Mark 4:9-11

Expanded Bible

⁹ Then Jesus said, ·“Let those with ears use them and listen!” [^L“Whoever has ears to hear, let him hear.”]

Jesus Tells Why He Used Stories^(A)

¹⁰ Later, when Jesus was alone, the twelve apostles and others around him asked him about the ·stories [parables; see 3:23].

¹¹ Jesus said, “·You can know [To you has been given] the secret about the kingdom of God. But to ·other people [outsiders] I tell everything by using ·stories [parables]