Modern Translations New International VersionJesus used this figure of speech, but the Pharisees did not understand what he was telling them. New Living Translation Those who heard Jesus use this illustration didn’t understand what he meant, English Standard Version This figure of speech Jesus used with them, but they did not understand what he was saying to them. Berean Study Bible Jesus spoke to them using this illustration, but they did not understand what He was telling them. New American Standard Bible Jesus told them this figure of speech, but they did not understand what the things which He was saying to them meant. NASB 1995 This figure of speech Jesus spoke to them, but they did not understand what those things were which He had been saying to them. NASB 1977 This figure of speech Jesus spoke to them, but they did not understand what those things were which He had been saying to them. Amplified Bible Jesus used this figure of speech with them, but they did not understand what He was talking about. Christian Standard Bible Jesus gave them this figure of speech, but they did not understand what he was telling them. Holman Christian Standard Bible Jesus gave them this illustration, but they did not understand what He was telling them. Contemporary English Version Jesus told the people this story. But they did not understand what he was talking about. Good News Translation Jesus told them this parable, but they did not understand what he meant. GOD'S WORD® Translation Jesus used this illustration as he talked to the people, but they didn't understand what he meant. International Standard Version Jesus used this illustration with them, but they didn't understand what he was saying to them. NET Bible Jesus told them this parable, but they did not understand what he was saying to them. Classic Translations King James BibleThis parable spake Jesus unto them: but they understood not what things they were which he spake unto them. New King James Version Jesus used this illustration, but they did not understand the things which He spoke to them. King James 2000 Bible This parable spoke Jesus unto them: but they understood not what things they were which he spoke unto them. New Heart English Bible Jesus spoke this parable to them, but they did not understand what he was telling them. World English Bible Jesus spoke this parable to them, but they didn't understand what he was telling them. American King James Version This parable spoke Jesus to them: but they understood not what things they were which he spoke to them. American Standard Version This parable spake Jesus unto them: but they understood not what things they were which he spake unto them. A Faithful Version Jesus spoke this parable to them, but they did not understand what He was saying to them. Darby Bible Translation This allegory spoke Jesus to them, but they did not know what it was [of] which he spoke to them. English Revised Version This parable spake Jesus unto them: but they understood not what things they were which he spake unto them. Webster's Bible Translation This parable spoke Jesus to them: but they understood not what things they were which he spoke to them. Early Modern Geneva Bible of 1587This parable spake Iesus vnto them: but they vnderstoode not what things they were which he spake vnto them. Bishops' Bible of 1568 This prouerbe spake Iesus vnto them: But they vnderstoode not what thynges they were, which he spake vnto them. Coverdale Bible of 1535 This prouerbe spake Iesus vnto them, but they vnderstode not what it was, that he sayde vnto them. Tyndale Bible of 1526 This similitude spake Iesus vnto them. But they vnderstode not what thinges they were which he spake vnto them. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionJesus spoke this allegory to them, and they did not know what the things were that He was speaking to them; Berean Literal Bible Jesus spoke to them this allegory, but they did not know what it was that He was saying to them. Young's Literal Translation This similitude spake Jesus to them, and they knew not what the things were that he was speaking to them; Smith's Literal Translation This proverb spake Jesus to then: and they knew not what things they were which he spake to them. Literal Emphasis Translation This parable Jesus spoke to them; they however did not know what it was that He was saying to them. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleThis proverb Jesus spoke to them. But they understood not what he spoke to them. Catholic Public Domain Version Jesus spoke this proverb to them. But they did not understand what he was saying to them. Translations from Aramaic Aramaic Bible in Plain EnglishYeshua spoke this allegory to them, but they did not know what he was speaking with them. Lamsa Bible Jesus spoke this parable to them; but they did not understand what he was telling them. NT Translations Anderson New TestamentThis parable spoke Jesus to them; but they knew not the meaning of the things which he spoke to them. Godbey New Testament He spoke this parable to them: but they did not know what things He was speaking to them. Haweis New Testament This parable spake Jesus unto them: but they knew nothing of the things which he spake to them. Mace New Testament Jesus talk'd to them in this figurative way: but they did not understand the meaning of his discourse. Weymouth New Testament Jesus spoke to them in this figurative language, but they did not understand what He meant. Worrell New Testament This parable spake Jesus to them; but they understood not what things they were which He spake to them. Worsley New Testament This parable Jesus spake unto them; but they did not understand what He said to them.     |