Mark 4:2

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

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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 crowd was gathered to him, so much so that, climbing into a boat, he was seated on the sea. And the entire crowd was on the land along the sea.

3“Listen. Behold, the sower went out to sow.

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Cross References

Psalms 78:2They have placed the dead bodies of your servants as food for the birds of the sky, the flesh of your saints for the beasts of the earth.

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

Matthew 13:34All these things Jesus spoke in parables to the crowds. And he did not speak to them apart from parables,

Mark 4:11And he said to them: “To you, it has been given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God. But to those who are outside, everything is presented in parables:

Mark 12:38And he said to them in his doctrine: “Beware of the scribes, who prefer to walk in long robes and to be greeted in the marketplace,

John 18:19Then the high priest questioned 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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