Mark 4:13
Then Jesus said to them, “Do you not understand this parable? Then how will you understand any of the parables?
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ASV
And he saith unto them, Know ye not this parable? and how shall ye know all the parables?
KJV
And he said unto them, Know ye not this parable? and how then will ye know all parables?
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14 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| Καὶ | Kai | And | G2532 → |
| λέγει | legei | He says | G3004 → |
| αὐτοῖς· | autois | to them; | G846 → |
| οὐκ | ouk | Not | G3756 → |
| οἴδατε | oidate | understand you | |
| τὴν | tēn | <the> | G3588 → |
| παραβολὴν | parabolēn | parable | G3850 → |
| ταύτην; | tautēn | this? | G3778 → |
| καὶ | kai | And | G2532 → |
| πῶς | pōs | how | G4459 → |
| πάσας | pasas | all | G3956 → |
| τὰς | tas | the | G3588 → |
| παραβολὰς | parabolas | parables | G3850 → |
| γνώσεσθε; | gnōsesthe | will you understand? | G1097 → |
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