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:

He replied, “The mystery of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to those on the outside everything is expressed in parables,

and he said to them, `To you it hath been given to know the secret of the reign of God, but to those who are without, in similes are all the things done;

And he said to them, To you is given [to know] the mystery of the kingdom ofGod; but to them who are without, all things are done in parables,