Matthew 15:15
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And Peter answering, said to him: Expound to us this parable.

Declare.

Matthew 13:36 Then having sent away the multitudes, he came into the house, and his disciples came to him, saying: Expound to us the parable of the cockle of the field.

Mark 4:34 And without parable he did not speak unto them; but apart, he explained all things to his disciples.

Mark 7:17 And when he was come into the house from the multitude, his disciples asked him the parable.

John 16:29 His disciples say to him: Behold, now thou speakest plainly and speakest no proverb.

Context
What Defiles a Man
14Let them alone: they are blind, and leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both fall into the pit. 15And Peter answering, said to him: Expound to us this parable. 16But he said: Are you also yet without understanding?…
Cross References
Matthew 13:18
Hear you therefore the parable of the sower.

Matthew 13:36
Then having sent away the multitudes, he came into the house, and his disciples came to him, saying: Expound to us the parable of the cockle of the field.

Matthew 15:16
But he said: Are you also yet without understanding?

Mark 7:17
And when he was come into the house from the multitude, his disciples asked him the parable.

Lexicon
Peter
Πέτρος (Petros)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 4074: Peter, a Greek name meaning rock. Apparently a primary word; a rock; as a name, Petrus, an apostle.

said
Ἀποκριθεὶς (Apokritheis)
Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 611: From apo and krino; to conclude for oneself, i.e. to respond; by Hebraism to begin to speak.

to Him,
αὐτῷ (autō)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

“Explain
Φράσον (Phrason)
Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 5419: To declare, explain, interpret. Probably akin to phrasso through the idea of defining; to indicate, i.e., to expound.

this
ταύτην (tautēn)
Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3778: This; he, she, it.

parable
παραβολήν (parabolēn)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3850: From paraballo; a similitude, i.e. fictitious narrative, apothegm or adage.

to us.”
ἡμῖν (hēmin)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Plural
Strong's Greek 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.


Additional Translations
Peter said to Him, “Explain this parable to us.”

And Peter answering said to Him, "Explain this parable to us."

Then answered Peter and said to him, Declare to us this parable.

And Peter answered and said unto him, Declare unto us the parable.

And Peter answering said to him, Expound to us this parable.

And Peter answered and said unto him, Declare unto us the parable.

Then answered Peter and said to him, Declare to us this parable.

"Explain to us this figurative language," said Peter.

Peter answered him, "Explain the parable to us."

And Peter answering said to him, 'Explain to us this simile.'
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