LUKE 8:10 Parallel Verse View

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ULT And he said, “To you has been given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God, but to the rest in parables, so that, ‘Seeing, they may not see; and hearing, they may not understand.’

UST And he said, “God has given you the privilege of knowing hidden things about how God will rule as king. But I speak to everyone else only in parables, so that,
⇔ ‘Although they see, they may not perceive, and although they hear, they may 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.’[fn]

MSB 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.’[fn]

BLB And He said, "To you it has been given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God, but to the rest, it is in parables, so that, 'Seeing, they may not see; and hearing, they may not understand.'

AICNT But he said, “To you it has been given to know the mysteries [of the kingdom][fn] of God, but to the rest in parables, so that seeing they may not see and hearing they may not understand.”[fn]

8:10, of the kingdom: Absent from some manuscripts. W(032) Latin(ff²)

8:10, Isaiah 6:9 LXX

OEB ‘To you,’ he said, ‘the knowledge of the hidden truths of the kingdom of God has been imparted, but to others in parables only, so that though they have eyes they may not see, and though they have ears, they may not understand.

WEBBE He said, “To you it is given to know the mysteries of God’s Kingdom, but to the rest it is given in parables, that ‘seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.’

WMBB (Same as above)

NET He said, “You have been given the opportunity to know the secrets of the kingdom of God, but for others they are in parables, so that although they see they may not see, and although they hear they may not understand.

LSV And He said, “To you it has been given to know the secrets of the Kingdom of God, but to the rest in allegories, that seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.

FBV Jesus replied, “You've been given insights into the mysteries of God's kingdom, but the rest are given illustrations, so that, ‘Even though they see, they don't really see; and even though they hear, they don't really understand.’[fn]

8:10 Quoting Isaiah 6:9.

TCNT He said, “To you it has been given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God, but to the rest I speak in parables, so that ‘they may see but not perceive, and hear but not understand.’

T4T He said, “God is revealing to you what he did not reveal before, about how he wants to rule [MET] over people’s lives. But when I am telling other people about these things, I tell them only in parables. The result will be like a prophet predicted long ago:
⇔ They will see what I am doing, but will not perceive what it means. They will hear what I am saying, but will not understand it.

LEB And he said, “To you it has been given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God, but to the rest they are in parables, so that
• ‘Seeing they may not see,
• and hearing they may not understand.’[fn]

8:10 A quotation from Isa 6:9|link-href="None"

BBE And he said, To you is given knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of God; but to the others, they are given in stories, so that seeing, they may not see, and though they give hearing, the sense will not be clear to them.

Moff so he said, "It is granted you to understand the open secrets of the Reign of God, but the others get it in parables, so that
⇔ for all their seeing they may not see,
⇔ and for all their hearing they may not understand.

Wymth "To you," He replied, "it is granted to know the secrets of the Kingdom of God; but all others are taught by parables, in order that they may see and yet not see, and may hear and yet not understand.

ASV And he said, Unto 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.

DRA To whom he said: To you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God; but to the rest in parables, that seeing they may not see, and hearing 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.

Drby And he said, To you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of [fn]God, but to the rest in parables, in order that seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.

8.10 Elohim

RV And he said, Unto 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.

SLT And he said, To you it has been given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: and to the rest in parables; that seeing they might not see, and hearing they might not understand.

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

KJB-1769 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.

KJB-1611 And he said, Unto you it is giuen to know the mysteries of the kingdome of God: but to others in parables, that seeing, they might not see, and hearing, they might not vnderstand.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps And he sayde, Unto you it is geuen to knowe the secretes of the kyngdome of God: but to other by parables, that when they see, they shoulde not see, and when they heare, they shoulde not vnderstande.
(And he said, Unto you it is given to know the secrets of the kingdom of God: but to other by parables, that when they see, they should not see, and when they hear, they should not understand.)

