Mark 4:2

And He was teaching them many things by parables, and said to them in His teaching:

English Majority Text (NT)

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 beside the sea. And a large crowd was gathered to Him, so that He got aboard into the boat, and sat on the sea; and all the crowd was upon the land by the sea.

3“Listen! Behold, a sower went out to sow.

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Cross References

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

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

Mark 4:11And He said to them, “Unto you it has been given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God; but to those who are outside, all things are spoken in parables,

Mark 12:38Then He said to them in His teaching, “Take heed of the scribes, who like to walk about in long robes, and like greetings in the marketplaces,

John 18:19Then high priest asked Jesus about His disciples and 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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