Mark 4:2

And he taught them many things in parables, and said to them in his teaching,

A Conservative Version

In The King James Version

And he taught them many things by parables, and said unto them in his doctrine,

In Context

1And again he began to teach by the sea. And a great multitude was gathered to him, so as for him, after entering into the boat, to sit on the sea, and all the multitude was by the sea on the land.

3Listen. Behold, the man who sows went forth to sow.

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Cross References

Psalms 78:2I will open my mouth in parables (LXX/NT). I will utter dark sayings of old,

Matthew 13:3And he spoke many things to them in parables, saying, Behold, the man who sows went forth to sow.

Matthew 13:34Jesus spoke all these things in parables to the multitudes, and he did not speak to them independent of a parable,

Mark 4:11And he said to them, To you is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God, but to those outside, all things occur in parables.

Mark 12:38And in his teaching he said to them, Look away from the scholars, those who desire to go about in long robes, and salutations in the marketplaces,

John 18:19The high priest therefore asked Jesus about his disciples, and about his doctrine.

Matthew Henry on Mark 4:2-21

The Parable of the Sower. 1 And he began again to teach by the sea side: and there was gathered unto him a great multitude, so that he entered into a ship, and sat in the sea; and the whole multitude was by the sea on the land. 2 And he taught them many things by parables, and said unto them in his doctrine, 3 Hearken; Behold, there went out a sower to sow: 4 And it came to pass, as he sowed, some fell by the way side, and the fowls of the air came and devoured it up. 5 And some fell on stony ground, where it had… Read the whole commentary →

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