Mark 4:10-12

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The Purpose of the Parables^(A)

¹⁰When he was alone with the Twelve and those around him, they began to ask him about the parables. ¹¹He told them, “The secret about the kingdom of God has been given to you. But to those on the outside, everything comes in parables ¹²so that

‘they may see clearly but not perceive,
and they may hear clearly but not understand,
otherwise they might turn around and be forgiven.’”^[a]

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Mark 4:12 Cf. Isa 6:9-10

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The Purpose of the Parables(A)

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Mark 4:10-12

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The Purpose of the Parables^(A)