Mark 4:2
He illustrated his teachings using many stories.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
And he taught them many things by parables, and said unto them in his doctrine,
In Context
3“Listen,” he said. “A sower went out to sow.
Cross References
Psalms 78:2I will tell you wise sayings; I will explain mysteries from the past
Matthew 13:3He explained many things to them, using stories as illustrations. “The sower went out to sow,” he began.
Matthew 13:34Jesus explained all these things to the crowds using illustrated stories—in fact he didn't speak to them without using stories.
Mark 4:11He told them, “The mystery of God's kingdom has been given to you to understand. But outsiders only have the stories,
Mark 12:38Jesus continued to teach them, saying, “Beware of religious leaders! They love to walk around in long robes, to be greeted respectfully in the marketplaces.
John 18:19Then the chief priest questioned Jesus about his disciples and what he had been 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 →