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Mark 4:10-12 NWT 10 Now when he got to be alone, those around him with the twelve began questioning him on the illustrations. 11 And he proceeded to say to them: “To YOU the sacred secret of the kingdom of God has been given, but to those outside all things occur in illustrations, 12 in order that, though looking, they may look and yet not see, and, though hearing, they may hear and yet not get the sense of it, nor ever turn back and forgiveness be given them.” [Isaiah 6:9,10]
Mark 4:10-12 ESV And when he was alone, those around him with the twelve asked him about the parables. (11) And he said to them, "To you has been given the (sacred) secret of the kingdom of God, but for those outside everything is in parables, (12) so that "they may indeed see but not perceive, and may indeed hear but not understand, lest they should turn and be forgiven." [Isaiah 6:9,10]
Mark 4:10-12 ALT But when He came to be alone, those around Him, with the twelve, asked Him [about] the allegory. (11) And He was saying to them, "To youp it has been given to know the (sacred) secret [or, mystery] of the kingdom of God, but to the ones outside, all the [things] are in allegories, (12) so that, 'Seeing they shall be seeing yet shall not perceive, and hearing they shall be hearing yet shall not be understanding, lest they turn back, and their sins be forgiven to them.'" [Isaiah 6:9,10]
Mark 4:10-12 GNB When Jesus was alone, some of those who had heard him came to him with the twelve disciples and asked him to explain the parables. (11) "You have been given the (sacred) secret of the Kingdom of God," Jesus answered. "But the others, who are on the outside, hear all things by means of parables, (12) so that, 'They may look and look, yet not see; they may listen and listen, yet not understand. For if they did, they would turn to God, and he would forgive them.' " [Isaiah 6:9,10]
Mark 4:10-12 GW When he was alone with his followers and the twelve apostles, they asked him about the stories. (11) Jesus replied to them, "The mystery (sacred secret) about the kingdom of God has been given directly to you. To those on the outside, it is given in stories: (12) 'They see clearly but don't perceive. They hear clearly but don't understand. They never return to me and are never forgiven.'" [Isaiah 6:9,10]
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You will note the reference windows often include more than one translation of the Bible. The reason is to strive to gain the best possible understanding of the original Hebrew and Greek. Since we don't speak those languages, we rely on those who have come before and made the effort to translate those texts into English for us. Considering several translations gives the benefit of the understanding of several translation committees or individuals.
The Translations we quote are:
ALT - Analytical Literal Translation
ASV - American Standard Version (by the American revision committee in 1897).
BBE - 1965 Bible in Basic English
Bishops - 1568 Bishop's Bible
Calvin - 1856 by Calvin Translation Society
CEV - Contemporary English Version
Coverdale - 1535 Miles Coverdale Bible
Darby - 1889 Darby Bible
DRB - 1899 Douay-Rheims Bible
ESV - English Standard Version
GNB - Good News Bible
GW - God's Word Bible
ISV - International Standard Version
KJV - 1769 King James Version
KJV-1611 - Old King James Version from 1611
LitNT - Literal New Testament
LITV - Literal Translation of the Holy Bible
MKJV - 1962 Modern King James Version
Murdock - 1851 James Murdock New Testament
MWT - Modern World Translation
NWT - New World Translation
RV - Revised Version
Webster - 1833 Webster Bible
WTNT - 1525-26 William Tyndale New Testament
Wycliffe - 1394 Wycliffe Bible
YLT - 1862/1898 Young's Literal Translation
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