Mark

Mark 4:11–12

¹¹He replied, “The mystery of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to those on the outside everything is expressed in parables, ¹²so that,

‘they may be ever seeing but never perceiving,

and ever hearing but never understanding;

otherwise they might turn

and be forgiven.’^a”

Footnotes

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He replied	ἔλεγεν	elegen	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing)
The	τὸ	to	Article - Nominative Neuter Singular	G3588 the
mystery	μυστήριον	mystērion	Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular	G3466 anything hidden, a mystery
of the	τῆς	tēs	Article - Genitive Feminine Singular	G3588 the
kingdom	βασιλείας	basileias	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G932 kingship, sovereignty, authority, rule, kingdom
of God	Θεοῦ	Theou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2316 God, a god
has been given	δέδοται	dedotai	Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular	G1325 I offer, give
to you	Ὑμῖν	Hymin	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
but	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
to those	ἐκείνοις	ekeinois	Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Masculine Plural	G1565 that, that one there, yonder
on the outside	ἔξω	exō	Adverb	G1854 without, outside
everything	πάντα	panta	Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural	G3956 all, the whole, every kind of
is expressed	γίνεται	ginetai	Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular	G1096 I come into being, am born
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
parables	παραβολαῖς	parabolais	Noun - Dative Feminine Plural	G3850 a parable, comparison

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
so that	ἵνα	hina	Conjunction	G2443 in order that, so that
they may be ever seeing	βλέπωσιν	blepōsin	Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Plural	G991 I look, see
never	μὴ	mē	Adverb	G3361 not, lest
perceiving	ἴδωσιν	idōsin	Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Plural	G3708 I see, look upon, experience
and	Καὶ	Kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
ever hearing	ἀκούωσιν	akouōsin	Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Plural	G191 I hear, listen
never	μὴ	mē	Adverb	G3361 not, lest
understanding	συνιῶσιν	syniōsin	Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Plural	G4920 I consider, understand
otherwise	Μή‿	Mē	Adverb	G3361 not, lest
they might turn	ἐπιστρέψωσιν	epistrepsōsin	Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Plural	G1994 I turn back to
and	Καὶ	Kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
be forgiven	ἀφεθῇ	aphethē	Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person Singular	G863 I send away, release, remit, forgive, permit

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Mark 4:11 Matthew 11:25 · Luke 8:10 · 1 John 5:20 · 1 Corinthians 5:12–13 · 1 Thessalonians 4:12 · Colossians 4:5 · James 1:16–18 · 1 Timothy 3:7 · Titus 3:3–7 · Ephesians 1:9 · Ephesians 2:4–10 · Luke 10:21–24

Mark 4:12 Isaiah 6:9–10 · Isaiah 44:18 · Matthew 13:14–15 · Jeremiah 5:21 · Deuteronomy 29:4 · John 12:37–41 · Luke 8:10 · 2 Timothy 2:25 · Romans 11:8–10 · Hebrews 6:6 · Ezekiel 12:2 · Jeremiah 31:18–20

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.