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Matthew 13:11
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He answered, “Because the secrets of the kingdom of heaven have been given for you to know,
He answered, and said vnto them, Because it is giuen vnto you to know the mysteries of the kingdome of heauen, but to them it is not giuen.
He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.
And he answered them, "To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given.
And Jesus answered them, "To you it has been granted to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been granted.
Jesus answered, "You have been chosen to know the secrets about the kingdom of heaven, but others cannot know these secrets.
Jesus replied to them, "To you it has been granted to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been granted.
And he answered, & said vnto them, Because it is giuen vnto you, to know the secretes of the kingdome of heauen, but to the it is not giue.
Jesus answered them, "To you it has been granted to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been granted.
And Jesus answered and said to them, "To you it has been given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given.
He replied, "The knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them.
Jesus answered: I have explained the secrets about the kingdom of heaven to you, but not to others.
He answered, "Because it has been given to you to know the secrets of the Kingdom of Heaven, but it has not been given to them.
And he answering said to them, Because to you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of the heavens, but to them it is not given;
Jesus answered, "Only you can know the secret truths about God's kingdom. Those other people cannot know these secret truths.
Jesus answered, "The knowledge about the secrets of the Kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them.
And he answered and said to them, "To you it has been granted to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to those people it has not been granted.
And answering, He said to them, Because it has been given to you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of Heaven, but it has not been given to those.
And he answered and said unto them, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.
And he said to them in answer, To you is given the knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.
He answered them, "To you it is given to know the mysteries of the Kingdom of Heaven, but it is not given to them.
He answered them, "You have been given knowledge about the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but it hasn't been given to them.Matthew 11:25; 16:17; Mark 4:11; 1 Corinthians 2:10; 1 John 2:27;">[xr]
He replied and said to them, Because unto you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of heaven, but unto them it is not given.
And he answered, and said to them: Because, to you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.
He aunswered and sayde vnto them: because it is geuen vnto you, to knowe the secretes of the kyngdome of heauen, but to them, it is not geuen.
And he answered and said unto them, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.
He answered them, "To you it is given to know the mysteries of the Kingdom of Heaven, but it is not given to them.
He answered and said to them, Because to you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven; but to them it is not given.
"Because," He replied, "while to you it is granted to know the secrets of the Kingdom of the Heavens, to them it is not.
And he answeride, and seide to hem, `For to you it is youun to knowe the priuytees of the kyngdom of heuenes; but it is not youun to hem.
And he answered and said to them, To you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.
He answered and said to them, Because it is given to you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.
He replied, "You have been given the opportunity to know the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but they have not.
He answered and said to them, "Because it has been given to you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given.
He replied, "You are permitted to understand the secrets of the Kingdom of Heaven, but others are not.
He said to the followers, "You were given the secrets about the holy nation of heaven. The secrets were not given to the others.
He answered, "To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given.
And, he, answering, said, Because, unto you, hath it been given, to get to know the sacred secrets of the kingdom of the heavens, - whereas, unto them, hath it not been given.
Who answered and said to them: Because to you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven: but to them it is not given.
And he answered them, "To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given.
He answered and sayde vnto them: it is geve vnto you to knowe ye secretes of the kyngdome of heve but to the it is not geve.
And he answering said to them that -- `To you it hath been given to know the secrets of the reign of the heavens, and to these it hath not been given,
He answered and sayde vnto the: Vnto you it is geuen to knowe the mystery of the kingdome of heauen, but vnto them it is not geuen.
to whom he answered, because you are allowed to know the mysteries of the gospel-dispensation, but to them it is not allowed.
He replied, "You've been given insight into God's kingdom. You know how it works. Not everybody has this gift, this insight; it hasn't been given to them. Whenever someone has a ready heart for this, the insights and understandings flow freely. But if there is no readiness, any trace of receptivity soon disappears. That's why I tell stories: to create readiness, to nudge the people toward receptive insight. In their present state they can stare till doomsday and not see it, listen till they're blue in the face and not get it. I don't want Isaiah's forecast repeated all over again: Your ears are open but you don't hear a thing. Your eyes are awake but you don't see a thing. The people are blockheads! They stick their fingers in their ears so they won't have to listen; They screw their eyes shut so they won't have to look, so they won't have to deal with me face-to-face and let me heal them.
