Mark 4:13

And he saith to them: Are you ignorant of this, parable? and how shall you know all parables?

Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner, 1752)

In The King James Version

And he said unto them, Know ye not this parable? and how then will ye know all parables?

In Context

12That seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest at any time they should be converted, and their sins should be forgiven them. That seeing they may see, etc... in punishment of their wilfully shutting their eyes, (St. Matt. 13. 15,) God justly withdrew those lights and graces, which otherwise he would have given them, for their effectual conversion.

14He that soweth, soweth the word.

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Cross References

Matthew 13:51Have ye understood all these things? They say to him: Yes.

Matthew 16:8And Jesus knowing it, said: Why do you think within yourselves, O ye of little faith, for that you have no bread?

Luke 8:11Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.

1 Corinthians 3:1And I, brethren, could not speak to you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal. As unto little ones in Christ.

Revelation 3:19Such as I love, I rebuke and chastise. Be zealous therefore and do penance.

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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