Mark 4:11

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
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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

  1. καὶkai“And”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  2. ἔλεγενelegen“He was saying”
    Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from λέγω · “to speak” · Strong's G3004G
  3. αὐτοῖς·autois“to them;”
    Personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  4. ὑμῖνhumin“To you”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, dative, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  5. τὸto“the”
    Article, nominative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  6. μυστήριονmustērion“mystery”
    Noun, nominative, singular, neuter · “mystery” · Strong's G3466
  7. δέδοταιdedotai“has been given”
    Verb, perfect, passive, indicative, 3rd person singular · from δίδωμι · “to give” · Strong's G1325
  8. τῆςtēs“of the”
    Article, genitive, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  9. βασιλείαςbasileias“kingdom”
    Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from βασιλεία · “kingdom” · Strong's G0932
  10. τοῦtou“<the>”
    Article, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  11. θεοῦ,theou“of God,”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from θεός · “God” · Strong's G2316
  12. ἐκείνοιςekeinois“To those”
    Demonstrative pronoun, dative, plural, masculine · from ἐκεῖνος · “that” · Strong's G1565
  13. δὲde“however”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  14. τοῖςtois“who are”
    Article, dative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  15. ἔξωexō“outside”
    Preposition · “out/outside(r)” · Strong's G1854
  16. ἐνen“in”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  17. παραβολαῖςparabolais“parables”
    Noun, dative, plural, feminine · from παραβολή · “parable” · Strong's G3850
  18. τὰta“<the>”
    Article, nominative, plural, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  19. πάνταpanta“everything”
    Adjective, nominative, plural, neuter · from πᾶς · “all” · Strong's G3956
  20. 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)