And observe moreover their goodness, how great their thought for others, that they enquire about what concerns others, before what relates to themselves. For they say not, ‘Why speakest thou to us in parables?’ but “to them. And he answered and said unto them, Because it is given to you to know the mystery of the kingdom of heaven.”
Reproduced in full. Translation: Oxford 1841 (Newman), public domain (Public domain).