Mark 4:9-12

9And He was saying, “1He who has ears to hear, 2let him hear.”

10As soon as He was alone, 3His followers, along with the twelve disciples, began asking Him about the parables. 11And He was saying to them, “To you has been given the mystery of the kingdom of God, but for 4those who are outside, everything comes 5in parables, 12so that 6while seeing they may see, and not perceive, and while hearing, they may hear, and not understand, otherwise they might return and it would be forgiven them.”