Mark 4:13

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

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

📖 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 love, I do convict and chasten; be zealous, then, and reform;
• Matt 13:18-23 : 18 `Ye, therefore, hear ye the simile of the sower: 19 Every one hearing the word of the reign, and not understanding -- the evil one doth come, and doth catch that which hath been sown in his heart; this is that sown by the way. 20 `And that sown on the rocky places, this is he who is hearing the word, and immediately with joy is receiving it, 21 and he hath not root in himself, but is temporary, and persecution or tribulation having happened because of the word, immediately he is stumbled. 22 `And that sown toward the thorns, this is he who is hearing the word, and the anxiety of this age, and the deceitfulness of the riches, do choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful. 23 `And that sown on the good ground: this is he who is hearing the word, and is understanding, who indeed doth bear fruit, and doth make, some indeed a hundredfold, and some sixty, and some thirty.'
• Matt 13:51-52 : 51 Jesus saith to them, `Did ye understand all these?' They say to him, `Yes, sir.' 52 And he said to them, `Because of this every scribe having been discipled in regard to the reign of the heavens, is like to a man, a householder, who doth bring forth out of his treasure things new and old.'
• Matt 15:15-17 : 15 And Peter answering said to him, `Explain to us this simile.' 16 And Jesus said, `Are ye also yet without understanding? 17 do ye not understand that all that is going into the mouth doth pass into the belly, and into the drain is cast forth?
• Matt 16:8-9 : 8 And Jesus having known, said to them, `Why reason ye in yourselves, ye of little faith, because ye took no loaves? 9 do ye not yet understand, nor remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many hand-baskets ye took up?
• Mark 7:17-18 : 17 And when he entered into a house from the multitude, his disciples were questioning him about the simile, 18 and he saith to them, `So also ye are without understanding! Do ye not perceive that nothing from without entering into the man is able to defile him?
• Luke 8:11-15 : 11 `And this is the simile: The seed is the word of God, 12 and those beside the way are those hearing, then cometh the Devil, and taketh up the word from their heart, lest having believed, they may be saved. 13 `And those upon the rock: They who, when they may hear, with joy do receive the word, and these have no root, who for a time believe, and in time of temptation fall away. 14 `And that which fell to the thorns: These are they who have heard, and going forth, through anxieties, and riches, and pleasures of life, are choked, and bear not to completion. 15 `And that in the good ground: These are they, who in an upright and good heart, having heard the word, do retain `it', and bear fruit in continuance.
• Luke 24:25 : 25 And he said unto them, `O inconsiderate and slow in heart, to believe on all that the prophets spake!
• 1 Cor 3:1-2 : 1 And I, brethren, was not able to speak to you as to spiritual, but as to fleshly -- as to babes in Christ; 2 with milk I fed you, and not with meat, for ye were not yet able, but not even yet are ye now able,
• Heb 5:11-14 : 11 concerning whom we have much discourse and of hard explanation to say, since ye have become dull of hearing, 12 for even owing to be teachers, because of the time, again ye have need that one teach you what `are' the elements of the beginning of the oracles of God, and ye have become having need of milk, and not of strong food, 13 for every one who is partaking of milk `is' unskilled in the word of righteousness -- for he is an infant, 14 and of perfect men is the strong food, who because of the use are having the senses exercised, unto the discernment both of good and of evil.