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the Week of Proper 9 / Ordinary 14
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Luke 8:9
And his disciples put questions to him about the point of the story.
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Christian Standard Bible®
Then his disciples asked him, “What does this parable mean?”
Then his disciples asked him, “What does this parable mean?”
King James Version (1611)
And his disciples asked him, saying, What might this parable be?
And his disciples asked him, saying, What might this parable be?
King James Version
And his disciples asked him, saying, What might this parable be?
And his disciples asked him, saying, What might this parable be?
English Standard Version
And when his disciples asked him what this parable meant,
And when his disciples asked him what this parable meant,
New American Standard Bible
Now His disciples began asking Him what this parable meant.
Now His disciples began asking Him what this parable meant.
New Century Version
Jesus' followers asked him what this story meant.
Jesus' followers asked him what this story meant.
Amplified Bible
Now His disciples began asking Him what this parable meant.
Now His disciples began asking Him what this parable meant.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
His disciples began questioning Him as to what this parable meant.
His disciples began questioning Him as to what this parable meant.
Legacy Standard Bible
And His disciples began questioning Him as to what this parable meant.
And His disciples began questioning Him as to what this parable meant.
Berean Standard Bible
Then His disciples asked Him what this parable meant.
Then His disciples asked Him what this parable meant.
Contemporary English Version
Jesus' disciples asked him what the story meant.
Jesus' disciples asked him what the story meant.
Complete Jewish Bible
His talmidim asked him what this parable might mean,
His talmidim asked him what this parable might mean,
Darby Translation
And his disciples asked him [saying], What may this parable be?
And his disciples asked him [saying], What may this parable be?
Easy-to-Read Version
Jesus' followers asked him, "What does this story mean?"
Jesus' followers asked him, "What does this story mean?"
Geneva Bible (1587)
Then his disciples asked him, demaunding what parable that was.
Then his disciples asked him, demaunding what parable that was.
George Lamsa Translation
And his disciples asked him, What is this parable?
And his disciples asked him, What is this parable?
Good News Translation
His disciples asked Jesus what this parable meant,
His disciples asked Jesus what this parable meant,
Lexham English Bible
And his disciples asked him what this parable meant.
And his disciples asked him what this parable meant.
Literal Translation
And His disciples questioned Him, saying, What might this parable be?
And His disciples questioned Him, saying, What might this parable be?
American Standard Version
And his disciples asked him what this parable might be.
And his disciples asked him what this parable might be.
Hebrew Names Version
Then his talmidim asked him, "What does this parable mean?"
Then his talmidim asked him, "What does this parable mean?"
International Standard Version
Then his disciples began to ask him what this parable meant.Matthew 13:10; Mark 4:10;">[xr]
Then his disciples began to ask him what this parable meant.Matthew 13:10; Mark 4:10;">[xr]
Etheridge Translation
And his disciples asked him, What is (the signification of) this parable ?
And his disciples asked him, What is (the signification of) this parable ?
Murdock Translation
And his disciples asked him: what meaneth this similitude?
And his disciples asked him: what meaneth this similitude?
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And his disciples asked hym, saying what maner of similitude is this?
And his disciples asked hym, saying what maner of similitude is this?
English Revised Version
And his disciples asked him what this parable might be.
And his disciples asked him what this parable might be.
World English Bible
Then his disciples asked him, "What does this parable mean?"
Then his disciples asked him, "What does this parable mean?"
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And his disciples asked him, What is this parable?
And his disciples asked him, What is this parable?
Weymouth's New Testament
The disciples proceeded to ask Him what this parable meant.
The disciples proceeded to ask Him what this parable meant.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
But hise disciplis axiden him, what this parable was.
But hise disciplis axiden him, what this parable was.
Update Bible Version
And his disciples asked him what this parable might be.
And his disciples asked him what this parable might be.
Webster's Bible Translation
And his disciples asked him, saying, What doth this parable mean?
And his disciples asked him, saying, What doth this parable mean?
New English Translation
Then his disciples asked him what this parable meant.
Then his disciples asked him what this parable meant.
New King James Version
Matthew 13:10-17; Mark 4:10-12">[xr] Then His disciples asked Him, saying, "What does this parable mean?"
Matthew 13:10-17; Mark 4:10-12">[xr] Then His disciples asked Him, saying, "What does this parable mean?"
