Verse Comparison: Mark 4:34
American Standard Version
and without a parable spake he not unto them: but privately to his own disciples he expounded all things.
Amplified® Bible
He did not tell them anything without a parable; but privately to His disciples (those who were peculiarly His own) He explained everything [fully].
Contemporary English Version
He did not tell them anything without using stories. But when he was alone with his disciples, he explained everything to them.
Darby English Version
but without a parable spoke he not to them; and in private he explained all things to his disciples.
Good News Bible
He would not speak to them without using parables, but when he was alone with his disciples, he would explain everything to them.
International Standard Version
He did not tell them anything without using a parable, though he explained everything to his disciples in private.
King James Version
But without a parable spake he not unto them: and when they were alone, he expounded all things to his disciples.
New American Standard Bible
and He did not speak to them without a parable; but He was explaining everything privately to His own disciples.
New International Version
He did not say anything to them without using a parable. But when he was alone with his own disciples, he explained everything.
New King James Version
But without a parable He did not speak to them. And when they were alone, He explained all things to His disciples.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
and He did not speak to them without a parable; but He explained everything privately to His own disciples.
Young's Literal Translation
and without a simile he was not speaking to them, and by themselves, to his disciples he was expounding all.