Mark 4:10-12

Lamsa(i) 10 When they were alone by themselves, those who were with him together with the twelve asked him about that parable. 11 And Jesus said to them, To you is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God, but to the outsiders everything has to be explained by parables. 12 For seeing they see, and yet do not perceive; and hearing they hear, and yet do not understand; if they return, their sins would be forgiven.