His disciples came and asked him,“ Why do you use parables when you talk to the people?”

门徒进前来，问耶稣说：“对众人讲话，为什么用比喻呢？”

门徒进前来问耶稣：“对众人讲话，为什么用比喻呢？”

门徒进前来问耶稣：“对众人讲话，为什么用比喻呢？”

门徒上前问耶稣：“你为什么要用比喻来教导他们呢？”

门徒上前问耶稣：“你对他们讲话，为什么用比喻呢？”

门徒们上前来，问耶稣：“你对他们讲话，为什么用比喻呢？”

門徒進前來，問耶穌說：「對眾人講話，為甚麼用比喻呢？」

門徒進前來問耶穌：「對眾人講話，為甚麼用比喻呢？」

門徒進前來問耶穌：「對眾人講話，為甚麼用比喻呢？」

門徒上前問耶穌：「你為什麼要用比喻來教導他們呢？」

門徒上前問耶穌：“你對他們講話，為甚麼用比喻呢？”

門徒上前來，對耶穌說：『你對眾人說話，為甚麼用比喻呢？』

門徒們上前來，問耶穌：「你對他們講話，為什麼用比喻呢？」

門徒就之曰、爾以喻語眾、何也、

門徒就之曰、爾設譬語眾、何歟、

門徒就耶穌問曰、爾語眾設喻何故、

門徒進曰：『夫子訓眾、必以譬喻何也？』

The disciples came to him and asked,“ Why do you speak to the people in parables?”

The disciples came to him. They asked,“ Why do you use stories when you speak to the people?”

Then the disciples came and said to him,“ Why do you speak to them in parables?”

Then the disciples came up and asked him,“ Why are you speaking to them in parables?”

And the disciples came up and said to Him,“ Why do You speak to them in parables?”

And the disciples came and said to Him,“ Why do You speak to them in parables?”

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

Then the disciples came up and asked Him,“ Why do You speak to them in parables?”

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

Then the disciples came to him and said,“ Why do you speak to them in parables?”

The disciples came, and said to him,“ Why do you speak to them in parables?”

Jesus used many similar stories and illustrations to teach the people as much as they could understand.In fact, in his public ministry he never taught without using parables; but afterward, when he was alone with his disciples, he explained everything to them.

Later, when Jesus was alone with the twelve disciples and with the others who were gathered around, they asked him what the parables meant.