Matthew 13:11

Jesus says the mysteries of the kingdom are given to the disciples but not to the unbelieving crowds.

Cross-references · 35

• 1 Cor 2:9–10Rather, as it is written: “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no heart has imagined, what God has prepared for those who love Him.”
• 1 Cor 2:14The natural man does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God. For they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned.
• Matt 19:11“Not everyone can accept this word,” He replied, “but only those to whom it has been given.
• Jas 1:5Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.
• 1 Jn 2:27And as for you, the anointing you received from Him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But just as His true and genuine anointing teaches you about all things, so remain in Him as you have been taught.
• 1 Jn 2:20You, however, have an anointing from the Holy One, and all of you know the truth.
• Eph 1:9And He has made known to us the mystery of His will according to His good pleasure, which He purposed in Christ
• Eph 5:32This mystery is profound, but I am speaking about Christ and the church.
• Col 1:26–27the mystery that was hidden for ages and generations but is now revealed to His saints.
• Luke 8:10He replied, “The knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to others I speak in parables, so that, ‘though seeing, they may not see; though hearing, they may not understand.’
• John 6:65Then Jesus said, “This is why I told you that no one can come to Me unless the Father has granted it to him.”
• Isa 35:8And there will be a highway called the Way of Holiness. The unclean will not travel it—only those who walk in the Way—and fools will not stray onto it.
• Rom 16:25Now to Him who is able to strengthen you by my gospel and by the proclamation of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery concealed for ages past
• Matt 16:17Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah! For this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood, but by My Father in heaven.
• Jas 1:16–18Do not be deceived, my beloved brothers.
• 1 Cor 13:2If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have absolute faith so as to move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.
• 1 Cor 2:7No, we speak of the mysterious and hidden wisdom of God, which He destined for our glory before time began.
• Ps 25:8–9Good and upright is the LORD; therefore He shows sinners the way.
• 1 Cor 15:51Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed—
• Luke 10:39–42She had a sister named Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet listening to His message.
• Mark 4:11He replied, “The mystery of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to those on the outside everything is expressed in parables,
• 1 Cor 4:1So then, men ought to regard us as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God.
• 1 Tim 3:9They must hold to the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience.
• Col 2:2that they may be encouraged in heart, knit together in love, and filled with the full riches of complete understanding, so that they may know the mystery of God, namely Christ,
• Eph 6:19Pray also for me, that whenever I open my mouth, words may be given me so that I will boldly make known the mystery of the gospel,
• Eph 3:3–9that is, the mystery made known to me by revelation, as I have already written briefly.
• 1 Cor 4:7For who makes you so superior? What do you have that you did not receive? And if you did receive it, why do you boast as though you did not?
• Matt 11:25–26At that time Jesus declared, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children.
• John 7:17If anyone desires to do His will, he will know whether My teaching is from God or whether I speak on My own.
• Ps 25:14The LORD confides in those who fear Him, and reveals His covenant to them.
• Acts 17:11–12Now the Bereans were more noble-minded than the Thessalonians, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if these teachings were true.
• 1 Tim 3:16By common confession, the mystery of godliness is great: He appeared in the flesh, was vindicated by the Spirit, was seen by angels, was proclaimed among the nations, was believed in throughout the world, was taken up in glory.
• Eph 1:18I ask that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you may know the hope of His calling, the riches of His glorious inheritance in the saints,
• Isa 29:10For the LORD has poured out on you a spirit of deep sleep. He has shut your eyes, O prophets; He has covered your heads, O seers.
• Acts 16:14Among those listening was a woman named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth from the city of Thyatira, who was a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart to respond to Paul’s message.

Each word below is tagged with its Strong’s number — tap one to see the underlying Greek word, its meaning, and every verse that uses it.