Mark 4:2

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

Darby Translation

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 crowd was gathered together to him, so that going on board ship he sat in the sea, and all the crowd were close to the sea on the land.

3Hearken: Behold, the sower went forth to sow.

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Cross References

Psalms 78:2I will open my mouth in a parable; I will utter riddles from of old,

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

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

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

Mark 12:38And he said to them in his doctrine, Beware of the scribes, who like to walk about in long robes, and salutations in the marketplaces,

John 18:19The high priest therefore demanded of Jesus concerning his disciples and concerning 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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