And he said unto them, Know ye not this parable? and how then will ye know all parables?

And he saith to them: Are you ignorant of this parable? and how shall you know all parables?

And he says to them, Do ye not know this parable? and how will ye be acquainted with all the parables?

And he saith to them, 'Have ye not known this simile? and how shall ye know all the similes?

"Do you all miss the meaning of this parable?" He added; "how then will you understand the rest of my parables?"

And he said to them, If you are not clear about this story, how will you be clear about the others?

"You do not know the meaning of this parable?" he went on; "Then how will you understand all the other parables?

Know ye not this parable? - This which is so plain and obvious.
How then will ye know all parables? - Those which are more difficult and obscure. As they were themselves to be "teachers," it was important that they should be acquainted with the whole system of religion - of much more importance for them at that time than for the mass of the people.

Know ye not this parable? - The scope and design of which is so very obvious.
How then will ye know all parables? - Of which mode of teaching ye should be perfect masters, in order that ye may be able successfully to teach others. This verse is not found in any of the other evangelists.

And he saith unto them, know ye not this parable?.... So easy to be understood, taken from things common, and which fall under every one's observation:
and how then will you know all parables? if not this single one, and which is so plain, how will ye be able to understand the numerous parables hereafter to be related, and which will be much more difficult?

Know ye not this parable? and how then will ye know all parables?--Probably this was said not so much in the spirit of rebuke, as to call their attention to the exposition of it which He was about to give, and so train them to the right apprehension of His future parables. As in the parables which we have endeavored to explain in Matthew. 13:1-58, we shall take this parable and the Lord's own exposition of the different parts of it together.

Know ye not this parable? - Which is as it were the foundation of all those that I shall speak hereafter; and is so easy to be understood?