Treasury of Scripture Knowledge And his disciples came and said to him: Why speakest thou to them in parables? Why. Mark 4:10,33,34 And when he was alone, the twelve that were with him asked him the parable. . . . Context The Purpose of Jesus' Parables9He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. 10And his disciples came and said to him: Why speakest thou to them in parables? 11Who answered and said to them: Because to you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven: but to them it is not given.… Cross References Matthew 13:3 And he spoke to them many things in parables, saying: Behold the sower went forth to sow. Matthew 13:9 He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. Matthew 13:11 Who answered and said to them: Because to you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven: but to them it is not given. Luke 8:9 And his disciples asked him what this parable might be. Lexicon ThenΚαὶ (Kai) Conjunction Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely. the οἱ (hoi) Article - Nominative Masculine 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. disciples μαθηταὶ (mathētai) Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's Greek 3101: A learner, disciple, pupil. From manthano; a learner, i.e. Pupil. came to [Jesus] προσελθόντες (proselthontes) Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's Greek 4334: From pros and erchomai; to approach, i.e. come near, visit, or worship, assent to. [and] asked, εἶπαν (eipan) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Strong's Greek 2036: Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say. “Why Διὰ (Dia) Preposition Strong's Greek 1223: A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through. do You speak λαλεῖς (laleis) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular Strong's Greek 2980: A prolonged form of an otherwise obsolete verb; to talk, i.e. Utter words. to [the people] 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. in ἐν (en) Preposition Strong's Greek 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. parables?” παραβολαῖς (parabolais) Noun - Dative Feminine Plural Strong's Greek 3850: From paraballo; a similitude, i.e. fictitious narrative, apothegm or adage. Additional Translations Then the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Why do You speak to the people in parables?” And the disciples having approached, said to Him, "Why do You speak to them in parables?" And the disciples came, and said to him, Why speak you to them in parables? And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables? And the disciples came up and said to him, Why speakest thou to them in parables? And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables? And the disciples came, and said to him, Why speakest thou to them in parables? (And His disciples came and asked Him, "Why do you speak to them in figurative language?" The disciples came, and said to him, "Why do you speak to them in parables?" And the disciples having come near, said to him, 'Wherefore in similes dost thou speak to them?' Jump to Previous Disciples Figurative Form Language Parables Similes Speak Speakest Stories WhereforeJump to Next Disciples Figurative Form Language Parables Similes Speak Speakest Stories WhereforeLinks Matthew 13:10 NIVMatthew 13:10 NLT Matthew 13:10 ESV Matthew 13:10 NASB Matthew 13:10 KJV Matthew 13:10 Bible Apps Matthew 13:10 Biblia Paralela Matthew 13:10 Chinese Bible Matthew 13:10 French Bible Matthew 13:10 German Bible Alphabetical: and asked came disciples do him in parables people said speak The them to Why you NT Gospels: Matthew 13:10 The disciples came and said to him (Matt. Mat Mt) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |