And He was sayingto them, "To you has been giventhe mysteryof the kingdomof God,but thosewho are outsidegeteverythingin parables,
At that timeJesussaid,"I praiseYou, Father,Lordof heavenand earth,that You have hiddenthese thingsfrom [the] wiseand intelligentand have revealedthem to infants.
"But blessedare your eyes,becausethey see;and your ears,becausethey hear.
And Jesussaidto him, "Blessedare you, SimonBarjona,becausefleshand blooddid not reveal[this] to you, but My Fatherwhois in heaven.
And He calledthem to Himself and began speakingto them in parables,"HowcanSatancastout Satan?
As soonas He was alone,His followers,alongwith the twelve,[began] askingHim [about] the parables.
And He was teachingthem many thingsin parables,and was sayingto them in His teaching,
And He said,"To you it has been grantedto knowthe mysteriesof the kingdomof God,but to the rest[it is] in parables,sothat SEEINGTHEY MAY NOT SEE,AND HEARINGTHEY MAY NOT UNDERSTAND.
For whoregards you as superior?Whatdo you havethat you did not receive?And ifyou did receiveit, whydo you boastas ifyou had not receivedit?
For God,who said,"Lightshall shineout of darkness,"is the One whohas shonein our heartsto give the Lightof the knowledgeof the gloryof Godin the faceof Christ.
He made knownto us the mysteryof His will, accordingto His kind intentionwhichHe purposedin Him
Conduct yourselveswith wisdomtowardoutsiders,making the mostof the opportunity.
sothat you will behaveproperlytowardoutsidersand not be in anyneed.
And he musthavea goodreputationwith thoseoutside[the church], sothat he will not fallinto reproachand the snareof the devil.
And we knowthat the Sonof Godhas come,and has givenus understandingsothat we may knowHim whois true;and we are in Him who is true,in His SonJesusChrist.Thisis the true Godand eternallife.
