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"Yes," they say to Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/matthew/13.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Jesus saith unto them, Have ye understood all these things? They say unto him, Yea, Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/matthew/13.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Jesus said to them, “Have you understood all these things?” They said to Him, “Yes, Lord.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/matthew/13.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Have you understood all these things?” They said to Him, “Yes.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/matthew/13.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Have you understood all these things?&#8221 They said to Him, &#8220Yes.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/matthew/13.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Have you understood all these things?” They said to Him, “Yes.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/matthew/13.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“Have you understood all these things?” They said to Him, “Yes.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/matthew/13.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Have you understood all these things [in the lessons of the parables]?” They said to Jesus, “Yes.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/matthew/13.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Have you understood all these things? ” They answered him, “Yes.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/matthew/13.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />&#8220Have you understood all these things?"&#8221 Yes,&#8221 they told Him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/matthew/13.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Have ye understood all these things? They say unto him, Yea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/matthew/13.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Jesus asked his disciples if they understood all these things. They said, "Yes, we do." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/matthew/13.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Have ye understood all these things? They say unto him, Yea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/matthew/13.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"Have you understood all of this?" "Yes," they answered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/matthew/13.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"Do you understand these things?" Jesus asked them. "Yes," they answered. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/matthew/13.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"Do you understand all these things?" They told him, "Yes."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/matthew/13.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Have you understood all these things?? Jesus asked them. ?Yes, Lord,? they answered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/matthew/13.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"Have you understood all these things?" They replied, "Yes."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/matthew/13.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"Have you understood all these things?" They answered him, "Yes."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/matthew/13.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Jesus saith to them, Have ye understood all these things? They say to him, Yes, Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/matthew/13.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />"Have you understood all this?" He asked. "Yes," they said.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/matthew/13.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Jesus said to them, “Have you understood all these things?” They answered him, “Yes, Lord.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/matthew/13.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Jesus says to them, “Did you understand all these?” They say to Him, “Yes, Lord.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/matthew/13.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />Have you understood all these things?" "Yes," they say to Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/matthew/13.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Jesus saith to them, 'Did ye understand all these?' They say to him, 'Yes, sir.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/matthew/13.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Jesus says to them, Have ye understood all these? They say to him, Yes, Lord.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/matthew/13.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Have ye understood all these things? They say to him: Yes. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/matthew/13.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Have you understood all these things?” They say to him, “Yes.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/matthew/13.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />“Do you understand all these things?” They answered, “Yes.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/matthew/13.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />“Have you understood all this?” They answered, “Yes.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/matthew/13.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Jesus said to them, Have you understood all of these things? They said to him, Yes, our Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/matthew/13.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />Yeshua said to them, “Have you understood all these things?” They were saying to him, “Yes, Our Lord.”<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/matthew/13.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />Jesus said to them: Have you understood all these things? They said to him: Yes, Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/matthew/13.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>Do you understand all these things?<Fr> They say to Him, Yea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/matthew/13.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />Jesus saith unto them, Have ye understood all these things?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/matthew/13.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />Then Jesus said to them, have ye understood all this?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/matthew/13.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />"Have you understood all this?" He asked. "Yes," they said.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/matthew/13.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>"Did ye understand all these things?"<Fr> They say to Him, "Yes;"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/matthew/13.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br /><i>Then</i> saith Jesus unto them, <FR>Did ye understand all these?<Fr> they say unto Him, Yes, Lord: and He said unto them,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/matthew/13-51.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hriiyJYqzvc?start=3893" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/matthew/13.htm">The Parable of the Net</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">50</span>and throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. <span class="reftext">51</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/4920.htm" title="4920: Synēkate (V-AIA-2P) -- To consider, understand, perceive. From sun and hiemi; to put together, i.e. to comprehend; by implication, to act piously.">Have you understood</a> <a href="/greek/3956.htm" title="3956: panta (Adj-ANP) -- All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.">all</a> <a href="/greek/3778.htm" title="3778: tauta (DPro-ANP) -- This; he, she, it. ">these things?”