But he said to them, “Not all men can receive this saying, but those to whom it is given.
Parallel translations
- KJV But he said unto them, All men cannot receive this saying, save they to whom it is given.
- BSB “Not everyone can accept this word,” He replied, “but only those to whom it has been given.
- NKJV But He said to them, “All cannot accept this saying, but only those to whom it has been given:
- NASB But He said to them, “Not all men can accept this statement, but only those to whom it has been given.
- NLT “Not everyone can accept this statement,” Jesus said. “Only those whom God helps.
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Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 5
- 1 Cor 7:17Only, as the Lord has distributed to each man, as God has called each, so let him walk. So I command in all the assemblies.
- 1 Cor 7:35This I say for your own profit; not that I may ensnare you, but for that which is appropriate, and that you may attend to the Lord without distraction.
- Matt 13:11He answered them, “To you it is given to know the mysteries of the Kingdom of Heaven, but it is not given to them.
- 1 Cor 7:2But, because of sexual immoralities, let each man have his own wife, and let each woman have her own husband.
- 1 Cor 7:7–9Yet I wish that all men were like me. However each man has his own gift from God, one of this kind, and another of that kind.
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