Mark 4:13
Modern Translations
New International Version
Then Jesus said to them, "Don't you understand this parable? How then will you understand any parable?

New Living Translation
Then Jesus said to them, “If you can’t understand the meaning of this parable, how will you understand all the other parables?

English Standard Version
And he said to them, “Do you not understand this parable? How then will you understand all the parables?

Berean Study Bible
Then Jesus said to them, “Do you not understand this parable? Then how will you understand any of the parables?

New American Standard Bible
And He said to them, “Do you not understand this parable? How will you understand all the parables?

NASB 1995
And He said to them, "Do you not understand this parable? How will you understand all the parables?

NASB 1977
And He said to them, “Do you not understand this parable? And how will you understand all the parables?

Amplified Bible
Then He said to them, “Do you not understand this parable? How will you understand and grasp the meaning of all the parables?

Christian Standard Bible
Then he said to them, “Don’t you understand this parable? How then will you understand all of the parables?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then He said to them: "Don't you understand this parable? How then will you understand any of the parables?

Contemporary English Version
Jesus then told them: If you don't understand this story, you won't understand any others.

Good News Translation
Then Jesus asked them, "Don't you understand this parable? How, then, will you ever understand any parable?

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Jesus asked them, "Don't you understand this story? How, then, will you understand any of the stories I use as illustrations?

International Standard Version
Then he told them, "You don't understand this parable, so how can you understand any of the parables?

NET Bible
He said to them, "Don't you understand this parable? Then how will you understand any parable?
Classic Translations
King James Bible
And he said unto them, Know ye not this parable? and how then will ye know all parables?

New King James Version
And He said to them, “Do you not understand this parable? How then will you understand all the parables?

King James 2000 Bible
And he said unto them, Know you not this parable? and how then will you know all parables?

New Heart English Bible
And he said to them, "Do you not understand this parable? And how will you understand all of the parables?

World English Bible
He said to them, "Don't you understand this parable? How will you understand all of the parables?

American King James Version
And he said to them, Know you not this parable? and how then will you know all parables?

American Standard Version
And he saith unto them, Know ye not this parable? and how shall ye know all the parables?

A Faithful Version
And He said to them, "Don't you understand this parable? Then how will you know all the other parables?

Darby Bible Translation
And he says to them, Do ye not know this parable? and how will ye be acquainted with all the parables?

English Revised Version
And he saith unto them, Know ye not this parable? and how shall ye know all the parables?

Webster's Bible Translation
And he said to them, Know ye not this parable? and how then will ye know all parables?

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Againe he said vnto them, Perceiue ye not this parable? howe then should ye vnderstand all other parables?

Bishops' Bible of 1568
And he sayde vnto them: Knowe ye not this parable? And howe then wyll ye knowe all other parables?

Coverdale Bible of 1535
And he sayde vnto them: Vnderstonde ye not this parable? How wyl ye then vnderstonde all other parables?

Tyndale Bible of 1526
And he sayde vnto the: Perceave ye not this similitude? how then shulde ye vnderstonde all other similitudes?
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And He says to them, “Have you not known this allegory? And how will you know all the allegories?

Berean Literal Bible
And He says to them, "Do you not understand this parable? Then how will you understand all the parables?

Young's Literal Translation
And he saith to them, 'Have ye not known this simile? and how shall ye know all the similes?

Smith's Literal Translation
And he says to them, Know ye not this parable? and how will ye know all parables?

Literal Emphasis Translation
And He says to them, Do you not perceive this parable? And how will you know all the parables?

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And he saith to them: Are you ignorant of this parable? and how shall you know all parables?

Catholic Public Domain Version
And he said to them: “Do you not understand this parable? And so, how will you understand all the parables?

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
He said to them, “Do you not know this parable? How shall you know all the parables?”

Lamsa Bible
And he said to them, Do you not know this parable? how then will you know all the parables?

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
And he said to them: Do you not understand this parable? And how then will you understand all parables?

Godbey New Testament
And He says to them, Do you not understand this parable? and how will you know all parables?

Haweis New Testament
And he saith to them, Know ye not this parable? and how will ye know all parables?

Mace New Testament
but if, said he, you don't comprehend this easy parable, how can ye understand any of the rest?

Weymouth New Testament
"Do you all miss the meaning of this parable?" He added; "how then will you understand the rest of my parables?"

Worrell New Testament
And He saith to them, "Know ye not this parable? And how will ye know all the parables?

Worsley New Testament
Then saith He unto them, Do ye not understand this parable? how then will ye understand all my other parables.
















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