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Mark 4:13

And he said unto them, Know ye not this parable? and how then will ye know all parables?

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ΚαὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andλέγειlegeihe saidλέγω (legō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “he said”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.he saidαὐτοῖςautoisunto themαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “unto them”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.unto themΟὐκouknotοὐ (ou)adverb — “not”G3756no, not.notοἴδατεoidateto perceiveοἶδα (oida)verb, perfect active indicative, 2nd person plural — “to perceive”, a completed action with a present resultG6063to perceiveτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.παραβολὴνparabolēnparableπαραβολή (parabolē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “parable”, the object formG3850(a) a comparison, (b) a parable, often of those uttered by our Lord, (c) a proverb, an adage.parableταύτηνtautēnthisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, accusative, singular, feminine — “this”, the object formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.καὶkai? andκαίconjunction — “? and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.? andπῶςpōshow thenπῶςadverb — “how then”G4459how, in what manner, by what means.This verse uses “how”.how thenπάσαςpasasallπᾶς (pas)adjective, accusative, plural, feminine — “all”, the object formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.allτὰςtastheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.παραβολὰςparabolasparablesπαραβολή (parabolē)noun, accusative, plural, feminine — “parables”, the object formG3850(a) a comparison, (b) a parable, often of those uttered by our Lord, (c) a proverb, an adage.parablesγνώσεσθεgnōsestheto knowγινώσκω (ginōskō)verb, future middle indicative, 2nd person plural — “to know”, an action still aheadG1097I am taking in knowledge, come to know, learn; aor: I ascertained, realized.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

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

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American Standard Version (1901)

And he saith unto them, Know ye not this parable? and how shall ye know all the parables?

Young’s Literal Translation

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

World English Bible

He said to them, “Don’ t you understand this parable ? How will you understand all of the parables ?

Darby Translation

And he says to them, Do ye not know this parable? and how will ye be acquainted with all the parables?

Douay-Rheims

And he saith to them: Are you ignorant of this parable? and how shall you know all parables?

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