Matthew 13:11-13

He responding said to them, Because it has been given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of the heavens, but to them it has not been given.

Matthew 13:34-35

Jesus spoke all of these things to the multitudes in parables; and without a parable He was not speaking to them:

Mark 4:34

And without a parable He did not speak to them: and He privately expounded all things to His disciples.

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Summary

I will open my mouth in a parable: I will utter dark sayings of old:

I will

Dark sayings

General references

Bible References

I will

Matthew 13:13
Therefore I speak to them in parables; because seeing they see not, and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.

Dark sayings

Matthew 13:11
He responding said to them, Because it has been given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of the heavens, but to them it has not been given.
Mark 4:34
And without a parable He did not speak to them: and He privately expounded all things to His disciples.

General references

Matthew 5:2
And having opened His mouth He taught them, saying;
Mark 4:22
For there is nothing hidden which may not be made manifest; neither is there any thing concealed, but that it may come into the light.