Study Desk

As soon as He was alone, His followers, along with the twelve disciples, began asking Him about the parables.

And when he was alone, they that were about him with the twelve asked of him the parable.

And He was saying to them, "To you has been given the mystery of the kingdom of God, but for those who are outside, everything comes in parables,

And he said unto them, Unto you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all these things are done in parables:

so that WHILE SEEING THEY MAY SEE, AND NOT PERCEIVE, AND WHILE HEARING, THEY MAY HEAR, AND NOT UNDERSTAND, OTHERWISE THEY MIGHT RETURN AND IT WOULD BE FORGIVEN THEM."

That seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest at any time they should be converted, and their sins should be forgiven them.