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Berean Standard Bible

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

Mark 4:13

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After telling the parable of the sower, Jesus is alone with his followers, and they ask him about the parables. Before explaining it, he responds with a question.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

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

World English Bible (WEB)

He said to them, “Don’t you understand this parable? How will you understand all of the parables?

King James Version (KJV)

And he said unto them, Know ye not this parable? and how then will ye know all parables?

American Standard Version (ASV)

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

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And he said to them, If you are not clear about this story, how will you be clear about the others?

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

And he said to them, 'Have you not known this simile? and how shall you know all the similes?

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y les dijo: ¿No sabéis esta parábola? ¿Cómo, pues, entenderéis todas las parábolas?

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

»Ahora bien, si ustedes mismos no entienden esa parábola, ¿cómo van a entender las demás?

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