Mark 4:11
Mark 4:10-12 The Message (MSG)
When they were off by themselves, those who were close to him, along with the Twelve, asked about the stories. He told them, “You’ve been given insight into God’s kingdom—you know how it works. But to those who can’t see it yet, everything comes in stories, creating readiness, nudging them toward a welcome awakening. These are people— Whose eyes are open but don’t see a thing, Whose ears are open but don’t understand a word, Who avoid making an about-face and getting forgiven.”
Mark 4:11 King James Version (KJV)
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
Mark 4:11 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
And He was saying to them, “To you has been given the mystery of the kingdom of God, but those who are outside get everything in parables
Mark 4:11 New Century Version (NCV)
Jesus said, “You can know the secret about the kingdom of God. But to other people I tell everything by using stories
Mark 4:11 American Standard Version (ASV)
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
Mark 4:11 New King James Version (NKJV)
And He said to them, “To you it has been given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God; but to those who are outside, all things come in parables
Mark 4:11 Amplified Bible (AMP)
He said to them, “The mystery of the kingdom of God has been given to you [who have teachable hearts], but those who are outside [the unbelievers, the spiritually blind] get everything in parables
Mark 4:11 New Living Translation (NLT)
He replied, “You are permitted to understand the secret of the Kingdom of God. But I use parables for everything I say to outsiders
Mark 4:11 The Passion Translation (TPT)
He said to them, “The privilege of intimately knowing the mystery of God’s kingdom realm has been granted to you, but not to the others, where everything is revealed in parables.