Parallel Verses
Weymouth New Testament
"Do you all miss the meaning of this parable?" He added; "how then will you understand the rest of my parables?"
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?
Goodspeed New Testament
And Jesus said, "If you do not understand this figure, then how will you understand my other figures?
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?
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 that "'They may look and look but not see, and listen and listen but not understand, lest perchance they should return and be pardoned.'" 13 "Do you all miss the meaning of this parable?" He added; "how then will you understand the rest of my parables?" 14 "What the sower sows is the Message.
Cross References
Revelation 3:19
All whom I hold dear, I reprove and chastise; therefore be in earnest and repent.
Matthew 13:18-23
"To you then I will explain the parable of the Sower.
Matthew 13:51-52
"Have you understood all this?" He asked. "Yes," they said.
Matthew 15:15-17
"Explain to us this figurative language," said Peter.
Matthew 16:8-9
Jesus perceived this and said, "Why are you reasoning among yourselves, you men of little faith, because you have no bread?
Mark 7:17-18
After He had left the crowd and gone indoors, His disciples began to ask Him about this figure of speech.
Luke 8:11-15
The meaning of the parable is as follows. The seed is God's Message.
Luke 24:25
"O dull-witted men," He replied, "with minds so slow to believe all that the Prophets have spoken!
1 Corinthians 3:1-2
And as for myself, brethren, I found it impossible to speak to you as spiritual men. It had to be as to worldlings--mere babes in Christ.
Hebrews 5:11-14
Concerning Him we have much to say, and much that it would be difficult to make clear to you, since you have become so dull of apprehension.