/lit/ - Literature

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>You first.
I already have, but I get it you're playing dumb. Let's look at the verse again, line by line.
>To you it has been given to know the mystery of the Kingdom of the God
A clear reference to sacred knowledge. Hopefully doesn't require further explaining.
>"but to those who are outside, all things come in parables".
Again, literally what it means, requires no interpretation just the naked words of the text. To those who outside (meaning, not the spiritually qualified), all things come in parables. At this point, I'm wondering why.
>so that
Okay, this signifies that Jesus is about to explain the reason why he teaches in parables. Let's see what it is.
>"Seeing that may see and not perceive, and hearing they may hear and not understand, lest they should turn and their sins be forgiven them."
Okay so that's the reason, so that people will encounter the teaching and yet not understand it. It sure is good he decided to explain this precisely for us, so we don't have to wonder why he taught in parables.
Will attach another post responding to some of what you say to point out your errors, but a lot of it is just empty rhetoric not worth responding to.