He replied,“ You are permitted to understand the secrets of the Kingdom of Heaven, but others are not.

耶稣回答说：“因为天国的奥秘只叫你们知道，不叫他们知道。

耶稣回答他们说：“因为天国的奥秘只让你们知道，不让他们知道。

耶稣回答他们说：“因为天国的奥秘只让你们知道，不让他们知道。

耶稣回答说：“天国的奥秘只让你们知道，不让他们知道。

他回答：“天国的奥秘，只给你们知道，却不给他们知道。

耶稣回答他们，说：“天国的奥秘已经赐下来让你们知道，而没有赐给那些人；

耶穌回答說：「因為天國的奧祕只叫你們知道，不叫他們知道。

耶穌回答他們說：「因為天國的奧祕只讓你們知道，不讓他們知道。

耶穌回答他們說：「因為天國的奧祕只讓你們知道，不讓他們知道。

耶穌回答說：「天國的奧祕只讓你們知道，不讓他們知道。

他回答：“天國的奧祕，只給你們知道，卻不給他們知道。

耶穌回答他們說：『天國的奧祕是給你們知道，而不是給那些人的。

耶穌回答他們，說：「天國的奧祕已經賜下來讓你們知道，而沒有賜給那些人；

曰、天國之奧、予爾知之、不予他人也、

曰、天國之奧、與爾知之、不與他人也、

答曰、天國之奧、賜爾知、不賜眾知、

耶穌曰：『天國之蘊奧、賜爾知之、不賜若輩；

He replied,“ Because the knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them.

He replied,“ Because you have been given the knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven. It has not been given to outsiders.

And he answered them,“ To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given.

He answered,“ Because the secrets of the kingdom of heaven have been given for you to know, but it has not been given to them.

And Jesus answered them,“ To you it has been granted to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been granted.

He answered and said to them,“ Because it has been given to you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given.

And he answered and said unto them, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.

He answered them,“ Because the secrets of the kingdom of heaven have been given for you to know, but it has not been given to them.

He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.

He replied,“ You have been given the opportunity to know the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but they have not.

He answered them,“ To you it is given to know the mysteries of the Kingdom of Heaven, but it is not given to them.

That is what the Scriptures mean when they say,“ No eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no mind has imagined what God has prepared for those who love him.”But it was to us that God revealed these things by his Spirit. For his Spirit searches out everything and shows us God’s deep secrets.

But you have received the Holy Spirit, and he lives within you, so you don’t need anyone to teach you what is true. For the Spirit teaches you everything you need to know, and what he teaches is true— it is not a lie. So just as he has taught you, remain in fellowship with Christ.

“ Not everyone can accept this statement,” Jesus said.“ Only those whom God helps.

But people who aren’t spiritual can’t receive these truths from God’s Spirit. It all sounds foolish to them and they can’t understand it, for only those who are spiritual can understand what the Spirit means.

Jesus replied,“ You are blessed, Simon son of John, because my Father in heaven has revealed this to you. You did not learn this from any human being.

If I had the gift of prophecy, and if I understood all of God’s secret plans and possessed all knowledge, and if I had such faith that I could move mountains, but didn’t love others, I would be nothing.

Now all glory to God, who is able to make you strong, just as my Good News says. This message about Jesus Christ has revealed his plan for you Gentiles, a plan kept secret from the beginning of time.

If you need wisdom, ask our generous God, and he will give it to you. He will not rebuke you for asking.

But you are not like that, for the Holy One has given you his Spirit, and all of you know the truth.

He replied,“ You are permitted to understand the secrets of the Kingdom of God. But I use parables to teach the others so that the Scriptures might be fulfilled:‘ When they look, they won’t really see. When they hear, they won’t understand.’

This message was kept secret for centuries and generations past, but now it has been revealed to God’s people.For God wanted them to know that the riches and glory of Christ are for you Gentiles, too. And this is the secret: Christ lives in you. This gives you assurance of sharing his glory.

