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New King James Version
Luke 8:9
Matthew 13:10-17; Mark 4:10-12">[xr] Then His disciples asked Him, saying, "What does this parable mean?"
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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.
Bible in Basic English
And his disciples put questions to him about the point of the story.
And his disciples put questions to him about the point of the story.
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 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 Matthew 13:1-9; Mark 4:1-9">[xr] And when a great multitude had gathered, and they had come to Him from every city, He spoke by a parable: 5 "A sower went out to sow his seed. And as he sowed, some fell by the wayside; and it was trampled down, and the birds of the air devoured it. 6 Some fell on rock; and as soon as it sprang up, it withered away because it lacked moisture. 7 And some fell among thorns, and the thorns sprang up with it and choked it. 8 But others fell on good ground, sprang up, and yielded a crop a hundredfold." When He had said these things He cried, "He who has ears to hear, let him hear!" 9 Matthew 13:10-17; Mark 4:10-12">[xr] Then His disciples asked Him, saying, "What does this parable mean?" 10 And He said, "To you it has been given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God, but to the rest it is given in parables, that 'Seeing they may not see,And hearing they may not understand.' Isaiah 6:9 ">[fn] 11 Matthew 13:18-23; Mark 4:13-20">[xr] "Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God. 12 Those by the wayside are the ones who hear; then the devil comes and takes away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved. 13 But the ones on the rock are those who, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, who believe for a while and in time of temptation fall away.
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 among those nations you shall find no rest, nor shall the sole of your foot have a resting place; but there the LORD will give you a trembling heart, failing eyes, and anguish of soul.
And among those nations you shall find no rest, nor shall the sole of your foot have a resting place; but there the LORD will give you a trembling heart, failing eyes, and anguish of soul.
Psalms 116:7
Return to your rest, O my soul, For the LORD has dealt bountifully with you.
Return to your rest, O my soul, For the LORD has dealt bountifully with you.
Isaiah 60:8
"Who are these who fly like a cloud, And like doves to their roosts?
"Who are these who fly like a cloud, And like doves to their roosts?
Ezekiel 7:16
"Those who survive will escape and be on the mountains Like doves of the valleys, All of them mourning, Each for his iniquity.
"Those who survive will escape and be on the mountains Like doves of the valleys, All of them mourning, Each for his iniquity.
Matthew 11:28
Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
John 16:33
33 These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will [fn] have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world."
33 These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will [fn] have tribulation; but be of good cheer, 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.
