Mark 4:11

Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.

But we all, with unveiled face seeing the glory of the Lord as in a mirror, are transformed into the same image from glory to glory, even as from the Lord, the Spirit.

For, behold, darkness will cover the earth, and thick darkness the peoples; but Yahweh will arise on you, and his glory shall be seen on you.

redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

He said, “Go, and tell this people, ‘You hear indeed, but don’t understand. You see indeed, but don’t perceive.’

This is eternal life, that they should know you, the only true God, and him whom you sent, Jesus Christ.

to reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the Gentiles, I didn’t immediately confer with flesh and blood,

Therefore watch carefully how you walk, not as unwise, but as wise,

We have the more sure word of prophecy; and you do well that you heed it, as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns, and the morning star arises in your hearts:

John answered, “A man can receive nothing unless it has been given him from heaven.

The entrance of your words gives light. It gives understanding to the simple.

Then he opened their minds, that they might understand the Scriptures.

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

It is written in the prophets, ‘They will all be taught by God.’ Therefore everyone who hears from the Father and has learned, comes to me.

having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope of his calling, and what are the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,

God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.

For a child is born to us. A son is given to us; and the government will be on his shoulders. His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

Some of those who are wise will fall, to refine them, and to purify, and to make them white, even to the time of the end; because it is yet for the time appointed.

to open their eyes, that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive remission of sins and an inheritance among those who are sanctified by faith in me.’

But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, that you may proclaim the excellence of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.

(and the life was revealed, and we have seen, and testify, and declare to you the life, the eternal life, which was with the Father, and was revealed to us);

I will open my mouth in a parable. I will utter dark sayings of old,

They don’t know, neither do they consider: for he has shut their eyes, that they can’t see; and their hearts, that they can’t understand.

At that time, Jesus answered, “I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you hid these things from the wise and understanding, and revealed them to infants.

that ‘seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest perhaps they should turn again, and their sins should be forgiven them.’ ”

Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you such a long time, and do you not know me, Philip? He who has seen me has seen the Father. How do you say, ‘Show us the Father?’

No longer do I call you servants, for the servant doesn’t know what his lord does. But I have called you friends, for everything that I heard from my Father, I have made known to you.

The God who made the world and all things in it, he, being Lord of heaven and earth, doesn’t dwell in temples made with hands.

For what do I have to do with also judging those who are outside? Don’t you judge those who are within?

in whom the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelieving, that the light of the Good News of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should not dawn on them.

and to make all men see what is the administration of the mystery which for ages has been hidden in God, who created all things through Jesus Christ,

For this cause, we also, since the day we heard this, don’t cease praying and making requests for you, that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,

Moreover he must have good testimony from those who are outside, to avoid falling into reproach and the snare of the devil.

having good behavior among the nations, so in that of which they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they see, glorify God in the day of visitation.

He who acts unjustly, let him act unjustly still. He who is filthy, let him be filthy still. He who is righteous, let him do righteousness still. He who is holy, let him be holy still.”

Blessed is the man who doesn’t walk in the counsel of the wicked, nor stand on the path of sinners, nor sit in the seat of scoffers;

From the lips of babes and infants you have established strength, because of your adversaries, that you might silence the enemy and the avenger.

Know that Yahweh, he is God. It is he who has made us, and we are his. We are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.

It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife, but every fool will be quarreling.

Yahweh’s glory shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together; for the mouth of Yahweh has spoken it.”

‘Hear this now, foolish people without understanding, who have eyes, and don’t see, who have ears, and don’t hear:

Who is wise, that he may understand these things? Who is prudent, that he may know them? For the ways of Yahweh are right, and the righteous walk in them; But the rebellious stumble in them.

In them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled, which says, ‘By hearing you will hear, and will in no way understand; Seeing you will see, and will in no way perceive:

But he said to them, “Not all men can receive this saying, but those to whom it is given.

Jesus answered him, “Most certainly, I tell you, unless one is born anew, he can’t see God’s Kingdom.”

I must work the works of him who sent me while it is day. The night is coming, when no one can work.

So they took away the stone from the place where the dead man was lying. Jesus lifted up his eyes, and said, “Father, I thank you that you listened to me.

Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and had perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marveled. They recognized that they had been with Jesus.

We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, for those who are called according to his purpose.

having gifts differing according to the grace that was given to us: if prophecy, let’s prophesy according to the proportion of our faith;

Let’s walk properly, as in the day; not in reveling and drunkenness, not in sexual promiscuity and lustful acts, and not in strife and jealousy.

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Now the natural man doesn’t receive the things of God’s Spirit, for they are foolishness to him, and he can’t know them, because they are spiritually discerned.

Now I say this, brothers, that flesh and blood can’t inherit God’s Kingdom; neither does the perishable inherit imperishable.

We were also assigned an inheritance in him, having been foreordained according to the purpose of him who does all things after the counsel of his will,

Therefore don’t be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.

For it is God who works in you both to will and to work, for his good pleasure.

that their hearts may be comforted, they being knit together in love, and gaining all riches of the full assurance of understanding, that they may know the mystery of God, both of the Father and of Christ,

Walk in wisdom toward those who are outside, redeeming the time.

that you may walk properly toward those who are outside, and may have need of nothing.

But those who are determined to be rich fall into a temptation, a snare, and many foolish and harmful lusts, such as drown men in ruin and destruction.

and they may recover themselves out of the devil’s snare, having been taken captive by him to his will.

Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show by his good conduct that his deeds are done in gentleness of wisdom.

As each has received a gift, employ it in serving one another, as good managers of the grace of God in its various forms.

As for you, the anointing which you received from him remains in you, and you don’t need for anyone to teach you. But as his anointing teaches you concerning all things, and is true, and is no lie, and even as it taught you, you will remain in him.

Demetrius has the testimony of all, and of the truth itself; yes, we also testify, and you know that our testimony is true.

“To the angel of the assembly in Philadelphia write: “He who is holy, he who is true, he who has the key of David, he who opens and no one can shut, and who shuts and no one opens, says these things:

to understand a proverb, and parables, the words and riddles of the wise.

All your children will be taught by Yahweh; and your children’s peace will be great.

He taught them many things in parables, and told them in his teaching,

He brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him, and said, “You are Simon the son of Jonah. You shall be called Cephas” (which is by interpretation, Peter).

Jesus said to him, “Because you have seen me, you have believed. Blessed are those who have not seen, and have believed.”

which in other generations was not made known to the children of men, as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets in the Spirit,

Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom can be no variation, nor turning shadow.

the mystery which has been hidden for ages and generations. But now it has been revealed to his saints,

Solomon answered all her questions. There wasn’t anything hidden from Solomon which he didn’t tell her.

A man who isolates himself pursues selfishness, and defies all sound judgment.

Many will purify themselves, and make themselves white, and be refined; but the wicked will do wickedly; and none of the wicked will understand; but those who are wise will understand.

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

“But blessed are your eyes, for they see; and your ears, for they hear.

Jesus answered him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar Jonah, for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven.

He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” Peter answered, “You are the Christ.”

He said, “To you it is given to know the mysteries of God’s Kingdom, but to the rest in parables; that ‘seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.’

So let a man think of us as Christ’s servants, and stewards of God’s mysteries.

For who makes you different? And what do you have that you didn’t receive? But if you did receive it, why do you boast as if you had not received it?

For he who speaks in another language speaks not to men, but to God; for no one understands; but in the Spirit he speaks mysteries.

seeing it is God who said, “Light will shine out of darkness,” who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

making known to us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he purposed in him

We know that the Son of God has come, and has given us an understanding, that we know him who is true, and we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God and eternal life.