New Living Translation
His disciples asked him what this parable meant.
His disciples asked him what this parable meant.
New Life Bible
His followers asked Him what this picture-story meant.
His followers asked Him what this picture-story meant.
New Revised Standard
Then his disciples asked him what this parable meant.
Then his disciples asked him what this parable meant.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
But his disciples began to question him - What might, this very, parable be?
But his disciples began to question him - What might, this very, parable be?
Douay-Rheims Bible
And his disciples asked him what this parable might be.
And his disciples asked him what this parable might be.
Revised Standard Version
And when his disciples asked him what this parable meant,
And when his disciples asked him what this parable meant,
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And his disciples axed him sayinge: what maner similitude is this?
And his disciples axed him sayinge: what maner similitude is this?
Young's Literal Translation
And his disciples were questioning him, saying, `What may this simile be?'
And his disciples were questioning him, saying, `What may this simile be?'
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And his disciples axed him, and sayde: What symilitude is this?
And his disciples axed him, and sayde: What symilitude is this?
Mace New Testament (1729)
But his disciples having ask'd him the meaning of this parable;
But his disciples having ask'd him the meaning of this parable;
THE MESSAGE
His disciples asked, "Why did you tell this story?"
His disciples asked, "Why did you tell this story?"
Simplified Cowboy Version
Later on, when they were alone, some of his cowboys asked about the stories.
Later on, when they were alone, some of his cowboys asked about the stories.
Contextual Overview
4 And when a great number of people came together, and men from every town went out to him, he gave them teaching in the form of a story: 5 A man went out to put in seed, and while he was doing it, some was dropped by the wayside and it was crushed under foot, and was taken by the birds of heaven. 6 And some went on the rock, and when it came up it became dry and dead because it had no water. 7 And some went among thorns, and the thorns came up with it and it had no room for growth. 8 And some falling on good earth, came up and gave fruit a hundred times as much. And with these words he said in a loud voice, He who has ears, let him give ear. 9 And his disciples put questions to him about the point of the story. 10 And he said, To you is given knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of God; but to the others, they are given in stories, so that seeing, they may not see, and though they give hearing, the sense will not be clear to them. 11 Now this is the point of the story: The seed is the word of God. 12 Those by the side of the road are those who have given hearing; then the Evil One comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that they may not have faith and get salvation. 13 And those on the rock are those who with joy give hearing to the word; but having no root, they have faith for a time, and when the test comes they give up.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
What: Hosea 6:3, Matthew 13:10, Matthew 13:18, Matthew 13:36, Matthew 15:15, Mark 4:10, Mark 4:34, Mark 7:17, Mark 7:18, John 15:15
Reciprocal: Mark 14:22 - this
Cross-References
Deuteronomy 28:65
And even among these nations there will be no peace for you, and no rest for your feet: but the Lord will give you there a shaking heart and wasting eyes and weariness of soul:
And even among these nations there will be no peace for you, and no rest for your feet: but the Lord will give you there a shaking heart and wasting eyes and weariness of soul:
Psalms 116:7
Come back to your rest, O my soul; for the Lord has given you your reward.
Come back to your rest, O my soul; for the Lord has given you your reward.
Isaiah 60:8
Who are these coming like a cloud, like a flight of doves to their windows?
Who are these coming like a cloud, like a flight of doves to their windows?
Ezekiel 7:16
And those of them who get away safely will go and be in the secret places like the doves of the valleys, all of them will come to death, every one in his sin.
And those of them who get away safely will go and be in the secret places like the doves of the valleys, all of them will come to death, every one in his sin.
Matthew 11:28
Come to me, all you who are troubled and weighted down with care, and I will give you rest.
Come to me, all you who are troubled and weighted down with care, and I will give you rest.
John 16:33
I have said all these things to you so that in me you may have peace. In the world you have trouble: but take heart! I have overcome the world.
I have said all these things to you so that in me you may have peace. In the world you have trouble: but take heart! I have overcome the world.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And his disciples asked him,.... That is, as Mark says, "when he was alone"; after the multitude were departed, and they were by themselves, it may be in some house with other disciples:
saying, what might this parable be? what is the sense and meaning of it? According to Matthew, they asked why he spake in parables to the people; and to such a question the following words are a proper answer.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
See the parable of the sower explained in the notes at Matthew 13:1-23.