He nodded in understandin' and said, "You can understand these stories, but some cannot. These stories reveal the true nature of God's Green Pastures.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Because: Matthew 11:25, Matthew 11:26, Matthew 16:17, Psalms 25:8, Psalms 25:9, Psalms 25:14, Isaiah 29:10, Isaiah 35:8, Mark 4:11, Luke 8:10, Luke 10:39-42, John 7:17, Acts 16:14, Acts 17:11, Acts 17:12, 1 Corinthians 2:9, 1 Corinthians 2:10, 1 Corinthians 2:14, 1 Corinthians 4:7, James 1:5, James 1:16-18, 1 John 2:27
mysteries: Romans 16:25, 1 Corinthians 2:7, 1 Corinthians 4:1, 1 Corinthians 13:2, 1 Corinthians 15:51, Ephesians 1:9, Ephesians 1:18, Ephesians 3:3-9, Ephesians 5:32, Ephesians 6:19, Colossians 1:26, Colossians 1:27, Colossians 2:2, 1 Timothy 3:9, 1 Timothy 3:16
Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 29:4 - General Deuteronomy 29:29 - revealed Judges 14:14 - they could 1 Kings 10:1 - prove him 1 Kings 10:3 - told her 2 Chronicles 9:1 - questions Job 15:8 - the secret Job 17:4 - General Psalms 49:4 - parable Psalms 78:2 - dark sayings Psalms 119:66 - Teach me Psalms 119:99 - than all Proverbs 3:32 - his Proverbs 8:9 - General Proverbs 9:9 - General Proverbs 14:6 - knowledge Proverbs 18:1 - seeketh Isaiah 8:16 - among Isaiah 29:11 - I cannot Isaiah 32:3 - General Ezekiel 34:11 - search Daniel 11:33 - understand Hosea 6:3 - if Hosea 14:9 - wise Zechariah 11:9 - I will Matthew 3:2 - for Matthew 4:17 - kingdom Matthew 13:18 - General Matthew 13:36 - Declare Matthew 13:51 - Have Matthew 16:15 - But Matthew 20:17 - took Matthew 24:3 - the disciples Mark 4:26 - So Mark 10:32 - And he Luke 10:21 - revealed Luke 11:36 - the whole John 3:3 - he cannot John 8:32 - ye shall John 9:37 - Thou John 15:15 - all John 16:25 - proverbs John 17:8 - I have 1 Corinthians 12:8 - is given 1 Corinthians 14:2 - howbeit 2 Corinthians 3:14 - their Ephesians 3:4 - ye may Colossians 4:3 - the mystery 2 Thessalonians 2:10 - they received 2 Timothy 3:7 - learning James 1:17 - good 1 John 5:20 - and hath Revelation 1:20 - mystery Revelation 2:17 - to eat Revelation 17:9 - here
Cross-References
Behold the whole land is before you, separate yourself from me; if you choose the left hand, then I will choose the right hand; or if you depart to the right hand, then I will go to the left.
And the LORD said to Abram, after Lot had separated from him, Lift up now your eyes, and look from the place where you are, northward and southward and eastward and westward;
And it came to pass when they had brought them out of the city, they said to Lot: Now escape for your life; do not look back nor stop anywhere in the plain, but flee to the mountain lest you be consumed.
I said it also to the saints that are on the earth, and to the excellent, in whom is all my delight.
I am a friend of all them that worship thee, and of them that keep thy commandments.
Your own friend and your fathers friend forsake not; neither go into your brothers house in the day of your calamity; for better is a neighbor who is near than a brother far off.
Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is customary for some; but exhorting one another: and so much the more when you see that day approaching.
