Mark 4:2

He taught them many things in parables, and told them in his teaching,

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

1Again he began to teach by the seaside. A great multitude was gathered to him, so that he entered into a boat in the sea and sat down. All the multitude were on the land by the sea.

3“Listen! Behold, the farmer went out to sow.

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Cross References

Psalms 78:2I will open my mouth in a parable. I will utter dark sayings of old,

Matthew 13:3He spoke to them many things in parables, saying, “Behold, a farmer went out to sow.

Matthew 13:34Jesus spoke all these things in parables to the multitudes; and without a parable, he didn’t speak to them,

Mark 4:11He said to them, “To you is given the mystery of God’s Kingdom, but to those who are outside, all things are done in parables,

Mark 12:38In his teaching he said to them, “Beware of the scribes, who like to walk in long robes, and to get greetings in the marketplaces,

John 18:19The high priest therefore asked Jesus about his disciples and about 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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