Luke 8:10

Full Chapter

September 17, 2025

KJV

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

BSB

He replied, “The knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to others I speak in parables, so that, ‘though seeing, they may not see; though hearing, they may not understand.’

WEB

He said, “To 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.’

YLT

And he said, ‘To you it hath been given to know the secrets of the reign of God, and to the rest in similes; that seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.

F.O.G Original

(10) Now He said, “To you it’s given to know the mysteries of The Kingdom of The אֱלֹהִים Elohim, but to the rest in riddles! In order that seeing they might not see and hearing they might not understand (forgive).”

F.O.G

F.O.G MSG

¹⁰He said, “The knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to others I speak in parables, so that, ‘though seeing, they may not see; though hearing, they may not understand.’ᶜ

Footnotes:

¹⁰ᶜ Though seeing, they may not see: Jesus quotes from Isaiah 6:9-10, explaining that parables both reveal and conceal spiritual truth depending on the hearer’s heart condition.