Mark 4:2
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.
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.
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.
Compare
- 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:
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Matthew 13:34–35
All these things spake Jesus unto the multitude in parables; and without a parable spake he not unto them:
Read in contextMark 3:23
And he called them unto him, and said unto them in parables, How can Satan cast out Satan?
Read in contextMark 4:11
And he said unto them, Unto you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all these things are done in parables:
Read in contextMatthew 13:10
And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables?
Read in contextMatthew 13:3
And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow;
Read in contextPsalms 78:2
I will open my mouth in a parable: I will utter dark sayings of old:
Read in contextPsalms 49:4
I will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying upon the harp.
Read in contextJohn 7:16–17
Jesus answered them, and said, My doctrine is not mine, but his that sent me.
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