What I tell you in the dark, speak in the daylight. What is whispered in your ear, shout from the rooftops.

我在暗中告诉你们的，你们要在明处说出来；你们耳中所听的，要在房上宣扬出来。

我在暗中告诉你们的，你们要在明处说出来；你们耳中所听的，要在屋顶上宣扬出来。

我在暗中告诉你们的，你们要在明处说出来；你们耳中所听的，要在屋顶上宣扬出来。

你们要把我私下告诉你们的当众讲出来，你们要在屋顶上把听到的悄悄话宣告出来。

我在暗处告诉你们的，你们要在明处讲出来；你们听见的耳语，要在房顶上宣扬出来。

我在暗中告诉你们的，你们要在明处说出来；你们在耳边听到的，要在屋顶上宣扬出去。

我在暗中告訴你們的，你們要在明處說出來；你們耳中所聽的，要在房上宣揚出來。

我在暗中告訴你們的，你們要在明處說出來；你們耳中所聽的，要在屋頂上宣揚出來。

我在暗中告訴你們的，你們要在明處說出來；你們耳中所聽的，要在屋頂上宣揚出來。

你們要把我私下告訴你們的當眾講出來，你們要在屋頂上把聽到的悄悄話宣告出來。

我在暗處告訴你們的，你們要在明處講出來；你們聽見的耳語，要在房頂上宣揚出來。

我在暗中告訴你們的，你們要在大白日天說出來；你們耳中所聽的，要在房頂上宣傳出來。

我在暗中告訴你們的，你們要在明處說出來；你們在耳邊聽到的，要在屋頂上宣揚出去。

我語爾於暗者、當述之於光明、爾聆於耳者、當宣之於屋上、

我於幽暗語汝者、必述於光明、爾聆於耳者、必宣於屋上、

我於暗中告爾者、當述之於光、附耳語爾者、當宣於屋上、

我暗中教爾者、爾當宣之於光中；爾貼耳所聞者、當布之於屋頂。

What I tell you in the dark, speak in the daylight; what is whispered in your ear, proclaim from the roofs.

What I tell you in the dark, say in the light, and what you hear whispered, proclaim on the housetops.

What I tell you now in the darkness, shout abroad when daybreak comes. What I whisper in your ear, shout from the housetops for all to hear!

What I tell you in the dark, speak in the light. What you hear in a whisper, proclaim on the housetops.

What I tell you in the darkness, tell in the light; and what you hear whispered in your ear, proclaim on the housetops.

“ Whatever I tell you in the dark, speak in the light; and what you hear in the ear, preach on the housetops.

What I tell you in the darkness, speak ye in the light; and what ye hear in the ear, proclaim upon the house- tops.

What I tell you in the dark, speak in the light. What you hear in a whisper, proclaim on the housetops.

What I tell you in darkness,[ that] speak ye in light: and what ye hear in the ear,[ that] preach ye upon the housetops.

What I say to you in the dark, tell in the light, and what is whispered in your ear, proclaim from the housetops.

What I tell you in the darkness, speak in the light; and what you hear whispered in the ear, proclaim on the housetops.

“ Go! Stand in the temple courtyard,” the angel said.“ Tell the people all about this new life.”

But when the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth. He will not speak on his own. He will speak only what he hears. And he will tell you what is still going to happen.

“ I have told you all this so that you will not turn away from the truth.

Then Jesus’ disciples said,“ Now you are speaking plainly. You are using examples that are clear.

“ We gave you clear orders not to teach in Jesus’ name,” he said.“ But you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching. You want to make us guilty of this man’s death.”

Out in the open wisdom calls out. She raises her voice in a public place.On top of the city wall she cries out. Here is what she says near the gate of the city.“ How long will you childish people love your childish ways? How long will you rude people enjoy making fun of God and others? How long will you foolish people hate knowledge?Pay attention to my warning! Then I will pour out my thoughts to you. I will make known to you my teachings.

He said,“ You have been given the chance to understand the secrets of God’s kingdom. But to outsiders I speak by using stories. In that way,“‘ They see, but they will not know what they are seeing. They hear, but they will not understand what they are hearing.’( Isaiah 6:9)

That same day Jesus left the house and sat by the Sea of Galilee.Large crowds gathered around him. So he got into a boat and sat down. All the people stood on the shore.Then he told them many things using stories. He said,“ A farmer went out to plant his seed.He scattered the seed on the ground. Some fell on a path. Birds came and ate it up.Some seed fell on rocky places, where there wasn’t much soil. The plants came up quickly, because the soil wasn’t deep.When the sun came up, it burned the plants. They dried up because they had no roots.Other seed fell among thorns. The thorns grew up and crowded out the plants.Still other seed fell on good soil. It produced a crop 100, 60 or 30 times more than what was planted.Whoever has ears should listen.”The disciples came to him. They asked,“ Why do you use stories when you speak to the people?”He replied,“ Because you have been given the knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven. It has not been given to outsiders.Everyone who has this kind of knowledge will be given more knowledge. In fact, they will have very much. If anyone doesn’t have this kind of knowledge, even what little they have will be taken away from them.Here is why I use stories when I speak to the people. I say,“ They look, but they don’t really see. They listen, but they don’t really hear or understand.In them the words of the prophet Isaiah come true. He said,“‘ You will hear but never understand. You will see but never know what you are seeing.The hearts of these people have become stubborn. They can barely hear with their ears. They have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes. They might hear with their ears. They might understand with their hearts. They might turn to the Lord, and then he would heal them.’( Isaiah 6:9, 10)But blessed are your eyes because they see. And blessed are your ears because they hear.What I’m about to tell you is true. Many prophets and godly people wanted to see what you see. But they didn’t see it. They wanted to hear what you hear. But they didn’t hear it.

Since we have that kind of hope, we are very bold.

Doesn’t wisdom call out? Doesn’t understanding raise her voice?At the highest point along the way, she takes her place where the paths meet.Beside the gate leading into the city, she cries out at the entrance. She says,“ People, I call out to you. I raise my voice to all human beings.You who are childish, get some good sense. You who are foolish, set your hearts on getting it.

Jesus spoke all these things to the crowd using stories. He did not say anything to them without telling a story.So the words spoken by the prophet came true. He had said,“ I will open my mouth and tell stories. I will speak about things that were hidden since the world was made.”( Psalm 78:2)

“ I have not been speaking to you plainly. But a time is coming when I will speak clearly. Then I will tell you plainly about my Father.

So he went to the synagogue. There he talked both with Jews and with Greeks who worshiped God. Each day he spoke with anyone who happened to be in the market place.