Gnva And he sayd, Vnto you it is giuen to know the secrets of ye kingdome of God, but to other in parables, that when they see, they shoulde not see, and when they heare, they should not vnderstand.
(And he said, Unto you it is given to know the secrets of ye/you_all kingdom of God, but to other in parables, that when they see, they should not see, and when they hear, they should not understand. )

Cvdl And he sayde: Vnto you it is geue, to knowe the mysteryes of the kyngdome of God, but vnto the other in parables, yt though they se it, they shulde not se it, and though they heare it, they shulde not vnderstonde.
(And he said: Unto you it is give, to know the mysteryes of the kingdom of God, but unto the other in parables, it though they see it, they should not see it, and though they hear it, they should not understood.)

TNT And he sayde: vnto you is it geven to knowe the secretes of the kyngdom of God: but to other in similitudes that when they se they shuld not se: and when they heare they shuld not vnderstonde.
(And he said: unto you is it given to know the secrets of the kingdom of God: but to other in similitudes that when they see they should not se: and when they hear they should not understood. )

Wycl And he seide to hem, To you it is grauntid to knowe the pryuete of the kyngdom of God; but to othir men in parablis, that thei seynge se not, and thei herynge vndurstonde not.
(And he said to hem, To you it is grauntid to know the pryuete of the kingdom of God; but to other men in parables, that they seeing see not, and they hearing understood not.)

Luth Er aber sprach: Euch ist‘s gegeben, zu wissen das Geheimnis des Reichs Gottes; den andern aber in Gleichnissen, daß sie es nicht sehen, ob sie es schon sehen, und nicht verstehen, ob sie es schon hören.
(He but spoke: You it_is given, to/for realise the secret/mystery the kingdom God’s; the change but in parables/allegoriesn, that they/she/them it not see, if/whether they/she/them it already see, and not understand, if/whether they/she/them it already hear/listen.)

ClVg Quibus ipse dixit: Vobis datum est nosse mysterium regni Dei, ceteris autem in parabolis: ut videntes non videant, et audientes non intelligant.[fn]
(To_whom exactly_that/himself he/she_said: To_you(pl) given/present(n) it_is to_know mystery of_the_kingdom of_God, to_others however in/into/on parables: as seeing not/no let_them_see, and hearing not/no understand. )

8.10 Videntes. Doctores Judæorum qui cum merito perversitatis suæ excæcati sunt, mendaciter se videntes putant.

8.10 Seentes. Doctores Yudahorum who/which when/with deservedly perversitatis his/her_own excæcati are, mendaciter himself seeing they_think.

UGNT ὁ δὲ εἶπεν, ὑμῖν δέδοται γνῶναι τὰ μυστήρια τῆς Βασιλείας τοῦ Θεοῦ, τοῖς δὲ λοιποῖς ἐν παραβολαῖς, ἵνα βλέποντες μὴ βλέπωσιν, καὶ ἀκούοντες μὴ συνιῶσιν.
(ho de eipen, humin dedotai gnōnai ta mustaʸria taʸs Basileias tou Theou, tois de loipois en parabolais, hina blepontes maʸ blepōsin, kai akouontes maʸ suniōsin.)

SBL-GNT ὁ δὲ εἶπεν· Ὑμῖν δέδοται γνῶναι τὰ μυστήρια τῆς βασιλείας τοῦ θεοῦ, τοῖς δὲ λοιποῖς ἐν παραβολαῖς, ἵνα βλέποντες μὴ βλέπωσιν καὶ ἀκούοντες μὴ συνιῶσιν.
(ho de eipen; Humin dedotai gnōnai ta mustaʸria taʸs basileias tou theou, tois de loipois en parabolais, hina blepontes maʸ blepōsin kai akouontes maʸ suniōsin.)

