Parallel Verses
World English Bible
The disciples came, and said to him, "Why do you speak to them in parables?"
New American Standard Bible
And the disciples came and said to Him, “Why do You speak to them in parables?”
King James Version
And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables?
Holman Bible
Then the disciples
International Standard Version
Then the disciples came and asked Jesus, "Why do you speak to people in parables?"
A Conservative Version
And the disciples having come, they said to him, Why do thou speak to them in parables?
American Standard Version
And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables?
Amplified
Then the disciples came to Him and asked, “Why do You speak to the crowds in parables?”
An Understandable Version
Jesus' disciples came and said to Him, "Why are you speaking to them [i.e., the large crowds] by using parables?"
Anderson New Testament
And the disciples came and said to him: "Why dost thou speak to them in parables?
Bible in Basic English
And the disciples came and said to him, Why do you say things to them in the form of stories?
Common New Testament
The disciples came and said to him, "Why do you speak to them in parables?"
Daniel Mace New Testament
And the disciples came, and said to him, why do you speak to them in parables?
Darby Translation
And the disciples came up and said to him, Why speakest thou to them in parables?
Godbey New Testament
And His disciples coming, said to Him; Wherefore do you speak to them in parables?
Goodspeed New Testament
His disciples came up and said to him, "Why do you speak to them in figures?"
John Wesley New Testament
And the disciples came and said to him, Why speakest thou to them in parables?
Julia Smith Translation
And the disciples having come near, said to him, Why speakest thou to them in parables?
King James 2000
And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why do you speak unto them in parables?
Lexham Expanded Bible
And the disciples came up [and] said to him, "{Why} do you speak to them in parables?"
Modern King James verseion
And the disciples said to Him, Why do You speak to them in parables?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And the disciples came, and said to him, "Why speakest thou to them in parables?"
Moffatt New Testament
Then the disciples came up and said to him, "Why do you speak in parables?"
Montgomery New Testament
Now when his disciples came up to him, they said,
NET Bible
Then the disciples came to him and said, "Why do you speak to them in parables?"
New Heart English Bible
Then the disciples came, and said to him, "Why do you speak to them in parables?"
Noyes New Testament
And the disciples came and said to him, Why dost thou speak to them in parables?
Sawyer New Testament
And his disciples came and said to him, Why do you speak to them in parables?
The Emphasized Bible
And the disciples, coming near, said to him, Wherefore, in parables, art thou speaking to them?
Thomas Haweis New Testament
And when his disciples came, they said to him, Why speakest thou to them in parables?
Twentieth Century New Testament
Afterwards his disciples came to him, and said: "Why do you speak to them in parables?"
Webster
And the disciples came, and said to him, Why speakest thou to them in parables?
Weymouth New Testament
(And His disciples came and asked Him, "Why do you speak to them in figurative language?"
Williams New Testament
Then His disciples came up to Him and asked, "Why do you speak to them in stories?"
Worrell New Testament
And the disciples, having come near, said to Him, "Wherefore dost Thou speak to them in parables?"
Worsley New Testament
And the disciples came to Him and said, Why dost thou speak to them in parables?
Youngs Literal Translation
And the disciples having come near, said to him, 'Wherefore in similes dost thou speak to them?'
Themes
Disciples/apostles » What the disciples know
Jesus Christ » History of » Parable of the sower (at lake galilee)
Knowledge » What the disciples know
Parables » Why jesus Christ spoke in parables
Interlinear
References
Morish
Word Count of 37 Translations in Matthew 13:10
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Reason For The Parables
9 He who has ears to hear, let him hear." 10 The disciples came, and said to him, "Why do you speak to them in parables?" 11 He answered them, "To you it is given to know the mysteries of the Kingdom of Heaven, but it is not given to them.
Names
Cross References
Mark 4:10
When he was alone, those who were around him with the twelve asked him about the parables.
Mark 4:33-34
With many such parables he spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear it.