Mark 4:1

Once again Jesus began to teach beside the sea, and such a large crowd gathered around Him that He got into the boat and sat in it, while all the people crowded along 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

2And He taught them many things in parables, and in His teaching He said,

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Cross References

Matthew 13:1That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the sea.

Mark 3:7So Jesus withdrew with His disciples to the sea, accompanied by a large crowd from Galilee, Judea,

Luke 8:4While a large crowd was gathering and people were coming to Jesus from town after town, He told them this parable:

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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