Mark 4:11
and He said to them, “To you it has been given to know the secret of the Kingdom of God, but to those who are outside, in allegories are all the things done,
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10And when He was alone, those around Him, with the Twelve, asked Him of the allegory,
Cross References
Matthew 13:11And He answering said to them that, “To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of the heavens, and to these it has not been given,
Matthew 16:17And Jesus answering said to him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jona, because flesh and blood did not reveal [it] to you, but My Father who is in the heavens.
Luke 10:21In that hour Jesus was glad in the Spirit and said, “I confess to You, Father, Lord of Heaven and of earth, that You hid these things from wise men and understanding, and revealed them to babies; yes, Father, because so it became good pleasure before You.
1 Corinthians 5:12for what have I also to judge those outside? Do you not judge those within?
Ephesians 1:9having made known to us the secret of His will, according to His good pleasure, that He purposed in Himself,
Colossians 4:5Walk in wisdom toward those outside, redeeming the time,
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 →