ὑμῖν, to you has been given, so as to be a permanent possession, the mystery of the Kingdom of God. They have been initiated into the secret, so that for them it is a secret no longer, not by explanation of the parable (Weiss), but independently. This true of them so far as disciples; discipleship means initiation into the mystery. In reality, it was only partially, and by comparison with the people, true of the disciples. γνῶναι in T. R. is superfluous. τοῖς ἔξω refers to the common crowd. ἐν παραβολαῖς : all things take place as set forth in parables. This implies that the use of parables had been a standing feature of Christ's popular kerygma, in synagogue and street.

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