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Luke 8:10

World English Bible

He said, “To you it is given to know the mysteries of God’s Kingdom, but to the rest in parables; that ‘seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.’

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Luke 8:10 in other translations

And he said, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to the rest in parables; that seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.

Luke 8:10 · American Standard Version

Luke 8:10 in context

  1. 8Other fell into the good ground, and grew, and produced one hundred times as much fruit.” As he said these things, he called out, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear!”
  2. 9Then his disciples asked him, “What does this parable mean?”
  3. 10He said, “To you it is given to know the mysteries of God’s Kingdom, but to the rest in parables; that ‘seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.’
  4. 11Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.
  5. 12Those along the road are those who hear, then the devil comes, and takes away the word from their heart, that they may not believe and be saved.