8:9 Then 1 his disciples asked him what this parable meant. 2
[8:9] 1 tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.
[8:9] 2 tn Grk “what this parable might be” (an optative after a secondary tense, in keeping with good Koine style).
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