Matthew 13:11-13
"Because," He replied, "while to you it is granted to know the secrets of the Kingdom of the Heavens, to them it is not.
Matthew 13:34-35
All this Jesus spoke to the people in figurative language, and except in figurative language He spoke nothing to them,
Mark 4:34
But except in figurative language He spoke nothing to them; while to His own disciples He expounded everything, in private.
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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
I speak to them in figurative language for this reason, that while looking they do not see, and while hearing they neither hear nor understand.
Dark sayings
Matthew 13:11
"Because," He replied, "while to you it is granted to know the secrets of the Kingdom of the Heavens, to them it is not.
Mark 4:34
But except in figurative language He spoke nothing to them; while to His own disciples He expounded everything, in private.
General references
Matthew 5:2
He proceeded to teach them, and said:
Mark 4:22
Why, there is nothing hidden except with a view to its being ultimately disclosed, nor has anything been made a secret but that it may at last come to light.