Matthew 13:9-11

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⁹He who has ears,^[a] let him hear.”

The Purpose of the Parables

¹⁰Then the disciples came and said to him, “Why do you speak to them in parables?” ¹¹And he answered them, “To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given.

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Matthew 13:9 Other ancient authorities add here and in verse 43 to hear

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