Mark 4:34
And he did not speak to them apart from a parable, but privately he explained all things to his disciples.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
33And with many such parables he spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear it.
35And on that day, having become evening, he says to them, Let us pass through to the other side.
Cross References
Matthew 13:36Then having sent the multitudes away, Jesus came into the house. And his disciples came to him, saying, Explain to us the parable of the tares of the field.
Mark 4:10And when he became alone, those around him, with the twelve, asked him the parable.
Luke 8:9And his disciples questioned him, saying, What is this parable?
Luke 24:44And he said to them, These are the words that I spoke to you while still being with you, that it is necessary for all things that are written in the law of Moses, and the prophets, and the psalms about me to be fulfulled.
Matthew Henry on Mark 4:22-35
The Gradual Advance of the Gospel. 21 And he said unto them, Is a candle brought to be put under a bushel, or under a bed? and not to be set on a candlestick? 22 For there is nothing hid, which shall not be manifested; neither was any thing kept secret, but that it should come abroad. 23 If any man have ears to hear, let him hear. 24 And he said unto them, Take heed what ye hear: with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you: and unto you that hear shall more be given. 25 For he that hath, to him shall be… Read the whole commentary →