Honour all men. Love your brethren. Fear God. Honour the king.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
He answered, and said unto them,.... Christ was always ready to give an answer to his inquiring disciples, concerning his ministry, and his conduct in it; which shows great respect to them, and condescension in him:
because it is given to you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven: by the "kingdom of heaven", is meant the Gospel, which treats of the kingdom of heaven, and of things pertaining to it; of the saints' meetness for it, which is the regenerating and sanctifying grace of the Spirit; and of their right to it, which lies in the justifying righteousness of Christ. The "mysteries" of it intend the sublime doctrines thereof; such as relate to the Trinity of persons in the Godhead, to the incarnation of Christ, and the union of the two natures, human and divine, in him, eternal predestination, redemption by Christ, satisfaction by his sacrifice, justification by his righteousness, and pardon through his blood, the resurrection from the dead, c. things, though clearly revealed, yet may have difficulties attending them, and which are not very easily solved: now to know and understand the great truths of the Gospel, spiritually, savingly, and experimentally, is not from nature, or to be acquired by men's industry, but is the gift of God's grace, flowing from his sovereign will and pleasure a favour which the disciples of Christ, as a chosen people, receive from the Lord, and which is denied others:
but to them it is not given; to the wise and prudent, to the Scribes and Pharisees, to the multitude, to the bulk and generality of the people, to the rest that were blinded. Mark calls them "them that are without"; who are not in the number of God's elect; nor within the covenant of grace, nor among the disciples of Christ; referring to a common way of speaking among the Jews, who used to call the Gentiles, all without their land, "they that are without"; and indeed all within themselves that despised the rules and judgment of the wise men i: but Christ here calls the wise men themselves such. Now our Lord, who was privy to the secret and sovereign dispensation of God, who, of his own will and pleasure, had determined to give a spiritual and saving knowledge of divine things to some, and deny it to others, made this the rule of his conduct in his ministry; that is to say, he preached in parables to some without an explication, whilst he spoke plainly to others; and, if in parables, yet gave them an interpretation, and an understanding of them.
i Vid. T. Bab. Megilla, fol. 24. 2. & Gloss. in ib.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Christ, in these verses, gives a âreasonâ why he used this manner of instruction. See also Mark 4:10-12; Luke 8:9-10.
Matthew 13:11
The mysteries of the kingdom - The word âmystery,â in the Bible, properly means a thing that is âconcealed,â or that âhas been concealed.â It does not mean that the thing was âincomprehensible,â or even difficult to be understood.
The thing might be âplainâ enough if revealed, but it means simply that it âhadâ not been before made known. Thus the âmysteries of the kingdomâ do not mean any doctrines incomprehensible in themselves considered, but simply doctrines about the preaching of the gospel and the establishment of the new kingdom of the Messiah, which âhad notâ been understood, and which were as yet concealed from the great body of the Jews. See Romans 16:25; Romans 11:25; Ephesians 3:3-4, Ephesians 3:9. Of this nature was the truth that the gospel was to be preached to the Gentiles; that the Jewish polity was to cease; that the Messiah was to die, etc. To the disciples it was given to know these truths. This was important for them, as they were to carry the gospel around the globe. To the others it was not âthenâ given. They were too gross, too earthly; they had too, grovelling conceptions of the Messiahâs kingdom to understand these truths, even if communicated to them. They were not to preach the gospel, and hence our Saviour was at particular pains to instruct his apostles in the system which they were to preach. The Pharisees, and Jews generally, were not prepared to receive the system, and would not have believed it, and therefore he purposely employed a kind of teaching which was intended for his apostles only.
Matthew 13:12
Whosoever hath ... - This is a proverbial method of speaking.
It means that a man who improves what light, grace, and opportunities he has, shall have them increased. From him that improves them not, it is proper that they should be taken away. The Jews had many opportunities of learning the truth, and some light still lingered among them; but they were gross and sensual, and misimproved them, and it was a just judgment that they should be deprived of them. Superior knowledge was given to the disciples of Christ: they improved it, however slowly, and the promise was that it should be greatly increased.
Matthew 13:13
Because they seeing, see not - Mark Mark 4:12 and Luke Luke 8:10 say, âThat seeing, they may not see etc.;â but there is no difference.
