And He spoke many things to them in parables [i.e., brief stories to illustrate His teaching], saying, “once a farmer went out [to his field] to plant grain.
Mark 4:10 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition) And when He was alone those people who gathered around Him, along with the twelve apostles, asked Him what the parables meant. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And when he was alone, they that were about him with the twelve asked of him the parable. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And as soon as He was alone, those who were around Him, with the Twelve [apostles], began to ask Him about the parables. American Standard Version (1901) And when he was alone, they that were about him with the twelve asked of him the parables. Common English Bible When they were alone, the people around Jesus, along with the Twelve, asked him about the parables. Catholic Public Domain Version And when he was alone, the twelve, who were with him, questioned him about the parable. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And when he was alone, the twelve that were with him asked him the parable. |
And He spoke many things to them in parables [i.e., brief stories to illustrate His teaching], saying, “once a farmer went out [to his field] to plant grain.
He then left the crowds and went into the house. [While there] His disciples came to Him, and said, “Explain to us [the meaning of] the parable of the weeds in the field.”
He said to them, “You disciples are being given an understanding of the secret of the kingdom of God, but to outsiders everything will be told in parables.
And He did not speak to them [i.e., concerning the kingdom] without using a parable, but He explained everything to His own disciples privately.
And Jesus said, “Whoever has ears to hear with ought to listen [to this] carefully.”
And when He had gone into the house away from the crowd His disciples asked Him about this parable.