Matthew 13:10

And His disciples coming, said to Him; Wherefore do you speak to them in parables?

1902 William Baxter Godbey NT

In The King James Version

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

In Context

9Let him that hath ears to hear, hear.

11He responding said to them, Because it has been given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of the heavens, but to them it has not been given.

Read all of Matthew 13

Cross References

Mark 4:10And when they were alone, and those around Him along with the twelve asked Him the parable.

Matthew Henry on Matthew 13:2-24

The Parable of the Sower; Why Christ Taught in Parables; Of the Sower and the Seed. 1 The same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the sea side. 2 And great multitudes were gathered together unto him, so that he went into a ship, and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore. 3 And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow; 4 And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up: 5 Some fell upon stony places, where… Read the whole commentary →

This Verse In Other Editions

Study Matthew 13:10