“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.”
He said, the knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to others I speak in parables, so that, though seeing, they may not see; though hearing, they may not understand — the secret (mystērion) of the kingdom given to the disciples versus the parables given to others echoes Isaiah 6:9–10. The explanation communicates that parables are not merely pedagogical devices but operate as a selective mechanism — revealing to those who seek understanding and concealing from those who do not.
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