Mark 4:2

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

Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament

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 came together to him, so that he went into a ship, and sat in the sea: and the whole multitude was on the land near the sea.

3Hear; Behold, the sower went forth to sow;

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Cross References

Matthew 13:3And he spoke many things to them in parables, saying: Behold, the sower went out to sow.

Matthew 13:34All these things Jesus spoke to the multitudes in parables, and without a parable he did not speak to them;

Mark 4:11And he said to them: To you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God; but to those who are without, all things are done in parables;

Mark 12:38And he said to them in his teaching: Beware of the scribes, who love to walk in robes, and love salutations in the markets,

John 18:19Then the chief priest questioned Jesus concerning his disciples and his teaching.

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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