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Berean Standard Bible

“Jesus spoke all these things to the crowds in parables. He did not tell them anything without using a parable.”

Matthew 13:34

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After a series of parables Matthew comments on Jesus' method of teaching the crowds. He had been speaking about the kingdom from a boat.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Jesus spoke all these things to the crowds in parables. He did not tell them anything without using a parable.

World English Bible (WEB)

Jesus spoke all these things in parables to the multitudes; and without a parable, he didn’t speak to them,

King James Version (KJV)

All these things spake Jesus unto the multitude in parables; and without a parable spake he not unto them:

American Standard Version (ASV)

All these things spake Jesus in parables unto the multitudes; and without a parable spake he nothing unto them:

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

All these things Jesus said to the people in the form of stories; and without a story he said nothing to them:

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

All these things spoke Jesus in similes to the multitudes, and without a simile he was not speaking to them,

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Todo esto habló Jesús por parábolas á las gentes, y sin parábolas no les hablaba:

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Jesús siempre usaba estas ilustraciones cuando hablaba con la multitud. Sin parábolas no les hablaba.

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