Matthew simply states the âfact,â that though they saw the ânaturalâ meaning of the story - though they literally understood the parable - yet they did not understand its âspiritualâ signification. Mark and Luke do not state the âfact,â but affirm that he spoke with this âintentionâ - implying that such âwasâ the result. Nor was there any dishonesty in this, or any unfair disguise. He had truths to state which he wished his âdisciples particularlyâ to understand. They were of great importance to their ministry. Had he clearly and fully stated them to the Jews, they would have taken his life long before they did. He therefore chose to state the doctrines so that if their hearts had been right, and if they had not been malignant and blind, âthey might have understood them.â His doctrines he stated in the best possible way, and it was not his fault if they did not understand him. By little and little, in this way, he prepared many even of the Jews to receive the truth; by the only possible way of ever gaining access to their minds. It was, moreover, entirely proper and right to impart instruction to his disciples which he did not âintendâ for others.
Matthew 13:14
And in them is fulfilled ... - This place is quoted substantially from Isaiah 6:9-10. It was literally fulfilled in the time of Isaiah. In the time of Christ the people had the same character. Like them, they closed their eyes upon the truth, and rejected the divine teaching. The words of Isaiah were therefore âas well fittedâ to express the character of the people in the time of Christ as in that of the prophet. In this sense they were âfulfilled,â or âfilled up;â that is, âa case occurred that corresponded to their meaning.â See the notes at Matthew 1:22. It is not by any means intended that Isaiah, when he spoke these words, had any reference to the time of Christ. The meaning in both places is, that the people were so gross, sensual, and prejudiced, that they âwouldâ not see the truth, or understand anything that was contrary to their grovelling opinions and sensual desires; a case by no means uncommon in the world. See the passage more fully explained in my notes at Isaiah 6:0.
Waxed gross - Literally, âhas become fat.â This language is commonly applied to âthe body,â but is also used to denote one who is stupid and foolish in mind. Here it means that the people were so sensual and corrupt that they did not see or understand the pure spiritual principles of the gospel.
Lest they should see ... - Lest they should see their lost condition as sinners, and turn and live. The reason given here why they did not hear and understand the gospel is, that their âheartâ was âwrong.â They âwouldâ not attend to the things that belonged to their peace.
I should heal them - Should pardon, sanctify, and save them. Sin is often represented as a disease, and the pardon and recovery of the soul from sin as âhealing.â
Matthew 13:16
Blessed are your eyes ... - That is, you are happy that you are permitted to see truth which they will not see.
You are permitted to understand the spiritual meaning of the parables, and in some degree the plan of salvation.
Matthew 13:17
Many prophets and righteous men ... - They wished to see the times of the Messiah.
They looked to it as a time when the hopes of the world would be fulfilled, and when the righteous would be happy, John 8:56. âAbraham rejoiced to see my day, and he saw it and was glad.â Compare also 1 Peter 1:10-12; Hebrews 11:13. So Isaiah and the prophets looked forward to the coming of the Messiah as the consummation of their wishes and the end of the prophecies, Revelation 19:10. The object always dearest to the hearts of all righteous people is to witness the coming and advancement of the kingdom of Christ. Compare Revelation 22:20.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Matthew 13:11. It is given unto you to know the mysteries, c.] By mysteries, here, we may understand not only things concerning the scheme of salvation, which had not yet been revealed but also the prophetic declarations concerning the future state of the Christian Church, expressed in the ensuing parables. It is not given to them to know the purport and design of these things - they are gross of heart, earthly and sensual, and do not improve the light they have received: but to you it is given, because I have appointed you not only to be the first preachers of my Gospel to sinners, but also the persons who shall transmit accounts of all these things to posterity. The knowledge of these mysteries, in the first instance, can be given only to a few; but when these faithfully write and publish what they have heard and seen, unto the world, then the science of salvation is revealed and addressed to all. From Matthew 13:17, we learn, that many prophets and righteous men had desired to see and hear these things, but had not that privilege - to them it was not given; not because God designed to exclude them from salvation, but because HE who knew all things knew, either that they were not proper persons, or that that was not the proper time: for the choice of the PERSONS by whom, and the choice of the TIME in which it is most proper to reveal Divine things, must ever rest with the all-wise God.
