Mark 4:11
The Purpose of Jesus’ Parables
10As soon as Jesus was alone with the Twelve and those around Him, they asked Him about the parable.11He replied, “The mystery of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to those on the outside everything is expressed in parables, 12so that, ‘they may be ever seeing but never perceiving, and ever hearing but never understanding; otherwise they might turn and be forgiven.’ ”
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Berean Standard Bible
He replied, “The mystery of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to those on the outside everything is expressed in parables,
American Standard Version (1901)
And he said unto them, Unto you is given the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all things are done in parables:
Bible in Basic English
And he said to them, To you is given the secret of the kingdom of God, but to those who are outside, all things are given in the form of stories;
Free Bible Version
He told them, “The mystery of God's kingdom has been given to you to understand. But outsiders only have the stories,
Geneva Bible 1599
And he saide vnto them, To you it is giuen to knowe the mysterie of the kingdome of God: but vnto them that are without, all thinges bee done in parables,
King James (Authorized) Version
And he said unto them, Unto you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all these things are done in parables:
One Unity Resource Bible
He said to them, “To you is given the mystery of God’s Kingdom, but to those who are outside, all things are done in parables,
Plain English Version
Jesus said, “You mob follow me, so God wants you to know what my stories are all about, so I will tell you what they mean. Those stories are about how God gets people into his family. But other people don’t follow me, so they only get the picture stories. I will not tell them what they mean.
Translation for Translators
He said to them, “People have not understood before the new message about how God wants to rule people’s lives. It is to you that this is being made known {that I am making this known}. But I tell about this only ◄in parables/figuratively► to those who have not yet invited God to rule their lives.
Unlocked Literal Bible
He said to them, “To you is given the mystery of the kingdom of God. But to those outside everything is in parables,
Noah Webster Bible
And he said to them, To you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but to them that are without, all these things are done in parables:
World English Bible
He said to them, “To you is given the mystery of God’s Kingdom, but to those who are outside, all things are done in parables,
Young's Literal Translation
and he said to them, 'To you it hath been given to know the secret of the reign of God, but to those who are without, in similes are all the things done;