Mark 4:2

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

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

3 “Listen! A farmer went out to sow his seed.

4 And as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it.

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
And He taught them many things in parables, and in His teaching He said,
KJV
And he taught them many things by parables, and said unto them in his doctrine,
WEB
He taught them many things in parables, and told them in his teaching,
ASV
And he taught them many things in parables, and said unto them in his teaching,
DARBY
And he taught them many things in parables. And he said to them in his doctrine,
BLB
And He was teaching them many things in parables, and He was saying to them in His teaching,
ÅB
Og han lærte dem meget i lignelser, og sa til dem idet han lærte:
OTB
Han lærte dem mange ting ved hjelp av lignelser, og i sin undervisning sa Han til dem:
B1930
Og han lærte dem meget i lignelser, og sa til dem idet han lærte:

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