King James Version

Mark 4:11

And he said unto them, Unto you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all these things are done in parables:

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “to know” (γνῶναι) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andἔλεγενelegenhe saidλέγω (legō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “he said”, an ongoing action in the pastG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.he saidαὐτοῖςautoisunto themαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “unto them”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.unto themὙμῖνhuminUnto youσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “Unto you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.Unto youτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.μυστήριονmustērionmysteryμυστήριονnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “mystery”, the subject formG3466a mystery, secret, of which initiation is necessary; in the NT: the counsels of God, once hidden but now revealed in the Gospel or some fact thereof; the Christian revelation generally; particular truths or details of the Christian revelation.the mysteryδέδοταιdedotaito giveδίδωμι (didōmi)verb, perfect passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “to give”, a completed action with a present resultG1325I offer, give; I put, place.This verse uses “give”.τῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.βασιλείαςbasileiasof the kingdomβασιλεία (basileia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “of the kingdom”, the of-formG932kingship, sovereignty, authority, rule, especially of God, both in the world, and in the hearts of men; hence: kingdom, in the concrete sense.This verse uses “kingdom”.of the kingdomτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.θεοῦtheouof Godθεός (theos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of God”, the of-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.of Godἐκείνοιςekeinoisunto themἐκεῖνος (ekeinos)demonstrative pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “unto them”, the to- or for-formG1565that, that one there, yonder.unto themδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.τοῖςtoistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἔξωexōthat are withoutἔξωadverb — “that are without”G1854without, outside.This verse uses “without”.that are withoutἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inπαραβολαῖςparabolaisparablesπαραβολή (parabolē)noun, dative, plural, feminine — “parables”, the to- or for-formG3850(a) a comparison, (b) a parable, often of those uttered by our Lord, (c) a proverb, an adage.parablesτὰtatheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.πάνταpantaallπᾶς (pas)adjective, nominative, plural, neuter — “all”, the subject formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.γίνεταιginetaito beγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, present middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

γνῶναιgnōnaito knowγινώσκω (ginōskō)verb, second aorist active infinitive — “to know”, a single actionG1097I am taking in knowledge, come to know, learn; aor: I ascertained, realized.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

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;

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American Standard Version (1901)

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:

Young’s Literal Translation

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;

World English Bible

He said to them, “ To you is given the mystery of God ’s Kingdom, but to those who are outside , all things are done in parables ,

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

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 things are done in parables:

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