Matthew 13:10

And the disciples came, and sayd vnto him, Why speakest thou vnto them in parables?
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

And the disciples came and said to Him, "Why do You speak to them in parables?"
- New American Standard Version (1995)

And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables?
- American Standard Version (1901)

And the disciples came and said to him, Why do you say things to them in the form of stories?
- Basic English Bible

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

And the disciples came, and said to him, Why speakest thou to them in parables?
- Webster's Bible

(And His disciples came and asked Him, "Why do you speak to them in figurative language?"
- Weymouth Bible

The disciples came, and said to him, "Why do you speak to them in parables?"
- World English Bible

And the disciplis camen nyy, and seiden to him, Whi spekist thou in parablis to hem?
- Wycliffe Bible

And the disciples having come near, said to him, `Wherefore in similes dost thou speak to them?'
- Youngs Literal Bible

Wesley's Notes for Matthew 13:10

13:8 Good ground - Soft, not like that by the highway side; deep, not like the stony ground; purged, not full of thorns.

13:11 To you, who have, it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven - The deep things which flesh and blood cannot reveal, pertaining to the inward, present kingdom of heaven. But to them who have not, it is not given - Therefore speak I in parables, that ye may understand, while they do not understand.

13:12 Whosoever hath - That is, improves what he hath, uses the grace given according to the design of the giver; to him shall be given - More and more, in proportion to that improvement. But whosoever hath not - Improves it not, from him shall be taken even what he hath - Here is the grand rule of God's dealing with the children of men: a rule fixed as the pillars of heaven. This is the key to all his providential dispensations; as will appear to men and angels in that day. #Mt 25:29|; Mark 4:25; Luke 8:18; 19:26.