Matthew 13:10 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

And the disciples having come near, said to him, `Wherefore in similes dost thou speak to them?`

English ASV

And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables?

English Amplified

Then the disciples came to Him and said, Why do You speak to them in parables?

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

Then the disciples came to Him and said, Why do You speak to them in parables?

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

Then the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Why do You speak to the people in parables?”

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

Then the disciples came up and asked him, “Why are you speaking to them in parables?”

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

And the disciples came up and said to him, Why speakest thou to them in parables?

English EASY 2024

Then Jesus' disciples came to him. They asked him, ‘Why do you use stories to speak to the crowd?’

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

The followers came to Jesus and asked, "Why do you use these stories to teach the people?"

Then the disciples came and said to him, "Why do you speak to them in parables?"

English GNT (Good News Translation)

Then the disciples came to Jesus and asked him, “Why do you use parables when you talk to the people?”

English God's Word - GW 1995

The disciples asked him, "Why do you use stories as illustrations when you speak to people?"

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

Then the disciples came up and asked Him, "Why do You speak to them in parables?"

English KJV 1611

And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables?

English LSB

And the disciples came and said to Him, “Why do You speak to them in parables?”

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

The disciples came and said to Him, “Why do You speak to them in parables?”

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

And the disciples came and said to Him, "Why do You speak to them in parables?"

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

The disciples approached him and said, "Why do you speak to them in parables?"

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

Then the disciples came to him and said, “Why do you speak to them in parables?”

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

The disciples came to him. They asked, "Why do you use stories when you speak to the people?"

English NIV

The disciples came to him and asked, "Why do you speak to the people in parables?"

English NKJ 1982

And the disciples came and said to Him, “Why do You speak to them in parables?”

English NLT

His disciples came and asked him, "Why do you always tell stories when you talk to the people?"

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

Then the disciples came and asked him, "Why do you speak to them in parables?"

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

Then his disciples approached Jesus and asked, “Why do you always speak to people in these hard-to-understand parables?”

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

Then the disciples came and said to him, “Why do you speak to them in parables?”

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

His disciples came and asked him, “Why do you always use these hard-to-understand illustrations?“

English Tyndale 1537

And his(the) disciples came, and said to him: Why speakest thou to them in parables?

Matthew 13:10 — Compare Translations