Verse 11
is = hath been.
know = got to know. Greek. ginosko, App-132 . Compare 1 Corinthians 2:14 . All the texts omit "to know" and read "has been given the secret" of the Kingdom, &c.
mystery = secret. Not before made known: i.e. its proclamation would be received only by a few.
the kingdom of God . See App-114 .
that are without = outside (that circle). Occurs only in Mark. Compare 1 Corinthians 5:12 , 1Co 5:13 . 1 Thessalonians 4:12 . In Matthew "to them", In Luke "to others".
done = come to be (spoken).
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