God has now revealed to us his mysterious will regarding Christ— which is to fulfill his own good plan.

No, the wisdom we speak of is the mystery of God— his plan that was previously hidden, even though he made it for our ultimate glory before the world began.

This is a great mystery, but it is an illustration of the way Christ and the church are one.

But let me reveal to you a wonderful secret. We will not all die, but we will all be transformed!

I want them to be encouraged and knit together by strong ties of love. I want them to have complete confidence that they understand God’s mysterious plan, which is Christ himself.

Without question, this is the great mystery of our faith: Christ was revealed in a human body and vindicated by the Spirit. He was seen by angels and announced to the nations. He was believed in throughout the world and taken to heaven in glory.

They must be committed to the mystery of the faith now revealed and must live with a clear conscience.

So don’t be misled, my dear brothers and sisters.Whatever is good and perfect is a gift coming down to us from God our Father, who created all the lights in the heavens. He never changes or casts a shifting shadow.He chose to give birth to us by giving us his true word. And we, out of all creation, became his prized possession.

For the Lord has poured out on you a spirit of deep sleep. He has closed the eyes of your prophets and visionaries.

So look at Apollos and me as mere servants of Christ who have been put in charge of explaining God’s mysteries.

Her sister, Mary, sat at the Lord’s feet, listening to what he taught.But Martha was distracted by the big dinner she was preparing. She came to Jesus and said,“ Lord, doesn’t it seem unfair to you that my sister just sits here while I do all the work? Tell her to come and help me.”But the Lord said to her,“ My dear Martha, you are worried and upset over all these details!There is only one thing worth being concerned about. Mary has discovered it, and it will not be taken away from her.”

The Lord is good and does what is right; he shows the proper path to those who go astray.He leads the humble in doing right, teaching them his way.

Then he said,“ That is why I said that people can’t come to me unless the Father gives them to me.”

I pray that your hearts will be flooded with light so that you can understand the confident hope he has given to those he called— his holy people who are his rich and glorious inheritance.

And the people of Berea were more open minded than those in Thessalonica, and they listened eagerly to Paul’s message. They searched the Scriptures day after day to see if Paul and Silas were teaching the truth.As a result, many Jews believed, as did many of the prominent Greek women and men.

For what gives you the right to make such a judgment? What do you have that God hasn’t given you? And if everything you have is from God, why boast as though it were not a gift?

Anyone who wants to do the will of God will know whether my teaching is from God or is merely my own.

As I briefly wrote earlier, God himself revealed his mysterious plan to me.As you read what I have written, you will understand my insight into this plan regarding Christ.God did not reveal it to previous generations, but now by his Spirit he has revealed it to his holy apostles and prophets.And this is God’s plan: Both Gentiles and Jews who believe the Good News share equally in the riches inherited by God’s children. Both are part of the same body, and both enjoy the promise of blessings because they belong to Christ Jesus.By God’s grace and mighty power, I have been given the privilege of serving him by spreading this Good News.Though I am the least deserving of all God’s people, he graciously gave me the privilege of telling the Gentiles about the endless treasures available to them in Christ.I was chosen to explain to everyone this mysterious plan that God, the Creator of all things, had kept secret from the beginning.

The Lord is a friend to those who fear him. He teaches them his covenant.

At that time Jesus prayed this prayer:“ O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, thank you for hiding these things from those who think themselves wise and clever, and for revealing them to the childlike.Yes, Father, it pleased you to do it this way!

And a great road will go through that once deserted land. It will be named the Highway of Holiness. Evil minded people will never travel on it. It will be only for those who walk in God’s ways; fools will never walk there.

He replied,“ You are permitted to understand the secret of the Kingdom of God. But I use parables for everything I say to outsiders,

And pray for me, too. Ask God to give me the right words so I can boldly explain God’s mysterious plan that the Good News is for Jews and Gentiles alike.

One of them was Lydia from Thyatira, a merchant of expensive purple cloth, who worshiped God. As she listened to us, the Lord opened her heart, and she accepted what Paul was saying.