¹⁰And the disciples came up and^* said to him, “Why^d do you speak to them in parables?” ¹¹And he answered and^* said to them, “To you it has been granted to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to those people it has not been granted.

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Footnotes

*Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“came up”) has been translated as a finite verb
dLiterally “because of what”
*Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“answered”) has been translated as a finite verb

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Then the disciples came and said to him, “Why do you speak to them in parables?” And he answered them, “To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

The disciples came to him and asked, “Why do you speak to the people in parables?”

He replied, “Because the knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Then the disciples came up and asked him, “Why are you speaking to them in parables?”

He answered, “Because the secrets of the kingdom of heaven have been given for you to know, but it has not been given to them.

NLTNew Living Translation

His disciples came and asked him, “Why do you use parables when you talk to the people?”

He replied, “You are permitted to understand the secrets of the Kingdom of Heaven, but others are not.

KJV 1900King James Version

And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables? He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.

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