</a> <a href="/greek/3483.htm" title="3483: Nai (Prtcl) -- Yes, certainly, even so. A primary particle of strong affirmation; yes.">“Yes,”</a> <a href="/greek/3004.htm" title="3004: Legousin (V-PIA-3P) -- (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. ">they answered.</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autō (PPro-DM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons."></a> </span> <span class="reftext">52</span>Then He told them, “For this reason, every scribe who has been discipled in the kingdom of heaven is like a homeowner who brings out of his storeroom new treasures as well as old.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/13-11.htm">Matthew 13:11</a></span><br />He replied, “The knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/16-12.htm">Matthew 16:12</a></span><br />Then they understood that He was not telling them to beware of the leaven used in bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/4-11.htm">Mark 4:11</a></span><br />He replied, “The mystery of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to those on the outside everything is expressed in parables,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/8-10.htm">Luke 8:10</a></span><br />He replied, “The knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to others I speak in parables, so that, ‘though seeing, they may not see; though hearing, they may not understand.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/16-29.htm">John 16:29</a></span><br />His disciples said, “See, now You are speaking plainly and without figures of speech.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/14-26.htm">John 14:26</a></span><br />But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have told you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/16-13.htm">John 16:13</a></span><br />However, when the Spirit of truth comes, He will guide you into all truth. For He will not speak on His own, but He will speak what He hears, and He will declare to you what is to come.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/2-10.htm">1 Corinthians 2:10</a></span><br />But God has revealed it to us by the Spirit. The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/2-14.htm">1 Corinthians 2:14</a></span><br />The natural man does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God. For they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/1-17.htm">Ephesians 1:17-18</a></span><br />that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in your knowledge of Him. / I ask that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you may know the hope of His calling, the riches of His glorious inheritance in the saints,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/1-9.htm">Colossians 1:9</a></span><br />For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/5-12.htm">Hebrews 5:12-14</a></span><br />Although by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to reteach you the basic principles of God’s word. You need milk, not solid food! / For everyone who lives on milk is still an infant, inexperienced in the message of righteousness. / But solid food is for the mature, who by constant use have trained their senses to distinguish good from evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/2-20.htm">1 John 2:20</a></span><br />You, however, have an anointing from the Holy One, and all of you know the truth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/2-27.htm">1 John 2:27</a></span><br />And as for you, the anointing you received from Him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But just as His true and genuine anointing teaches you about all things, so remain in Him as you have been taught.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/2-6.htm">Proverbs 2:6</a></span><br />For the LORD gives wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Jesus said to them, Have you understood all these things? They say to him, Yes, Lord.</p><p class="hdg">Have.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/13-11.htm">Matthew 13:11,19</a></b></br> He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/15-17.htm">Matthew 15:17</a></b></br> Do not ye yet understand, that whatsoever entereth in at the mouth goeth into the belly, and is cast out into the draught?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/16-11.htm">Matthew 16:11</a></b></br> How is it that ye do not understand that I spake <i>it</i> not to you concerning bread, that ye should beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees?</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/matthew/13-36.htm">Clear</a> <a href="/matthew/13-36.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/matthew/13-27.htm">Sir</a> <a href="/matthew/13-19.htm">Understand</a> <a href="/micah/4-12.htm">Understood</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/matthew/15-10.htm">Clear</a> <a href="/matthew/13-52.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/matthew/14-28.htm">Sir</a> <a href="/matthew/15-10.htm">Understand</a> <a href="/matthew/16-12.htm">Understood</a><div class="vheading2">Matthew 13</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/13-1.htm">The parable of the sower and the seed;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/13-18.htm">the explanation of it.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">24. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/13-24.htm">The parable of the weeds;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">31. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/13-31.htm">of the mustard seed;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">33. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/13-33.htm">of the leaven;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">36. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/13-36.htm">explanation of the parable of the weeds.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">44. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/13-44.htm">The parable of the hidden treasure;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">45. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/13-45.htm">of the pearl;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">47. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/13-47.htm">of the drag net cast into the sea.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">53. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/13-53.htm">Jesus is a prophet without honor in his own country.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/matthew/13.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/matthew/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/matthew/13.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Have you understood all these things?”</b><br>In this phrase, Jesus is addressing His disciples after delivering a series of parables. The question emphasizes the importance of understanding spiritual truths. In the biblical context, understanding is often linked to wisdom and insight given by God (<a href="/proverbs/2-6.htm">Proverbs 2:6</a>). The parables in <a href="/matthew/13.htm">Matthew 13</a>, such as the Parable of the Sower and the Parable of the Weeds, reveal the mysteries of the Kingdom of Heaven. Jesus' inquiry highlights the necessity for His followers to grasp the deeper meanings of His teachings, which are not always apparent to the casual listener (<a href="/matthew/13-11.htm">Matthew 13:11-13</a>). This question also serves as a reminder of the disciples' role as future teachers and leaders who must comprehend and convey these truths to others.<p><b>“Yes,” they answered.