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Read in contextAnd the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables?
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And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables?
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?
And the disciples having come near, said to him, `Wherefore in similes dost thou speak to them?'
Then the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Why do You speak to the people in parables?”