Markus 4:12

4:12 so that although they look they may look but not see,

and although they hear they may hear but not understand,

so they may not repent and be forgiven.” ¹ 

Markus 10:37

10:37 They said to him, “Permit one of us to sit at your right hand and the other at your left in your glory.”

Markus 14:31

14:31 But Peter ²  insisted emphatically, ³  “Even if I must die with you, I will never deny you.” And all of them said the same thing.

[4:12]  ¹ sn A quotation from Isa 6:9-10. Thus parables both conceal or reveal depending on whether one is open to hearing what they teach.

[14:31]  ² tn Grk “he”; the referent (Peter) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[14:31]  ³ tn Grk “said emphatically.”