Matthew 13:10
8 But other fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold.
9 Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.
And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables?
11 He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.
12 For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that he hath.
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
And with many such parables spake he the word unto them, as they were able to hear it.
Read in contextMark 4:10
And when he was alone, they that were about him with the twelve asked of him the parable.
Read in context