Matthew 13:11-13
He replied, "You disciples are being given an understanding of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but the crowds of people are not.
Matthew 13:34-35
Jesus spoke all these things to the crowds with parables. He did not say anything to them without using a parable.
Mark 4:34
And He did not speak to them [i.e., concerning the kingdom] without using a parable, but He explained everything to His own disciples privately.
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I will open my mouth in a parable: I will utter dark sayings of old:
I will
Dark sayings
General references
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I will
Matthew 13:13
Therefore, I am speaking to them with parables because [although] they can see, they [really] do not perceive, and [although] they can hear, they [really] do not comprehend, and so they [utterly] fail to understand [what I am trying to get across].
Dark sayings
Matthew 13:11
He replied, "You disciples are being given an understanding of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but the crowds of people are not.
Mark 4:34
And He did not speak to them [i.e., concerning the kingdom] without using a parable, but He explained everything to His own disciples privately.
General references
Matthew 5:2
He opened His mouth and taught them, saying,
Mark 4:22
For there is nothing that is hidden that should not be exposed. Neither is anything covered up that should not be revealed.