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Mark 4:11-13
Complete Jewish Bible
Mark 4:11-13
Complete Jewish Bible
11 He answered them, “To you the secret of the Kingdom of God has been given; but to those outside, everything is in parables, 12 so that
they may be always looking but never seeing;
always listening but never understanding.
Otherwise, they might turn and be forgiven!”[a]
13 Then Yeshua said to them, “Don’t you understand this parable? How will you be able to understand any parable?
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- Mark 4:12 Isaiah 6:9–10
Mark 4:11-13
New International Version
Mark 4:11-13
New International Version
11 He told them, “The secret of the kingdom of God(A) has been given to you. But to those on the outside(B) everything is said in parables 12 so that,
“‘they may be ever seeing but never perceiving,
and ever hearing but never understanding;
otherwise they might turn and be forgiven!’[a]”(C)
13 Then Jesus said to them, “Don’t you understand this parable? How then will you understand any parable?
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- Mark 4:12 Isaiah 6:9,10
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