Matthew 13:11

The Reason For The Parables

¹⁰ And the disciples said to Him, Why do You speak to them in parables? ¹¹ He answered and said to them, Because it is given to you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of Heaven, but it is not given to them. ¹² For whoever has, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance. But whoever does not have, from him shall be taken away even that which he has.

Kingdom of Heaven

Jesus

1 John 2:27

But the anointing which you received from Him abides in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But as His anointing teaches you concerning all things, and is true and no lie, and as He has taught you, abide in Him.

1 Corinthians 2:9-10

But as it is written, "Eye has not seen, nor ear heard," nor has it entered into the heart of man, "the things which God has prepared for those who love Him."

Matthew 16:17

Jesus answered and said to him, You are blessed, Simon, son of Jonah, for flesh and blood did not reveal it to you, but My Father in Heaven.

Matthew 19:11

But He said to them, Not all receive this word, except those to whom it is given.

Romans 16:25

Now to Him who is able to establish you according to my gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ according to the revelation of the mystery, having been unvoiced during eternal times;

1 Corinthians 2:7

But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, which God has hidden, predetermining it before the world for our glory;

1 Corinthians 2:14

But the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.

1 John 2:20

But you have an anointing from the Holy One, and you know all things.

Psalm 25:8-9

Good and upright is Jehovah; therefore He will teach sinners in the way.

Psalm 25:14

The secret of Jehovah is with those who fear Him; and He will show them His covenant.

Isaiah 29:10

For Jehovah has poured out on you the spirit of deep sleep, and has closed your eyes; He has covered the prophets and your heads, the seers.

Isaiah 35:8

And a highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called, The Way of Holiness. The unclean shall not pass over it. But He shall be with them; the wayfaring men, though fools, shall not err in it.

Matthew 11:25-26

At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank You, O Father, Lord of Heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the sophisticated and cunning, and revealed them to babes.

Mark 4:11

And He said to them, To you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God. But to those outside, all these things are given in parables

Luke 8:10

And He said, To you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God. But to others I speak in parables, so that seeing they might not see and hearing they might not understand.

Luke 10:39-42

And she had a sister called Mary, who also sat at Jesus' feet and heard His word.

John 6:65

And He said, Because of this I said to you that no one can come to Me unless it was given to him from My Father.

John 7:17

If anyone desires to do His will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it is of God, or I speak from Myself.

Acts 16:14

And a certain woman named Lydia heard us, a seller of purple of the city of Thyatira, who worshiped God; whose heart the Lord opened, so that she attended to the things which were spoken by Paul.

Acts 17:11-12

And these were more noble than those of Thessalonica, in that they received the Word with all readiness of mind and searched the Scriptures daily to see if those things were so.

1 Corinthians 4:1

So let a man think of us as ministers of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God.

1 Corinthians 4:7

For who makes you to differ from another? And what do you have that you did not receive? And if you did receive it, why do you boast as if you had not received it?

1 Corinthians 13:2

And though I have prophecies, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so as to move mountains, and do not have charity, I am nothing.

1 Corinthians 15:51

Behold, I speak a mystery to you; we shall not all fall asleep, but we shall all be changed;

Ephesians 1:9

having made known to us the mystery of His will, according to His good pleasure which He purposed in Himself,

Ephesians 1:18

the eyes of your understanding being enlightened, that you may know what is the hope of His calling, and what is the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints,

Ephesians 3:3-9

that by revelation He made known to me the mystery (as I wrote before in few words,

Ephesians 5:32

This is a great mystery, but I speak concerning Christ and the church.

Ephesians 6:19

And pray for me, that utterance may be given to me, that I may open my mouth boldly to make known the mystery of the gospel,

Colossians 1:26-27

the mystery which has been hidden from ages and from generations, but now has been revealed to His saints.

Colossians 2:2

that their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and to all riches of the full assurance of the understanding, to the full knowledge of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ;

1 Timothy 3:9

having the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.

1 Timothy 3:16

And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifested in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen by angels, preached among nations, believed on in the world, and received up into glory.

James 1:5

But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and with no reproach, and it shall be given to him.

James 1:16-18

Do not err, my beloved brothers.