Parallel Verses
Weymouth New Testament
When He was alone, the Twelve and the others who were about Him requested Him to explain His figurative language.
New American Standard Bible
As soon as He was alone,
King James Version
And when he was alone, they that were about him with the twelve asked of him the parable.
Holman Bible
When He was alone with the Twelve,
International Standard Version
When he was alone with the Twelve and those around him, they began to ask him about the parables.
A Conservative Version
And when he became alone, those around him, with the twelve, asked him the parable.
American Standard Version
And when he was alone, they that were about him with the twelve asked of him the parables.
Amplified
As soon as He was alone, those who were around Him, together with the twelve [disciples], began asking Him about [the interpretation of] the parables.
An Understandable Version
And when He was alone those people who gathered around Him, along with the twelve apostles, asked Him what the parables meant.
Anderson New Testament
And when he was alone, those who were about him, with the twelve, asked him the meaning of the parable.
Bible in Basic English
And when he was by himself, those who were round him with the twelve put questions to him about the purpose of the stories.
Common New Testament
And when he was alone, those around him with the twelve asked him about the parables.
Daniel Mace New Testament
And when he was in private, the twelve, and some of his disciples asked him the meaning of the parable.
Darby Translation
And when he was alone, those about him with the twelve asked him as to the parables.
Godbey New Testament
And when they were alone, and those around Him along with the twelve asked Him the parable.
Goodspeed New Testament
When he was by himself, those who stayed about him with the Twelve asked him about the figures he had used.
John Wesley New Testament
And when he was alone, they that were about him, with the twelve, asked him of the parable.
Julia Smith Translation
And when he was alone, they about him with the twelve asked him of the parable.
King James 2000
And when he was alone, they that were about him with the twelve asked of him the parable.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And when he was alone, those around him together with the twelve began asking him about the parables.
Modern King James verseion
And when He was alone, they who were about Him, with the Twelve, asked Him concerning the parable.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And when he was alone, they that were about him with the twelve asked him of the similitude.
Moffatt New Testament
When he was by himself his adherents and the twelve asked him about the parable,
Montgomery New Testament
When he was alone his followers and the Twelve began asking about the parables.
NET Bible
When he was alone, those around him with the twelve asked him about the parables.
New Heart English Bible
And when he was alone, those who were around him with the twelve asked him about the parables.
Noyes New Testament
And when he was in private, they who were about him, with the twelve, asked him about the parables.
Sawyer New Testament
And when he was alone, those about him, with the twelve, asked him the parable.
The Emphasized Bible
And when he was alone they who were about him with the twelve questioned him as to the parables;
Thomas Haweis New Testament
But when they were alone, those who were about him with the twelve, asked him the meaning of the parable.
Twentieth Century New Testament
Afterwards, when he was alone, his followers and the Twelve asked him about his parables;
Webster
And when he was alone, they that were about him, with the twelve, asked of him the parable.
Williams New Testament
When He was by Himself, those who stayed about Him with the Twelve began to ask Him about the stories.
World English Bible
When he was alone, those who were around him with the twelve asked him about the parables.
Worrell New Testament
And, when He was alone, those who were about Him with the twelve asked Him as to the parables.
Worsley New Testament
And when He was apart from the multitude, those that were about Him with the twelve asked Him concerning the parable.
Youngs Literal Translation
And when he was alone, those about him, with the twelve, did ask him of the simile,
Themes
Bearing fruit » The sowing of God’s word
Christian ministers » Compared to sowers
Disciples/apostles » What the disciples know
Instruction » Of children encouraged » Sought
Jesus Christ » History of » Parable of the sower (at lake galilee)
Knowledge » What the disciples know
Parables » Why jesus Christ spoke in parables
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Word Count of 37 Translations in Mark 4:10
Images Mark 4:10
Prayers for Mark 4:10
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Reason For The Parables
9 "Listen," He added, "every one who has ears to listen with!" 10 When He was alone, the Twelve and the others who were about Him requested Him to explain His figurative language. 11 "To you," He replied, "has been entrusted the secret truth concerning the Kingdom of God; but to those others outside your number all this is spoken in figurative language;
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Cross References
Matthew 13:10-17
(And His disciples came and asked Him, "Why do you speak to them in figurative language?"
Mark 4:34
But except in figurative language He spoke nothing to them; while to His own disciples He expounded everything, in private.
Matthew 13:36
When He had dismissed the people and had returned to the house, His disciples came to Him with the request, "Explain to us the parable of the darnel sown in the field."
Mark 7:17
After He had left the crowd and gone indoors, His disciples began to ask Him about this figure of speech.
Luke 8:9-15
The disciples proceeded to ask Him what this parable meant.