Mark 4:2

And he taught them many things in parables, and said unto them in his teaching,

ASV Byzantine Text

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 seaside. And there was gathered unto him a great multitude, so that he entered into the boat, and sat in the sea; and all the multitude was by 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 dark sayings of old,

Matthew 13:3And he spake to them many things in parables, saying, Behold, the sower went forth to sow;

Matthew 13:34All these things spake Jesus in parables unto the multitudes; and without a parable spake he not unto them:

Mark 4:11And he said unto them, Unto you is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all things are done in parables:

Mark 12:38And he said unto them in his teaching, Beware of the scribes, who desire to walk in long robes, and to have salutations in the marketplaces,

John 18:19The high priest therefore asked Jesus of his disciples, and of 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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