Mark 4:2

And 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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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 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.

3A man went out to put seed in the earth:

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Cross References

Psalms 78:2Opening my mouth I will give out a story, even the dark sayings of old times;

Matthew 13:3And he gave them teaching in the form of a story, saying, A man went out to put seed in the earth;

Matthew 13:34All these things Jesus said to the people in the form of stories; and without a story he said nothing to them:

Mark 4:11And he said to them, To you is given the secret of the kingdom of God, but to those who are outside, all things are given in the form of stories;

Mark 12:38And in his teaching he said, Be on your watch against the scribes, whose pleasure it is to go about in long robes and be respected in the market-places,

John 18:19Then the high priest put questions to Jesus about 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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