Mark 4:11
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
And he said to them, To you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but to them that are without, all these things are done in parables:
American King James Version (AKJV)
And he said to them, To you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but to them that are without, all these things are done in parables:
American Standard Version (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:
Basic English Translation (BBE)
And he said to them, To you is given the secret of the kingdom of God, but to those who are outside, all things are given in the form of stories;
Webster's Revision
And he said to them, To you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but to them that are without, all these things are done in parables:
World English Bible
He said to them, "To you is given the mystery of the Kingdom of God, but to those who are outside, all things are done in parables,
English Revised Version (ERV)
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:
Definitions for Mark 4:11
Clarke's Mark 4:11 Bible Commentary
Unto you it is given to know - Γνωναι, to know, is omitted by ABKL, ten others, the Coptic, and one of the Itala. The omission of this word makes a material alteration in the sense; for without it the passage may be read thus: - To you the mystery of the kingdom of God is given; but all these things are transacted in parables to those without. Griesbach leaves it doubtful. And Professor White says, probabiliter delendum. I should be inclined to omit it, were it not found in the parallel passages in Matthew and Luke, in neither of whom it is omitted by any MS. or version. See the dissertation on parabolical writing at the end of Matthew 13:58.
Wesley's Mark 4:11 Bible Commentary
4:11 To them that are without - So the Jews termed the heathens: so our Lord terms all obstinate unbelievers: for they shall not enter into his kingdom: they shall abide in outer darkness.