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Mark Chapter 4 verse 13 Holy Bible

ASV Mark 4:13

And he saith unto them, Know ye not this parable? and how shall ye know all the parables?
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BBE Mark 4:13

And he said to them, If you are not clear about this story, how will you be clear about the others?
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DARBY Mark 4:13

And he says to them, Do ye not know this parable? and how will ye be acquainted with all the parables?
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KJV Mark 4:13

And he said unto them, Know ye not this parable? and how then will ye know all parables?
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WBT Mark 4:13

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WEB Mark 4:13

He said to them, "Don't you understand this parable? How will you understand all of the parables?
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YLT Mark 4:13

And he saith to them, `Have ye not known this simile? and how shall ye know all the similes?
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 13. - Know ye not this parable? and how shall ye know all the parables? that is, "How, then, can you expect to understand all parables, as they ought to do who are instructed unto the kingdom of heaven?" It is St. Mark alone who recalls and records these words. They are striking and vivid, as illustrating the condition of mind of the disciples at this time - slow of apprehension, and yet desirous to learn.

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(13) How then will ye know all parables?--The question is peculiar to St. Mark, and suggests the thought of our Lord as contemplating for His disciples an ever-growing insight, not only into His own spoken parables, but into those of nature and of life. But if they were such slow scholars in this early stage, how was that insight to be imparted? The question is followed up by the answer. The first lesson in interpreting is given in that which is a pattern and exemplar of the method of interpretation.