Luke 8:10

“And he said, unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God, etc.] The doctrines of the Gospel, which to have spiritual knowledge is a special and peculiar gift of God. The Vulgate Latin and Persic versions read, “the mystery”, in the singular, as in Mark: “but to others in parables”; that is, the doctrines of the Gospel are delivered in a parabolical way to others; to such as “are without”, as the Evangelist Mark expresses it, who are strangers and foreigners, and not children, who are not the favourites of heaven, and the disciples of Christ: that seeing they might not see, and hearing, they might not understand; what was delivered to them; see the following notes. (See…”

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“8:10 the secrets of the Kingdom of God: What was hidden in the past about God’s reign was now revealed through Jesus’ words and actions. • When they look . . . they won’t understand: This quote is from Isa 6:9 (Greek version), a passage repeatedly used in the New Testament to explain Israel’s rejection of the gospel (see also Matt 13:14-15; Mark 4:12; John 12:40; Acts 28:26-27). In its original context, the passage refers to God’s certain judgment of Israel at the hands of the Assyrians. Israel’s sin and rebelliousness had taken them beyond the point of no return, so God blinded them in preparation for judgment. Those who rejected Jesus’ message were blind to the truth.”

“Unto: Luk 10:21-24; Psa 25:14; Mat 11:25, Mat 13:11, Mat 13:12, Mat 16:17; Mar 4:11; Rom 16:25; Co1 2:7-11, Co1 12:11; Eph 3:3-9; Col 1:26-28, Col 2:2; Ti1 3:16; Pe1 1:10-12 that seeing: Deu 29:4; Isa 6:9, Isa 29:14, Isa 44:18; Jer 5:21; Mat 13:14-17; Joh 12:40; Act 28:26, Act 28:27; Rom 11:7-10 Luke 8:11”