“Have you understood all these things?” They *said to Him, “Yes.”
Parallel translations
- WEB Jesus said to them, “Have you understood all these things?” They answered him, “Yes, Lord.”
- KJV Jesus saith unto them, Have ye understood all these things? They say unto him, Yea, Lord.
- BSB Have you understood all these things?” “Yes,” they answered.
- NKJV Jesus said to them, “Have you understood all these things?” They said to Him, “Yes, Lord.”
- NLT Do you understand all these things?” “Yes,” they said, “we do.”
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Quick answer
Jesus asks the disciples if they have understood, and they answer yes. Understanding the Kingdom's mysteries is the mark of true discipleship.
Overview
After the cluster of parables, Jesus checks whether His disciples have grasped His teaching, and they affirm that they have. Their comprehension distinguishes them from the crowds to whom the parables remained obscure. The exchange highlights that to those given understanding, the secrets of the Kingdom are made plain through Christ.
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Cross-references · 11
- Mark 4:34Without a parable he didn’t speak to them; but privately to his own disciples he explained everything.
- Matt 13:19When anyone hears the word of the Kingdom, and doesn’t understand it, the evil one comes, and snatches away that which has been sown in his heart. This is what was sown by the roadside.
- Matt 13:11He answered them, “To you it is given to know the mysteries of the Kingdom of Heaven, but it is not given to them.
- Mark 7:18He said to them, “Are you also without understanding? Don’t you perceive that whatever goes into the man from outside can’t defile him,
- Mark 8:17–18Jesus, perceiving it, said to them, “Why do you reason that it’s because you have no bread? Don’t you perceive yet, neither understand? Is your heart still hardened?
- Acts 8:30–31Philip ran to him, and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet, and said, “Do you understand what you are reading?”
- Luke 9:44–45“Let these words sink into your ears, for the Son of Man will be delivered up into the hands of men.”
- 1 Jn 5:20We know that the Son of God has come, and has given us an understanding, that we know him who is true, and we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.
- Matt 16:11How is it that you don’t perceive that I didn’t speak to you concerning bread? But beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”
- Matt 24:15“When, therefore, you see the abomination of desolation, which was spoken of through Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place (let the reader understand),
- Matt 15:17Don’t you understand that whatever goes into the mouth passes into the belly, and then out of the body?
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