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Matthew 13:10
“And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables?”
King James Version (KJV)
Matthew 13:10 Context
7And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and choked them: 8But other fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold. 9Who hath ears to hear, let him hear. 10And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables? 11He 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. 12For 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. 13Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.
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And the disciples came, and sayd vnto him, Why speakest thou vnto them in parables?
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
And the disciples came and said to Him, "Why do You speak to them in parables?"
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables?
- American Standard Version (1901)
And the disciples came and said to him, Why do you say things to them in the form of stories?
- Basic English Bible
And the disciples came up and said to him, Why speakest thou to them in parables?
- Darby Bible
And the disciples came, and said to him, Why speakest thou to them in parables?
- Webster's Bible
(And His disciples came and asked Him, "Why do you speak to them in figurative language?"
- Weymouth Bible
The disciples came, and said to him, "Why do you speak to them in parables?"
- World English Bible
And the disciplis camen nyy, and seiden to him, Whi spekist thou in parablis to hem?
- Wycliffe Bible
And the disciples having come near, said to him, `Wherefore in similes dost thou speak to them?'
- Youngs Literal Bible
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
And the disciples came and said to Him, "Why do You speak to them in parables?"
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables?
- American Standard Version (1901)
And the disciples came and said to him, Why do you say things to them in the form of stories?
- Basic English Bible
And the disciples came up and said to him, Why speakest thou to them in parables?
- Darby Bible
And the disciples came, and said to him, Why speakest thou to them in parables?
- Webster's Bible
(And His disciples came and asked Him, "Why do you speak to them in figurative language?"
- Weymouth Bible
The disciples came, and said to him, "Why do you speak to them in parables?"
- World English Bible
And the disciplis camen nyy, and seiden to him, Whi spekist thou in parablis to hem?
- Wycliffe Bible
And the disciples having come near, said to him, `Wherefore in similes dost thou speak to them?'
- Youngs Literal Bible
Bible commentary
Wesley's Notes for Matthew 13:10
13:8 Good ground - Soft, not like that by the highway side; deep, not like the stony ground; purged, not full of thorns.
13:11 To you, who have, it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven - The deep things which flesh and blood cannot reveal, pertaining to the inward, present kingdom of heaven. But to them who have not, it is not given - Therefore speak I in parables, that ye may understand, while they do not understand.
13:12 Whosoever hath - That is, improves what he hath, uses the grace given according to the design of the giver; to him shall be given - More and more, in proportion to that improvement. But whosoever hath not - Improves it not, from him shall be taken even what he hath - Here is the grand rule of God's dealing with the children of men: a rule fixed as the pillars of heaven. This is the key to all his providential dispensations; as will appear to men and angels in that day. #Mt 25:29|; Mark 4:25; Luke 8:18; 19:26.