Mark 4:1

Jesus went down to the lake again and started to teach the people. There were so many people standing there, that Jesus got into a boat and his friends pushed it away from the land. From there, the people standing next to the water could see him and hear him.

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

2Jesus used picture stories that have special meanings inside them to teach the people about God.

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Cross References

Mark 3:7Jesus and his followers left the town and walked down to Lake Galilee, and a big crowd of people went with them.

Matthew Henry on Mark 4:1

In this chapter, we have, I. The parable of the seed, and the four sorts of ground ( ver. 1-9 ), with the exposition of it ( ver. 10-20 ), and the application of it, ver. 21-25 . II. The parable of the seed growing gradually, but insensibly, ver. 26-29 . III. The parable of the grain of mustard-seed, and a general account of Christ's parables, ver. 30-34 . IV. The miracle of Christ's sudden stilling a storm at sea, ver. 35-41 . Read the whole commentary →

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