Mark 4:11

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

And he said to them, “To you has been given the secret of the kingdom of God, but for those outside everything comes in parables,

Cross References

Matthew 11:25

At that time Jesus said, “I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and the intelligent and have revealed them to infants;

Matthew 13:16

“But blessed are your eyes, for they see, and your ears, for they hear.

Matthew 16:17

And Jesus answered him, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you but my Father in heaven.

Mark 3:23

And he called them to him and spoke to them in parables, “How can Satan cast out Satan?

Mark 4:10

When he was alone, those who were around him along with the twelve asked him about the parables.

Mark 4:2

He began to teach them many things in parables, and in his teaching he said to them:

Luke 8:10

He said, “To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of God, but to others I speak in parables, so that ‘looking they may not perceive and hearing they may not understand.’

1 Corinthians 4:7

For who sees anything different in you? What do you have that you did not receive? And if you received it, why do you boast as if you did not receive?

2 Corinthians 4:6

For it is the God who said, “Light will shine out of darkness,” who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ.

Ephesians 1:9

he has made known to us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure that he set forth in Christ,

Colossians 4:5

Conduct yourselves wisely toward outsiders, making the most of the time.

1 Thessalonians 4:12

so that you may behave properly toward outsiders and be dependent on no one.

1 Timothy 3:7

Moreover, he must be well thought of by outsiders, so that he may not fall into disgrace and the snare of the devil.

1 John 5:20

And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding so that we may know him who is true; and we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.