Matthew 13:11

King James Version (KJV)

He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.

Translations

Matthew 13:11 - Amplified Bible

And He replied to them, To you it has been given to know the secrets {and} mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given.

Matthew 13:11 - American Standard Version

And he answered and said unto them, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.

Matthew 13:11 - Bible in Basic English

And he said to them in answer, To you is given the knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.

Matthew 13:11 - Darby Bible

And he answering said to them, Because to you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of the heavens, but to them it is not given;

Matthew 13:11 - English Standard Version

And 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.

Matthew 13:11 - King James Version

He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.

Matthew 13:11 - La Biblia de las Americas

Y respondiendo El, les dijo: Porque a vosotros se os ha concedido conocer los misterios del reino de los cielos, pero a ellos no se les ha concedido.

Matthew 13:11 - The Message

He replied, "You’ve been given insight into God’s kingdom. You know how it works. Not everybody has this gift, this insight; it hasn’t been given to them. Whenever someone has a ready heart for this, the insights and understandings flow freely. But if there is no readiness, any trace of receptivity soon disappears. That’s why I tell stories: to create readiness, to nudge the people toward receptive insight. In their present state they can stare till doomsday and not see it, listen till they’re blue in the face and not get it. I don’t want Isaiah’s forecast repeated all over again:

   Your ears are open but you don’t hear a thing.
      Your eyes are awake but you don’t see a thing.
   The people are blockheads!
   They stick their fingers in their ears
      so they won’t have to listen;
   They screw their eyes shut
      so they won’t have to look,
      so they won’t have to deal with me face-to-face
      and let me heal them.

Matthew 13:11 - New American Standard Bible

Jesus answered them, "To you it has been granted to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been granted.

Matthew 13:11 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

Jesùs les respondiò: "Porque a ustedes se les ha concedido conocer los misterios del reino de los cielos, pero a ellos no se les ha concedido.

Matthew 13:11 - World English Bible

He answered them, "To you it is given to know the mysteries of the Kingdom of Heaven, but it is not given to them.

Matthew 13:11 - Young's Living Translation

And he answering said to them that -- `To you it hath been given to know the secrets of the reign of the heavens, and to these it hath not been given,

Matthew 13:11 - Additional Comments

Knowing how the disciples often responded with pride, they may have felt smug at this point that Jesus was treating them special in this way. Jesus was not just giving them a privelege, but a responsibility, because now that they knew, they were to bring this to the world.

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