Luke 8:9

Murdock Translation

And his disciples asked him: what meaneth this similitude?

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Then his disciples asked him, “What does this parable mean?”

King James Version (1611)
And his disciples asked him, saying, What might this parable be?

King James Version
And his disciples asked him, saying, What might this parable be?

English Standard Version
And when his disciples asked him what this parable meant,

New American Standard Bible
Now His disciples began asking Him what this parable meant.

New Century Version
Jesus' followers asked him what this story meant.

Amplified Bible
Now His disciples began asking Him what this parable meant.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
His disciples began questioning Him as to what this parable meant.

Legacy Standard Bible
And His disciples began questioning Him as to what this parable meant.

Berean Standard Bible
Then His disciples asked Him what this parable meant.

Contemporary English Version
Jesus' disciples asked him what the story meant.

Complete Jewish Bible
His talmidim asked him what this parable might mean,

Darby Translation
And his disciples asked him [saying], What may this parable be?

Easy-to-Read Version
Jesus' followers asked him, "What does this story mean?"

Geneva Bible (1587)
Then his disciples asked him, demaunding what parable that was.

George Lamsa Translation
And his disciples asked him, What is this parable?

Good News Translation
His disciples asked Jesus what this parable meant,

Lexham English Bible
And his disciples asked him what this parable meant.

Literal Translation
And His disciples questioned Him, saying, What might this parable be?

American Standard Version
And his disciples asked him what this parable might be.

Bible in Basic English
And his disciples put questions to him about the point of the story.

Hebrew Names Version
Then his talmidim asked him, "What does this parable mean?"

International Standard Version
Then his disciples began to ask him what this parable meant.Matthew 13:10; Mark 4:10;">[xr]

Etheridge Translation
And his disciples asked him, What is (the signification of) this parable ?

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And his disciples asked hym, saying what maner of similitude is this?

English Revised Version
And his disciples asked him what this parable might be.

World English Bible
Then his disciples asked him, "What does this parable mean?"

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And his disciples asked him, What is this parable?

Weymouth's New Testament
The disciples proceeded to ask Him what this parable meant.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
But hise disciplis axiden him, what this parable was.

Update Bible Version
And his disciples asked him what this parable might be.

Webster's Bible Translation
And his disciples asked him, saying, What doth this parable mean?

New English Translation
Then his disciples asked him what this parable meant.

New King James Version
Matthew 13:10-17; Mark 4:10-12">[xr] Then His disciples asked Him, saying, "What does this parable mean?"

New Living Translation
His disciples asked him what this parable meant.

New Life Bible
His followers asked Him what this picture-story meant.

New Revised Standard
Then his disciples asked him what this parable meant.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
But his disciples began to question him - What might, this very, parable be?

Douay-Rheims Bible
And his disciples asked him what this parable might be.

Revised Standard Version
And when his disciples asked him what this parable meant,

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And his disciples axed him sayinge: what maner similitude is this?

Young's Literal Translation
And his disciples were questioning him, saying, `What may this simile be?'

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And his disciples axed him, and sayde: What symilitude is this?

Mace New Testament (1729)
But his disciples having ask'd him the meaning of this parable;

THE MESSAGE
His disciples asked, "Why did you tell this story?"

Simplified Cowboy Version
Later on, when they were alone, some of his cowboys asked about the stories.

Contextual Overview

⁴ And when a great multitude was assembled, and people came to him from all the cities, he said, in similitudes: ⁵ A sower went out to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the side of the path, and was trodden upon, and a bird devoured it. ⁶ And other fell upon a rock, and sprung up forthwith; but, as it lacked moisture, it dried up. ⁷ And other fell among thorns, and the thorns sprung up with it, and choked it. ⁸ And other fell on good and fair ground, and sprung up, and bore fruits, a hundred for one. Having said these things, he cried: He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. ⁹ And his disciples asked him: what meaneth this similitude? ¹⁰ And he said to them: To you it is given, to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God; but to others, it is spoken in allegories; that, while seeing, they may not see, and while hearing, may not understand. ¹¹ But this is the similitude: The seed is the word of God. ¹² And those by the side of the path, are they that hear the word, and the enemy cometh and taketh the word out of their heart, that they may not believe and live. ¹³ And those upon the rock, are they who, when they hear, receive the word with joy: but they have no root in them, and their faith is temporary, and in time of temptation they are stumbled.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

What: Hosea 6:3, Matthew 13:10, Matthew 13:18, Matthew 13:36, Matthew 15:15, Mark 4:10, Mark 4:34, Mark 7:17, Mark 7:18, John 15:15

Reciprocal: Mark 14:22 - this

Cross-References

Matthew 11:28
Come unto me, all ye wearied and heavily burdened, and I will ease you.

John 16:33
These things have I said to you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye will have trouble: but, take courage, I have vanquished the world.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And his disciples asked him,.... That is, as Mark says, "when he was alone"; after the multitude were departed, and they were by themselves, it may be in some house with other disciples:

saying, what might this parable be? what is the sense and meaning of it? According to Matthew, they asked why he spake in parables to the people; and to such a question the following words are a proper answer.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

See the parable of the sower explained in the notes at Matthew 13:1-23.