Mark 4:10
And when he was alone, they that were about him with the twelve asked of him the parable.
KJV
Καὶ ὅτε ἐγένετο κατὰ μόνας, ἠρώτουν αὐτὸν οἱ περὶ αὐτὸν σὺν τοῖς δώδεκα τὰς παραβολάς.
Greek NT
Et cum esset singularis, interrogaverunt eum hi qui cum eo erant duodecim, parabolam.
Vulgate
And when he was alone, they that were about him with the twelve asked of him the parables.
ASV
And when he was alone, the twelve that were with him asked him the parable.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
12 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
γίνομαι
ginomai
verb · 667×
δώδεκα
dodeka
adjective · 75×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
κατά
kata
preposition · 470×
μόνος
monos
adjective · 48×
παραβολή
parabole
noun · 50×
περί
peri
preposition · 335×
σύν
sun
preposition · 129×
ἐρωτάω
erotao
verb · 65×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
ὅτε
ote
adverb · 100×
Textual variants
3 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.
minor
SBLGNT: Καὶ ὅτε | WH/Treg/NIV: Καὶ ὅτε | RP: Ὅτε δὲ
- Καὶ ὅτε — SBLGNT
- Καὶ ὅτε — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- Ὅτε δὲ — Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
minor
SBLGNT: ἠρώτων | WH/Treg/NIV: ἠρώτων | RP: ἠρώτησαν
- ἠρώτων — SBLGNT
- ἠρώτων — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- ἠρώτησαν — Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
minor
SBLGNT: τὰς παραβολάς | WH/Treg/NIV: τὰς παραβολάς | RP: τὴν παραβολήν
- τὰς παραβολάς — SBLGNT
- τὰς παραβολάς — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- τὴν παραβολήν — Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
Historic Christian voices
3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
2. After this, lest any one should suppose His words to be a mere accusation, and lest men should say, Being our enemy He is bringing these charges and calumnies against us; He introduces the prophet also, pronouncing the same judgment as Himself. For in them is fulfilled, says He, the prophecy of Esaias, which says, By hearing you shall hear, and shall not understand, and seei…
Cross-references
- Isa 8:16 — Bind up the testimony, seal the law among my disciples.
- Luke 8:9 — And his disciples asked him, saying, What might this parable be?
- Luke 8:9 — And his disciples asked him, saying, What might this parable be?
- Mark 4:34 — But without a parable spake he not unto them: and when they were alone, he expounded all things to his disciples.
- Mark 4:34 — But without a parable spake he not unto them: and when they were alone, he expounded all things to his disciples.
- Mark 7:17 — And when he was entered into the house from the people, his disciples asked him concerning the parable.
- Mark 7:17 — And when he was entered into the house from the people, his disciples asked him concerning the parable.
- Mark 10:10 — And in the house his disciples asked him again of the same matter.
- Matt 11:25 — At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes.
- Matt 13:10 — And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables?
- Matt 13:10 — And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables?
- Matt 13:36 — Then Jesus sent the multitude away, and went into the house: and his disciples came unto him, saying, Declare unto us the parable of the tares of the field.
- Prov 28:5 — Evil men understand not judgment: but they that seek the LORD understand all things.