Matthew 13:10 The disciples came to him and asked, "Why do you speak to the people in parables?"

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New International Version
The disciples came to him and asked, "Why do you speak to the people in parables?"

New American Standard Bible
And the disciples came and said to Him, "Why do You speak to them in parables?"

King James Bible
And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then the disciples came up and asked Him, "Why do You speak to them in parables?"

International Standard Version
Then the disciples came and asked Jesus, "Why do you speak to people in parables?"

American Standard Version
And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables?

Douay-Rheims Bible
And his disciples came and said to him: Why speakest thou to them in parables?

Darby Bible Translation
And the disciples came up and said to him, Why speakest thou to them in parables?

Young's Literal Translation
And the disciples having come near, said to him, 'Wherefore in similes dost thou speak to them?'

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The Purpose of Parables

10And the disciples came, and said to him, Why speak you to them in parables? 11He answered and said to them, Because it is given to you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given. 12For whoever has, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance: but whoever has not, from him shall be taken away even that he has. 13Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand. 14And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which said, By hearing you shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing you shall see, and shall not perceive: 15For this people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them. 16But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear. 17For truly I say to you, That many prophets and righteous men have desired to see those things which you see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things which you hear, and have not heard them.

Cross References

Matthew 13:3
And he spoke many things to them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow;

Matthew 13:9
Who has ears to hear, let him hear.

Matthew 13:11
He answered and said to them, Because it is given to you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.

Luke 8:9
And his disciples asked him, saying, What might this parable be?

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And the disciples came, and said to him, Why speak you to them in parables?

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Mark 4:10,33,34 And when he was alone, they that were about him with the twelve asked of him the parable...

Strong's Concordance

And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables?

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