Other translations
American Standard Version
And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables?
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And his disciples approached and they were saying to him, “Why are you speaking with them in parables?”
Darby Bible Translation
And the disciples came up and said to him, Why speakest thou to them in parables?
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)
And his disciples came and said to him: Why speakest thou to them in parables?
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance
And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables?
English Standard Version Journaling Bible
Then the disciples came and said to him, “Why do you speak to them in parables?”
God's Word
The disciples asked him, "Why do you use stories as illustrations when you speak to people?"
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then the disciples came up and asked Him, "Why do You speak to them in parables?"
International Standard Version
Then the disciples came and asked Jesus, "Why do you speak to people in parables?"
NET Bible
Then the disciples came to him and said, "Why do you speak to them in parables?"
New American Standard Bible
And the disciples came and said to Him, "Why do You speak to them in parables?"
New International Version
The disciples came to him and asked, "Why do you speak to the people in parables?"
New Living Translation
His disciples came and asked him, "Why do you use parables when you talk to the people?"
Webster's Bible Translation
And the disciples came, and said to him, Why speakest thou to them in parables?
Weymouth New Testament
(And His disciples came and asked Him, "Why do you speak to them in figurative language?"
The World English Bible
The disciples came, and said to him, "Why do you speak to them in parables?"
EasyEnglish Bible
Then Jesus' disciples came to him. They asked him, ‘Why do you use stories to speak to the crowd?’
Young‘s Literal Translation
And the disciples having come near, said to him, `Wherefore in similes dost thou speak to them?'
New Life Version
The followers of Jesus came to Him and said, “Why do You speak to them in picture-stories?”
Revised Geneva Translation
Then the disciples came, and said to Him, “Why did You speak to them in parables?”
The Voice Bible
Disciples: Why do You speak to the people in parables?
Living Bible
His disciples came and asked him, “Why do you always use these hard-to-understand illustrations?”
New Catholic Bible
Then his disciples approached and asked him, “Why do you speak to them in parables?”
Legacy Standard Bible
And the disciples came and said to Him, “Why do You speak to them in parables?”
Jubilee Bible 2000
Then the disciples came and said unto him, Why dost thou speak unto them in parables?
Christian Standard Bible
Then the disciples came up and asked him, “Why are you speaking to them in parables?”
Amplified Bible © 1954
Then the disciples came to Him and said, Why do You speak to them in parables?
New Century Version
The followers came to Jesus and asked, “Why do you use stories to teach the people?”
The Message
The disciples came up and asked, “Why do you tell stories?”
Evangelical Heritage Version ™
The disciples came and said to him, “Why do you speak to them in parables?”
Mounce Reverse Interlinear New Testament
And the disciples came to him and said, “Why do you speak to them in parables?”
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
Then the disciples came and asked him, “Why do you speak to them in parables?”
New Matthew Bible
And the disciples came and asked him, Why do you speak to them in parables?
Good News Translation®
Then the disciples came to Jesus and asked him, “Why do you use parables when you talk to the people?”
Wycliffe Bible
And the disciples came nigh, and said to him, Why speakest thou in parables to them?
New Testament for Everyone
His disciples came to him. “Why are you speaking to them in parables?” they asked.
Contemporary English Version
Jesus' disciples came to him and asked, “Why do you use stories to speak to the people?”
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
Then the disciples came and said to him, “Why do you speak to them in parables?”
J.B. Phillips New Testament
At this the disciples approached him and asked, “Why do you talk to them in parables?”
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Then the disciples came and asked him, “Why do you speak to them in parables?”
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
Then the disciples came and asked him, ‘Why do you speak to them in parables?’
Common English Bible © 2011
Jesus’ disciples came and said to him, “Why do you use parables when you speak to the crowds?”
Amplified Bible © 2015
Then the disciples came to Him and asked, “Why do You speak to the crowds in parables?”
English Standard Version Anglicised
Then the disciples came and said to him, “Why do you speak to them in parables?”
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
The disciples approached him and said, “Why do you speak to them in parables?”
New American Standard Bible
And the disciples came up and said to Him, “Why do You speak to them in parables?”
The Expanded Bible
The ·followers [disciples] came to Jesus and asked, “Why do you ·use stories to teach the people [L speak to them in parables]?”
Tree of Life Version
Then the disciples came to Him and said, “Why do You speak to them in parables?”
Revised Standard Version
Then the disciples came and said to him, “Why do you speak to them in parables?”
New International Reader's Version
The disciples came to him. They asked, “Why do you use stories when you speak to the people?”
BRG Bible
And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables?
Complete Jewish Bible
Then the talmidim came and asked Yeshua, “Why are you speaking to them in parables?”
Worldwide English (New Testament)
The disciples came to Jesus and asked him, `Why do you tell the people these stories?'
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
Then the disciples came and asked him, ‘Why do you speak to them in parables?’
Orthodox Jewish Bible
And, approaching, the talmidim said to Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach, Why in meshalim (parables) are you speaking to them?
Names of God Bible
The disciples asked him, “Why do you use stories as illustrations when you speak to people?”
Modern English Version
The disciples came and said to Him, “Why do You speak to them in parables?”
Easy-to-Read Version
The followers came to Jesus and asked, “Why do you use these stories to teach the people?”
International Children’s Bible
The followers came to Jesus and asked, “Why do you use stories to teach the people?”
Lexham English Bible
And the disciples came up and said to him, “Why do you speak to them in parables?”
New International Version - UK
The disciples came to him and asked, ‘Why do you speak to the people in parables?’
Disciples Literal New Testament
And having come to Him, the disciples said to Him, “For what reason are You speaking to them in parables?”