Mat 13:11, 15:15-16, Mar 7:17, Joh 16:17-20 | ESV | STEP | 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 .

g[Mark 9:10, 32]

h ver. 16

i ver. 10

j[ch. 14:5]

k[ver. 30]; See ch. 2:24, 25

l Matt. 9:15; Mark 16:10; Luke 23:27

m[Rev. 11:10]

n Jer. 31:13; See Matt. 5:4

Matthew 13:11

11 And he answered them, ^a“To you it has been given to know ^bthe secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given.

Matthew 15:15-16

15 But Peter said to him, ^c“Explain the parable to us.” 16 And he said, ^d“Are you also still without understanding?

Mark 7:17

17 And when he had entered ^ethe house and left the people, ^fhis disciples asked him about the parable.

John 16:17-20

17 So ^gsome of his disciples said to one another, “What is this that he says to us, ^h‘A little while, and you will not see me, and again a little while, and you will see me’; and, ⁱ‘because I am going to the Father’?” 18 So they were saying, “What does he mean by ‘a little while’? ^jWe do not know what he is talking about.” 19 ^kJesus knew that they wanted to ask him, so he said to them, “Is this what you are asking yourselves, what I meant by saying, ‘A little while and you will not see me, and again a little while and you will see me’? 20 Truly, truly, I say to you, ^lyou will weep and lament, but ^mthe world will rejoice. You will be sorrowful, but ⁿyour sorrow will turn into joy.