Mark 4:1

Jesus began teaching beside the Sea again. So many people came to listen to him that he climbed into a boat and sat in it on the water while the crowd listened from the shore.

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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

2He illustrated his teachings using many stories.

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Cross References

Matthew 13:1Later that day Jesus left the house, and sat down to teach beside the sea.

Mark 3:7Meanwhile Jesus returned to the Sea, and a large crowd followed him. They were from Galilee, Judea,

Luke 8:4Once when a large crowd of people gathered, coming from many towns to see him, Jesus spoke to them, using a story as an illustration.

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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