RP-GNT Ὁ δὲ εἶπεν, Ὑμῖν δέδοται γνῶναι τὰ μυστήρια τῆς βασιλείας τοῦ θεοῦ· τοῖς δὲ λοιποῖς ἐν παραβολαῖς, ἵνα βλέποντες μὴ βλέπωσιν, καὶ ἀκούοντες μὴ συνιῶσιν.
(Ho de eipen, Humin dedotai gnōnai ta mustaʸria taʸs basileias tou theou; tois de loipois en parabolais, hina blepontes maʸ blepōsin, kai akouontes maʸ suniōsin.)

TC-GNT Ὁ δὲ εἶπεν, Ὑμῖν δέδοται γνῶναι τὰ μυστήρια τῆς βασιλείας τοῦ Θεοῦ· τοῖς δὲ λοιποῖς ἐν παραβολαῖς, ἵνα βλέποντες μὴ βλέπωσι, καὶ ἀκούοντες μὴ συνιῶσιν.
(Ho de eipen, Humin dedotai gnōnai ta mustaʸria taʸs basileias tou Theou; tois de loipois en parabolais, hina blepontes maʸ blepōsi, kai akouontes maʸ suniōsin. )

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 8:9–15: Jesus explained the parable about four types of soil

In 8:9–10 Jesus explained why he taught in parables. Then in 8:11–15 he explained the meaning of the parable in 8:1–8b. The basic meaning of Jesus’ explanation is clear. However, there are questions about the meaning of the seed in this section. In 8:11 the seed refers to the word of God. In 8:12–15 what is sown seems to refer to the people who hear the word. This has led to several interpretations for the seed in 8:12–15.

The interpretation that the Notes follows is that in 8:12–15 the seed continues to represent the word. The introductory expressions such as “those on/beside/in…are…” (RSV) refer generally to four different ways in which people hear and respond to the word.

Many scholars support this interpretation in their commentaries. In some versions the seed appears to refer to the people. However, even in these versions, the text implies that the seed of the word has different results in different kinds of people.

Here is the meaning of the main metaphors in the parable:

The seeds represent the word, which is the message from God.
The sowing of the seed represents telling the message to people.
The different kinds of soil represent the way different people hear the message.

This section heading should be similar to the section heading for 8:1–10. You may use the word “explained” or “Jesus explained” (instead of “Jesus told”).

Some other possible headings for this section are:

Jesus explained the parable of the sower and the soils

The parable/story/illustration about the four soils explained

The explanation of the parable about four kinds of people

The meaning of the parable of a man scattering seed

There are parallel passages for this section in Matthew 13:18–23 and Mark 4:13–20.

8:10

In this verse Jesus contrasted his disciples with other people who heard his parables. This contrast is emphatic in the Greek text. Some ways to express the contrast in English are:

To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of God; but to others I speak in parables… (NRSV)

You are allowed to know the secrets of the kingdom of God. For other people, I must use stories to talk about those secrets.

Knowledge about the mysteries of the kingdom of God has been given [directly] to you. But it is given to others in stories. (GW)

Express the contrast in a natural way in your language.

8:10a

He replied,

Jesus answered,
He said to them,
So he said to them,

He replied: The words He replied introduce the response that Jesus gave his disciples when they asked him to explain the parable. Use a natural phrase in your language. For example:

Jesus answered (GW)

and he replied (REB)

8:10b

“The knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of God has been given to you,

“You^(plur) have been allowed to understand the secret things about God’s rule/reign.
“God has revealed to you^(plur) things that were not previously known concerning his kingdom.
“God has caused you^(plur) disciples to understand the mysteries about the way he rules his people.

The knowledge…has been given to you: This is a passive clause. Some ways to translate it are:

God has given you the knowledge

I have explained…to you (CEV)

You have been given the opportunity to know (NET)

In some languages, knowledge is not something that can be given. Other ways to express this idea are:

God has allowed you to know

God has/I have revealed to you

you: The Greek plural pronoun that the BSB translates as you is plural. It refers to Jesus’ disciples; see the note on 8:10.

The knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of God: The Greek phrase that the BSB translates as The knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of God refers to understanding the secrets about God’s kingdom.

the mysteries of the kingdom of God: The Greek word that the BSB translates as mysteries refers to truths that were previously hidden or unknown. These truths are known or revealed only to certain people. Here the mysteries were truths about the kingdom of God that people could not understand unless someone revealed the meaning to them. Jesus was now revealing that meaning to his disciples.

Other ways to translate this are:

the mysteries about God’s kingdom/reign

what people have not known before about God’s chieftaincy/reign

hidden truths about how God rules his people

The term the kingdom of God also occurs in 8:1b. See also kingdom of God in KBT.

8:10c

but to others I speak in parables,

Other people, however, hear them in parables,
But to people who are not my disciples, I speak about these things only in parables.

to others I speak in parables: The Greek phrase that the BSB translates as to others I speak in parables is literally “to others in parables.” The BSB has supplied I speak to make a good English sentence. Other English versions have supplied fewer specific words. For example:

for others they are in parables (NET)

the others have only parables (REB)

There is implied information here. The text implies that other people have not been permitted to know the secrets of the kingdom of God. (See Matthew 13:11.) Consider if it would be necessary to include this implied information in your translation. For example:

To others it has not been given to know these secrets. Instead, for them the secrets are hidden in parables

others: The Greek word that the BSB translates as others refers to people who were not Jesus’ disciples. See the note on “His disciples” in 8:9. In this context Jesus indicated that he used parables to speak about the kingdom of God to people who were not his disciples.

parables: The word parables refers here to all the types of comparisons that the Greek word can describe. Some of these comparisons are metaphors, illustrations, symbolic stories, and sayings.

8:10d

so that, ‘though seeing, they may not see;

so that ‘even though they see, they may not perceive,
so that ‘they will see what I do, but they will not see/understand what it really means.

8:10d–e

The words after “so that” in 8:10c–d are a quote from Isaiah 6:9. This is why the BSB uses quotation marks to introduce the saying that follows. It also indents the lines in a special way. If you usually introduce Old Testament Scripture in a particular way, you may want to do so here, as well. For example:

…so that (as the Scriptures say),

‘though seeing, they may not see,

though hearing, they may not

understand.’

so that: The Greek word that the BSB translates as so that here introduces a quotation from Isaiah 6:9. Jesus used this quotation to explain to his followers why he spoke in parables. He did this so that the people who did not want to believe and obey him would not understand the truths that the parables illustrated. Most English versions introduce this quotation with so that (as in the BSB). Some do not use a connector. Translate this connection in a natural way in your language.

though seeing, they may not see: There is a contrast here between seeing and they may not see. The BSB has supplied the word though to indicate that this is an unexpected contrast. Many English versions use the conjunction “but.” For example:

they may look but see nothing (REB)

This clause describes people who see, so we would expect them to also perceive and understand, but they do not.

seeing, they may not see: The Greek words that the BSB translates as seeing and see are different forms of the same verb. However, they are used in different senses here. The first form, seeing, refers literally to seeing something such as a person, object, or event. The second form, see, refers figuratively to understanding the meaning of what is seen. In some languages it may be necessary to use different verbs for these ideas. For example:

they may look but not perceive (NJB)

When they look, they don’t see (GW)

Another possibility is to modify one of the verbs. For example:

even though they are seeing, they are not really/truly seeing

In some languages it may be necessary to supply objects for the two verbs. If this is true in your language you can:

Use a general object such as “things” or “events”:
even though they see things, they do not perceive them
Use an object that refers to Jesus’ actions:
even though they look at what I do, they do not see it

8:10e

though hearing, they may not understand.’

and even though they hear/listen, they may not comprehend/understand.'"
And they will hear what I say, but they will not understand what I mean.’

though: Here the word though is used in the same way as in 8:10d. See the note on though at 8:10d–e.

hearing, they may not understand: The Greek verb that the BSB translates as hearing refers to the physical act of hearing something. The Greek verb that the BSB translates as understand refers to comprehending what is heard. Here there is a contrast between these two actions.

