Mark 4:11

4:11 He said to them, “The secret ¹  of the kingdom of God has been given ²  to you. But to those outside, everything is in parables,

Mark 9:38

On Jesus’ Side

9:38 John said to him, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him because he was not following us.”

¹ tn Grk “the mystery.”

² tn This is an example of a “divine passive,” with God understood to be the source of the revelation (see ExSyn 437-38).