Mark 4:1

Afterwards Jesus began to teach by the seaside, and a vast multitude of people gathered about him, so that he went on board a boat on the sea, and sat there, while all the people stayed on shore, at the water’s edge.

Montgomery New Testament

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

2Then he began teaching them in parables many things. In his teaching he said to them.

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Cross References

Matthew 13:1On that same day, after Jesus had left the house, he took his seat on the seashore;

Mark 3:7Then Jesus withdrew to the sea with his disciples; and a great crowd of people from Galilee followed.

Luke 8:4As a great crowd was gathering, and men of town after town kept restoring to him, he spoke a parable to them.

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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