;

Romans 11:7-10

What then? That which Israel seeketh after, the same, it hath not obtained: - the election, however, have obtained it, and, the rest, have been hardened; -

1 Corinthians 2:7-11

But we speak, God's, wisdom, in a sacred secret, that hidden wisdom , which God marked out beforehand, before the ages, for our glory, -

1 Corinthians 12:11

But, all these, energiseth the one and the same Spirit, distributing unto each one, peculiarly, even as it is disposed.

Ephesians 3:3-9

How that, by way of revelation, was made known unto me the sacred secret, - even as I before wrote in brief, -

Colossians 1:26-28

The sacred secret which had been hidden away from the ages and from the generations, but, now, hath been made manifest unto his saints -

Colossians 2:2

In order that their hearts may be encouraged, being knit together in love, even unto all the riches of the full assurance of their understanding, unto a personal knowledge of the sacred secret of God, - Christ:

1 Timothy 3:16

And, confessedly great, is the sacred secret of godliness, - Who was made manifest in flesh, was declared righteous in spirit, was made visible unto messengers, was proclaimed among nations, was believed on in the world, was taken up in glory.

1 Peter 1:10-12

Concerning which salvation, prophets - who concerning the favour for you, did prophesy - sought out and searched out,