Mark 4:13
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And he saith to them: Are you ignorant of this, parable? and how shall you know all parables?

Know.

Mark 7:17,18 And when he was come into the house from the multitude, his disciples asked him the parable. . . .

Matthew 13:51,52 Have ye understood all these things? They say to him: Yes. . . .

Matthew 15:15-17 And Peter answering, said to him: Expound to us this parable. . . .

Matthew 16:8,9 And Jesus knowing it, said: Why do you think within yourselves, O ye of little faith, for that you have no bread? . . .

Luke 24:25 Then he said to them: O foolish and slow of heart to believe in all things, Which the prophets have spoken.

1 Corinthians 3:1,2 And I, brethren, could not speak to you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal. As unto little ones in Christ. . . .

Hebrews 5:11-14 Of whom we have much to say and hard to be intelligibly uttered: because you are become weak to hear. . . .

Revelation 3:19 Such as I love, I rebuke and chastise. Be zealous therefore and do penance.

Context
The Parable of the Sower Explained
12That seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest at any time they should be converted, and their sins should be forgiven them. 13And he saith to them: Are you ignorant of this, parable? and how shall you know all parables? 14He that soweth, soweth the word.…
Cross References
Matthew 13:3
And he spoke to them many things in parables, saying: Behold the sower went forth to sow.

Matthew 13:18
Hear you therefore the parable of the sower.

Mark 4:14
He that soweth, soweth the word.

Luke 8:11
Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.

Lexicon
Then
Καὶ (Kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

[Jesus] said
λέγει (legei)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 3004: (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.

to them,
αὐτοῖς (autois)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

“Do you not understand
οἴδατε (oidate)
Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 1492: To know, remember, appreciate.

this
ταύτην (tautēn)
Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3778: This; he, she, it.

parable?
παραβολὴν (parabolēn)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3850: From paraballo; a similitude, i.e. fictitious narrative, apothegm or adage.

Then
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

how
πῶς (pōs)
Adverb
Strong's Greek 4459: Adverb from the base of pou; an interrogative particle of manner; in what way?; also as exclamation, how much!

will you understand
γνώσεσθε (gnōsesthe)
Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 1097: A prolonged form of a primary verb; to 'know' in a great variety of applications and with many implications.

[any of]
πάσας (pasas)
Adjective - Accusative Feminine Plural
Strong's Greek 3956: All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.

the
τὰς (tas)
Article - Accusative Feminine Plural
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

parables?
παραβολὰς (parabolas)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural
Strong's Greek 3850: From paraballo; a similitude, i.e. fictitious narrative, apothegm or adage.


Additional Translations
Then Jesus said to them, “Do you not understand this parable? Then how will you understand any of the parables?

And He says to them, "Do you not understand this parable? Then how will you understand all the parables?

And he said to them, Know you not this parable? and how then will you know all parables?

And he saith unto them, Know ye not this parable? and how shall ye know all the parables?

And he says to them, Do ye not know this parable? and how will ye be acquainted with all the parables?

And he saith unto them, Know ye not this parable? and how shall ye know all the parables?

And he said to them, Know ye not this parable? and how then will ye know all parables?

"Do you all miss the meaning of this parable?" He added; "how then will you understand the rest of my parables?"

He said to them, "Don't you understand this parable? How will you understand all of the parables?

And he saith to them, 'Have ye not known this simile? and how shall ye know all the similes?
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