Mark 4:13

Then He said to them: “Don't you understand this parable? How then will you understand all the parables?

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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

12so that: ‘Seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; so that they should not return and their sins be forgiven them.’”

14The sower sows the Word.

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Cross References

Matthew 13:51Jesus says to them, “Did you understand all these things?” They say to Him, “Yes, Lord.”

Matthew 16:8But Jesus, being aware, said to them: “You little-faiths! Why are you reasoning among yourselves because you didn't bring any bread?

Luke 8:11“Now here is the parable: The seed is the Word of God.

1 Corinthians 3:1Brothers, I was not able to address you as spiritual, but as fleshly, as infants in Christ.

Revelation 3:19As many as I love I rebuke and discipline; so be zealous and repent!

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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