Bible in Basic English
"And he said to them in answer, To you is given the knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given."
— Matthew 13:11, Bible in Basic English
“Who answered and said to them: Because to you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven: but to them it is not given.”
And some, falling on good earth, gave fruit, some a hundred, some sixty, some thirty times as much.
He who has ears, let him give ear.
And the disciples came and said to him, Why do you say things to them in the form of stories?
And he said to them in answer, To you is given the knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.
Because whoever has, to him will be given, and he will have more; but from him who has not, even what he has will be taken away.
For this reason I put things into the form of stories; because they see without seeing, and give ear without hearing, and the sense is not clear to them.
And for them the words of Isaiah have come true, Though you give ear, you will not get knowledge; and seeing, you will see, but the sense will not be clear to you: