Luke 8:9
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Then His disciples asked Him what this parable meant.”
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“Then His disciples asked Him what this parable meant.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“And his disciples asked him, saying, What might this parable be?”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“And his disciples asked him what this parable might be.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“And his disciples were questioning him, saying, `What may this simile be?'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Luke 8:9 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Hosea 6:3So let us know— let us press on to know the LORD. As surely as the sun rises, He will appear; He will come to us like the rain, like the spring showers that water the earth.
- Matthew 13:10Then the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Why do You speak to the people in parables?”
- Matthew 13:18Consider, then, the parable of the sower:
- Matthew 13:36Then Jesus dismissed the crowds and went into the house. His disciples came to Him and said, “Explain to us the parable of the weeds in the field.”
- Matthew 15:15Peter said to Him, “Explain this parable to us.”
- Mark 4:10As soon as Jesus was alone with the Twelve and those around Him, they asked Him about the parable.
- Mark 4:34He did not tell them anything without using a parable. But privately He explained everything to His own disciples.
- Mark 7:17After Jesus had left the crowd and gone into the house, His disciples inquired about the parable.
- John 15:15No longer do I call you servants, for a servant does not understand what his master is doing. But I have called you friends, because everything I have learned from My Father I have made known to you.
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