Mark 4:2

Then he taught them many things in parables, and in his teaching he said to them,

Text-Critical English NT

In The King James Version

And he taught them many things by parables, and said unto them in his doctrine,

In Context

1Once again Jesus began to teach by the sea, and a large crowd was gathered around him. So he got into the boat and sat in it on the sea, while the entire crowd was beside the sea on the shore.

3“Listen! A sower went out to sow.

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Cross References

Matthew 13:3Then he told them many things in parables, saying, “Behold, a sower went out to sow.

Matthew 13:34All these things Jesus spoke to the crowds in parables; he did not speak to them without using a parable.

Mark 4:11So he said to them, “To you it has been given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God, but to those who are outside everything is spoken in parables,

Mark 12:38Jesus also said to them in his teaching, “Beware of the scribes who like to walk around in long robes and to receive greetings in the marketplaces

John 18:19Meanwhile, the high priest questioned Jesus about his disciples and his 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 →

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