Luke 8:9

NETBible	Then¹ his disciples asked him what this parable meant.²
NIV © biblegateway Luk 8:9	His disciples asked him what this parable meant.
NASB © biblegateway Luk 8:9	His disciples began questioning Him as to what this parable meant.
NLT © biblegateway Luk 8:9	His disciples asked him what the story meant.
MSG © biblegateway Luk 8:9	His disciples asked, "Why did you tell this story?"
BBE © SABDAweb Luk 8:9	And his disciples put questions to him about the point of the story.
NRSV © bibleoremus Luk 8:9	Then his disciples asked him what this parable meant.
NKJV © biblegateway Luk 8:9	Then His disciples asked Him, saying, "What does this parable mean?"
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KJV	And <1161> his <846> disciples <3101> asked <1905> (5707) him <846>_, saying <3004> (5723)_, What <5101> might <1498> (0) this <3778> parable <3850> be <1498> (5751)_?
NASB © biblegateway Luk 8:9	His disciples <3101> began questioning <1905> Him as to what <5101> this <3778> parable <3850> meant <1510> .
NET [draft] ITL	Then his <846> disciples <3101> asked <1905> him <846> what <5101> this <3778> parable <3850> meant <1510> .
GREEK	ephrwtwn auton oi mayhtai autou tiv auth eih parabolh

NETBible

Then¹ his disciples asked him what this parable meant.²

NET Notes

¹tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

²tn Grk “what this parable might be” (an optative after a secondary tense, in keeping with good Koine style).