Mark 4:1

And again he was teaching by the seaside. And a very great number of people had come to him, so that he got into a boat on the sea and took his seat; and all the people were on the land by the seaside.

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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.

In Context

2And he gave them teaching about a number of things in the form of stories, and said to them in his teaching, Give ear:

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Cross References

Matthew 13:1On that day Jesus went out of the house and was seated by the seaside.

Mark 3:7And Jesus went away with his disciples to the sea, and a great number from Galilee came after him: and from Judaea,

Luke 8:4And when a great number of people came together, and men from every town went out to him, he gave them teaching in the form of a story:

Matthew Henry on Mark 4:1

In this chapter, we have, I. The parable of the seed, and the four sorts of ground ( ver. 1-9 ), with the exposition of it ( ver. 10-20 ), and the application of it, ver. 21-25 . II. The parable of the seed growing gradually, but insensibly, ver. 26-29 . III. The parable of the grain of mustard-seed, and a general account of Christ's parables, ver. 30-34 . IV. The miracle of Christ's sudden stilling a storm at sea, ver. 35-41 . Read the whole commentary →

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