Matthew 13:10
8 Still other seed fell on good soil and produced a crop—a hundredfold, sixtyfold, or thirtyfold.
9 He who has ears, let him hear.”
Then the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Why do You speak to the people in parables?”
11 He replied, “The knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them.
12 Whoever has will be given more, and he will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Then the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Why do You speak to the people in parables?”
- KJV
- And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables?
- WEB
- The disciples came, and said to him, “Why do you speak to them in parables?”
- ASV
- And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables?
- DARBY
- And the disciples came up and said to him, Why speakest thou to them in parables?
- BLB
- And having come, the disciples said to Him, “Why do You speak to them in parables?”
- ÅB
- Og disiplene kom til ham og spurte: «hvorfor taler du til dem i lignelser?»
- OTB
- Disiplene kom til ham og spurte: «Hvorfor bruker du lignelser når du taler til folket?»
- B1930
- Og disiplene gikk til ham og sa: hvorfor taler du til dem i lignelser?
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Mark 4:33–34
With many such parables Jesus spoke the word to them, to the extent that they could understand.
Read in contextMark 4:10
As soon as Jesus was alone with the Twelve and those around Him, they asked Him about the parable.
Read in context