He replied, “The mystery of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to those on the outside everything is expressed in parables,Mark 4:11
Original language and places
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Original language (Greek)
καὶ ἔλεγεν αὐτοῖς· ὑμῖν τὸ μυστήριον δέδοται τῆς βασιλείας τοῦ θεοῦ, ἐκείνοις δὲ τοῖς ἔξω ἐν παραβολαῖς τὰ πάντα γίνεται
- καὶkai“And”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- ἔλεγενelegen“He was saying”Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from λέγω · “to speak” · Strong's G3004G
- αὐτοῖς·autois“to them;”Personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- ὑμῖνhumin“To you”Personal pronoun, 2nd person, dative, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
- τὸto“the”Article, nominative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- μυστήριονmustērion“mystery”Noun, nominative, singular, neuter · “mystery” · Strong's G3466
- δέδοταιdedotai“has been given”Verb, perfect, passive, indicative, 3rd person singular · from δίδωμι · “to give” · Strong's G1325
- τῆςtēs“of the”Article, genitive, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- βασιλείαςbasileias“kingdom”Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from βασιλεία · “kingdom” · Strong's G0932
- τοῦtou“<the>”Article, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- θεοῦ,theou“of God,”Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from θεός · “God” · Strong's G2316
- ἐκείνοιςekeinois“To those”Demonstrative pronoun, dative, plural, masculine · from ἐκεῖνος · “that” · Strong's G1565
- δὲde“however”Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
- τοῖςtois“who are”Article, dative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ἔξωexō“outside”Preposition · “out/outside(r)” · Strong's G1854
- ἐνen“in”Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
- παραβολαῖςparabolais“parables”Noun, dative, plural, feminine · from παραβολή · “parable” · Strong's G3850
- τὰta“<the>”Article, nominative, plural, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- πάνταpanta“everything”Adjective, nominative, plural, neuter · from πᾶς · “all” · Strong's G3956
- γίνεταιginetai“is done”Verb, present, middle or passive (deponent), indicative, 3rd person singular · from γίνομαι · “to be” · Strong's G1096
- Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)