Luke 8:10
“And he said, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to others in parables; that seeing they might not see, and hearing they might not understand.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Luke 8:10 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
And he said, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to others in parables; that seeing they might not see, and hearing they might not understand.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
And he said, Unto 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.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
“To you,”he said, “the knowledge of the hidden truths of the kingdom of God has been imparted, but to others in parables only, so that ‘though they have eyes they may not see, and though they have ears, they may not understand.’
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Er aber sprach: Euch ist es gegeben, die Geheimnisse des Reiches Gottes zu wissen, den übrigen aber in Gleichnissen, auf daß sie sehend nicht sehen und hörend nicht verstehen.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Y él dijo: A vosotros es dado conocer los misterios del reino de Dios; mas á los otros por parábolas, para que viendo no vean, y oyendo no entiendan.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Ele disse: A vós é dado conhecer os mistérios do reino de Deus; mas aos outros por parábolas, para que vendo, não vejam; e ouvindo, não entendam.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Jesus disse-lhes: “Vós recebestes o privilégio de entender os mistérios do reino de Deus, mas os demais serão ensinados apenas por parábolas, desta forma 'embora vendo, eles não possam enxergar, e ouvindo não entendam'.
📖 Luke 8:10 in Context
8And other fell on good ground, and sprang up, and bare fruit an hundredfold. And when he had said these things, he cried, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
9And his disciples asked him, saying, What might this parable be?
10And he said, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to others in parables; that seeing they might not see, and hearing they might not understand.
11Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.
12Those by the way side are they that hear; then cometh the devil, and taketh away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved.
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