KJV - And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables?

ASV - And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables?

BBE - And the disciples came and said to him, Why do you say things to them in the form of stories?

WEB - The disciples came, and said to him, "Why do you speak to them in parables?"

YLT - And the disciples having come near, said to him, `Wherefore in similes dost thou speak to them?'

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