KJV King James Version
And his disciples asked him, saying, What might this parable be?
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Luke 8:9
And his disciples asked him, saying, What might this parable be?
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Then His disciples asked Him what this parable meant.
WEB World English Bible
Then his disciples asked him, “What does this parable mean?”
ASV American Standard Version
And his disciples asked him what this parable might be.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And his disciples were questioning him, saying, ‘What may this simile be?’
Surrounding context — Luke 8
6 And some fell upon a rock; and as soon as it was sprung up, it withered away, because it lacked moisture.
7 And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprang up with it, and choked it.
8 And other fell on good ground, and sprang up, and bare fruit an hundredfold. And when he had said these things, he cried, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
9 And his disciples asked him, saying, What might this parable be?
10 And he said, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to others in parables; that seeing they might not see, and hearing they might not understand.
11 Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.
12 Those by the way side are they that hear; then cometh the devil, and taketh away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved.
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Mark 4:10And when he was alone, they that were about him with the twelve asked of him the parable.Matthew 13:18Hear ye therefore the parable of the sower.Matthew 13:10And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables?Mark 4:34But without a parable spake he not unto them: and when they were alone, he expounded all things to his disciples.Matthew 13:36Then Jesus sent the multitude away, and went into the house: and his disciples came unto him, saying, Declare unto us the parable of the tares of the field.John 15:15Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you.Hosea 6:3Then shall we know, [if] we follow on to know the LORD: his going forth is prepared as the morning; and he shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter [and] former rain unto the earth.Matthew 15:15Then answered Peter and said unto him, Declare unto us this parable.Mark 7:17-18And when he was entered into the house from the people, his disciples asked him concerning the parable.
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