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Matthew 13:10

Matthew 13:10 is verse 10 of Matthew chapter 13, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.

Berean Standard Bible

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

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King James Version

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

World English Bible

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

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Matthew 13:8–12 · Berean Standard Bible

8 Still other seed fell on good soil and produced a crop—a hundredfold, sixtyfold, or thirtyfold.

9 He who has ears, let him hear.”

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

11 He replied, “The knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them.

12 Whoever has will be given more, and he will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.

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Cross-references

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.

Mark 4:10

As soon as Jesus was alone with the Twelve and those around Him, they asked Him about the parable.

Mark 4:33

With many such parables Jesus spoke the word to them, to the extent that they could understand.

Mark 4:34

He did not tell them anything without using a parable. But privately He explained everything to His own disciples.

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