 And he said unto them, Unto you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all these things are done in parables: That seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest...  The baptist Magazine - Page 3411852Full view - About this book
 | Charles Simmons - Bible - 1844 - 539 pages
...shall devour them. God's agency in delusions and moral evils. Mk. 4. 11. Unto them that are without, all these things are done in parables: That seeing...hear, and not understand; lest at any time they should be converted, and their sins should be forgiven them. Rom. 9. 22. What if God, willing to show his... | |
 | William Burkitt - Bible - 1844
...mystery of the kingdom of God : but upon them that are without all these things are done in parables: 12 our, when he sent forth his apostles, went along with them, and laboured himself as much as any o be convened anil 1/ieir sins should be forgiven them. 13 And he said unto them, Know ye not this parable... | |
 | Universalism - 1880
...his treasure things new and old." Olten from his lips falls the half-reproac'i, the half lament, " That seeing they may see and not perceive, and hearing they may hear and not understand " ; nor less often (alls the strong injunction " He that hath ears to hear let him hear." Thus Christianity... | |
 | John Allan Mitchell - Literary Criticism - 2004 - 157 pages
...hard on the heels of the Parable of the Sower, Jesus explains that parables are given to listeners so that "seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand."" Accordingly, parables hold out the promise of revelation only fora selfselecting few, those who are,... | |
 | John D. Barrow, Paul C. W. Davies, Charles L. Harper, Jr, Harper, Jr (Charles L.) - Science - 2004 - 721 pages
...claim to be). Apparently Heraclitus wrote this way on purpose (Cornford 1965): as Another once said, "that seeing they may see and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand" (Mark 4, v. 12). By contrast, the colleagues, students, and readers of John Wheeler, even those outside... | |
 | Joseph E. Guretzki - Bible - 2004 - 402 pages
...ancient Mysteries the priests and religious authorities unabashedly claim: "Therefore speak I to them in parables; that seeing they may see, and not perceive: and hearing they may hear, but not understand." (Matt. 13:13) Those little people in that quote will always need a priest and... | |
 | Jean Borella - Religion - 2004 - 507 pages
...vivifies them and makes them worthy of adoration. About intellects devoid of gnosis it might be said: 'seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand them' (Mark 4:12). This gnostic quality is obviously without any direct rapport with intellectual acumen... | |
 | Religion - 2005 - 544 pages
...22:14), and "Unto you is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all these things are done in parables: that seeing...hear and not understand; lest at any time they should be converted, and their sins should be forgiven them" (Mark 4:11-12). Vv. 50-51: "Even if you were... | |
 | John Davidson - Religion - 2005 - 1088 pages
...gospel: Unto you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God; But unto them that are without, all these things are done in parables: That seeing...hear, and not understand; Lest at any time they should be converted, and their sins should be forgiven them. The "mystery of the kingdom of God" was made... | |
 | Gilbert Childs - Christianity - 2005 - 224 pages
...them, Unto you is given to know the mystery of the Kingdom of God; but unto them that are without, all these things are done in parables: That seeing...hear, and not understand; lest at any time they should be converted, and their sins forgiven them' (Mark 4:10-12). It might seem that here the implication... | |
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