中译版圣经:

• 门徒问耶稣说，这比喻是什么意思呢？
• 新中译版圣经:门徒问耶稣说，这比喻是什么意思呢？
• 新世纪圣经:门徒问他这比喻是什么意思。
• LCC:门徒问耶稣这比喻有什么意思。
• TCB:耶稣的门徒来问他这个比喻的意思。
• 当代圣经:门徒请耶稣解释这比喻的意思，
• CSG:的门徒问 这比喻有什麽意思。

英译版圣经:

• 新国际版圣经:His disciples asked him what this parable meant.
• NRSV:Then his disciples asked him what this parable meant.
• NASV:His disciples began questioning Him as to what this parable meant.
• 古老版圣经:And his disciples asked him, saying, What might this parable be?
• ASV:And his disciples asked him what this parable might be.
• 基础英语版圣经:And his disciples put questions to him about the point of the story.
• DBY:And his disciples asked him [saying], What may this parable be?
• 标准修订版圣经:And when his disciples asked him what this parable meant,
• 直译圣经95版:His disciples began questioning Him as to what this parable meant.
• 直译圣经77版:And His disciples [began] questioning Him as to what this parable might be.
• WEB:And his disciples asked him, saying, What doth this parable mean?
• YLT:And his disciples were questioning him, saying, `What may this simile be?'

希伯来语圣经:

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多语对照圣经中的一节平均而言是一句，包含有12个不同的英文译本，和6个中文译本，以及一个希伯来语本（圣经旧约使用希伯来语和亚兰语书写，新约用希腊语书写）

NIV:新国际版（New International Version，简称NIV）是一个当代英语圣经译本，也是目前在英语国家被最为广泛使用的圣经版本,适合个人研读之用的译本。
NCB: New Century Bible 《新世纪圣经》
LCC:(Library of Christian Classes）
CLB:当代圣经译本(The Chinese Living Bible, CLB)
KJV:詹姆士钦定本是近古英文,是现在所能见到的最老的英译本
BBE:基础英语供移民和儿童阅读
NRSV:是新标准修订版
NASB:用纯粹直译方法（Strictly Literal）的译本
BHS:希伯来语原文圣经

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• international [,intə´næʃənəl]   a.国际的，世界的   (初中英语单词)
• saying [´seiŋ, ´sei-iŋ]   n.言语；言论；格言   (高中英语单词)