Literal Translations
Literal Standard VersionAnd His disciples were questioning Him, saying, “What may this allegory be?”
Berean Literal BibleAnd His disciples were asking Him, "What does this parable mean?"
Young's Literal Translation And his disciples were questioning him, saying, 'What may this simile be?'
Smith's Literal TranslationAnd his disciples asked him, saying, What may this parable be?
Literal Emphasis TranslationAnd His disciples asked upon Him, What is this parable?
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims BibleAnd his disciples asked him what this parable might be.
Catholic Public Domain VersionThen his disciples questioned him as to what this parable might mean.
Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain EnglishAnd his disciples asked him, “What is this parable?”
Lamsa BibleAnd his disciples asked him, What is this parable?
NT Translations
Anderson New TestamentAnd the disciples asked him, saying: What does this parable mean?
Godbey New TestamentAnd His disciples asked Him saying, What might this parable be?
Haweis New TestamentThen his disciples asked him, saying. What might this parable mean?
Mace New TestamentBut his disciples having ask'd him the meaning of this parable;
Weymouth New TestamentThe disciples proceeded to ask Him what this parable meant.
Worrell New TestamentAnd His disciples were asking Him, what this parable might be.
Worsley New TestamentAnd his disciples asked Him, what might be
the meaning of this parable.