In some languages it may be necessary to supply objects for hearing and understand. If this is true in your language, you should choose an option that is similar to the one you chose in 8:10c. For example:

Use a general object:
although they hear words, they do not understand them
Use an object that refers specifically to Jesus’ teaching:
although they hear what I teach, they do not understand what it means

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

ὑμῖν δέδοται γνῶναι

˱to˲_you_all (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ὁ Δέ εἶπεν ὑμῖν Δέδοται γνῶναι τά μυστήρια τῆς Βασιλείας τοῦ Θεοῦ τοῖς δέ λοιποῖς ἐν παραβολαῖς ἵνα Βλέποντες μή βλέπωσιν καί ἀκούοντες μή συνιῶσιν)

If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this with an active form, and you could state who did the action. Alternate translation: [God has allowed you to understand]

τὰ μυστήρια τῆς Βασιλείας τοῦ Θεοῦ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ὁ Δέ εἶπεν ὑμῖν Δέδοται γνῶναι τά μυστήρια τῆς Βασιλείας τοῦ Θεοῦ τοῖς δέ λοιποῖς ἐν παραβολαῖς ἵνα Βλέποντες μή βλέπωσιν καί ἀκούοντες μή συνιῶσιν)

These are spiritual truths that people had not previously understood. Jesus is now revealing them. Alternate translation: [the secrets of the kingdom of God]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

τῆς Βασιλείας τοῦ Θεοῦ

˱of˲_the Kingdom ¬the ˱of˲_God

See how you decided to translate this phrase in [4:43](../04/43.md). If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the idea behind the abstract noun kingdom with a verb such as “rule.” Alternate translation: [of how God will rule]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

τοῖς δὲ λοιποῖς ἐν παραβολαῖς

˱to˲_the (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ὁ Δέ εἶπεν ὑμῖν Δέδοται γνῶναι τά μυστήρια τῆς Βασιλείας τοῦ Θεοῦ τοῖς δέ λοιποῖς ἐν παραβολαῖς ἵνα Βλέποντες μή βλέπωσιν καί ἀκούοντες μή συνιῶσιν)

Jesus is leaving out some of the words that a sentence would ordinarily need in order to be complete. Alternate translation: [but I speak in parables to the people who are not my disciples]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / quotesinquotes

ἵνα βλέποντες μὴ βλέπωσιν, καὶ ἀκούοντες μὴ συνιῶσιν

in_order_that (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ὁ Δέ εἶπεν ὑμῖν Δέδοται γνῶναι τά μυστήρια τῆς Βασιλείας τοῦ Θεοῦ τοῖς δέ λοιποῖς ἐν παραβολαῖς ἵνα Βλέποντες μή βλέπωσιν καί ἀκούοντες μή συνιῶσιν)

Luke is quoting Jesus, and Jesus is quoting the prophet Isaiah. If it would be helpful in your language, you could translate this so that there is not a quotation within a quotation. For clarity, you could also indicate the source of the words that Jesus is quoting. Alternate translation: [so that as the prophet Isaiah said, though they see, they will not perceive, and though they hear, they will not understand]

βλέποντες μὴ βλέπωσιν

Some languages may need to state the object of the verb. Alternate translation: [Though they see things, they will not understand them] or [Though they see things happen, they will not understand what they mean]

ἀκούοντες μὴ συνιῶσιν

hearing (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ὁ Δέ εἶπεν ὑμῖν Δέδοται γνῶναι τά μυστήρια τῆς Βασιλείας τοῦ Θεοῦ τοῖς δέ λοιποῖς ἐν παραβολαῖς ἵνα Βλέποντες μή βλέπωσιν καί ἀκούοντες μή συνιῶσιν)

Some languages may need to state the object of the verb. Alternate translation: [though they hear instruction, they will not understand the truth]

Parallel LUKE 8:10