A moment in scripture
Matthew 13:11
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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.
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The surrounding passage
- Matthew 13:9
Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.
- Matthew 13:10
And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables?
- Matthew 13:12
For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that he hath.
- Matthew 13:13
Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.
Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.