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Matthew 13:10
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KJ21
And the disciples came and said unto Him, “Why speakest Thou unto them in parables?”
ASV
And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables?
AMP
Then the disciples came to Him and asked, “Why do You speak to the crowds in parables?”
AMPC
Then the disciples came to Him and said, Why do You speak to them in parables?
BRG
And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables?
CSB
Then the disciples came up and asked him, “Why are you speaking to them in parables?”
CSBA
Then the disciples came up and asked him, ‘Why are you speaking to them in parables? ’
CEB
Jesus’ disciples came and said to him, “Why do you use parables when you speak to the crowds?”
CJB
Then the talmidim came and asked Yeshua, “Why are you speaking to them in parables?”
CEV
Jesus' disciples came to him and asked, “Why do you use stories to speak to the people?”
DARBY
And the disciples came up and said to him, Why speakest thou to them in parables?
DLNT
And having come to Him, the disciples said to Him, “For what reason are You speaking to them in parables?”
DRA
And his disciples came and said to him: Why speakest thou to them in parables?
ERV
The followers came to Jesus and asked, “Why do you use these stories to teach the people?”
EASY
Then Jesus' disciples came to him. They asked him, ‘Why do you use stories to speak to the crowd?’
EHV
The disciples came and said to him, “Why do you speak to them in parables?”
ESV
Then the disciples came and said to him, “Why do you speak to them in parables?”
ESVUK
Then the disciples came and said to him, “Why do you speak to them in parables?”
EXB
The ·followers [disciples] came to Jesus and asked, “Why do you ·use stories to teach the people [L speak to them in parables]?”
GNV
¶ Then the disciples came, and said to him, Why speakest thou to them in parables?
GW
The disciples asked him, “Why do you use stories as illustrations when you speak to people?”
GNT
Then the disciples came to Jesus and asked him, “Why do you use parables when you talk to the people?”
HCSB
Then the disciples came up and asked Him, “Why do You speak to them in parables?”
ICB
The followers came to Jesus and asked, “Why do you use stories to teach the people?”
ISV
Then the disciples came and asked Jesus, “Why do you speak to people in parables?”
PHILLIPS
At this the disciples approached him and asked, “Why do you talk to them in parables?”
JUB
Then the disciples came and said unto him, Why dost thou speak unto them in parables?
KJV
And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables?
AKJV
And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables?
LSB
And the disciples came and said to Him, “Why do You speak to them in parables?”
LEB
And the disciples came up and said to him, “Why do you speak to them in parables?”
TLB
His disciples came and asked him, “Why do you always use these hard-to-understand illustrations?”
MSG
The disciples came up and asked, “Why do you tell stories?”
MEV
The disciples came and said to Him, “Why do You speak to them in parables?”
MOUNCE
And the disciples came to him and said, “Why do you speak to them in parables?”
NOG
The disciples asked him, “Why do you use stories as illustrations when you speak to people?”
NABRE
The disciples approached him and said, “Why do you speak to them in parables?”
NASB
And the disciples came up and said to Him, “Why do You speak to them in parables?”
NASB1995
And the disciples came and said to Him, “Why do You speak to them in parables?”
NCB
Then his disciples approached and asked him, “Why do you speak to them in parables?”
NCV
The followers came to Jesus and asked, “Why do you use stories to teach the people?”
NET
Then the disciples came to him and said, “Why do you speak to them in parables?”
NIRV
The disciples came to him. They asked, “Why do you use stories when you speak to the people?”
NIV
The disciples came to him and asked, “Why do you speak to the people in parables?”
NIVUK
The disciples came to him and asked, ‘Why do you speak to the people in parables?’
NKJV
And the disciples came and said to Him, “Why do You speak to them in parables?”
NLV
The followers of Jesus came to Him and said, “Why do You speak to them in picture-stories?”
NLT
His disciples came and asked him, “Why do you use parables when you talk to the people?”
NMB
And the disciples came and asked him, Why do you speak to them in parables?
NRSVA
Then the disciples came and asked him, ‘Why do you speak to them in parables?’
NRSVACE
Then the disciples came and asked him, ‘Why do you speak to them in parables?’
NRSVCE
Then the disciples came and asked him, “Why do you speak to them in parables?”
NRSVUE
Then the disciples came and asked him, “Why do you speak to them in parables?”
NTFE
His disciples came to him. “Why are you speaking to them in parables?” they asked.
OJB
And, approaching, the talmidim said to Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach, Why in meshalim (parables) are you speaking to them?
RGT
Then the disciples came, and said to Him, “Why did You speak to them in parables?”
RSV
Then the disciples came and said to him, “Why do you speak to them in parables?”
RSVCE
Then the disciples came and said to him, “Why do you speak to them in parables?”
TLV
Then the disciples came to Him and said, “Why do You speak to them in parables?”
VOICE
Disciples: Why do You speak to the people in parables?
WEB
The disciples came, and said to him, “Why do you speak to them in parables?”
WE
The disciples came to Jesus and asked him, `Why do you tell the people these stories?'
WYC
And the disciples came nigh, and said to him, Why speakest thou in parables to them?
YLT
And the disciples having come near, said to him, `Wherefore in similes dost thou speak to them?'
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