Parallel Verses
Goodspeed New Testament
And Jesus said, "If you do not understand this figure, then how will you understand my other figures?
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
And he said unto them, Know ye not this parable? and how then will ye know all parables?
Holman Bible
Then
International Standard Version
Then he told them, "You don't understand this parable, so how can you understand any of the parables?
A Conservative Version
And he says to them, Do ye not know this parable? And how will ye understand all the parables?
American Standard Version
And he saith unto them, Know ye not this parable? and how shall ye know all the parables?
Amplified
Then He said to them,
An Understandable Version
And Jesus continued to speak to them, "Do you not know what this parable means? Then how can you understand any of the other parables?
Anderson New Testament
And he said to them: Do you not understand this parable? And how then will you understand all parables?
Bible in Basic English
And he said to them, If you are not clear about this story, how will you be clear about the others?
Common New Testament
And he said to them, "Do you not understand this parable? How then will you understand all the parables?
Daniel Mace New Testament
but if, said he, you don't comprehend this easy parable, how can ye understand any of the rest?
Darby Translation
And he says to them, Do ye not know this parable? and how will ye be acquainted with all the parables?
Godbey New Testament
And He says to them, Do you not understand this parable? and how will you know all parables?
John Wesley New Testament
And he saith to them, Know ye not this parable? How then will ye know all parables?
Julia Smith Translation
And he says to them, Know ye not this parable? and how will ye know all parables?
King James 2000
And he said unto them, Know you not this parable? and how then will you know all parables?
Lexham Expanded Bible
And he said to them, "Do you not understand this parable? And how will you understand all the parables?
Modern King James verseion
And He said to them, Do you not know this parable? And how then will you know all parables?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And he said unto them, "Perceive ye not this similitude? How then should ye understand all other similitudes?
Moffatt New Testament
And he said to them, "You do not understand this parable? Then how are you to understand the other parables?
Montgomery New Testament
"You do not understand this parable," said Jesus. "Then how will you understand the other parables?
NET Bible
He said to them, "Don't you understand this parable? Then how will you understand any parable?
New Heart English Bible
And he said to them, "Do you not understand this parable? How will you understand all of the parables?
Noyes New Testament
And he saith to them, Know ye not this parable? and how will ye know all the parables?
Sawyer New Testament
And he said to them, Do you not know this parable? How then will you know all parables?
The Emphasized Bible
And he saith unto them - Know ye not this parable? How then will ye get to know all the parables?
Thomas Haweis New Testament
And he saith to them, Know ye not this parable? and how will ye know all parables?
Twentieth Century New Testament
You do not know the meaning of this parable!" he went on; "Then how will you understand all the other parables?
Webster
And he said to them, Know ye not this parable? and how then will ye know all parables?
Weymouth New Testament
"Do you all miss the meaning of this parable?" He added; "how then will you understand the rest of my parables?"
Williams New Testament
Then He said to them: "If you do not understand this story, how, indeed, can you understand any of my stories?
World English Bible
He said to them, "Don't you understand this parable? How will you understand all of the parables?
Worrell New Testament
And He saith to them, "Know ye not this parable? And how will ye know all the parables?
Worsley New Testament
Then saith He unto them, Do ye not understand this parable? how then will ye understand all my other parables.
Youngs Literal Translation
And he saith to them, 'Have ye not known this simile? and how shall ye know all the similes?
Themes
Bearing fruit » The sowing of God’s word
Christian ministers » Compared to sowers
Devil/devils » What satan does
Jesus Christ » History of » Parable of the sower (at lake galilee)
Interlinear
Houtos
Word Count of 37 Translations in Mark 4:13
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Parable Of The Sower Interpreted
12 so that " 'They may look and look and yet not see, And listen and listen and yet not understand, Lest possibly they should turn and be forgiven.' ", 13 And Jesus said, "If you do not understand this figure, then how will you understand my other figures? 14 What the sower sows is the message.
Cross References
Revelation 3:19
I reprove and discipline all whom I love. So be earnest and repent.
Matthew 13:18-23
"You must listen closely then to the figure of the sower.
Matthew 13:51-52
"Do you understand all this?" They said to him, "Yes."
Matthew 15:15-17
Peter said to him, "Explain the figure for us."
Matthew 16:8-9
Jesus noticed it and said, "Why are you discussing with one another your being without bread? You have so little faith!
Mark 7:17-18
When he had left the crowd and gone home, his disciples asked him what he meant by this figure.
Luke 8:11-15
This is what the figure means. The seed is God's message.
Luke 24:25
Then he said to them, "How foolish you are and how slow to believe all that the prophets have said!
1 Corinthians 3:1-2
So, for my part, brothers, I could not treat you as spiritual persons; I had to treat you just as creatures of flesh and blood, as babies in Christian living.
Hebrews 5:11-14
I have much to say to you about this, but it is difficult to make it clear to you, because you have become so slow of apprehension.