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If you have ears,[a] hear!”(A)

The Purpose of the Parables

10 Then the disciples came and asked him, “Why do you speak to them in parables?” 11 He answered, “To you it has been given to know the secrets[b] of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. 13.9 Other ancient authorities add to hear
  2. 13.11 Or mysteries