Matthew 13:10
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
And the disciples came, and said to him, Why speak you to them in parables?
American King James Version (AKJV)
And the disciples came, and said to him, Why speak you to them in parables?
American Standard Version (ASV)
And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables?
Basic English Translation (BBE)
And the disciples came and said to him, Why do you say things to them in the form of stories?
Webster's Revision
And the disciples came, and said to him, Why speakest thou to them in parables?
World English Bible
The disciples came, and said to him, "Why do you speak to them in parables?"
English Revised Version (ERV)
And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables?
Barnes's Matthew 13:10 Bible Commentary
Christ, in these verses, gives a "reason" why he used this manner of instruction. See also Mark 4:10-12; Luke 8:9-10.