At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank you, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hid these things from the wise and prudent, and have revealed them unto babes.

He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.

For whosoever has, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance: but whosoever has not, from him shall be taken away even what he has.

But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear.

And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed are you, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood has not revealed it unto you, but my Father who is in heaven.

And he said, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to others in parables; that seeing they might not see, and hearing they might not understand.

In that hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit, and said, I thank you, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hid these things from the wise and prudent, and have revealed them unto babes: even so, Father; for so it seemed good in your sight.

And he turned to his disciples, and said privately, Blessed are the eyes which see the things that you see:

For who makes you to differ from another? and what have you that you did not receive? now if you did receive it, why do you glory, as if you had not received it?

For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, has shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

Having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he has purposed in himself:

But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love with which he loved us,

And has raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus:

For by grace are you saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:

For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God has before ordained that we should walk in them.

For we ourselves also were once foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving various lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.

Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Spirit;

That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.

Do not err, my beloved brethren.

Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.

And we know that the Son of God is come, and has given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.

For what have I to do to judge them also that are outside? do not you judge them that are within?

But them that are outside God judges. Therefore put away from among yourselves that wicked person.

Walk in wisdom toward them that are outsiders, redeeming the time.

That you may walk honestly toward them that are outside, and that you may have lack of nothing.

Moreover he must have a good report of them who are outside; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.

Therefore speak I to them in parables: because seeing they see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.