Matthew 13:11

Good News Translation (US Version)

Jesus answered, “The knowledge about the secrets of the Kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them.

Cross References

1 Corinthians 2:14

Whoever does not have the Spirit cannot receive the gifts that come from God's Spirit. Such a person really does not understand them, and they seem to be nonsense, because their value can be judged only on a spiritual basis.

Matthew 19:11

Jesus answered, “This teaching does not apply to everyone, but only to those to whom God has given it.

James 1:5

But if any of you lack wisdom, you should pray to God, who will give it to you; because God gives generously and graciously to all.

1 John 2:27

But as for you, Christ has poured out his Spirit on you. As long as his Spirit remains in you, you do not need anyone to teach you. For his Spirit teaches you about everything, and what he teaches is true, not false. Obey the Spirit's teaching, then, and remain in union with Christ.

1 John 2:20

But you have had the Holy Spirit poured out on you by Christ, and so all of you know the truth.

Matthew 16:17

“Good for you, Simon son of John!” answered Jesus. “For this truth did not come to you from any human being, but it was given to you directly by my Father in heaven.

Ephesians 1:9

God did what he had purposed, and made known to us the secret plan he had already decided to complete by means of Christ.

Isaiah 35:8

There will be a highway there, called “The Road of Holiness.” No sinner will ever travel that road; no fools will mislead those who follow it.

Ephesians 5:32

There is a deep secret truth revealed in this scripture, which I understand as applying to Christ and the church.

Romans 16:25

Let us give glory to God! He is able to make you stand firm in your faith, according to the Good News I preach about Jesus Christ and according to the revelation of the secret truth which was hidden for long ages in the past.

Luke 8:10

and he answered, “The knowledge of the secrets of the Kingdom of God has been given to you, but to the rest it comes by means of parables, so that they may look but not see, and listen but not understand.

1 Corinthians 15:51

Listen to this secret truth: we shall not all die, but when the last trumpet sounds, we shall all be changed in an instant, as quickly as the blinking of an eye. For when the trumpet sounds, the dead will be raised, never to die again, and we shall all be changed.

1 Corinthians 2:7

The wisdom I proclaim is God's secret wisdom, which is hidden from human beings, but which he had already chosen for our glory even before the world was made.

John 6:65

And he added, “This is the very reason I told you that no people can come to me unless the Father makes it possible for them to do so.”

1 Timothy 3:9

they should hold to the revealed truth of the faith with a clear conscience.

1 Corinthians 13:2

I may have the gift of inspired preaching; I may have all knowledge and understand all secrets; I may have all the faith needed to move mountains—but if I have no love, I am nothing.

Mark 4:11

“You have been given the secret of the Kingdom of God,” Jesus answered. “But the others, who are on the outside, hear all things by means of parables,

Colossians 2:2

I do this in order that they may be filled with courage and may be drawn together in love, and so have the full wealth of assurance which true understanding brings. In this way they will know God's secret, which is Christ himself.

Ephesians 6:19

And pray also for me, that God will give me a message when I am ready to speak, so that I may speak boldly and make known the gospel's secret.

1 Corinthians 4:7

Who made you superior to others? Didn't God give you everything you have? Well, then, how can you boast, as if what you have were not a gift?

1 Corinthians 4:1

You should think of us as Christ's servants, who have been put in charge of God's secret truths.

John 7:17

Whoever is willing to do what God wants will know whether what I teach comes from God or whether I speak on my own authority.

Psalm 25:14

The Lord is the friend of those who obey him and he affirms his covenant with them.

1 Timothy 3:16

No one can deny how great is the secret of our religion: He appeared in human form, was shown to be right by the Spirit, and was seen by angels. He was preached among the nations, was believed in throughout the world, and was taken up to heaven.

Ephesians 1:18

I ask that your minds may be opened to see his light, so that you will know what is the hope to which he has called you, how rich are the wonderful blessings he promises his people,

Isaiah 29:10

The Lord has made you drowsy, ready to fall into a deep sleep. The prophets should be the eyes of the people, but God has blindfolded them.

Acts 16:14

One of those who heard us was Lydia from Thyatira, who was a dealer in purple cloth. She was a woman who worshiped God, and the Lord opened her mind to pay attention to what Paul was saying.

Isaiah 29:11

The meaning of every prophetic vision will be hidden from you; it will be like a sealed scroll. If you take it to someone who knows how to read and ask him to read it to you, he will say he can't because it is sealed.

Matthew 13:10

Then the disciples came to Jesus and asked him, “Why do you use parables when you talk to the people?”

Matthew 20:23

“You will indeed drink from my cup,” Jesus told them, “but I do not have the right to choose who will sit at my right and my left. These places belong to those for whom my Father has prepared them.”

Mark 10:40

But I do not have the right to choose who will sit at my right and my left. It is God who will give these places to those for whom he has prepared them.”

Romans 11:25

There is a secret truth, my friends, which I want you to know, for it will keep you from thinking how wise you are. It is that the stubbornness of the people of Israel is not permanent, but will last only until the complete number of Gentiles comes to God.