</b><br>The disciples' affirmative response indicates their confidence in understanding Jesus' teachings, though it is evident from subsequent events that their comprehension was not yet complete. This reflects a common theme in the Gospels where the disciples often misunderstand or only partially grasp Jesus' message (<a href="/mark/8-17.htm">Mark 8:17-21</a>). Their answer also demonstrates their willingness to learn and grow in their faith. The cultural context of the time valued oral teaching and learning through dialogue, which is evident in the disciples' engagement with Jesus. This moment foreshadows the fuller understanding they would receive after the resurrection and the coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost (<a href="/john/14-26.htm">John 14:26</a>, <a href="/acts/2.htm">Acts 2:1-4</a>), which would empower them to fully comprehend and teach the truths of the Kingdom.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jesus.htm">Jesus</a></b><br>The central figure in the New Testament, the Son of God, who is teaching His disciples through parables in this chapter.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/d/disciples.htm">Disciples</a></b><br>The followers of Jesus who are being taught and are responding to His question about understanding the parables.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/p/parables.htm">Parables</a></b><br>A series of accounts told by Jesus in <a href="/bsb/matthew/13.htm">Matthew 13</a> to convey spiritual truths about the Kingdom of Heaven.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_spiritual_truths.htm">Understanding Spiritual Truths</a></b><br>Jesus emphasizes the importance of understanding His teachings. As believers, we should strive to comprehend the spiritual truths in Scripture, seeking the Holy Spirit's guidance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_disciple.htm">The Role of the Disciple</a></b><br>The disciples' affirmative response indicates their willingness to learn and grow. As modern disciples, we should be eager to understand and apply Jesus' teachings in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_asking_questions.htm">The Importance of Asking Questions</a></b><br>Jesus' question invites reflection and self-assessment. We should regularly evaluate our understanding of Scripture and seek clarification when needed.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_gift_of_spiritual_insight.htm">The Gift of Spiritual Insight</a></b><br>Understanding is a gift from God. We should pray for insight and wisdom, trusting that God will illuminate His Word to us.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/application_of_parables.htm">Application of Parables</a></b><br>The parables are not just accounts but lessons for living. We should consider how the principles in Jesus' parables apply to our daily lives and decisions.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_matthew_13.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Matthew 13</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_reinterpret_failed_prophecies.htm">Why do some biblical prophecies get reinterpreted after they fail?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_the_'inner_child'_concept.htm">What actions are pleasing to God?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/end_time__matthew_24_36_vs._24_34.htm">When will the end come? (Matthew 24:36 vs. Matthew 24:34)</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/was_jesus_wrong_about_returning_soon.htm">Jesus predicted He would return soon (Matthew 24:34), but 2,000 years have passed--was He wrong?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/matthew/13.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(51) <span class= "bld">Have ye understood all these things?</span>--The verb is the same as that used in the parable of the Sower. An intellectual apprehension of the truth, which is also spiritual, is the condition of the growth in wisdom which enables the disciple to become in due course a teacher. There was doubtless in the answer of the disciples a grateful consciousness of a rapid increase in knowledge and insight. There was also a certain child-like <span class= "ital">na?vete</span> in the readiness with which they declared their conviction that they had mastered all the mysteries of the kingdom which had been veiled beneath the symbolism of these earthly similitudes.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/matthew/13.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 51, 52.</span> - <span class="accented">The Promise, under the simile of the householder.</span> Matthew only. <span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 51.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Jesus saith unto them.</span> Omitted by the Revised Version as a manifest gloss, perhaps originally due to a lectionary. <span class="cmt_word">Have</span> <span class="cmt_word">ye understood.</span> Our Lord wishes them to realize the progress that they have already made, that he may give them a fresh promise, and thus summon them to fresh energy. <span class="cmt_word">All these things?</span> Probably the immediately preceding parables and others spoken at the same time (cf. ver. 34, note). <span class="cmt_word">They say unto him, Yea, Lord.</span> <span class="accented">Lord</span> is rightly omitted by the Revised Version. It distracts the attention from the quiet affirmative. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/matthew/13-51.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">Have you understood</span><br /><span class="grk">Συνήκατε</span> <span class="translit">(Synēkate)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4920.htm">Strong's 4920: </a> </span><span class="str2">To consider, understand, perceive. From sun and hiemi; to put together, i.e. to comprehend; by implication, to act piously.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">all</span><br /><span class="grk">πάντα</span> <span class="translit">(panta)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3956.htm">Strong's 3956: </a> </span><span class="str2">All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">these things?”</span><br /><span class="grk">ταῦτα</span> <span class="translit">(tauta)</span><br /><span class="parse">Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3778.htm">Strong's 3778: </a> </span><span class="str2">This; he, she, it. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">“Yes,”</span><br /><span class="grk">Ναί</span> <span class="translit">(Nai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3483.htm">Strong's 3483: </a> </span><span class="str2">Yes, certainly, even so. A primary particle of strong affirmation; yes.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they answered.</span><br /><span class="grk">Λέγουσιν</span> <span class="translit">(Legousin)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3004.htm">Strong's 3004: </a> </span><span class="str2">(a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. </span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/matthew/13-51.htm">Matthew 13:51 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/matthew/13-51.htm">Matthew 13:51 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/matthew/13-51.htm">Matthew 13:51 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/matthew/13-51.htm">Matthew 13:51 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/matthew/13-51.htm">Matthew 13:51 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/matthew/13-51.htm">Matthew 13:51 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/matthew/13-51.htm">Matthew 13:51 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/matthew/13-51.htm">Matthew 13:51 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/matthew/13-51.htm">Matthew 13:51 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/matthew/13-51.htm">Matthew 13:51 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/matthew/13-51.htm">NT Gospels: Matthew 13:51 Jesus said to them Have you understood (Matt. 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