He answered them, "To you it is given to know the mysteries of the Kingdom of Heaven, but it is not given to them.
(Mat 13:11 WEB)
For whoever has, to him will be given, and he will have abundance, but whoever doesn't have, from him will be taken away even that which he has.
(Mat 13:12 WEB)
Therefore I speak to them in parables, because seeing they don't see, and hearing, they don't hear, neither do they understand.
(Mat 13:13 WEB)
In them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled, which says, 'By hearing you will hear, and will in no way understand; Seeing you will see, and will in no way perceive:
(Mat 13:14 WEB)
for this people's heart has grown callous, their ears are dull of hearing, they have closed their eyes; or else perhaps they might perceive with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their heart, and should turn again; and I would heal them.'
(Mat 13:15 WEB)
I will give to you the keys of the Kingdom of Heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will have been bound in heaven; and whatever you release on earth will have been released in heaven."
(Mat 16:19 WEB)
He said to them, "To you is given the mystery of the Kingdom of God, but to those who are outside, all things are done in parables,
(Mar 4:11 WEB)
that 'seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest perhaps they should turn again, and their sins should be forgiven them.' "
(Mar 4:12 WEB)
He said, "To you it is given to know the mysteries of the Kingdom of God, but to the rest in parables; that 'seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.'
(Luk 8:10 WEB)
Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.
(Luk 8:11 WEB)
Those along the road are those who hear, then the devil comes, and takes away the word from their heart, that they may not believe and be saved.
(Luk 8:12 WEB)
Those on the rock are they who, when they hear, receive the word with joy; but these have no root, who believe for a while, then fall away in time of temptation.
(Luk 8:13 WEB)
That which fell among the thorns, these are those who have heard, and as they go on their way they are choked with cares, riches, and pleasures of life, and bring no fruit to maturity.
(Luk 8:14 WEB)
That in the good ground, these are such as in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, hold it tightly, and bring forth fruit with patience.
(Luk 8:15 WEB)
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