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Mark 4:9-11
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Mark 4:9-11
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
9 And he said, “If you have ears to hear, then hear!”(A)
The Purpose of the Parables
10 When he was alone, those who were around him along with the twelve asked him about the parables. 11 And he said to them, “To you has been given the secret[a] of the kingdom of God, but for those outside everything comes in parables,(B)
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Mark 4:9-11
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Mark 4:9-11
New International Version
9 Then Jesus said, “Whoever has ears to hear, let them hear.”(A)
10 When he was alone, the Twelve and the others around him asked him about the parables. 11 He told them, “The secret of the kingdom of God(B) has been given to you. But to those on the outside(C) everything is said in parables
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