Mark 4:11 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

and he said to them, `To you it hath been given to know the secret of the reign of God, but to those who are without, in similes are all the things done;

English ASV

And he said unto them, Unto you is given the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all things are done in parables:

English Amplified

And He said to them, To you has been entrusted the mystery of the kingdom of God [that is, the secret counsels of God which are hidden from the ungodly]; but for those outside [of our circle] everything becomes a parable,

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

And He said to them, To you has been entrusted the mystery of the kingdom of God [that is, the secret counsels of God which are hidden from the ungodly]; but for those outside [of our circle] everything becomes a parable,

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

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,

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

He answered them, “The secret of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to those outside, everything comes in parables

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

And he said to them, To you is given [to know] the mystery of the kingdom of God; but to them who are without, all things are done in parables,

English EASY 2024

Jesus said to them, ‘God has let you understand how he rules in the lives of his people. But these other people only listen to stories.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

Jesus said, "Only you can know the secret truth about God's kingdom. But to those other people I tell everything by using stories.

And he said to them, "To you has been given the secret of the kingdom of God, but for those outside everything is in parables,

English GNT (Good News Translation)

“You have been given the secret of the Kingdom of God,” Jesus answered. “But the others, who are on the outside, hear all things by means of parables,

English God's Word - GW 1995

Jesus replied to them, "The mystery about the kingdom of God has been given {directly} to you. To those on the outside, it is given in stories:

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

He answered them, "The secret of the kingdom of God has been granted to you, but to those outside, everything comes in parables

English KJV 1611

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:

English LSB

And He was saying to them, “To you has been given the mystery of the kingdom of God, but to those who are outside, everything comes in parables,

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

He said to them, “To you is given the secret of the kingdom of God, but to those who are outside, everything is said in parables,

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

And He was saying to them, "To you has been given the mystery of the kingdom of God, but those who are outside get everything in parables,

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

He answered them, "The mystery of the kingdom of God has been granted to you. But to those outside everything comes in parables,

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

He said to them, “The secret of the kingdom of God has been given to you. But to those outside, everything is in parables,

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

He told them, "The secret of God's kingdom has been given to you. But to outsiders everything is told by using stories.

English NIV

He told them, "The secret of the kingdom of God has been given to you. But to those on the outside everything is said in parables

English NKJ 1982

And He said to them, “To you it has been given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God; but to those who are outside, all things come in parables,

English NLT

He replied, "You are permitted to understand the secret about the Kingdom of God. But I am using these stories to conceal everything about it from outsiders,

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

And he said to them, "To you has been given the secret of the kingdom of God, but for those outside, everything comes in parables;

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

He said to them, “The privilege of intimately knowing the mystery of God’s kingdom realm has been granted to you, but not to the others, where everything is revealed in parables.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

And he said to them, “To you has been given the secret of the kingdom of God, but for those outside everything is in parables;

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

He replied, “You are permitted to know some truths about the Kingdom of God that are hidden to those outside the Kingdom:

English Tyndale 1537

And he said unto them: To you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: But unto them that are without, shall all things be done in similitudes:

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