Matthew 13:11

Contemporary English Version 1995

Jesus answered: I have explained the secrets about the kingdom of heaven to you, but not to others.

Cross References

1 Corinthians 2:14

This is why only someone who has God's Spirit can understand spiritual blessings. Anyone who doesn't have God's Spirit thinks these blessings are foolish.

Matthew 19:11

Jesus told them, “Only those people who have been given the gift of staying single can accept this teaching.

James 1:5

If any of you need wisdom, you should ask God, and it will be given to you. God is generous and won't correct you for asking.

1 John 2:27

But Christ has blessed you with the Holy Spirit. Now the Spirit stays in you, and you don't need any teachers. The Spirit is truthful and teaches you everything. So stay one in your heart with Christ, just as the Spirit has taught you to do.

1 John 2:20

Christ, the Holy One, has blessed you, and now all of you understand.

Matthew 16:17

Jesus told him: Simon, son of Jonah, you are blessed! You didn't discover this on your own. It was shown to you by my Father in heaven.

Ephesians 1:9

and by what Christ has done, God has shown us his own mysterious ways.

Isaiah 35:8

A good road will be there, and it will be named “God's Sacred Highway.” It will be for God's people; no one unfit to worship God will walk on that road. And no fools can travel on that highway.

Ephesians 5:32

This is a great mystery, but I understand it to mean Christ and his church.

Romans 16:25

Praise God! He can make you strong by means of my good news, which is the message about Jesus Christ. For ages and ages this message was kept secret,

Luke 8:10

So he answered: I have explained the secrets about God's kingdom to you. But for others I use stories, so they will look, but not see, and they will hear, but not understand.

1 Corinthians 15:51

I will explain a mystery to you. Not every one of us will die, but we will all be changed.

1 Corinthians 2:7

We speak of God's hidden and mysterious wisdom that God decided to use for our glory long before the world began.

John 6:65

Then Jesus said, “You cannot come to me, unless the Father makes you want to come. That is why I have told these things to all of you.”

1 Timothy 3:9

And they must have a clear conscience and hold firmly to what God has shown us about our faith.

1 Corinthians 13:2

What if I could prophesy and understand all mysteries and all knowledge? And what if I had faith that moved mountains? I would be nothing, unless I loved others.

Mark 4:11

He answered: I have explained the secret about God's kingdom to you, but for others I can use only stories.

Colossians 2:2

I do it to encourage them. Then as their hearts are joined together in love, they will be wonderfully blessed with complete understanding. And they will truly know Christ. Not only is he the key to God's mystery,

Ephesians 6:19

Pray that I will be given the message to speak and that I may fearlessly explain the mystery about the good news.

1 Corinthians 4:7

What is so special about you? What do you have that you were not given? And if it was given to you, how can you brag?

1 Corinthians 4:1

Think of us as servants of Christ who have been given the work of explaining God's mysterious ways.

John 7:17

If you really want to obey God, you will know if what I teach comes from God or from me.

Psalm 25:14

Our Lord, you are the friend of your worshipers, and you make an agreement with all of us.

1 Timothy 3:16

Here is the great mystery of our religion: Christ came as a human. The Spirit proved that he pleased God, and he was seen by angels. Christ was preached to the nations. People in this world put their faith in him, and he was taken up to glory.

Ephesians 1:18

My prayer is that light will flood your hearts and you will understand the hope given to you when God chose you. Then you will discover the glorious blessings that will be yours together with all God's people.

Isaiah 29:10

The Lord has made you drowsy; he put you into a deep sleep and covered your head.

Acts 16:14

One of them was Lydia, who was from the city of Thyatira and sold expensive purple cloth. She was a worshiper of the Lord God, and he made her willing to accept what Paul was saying.

Isaiah 29:11

Now his message is like a sealed letter to you. Some of you say, “We can't read it, because it's sealed.”

Matthew 13:10

Jesus' disciples came to him and asked, “Why do you use stories to speak to the people?”

Matthew 20:23

Jesus replied, “You certainly will drink from my cup! But it isn't for me to say who will sit at my right side and at my left. This is for my Father to say.”

Mark 10:40

But it isn't for me to say who will sit at my right side and at my left. This is for God to decide.”

Romans 11:25

My friends, I don't want you Gentiles to be too proud of yourselves. So I will explain the mystery of what has happened to the people of Israel. Some of them have become stubborn, and they will stay like that until the complete number of you Gentiles has come in.