Mark 4:13

Bishops' Bible (1568)

And he sayde vnto them: Knowe ye not this parable? And howe then wyll ye knowe all other parables?

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ λέγει αὐτοῖς, Οὐκ οἴδατε τὴν παραβολὴν ταύτην; καὶ πῶς πάσας τὰς παραβολὰς γνώσεσθε;

Transliteration

And legei to them, Not oidate the parabolēn this? and how all the parabolas gnōsesthe?

Grammar Details

• *legei*: present active indicative, 3rd person singular - he says
• *oidate*: perfect active indicative, 2nd person plural - you know
• *parabolēn*: accusative, feminine, singular - parable
• *parabolas*: accusative, feminine, plural - parables
• *gnōsesthe*: future middle indicative, 2nd person plural - you will understand

Word Meanings

• *oidate*: you know/understand
• *parabolēn*: parable/comparison/analogy
• *gnōsesthe*: you will understand/know/comprehend

Referenced Verses

• Rev 3:19 : 19 As many as I loue, I rebuke and chasten: Be feruent therfore, & repent.
• Matt 13:18-23 : 18 Heare ye therfore the similitude of the sower. 19 When one heareth the worde of the kyngdome, and vnderstandeth it not, then commeth that euyll, and catcheth away that which was sowen in his heart: this is he, which receaued seede by the way syde. 20 But he that receaued the seede into stony places, the same is he that heareth the worde, and anone with ioy, receaueth it: 21 Yet hath he not roote in hym selfe, but dureth for a season: for when tribulation or persecution aryseth because of the worde, by and by he is offended. 22 He also that receaued seede into the thornes, is he that heareth the worde: and the care of this worlde, and the disceiptfulnes of ryches, choke vp the worde, and so is he made vnfruitfull. 23 But he that receaued seede into the good grounde, is he that heareth the worde, and vnderstandeth it, which also beareth fruite: and bryngeth foorth, some an hundred folde, some sixtie folde, some thirtie folde.
• Matt 13:51-52 : 51 Iesus sayth vnto them: haue ye vnderstande all these thynges? They say vnto hym: yea Lorde. 52 Then sayde he vnto them: Therfore, euery Scribe which is taught vnto the kyngdome of heauen, is lyke vnto a man that is an householder, whiche bryngeth foorth out of his treasure, thynges newe and olde.
• Matt 15:15-17 : 15 Then aunswered Peter, and sayde vnto hym: Declare vnto vs this parable. 16 Iesus sayde: Are ye also without vnderstandyng? 17 Do not ye yet vnderstande, that whatsoeuer entreth in at the mouth, goeth into the belly, and is cast out into the draught?
• Matt 16:8-9 : 8 Which when Iesus vnderstoode, he sayde vnto them: O ye of little fayth, why thynke you within your selues, because ye haue brought no bread? 9 Do ye not yet perceaue, neither remember those fyue loaues, when there were fyue thousande men, and howe many baskets toke ye vp?
• Mark 7:17-18 : 17 And when he came into the house, away from the people, his disciples asked hym of the similitude. 18 And he sayde vnto them: Are ye also so without vnderstandyng? Do ye not yet perceaue, that whatsoeuer thing fro without, entreth into a man, it can not defyle hym,
• Luke 8:11-15 : 11 The parable is this. The seede, is the worde of God. 12 Those that are besyde the way, are they that heare: then commeth the deuyll, and taketh away the worde out of their heartes, lest they shoulde beleue, and be saued. 13 They on the stones, are they which when they heare, receaue the worde with ioy: & these haue no rootes, which for a whyle beleue, and in tyme of temptation go away. 14 And that which fell among thornes, are they, which whe they haue hearde, go foorth, and are choked with cares & ryches, and voluptuous lyuyng, & bring foorth no fruite. 15 But that which fell on ye good groude, are they, which with a pure and good hearte heare the worde, and kepe it, and bryng foorth fruite through pacience.
• Luke 24:25 : 25 And he sayde vnto them: O fooles and slowe of heart, to beleue all that the prophetes haue spoken.
• 1 Cor 3:1-2 : 1 And I coulde not speake vnto you brethren, as vnto spirituall, but as vnto carnall eue as vnto babes in Christe. 2 I gaue you mylke to drynke, and not meate: For ye then were not stronge, neither are ye as yet.
• Heb 5:11-14 : 11 Of whom we haue many thynges to say, and harde to be vttered, seing ye are dull of hearyng. 12 For when as concernyng the tyme, ye ought to be teachers, yet haue ye nede againe that we teache you the first principles of the begynnyng of the worde of God, and are become such as haue nede of mylke, and not of strong meate. 13 For euery one that vseth mylke, is vnexpert of the worde of righteousnes, for he is a babe. 14 But strong meate belongeth to them that are perfecte, euen those whiche by reason of vse, haue their wittes exercised to discerne both good and euyll.