Luke 8:9 “Then His disciples asked Him what this parable meant.”

Luke 8:9

Then His disciples asked Him what this parable meant.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And his disciples asked him, saying, What might this parable be?

World English Bible

Then his disciples asked him, “What does this parable mean?”

American Standard Version

And his disciples asked him what this parable might be.

Geneva Bible 1599

Then his disciples asked him, demaunding what parable that was.

Darby Translation

And his disciples asked him [saying], What may this parable be?

Young's Literal Translation

And his disciples were questioning him, saying, 'What may this simile be?'

Bible in Basic English

And his disciples put questions to him about the point of the story.

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Cross references

“What”

Matthew 13:10 Matthew 13:18 Mark 4:10 Hosea 6:3 Matthew 13:36 Matthew 15:15

Matthew 13:10 · BSB

Then the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Why do You speak to the people in parables?”

Matthew 13:18 · BSB

Consider, then, the parable of the sower:

Mark 4:10 · BSB

As soon as Jesus was alone with the Twelve and those around Him, they asked Him about the parable.

Hosea 6:3 · BSB

So let us know— let us press on to know the LORD. As surely as the sun rises, He will appear; He will come to us like the rain, like the spring showers that water the earth.

Matthew 13:36 · BSB

Then Jesus dismissed the crowds and went into the house. His disciples came to Him and said, “Explain to us the parable of the weeds in the field.”

Matthew 15:15 · BSB

Peter said to Him, “Explain this parable to us.”

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

8Still other seed fell on good soil, where it sprang up and produced a crop—a hundredfold.” As Jesus said this, He called out, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”

10He replied, “The knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to others I speak in parables, so that, ‘though seeing, they may not see; though hearing, they may not understand.’

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