“ The sower soweth the word. ”
See the notes at Matthew 13:18-23 .
Teaching by Parables. This section illustrates the method of teaching which the evangelist regards as characteristic of this period of the ministry. In it he combines some general observations abou...
word , Greek. logos . See note on Mark 9:32 .
The sower soweth the word.
The sower soweth the word. The sower soweth the word - or, as in Luke ( Luke 8:11 ), "Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God." But who is "the sower?" This is not expressed here...
Parable of the Sower. Stilling the Tempest 1-9. Parable of the Sower ( Matthew 13:1 ; Luke 8:4 ). See on Mt.
IV. (1-20) He began. — See Notes on Matthew 13:1-23 .
Mark 4:14-20 CHAPTER 4:3-9, 14-20 ( Mark 4:3-9 ; Mark 4:14-20 ) THE SOWER "Hearken: Behold the sower went forth to sow: and it came to pass, as he sowed, some seed fell by the way side, and...
Growth in God's Kingdom Mark 4:10-41 How quick the Master was to observe the meaning of natural symbols! To Him all things were unfoldings of eternal mystery, and the ways of men unconsciously...
In verses Mark 4:1-2 ; Mark 4:10-12 , we have the explanation of the reason of the parabolic teaching of Jesus. He clothed divine truth in picture forms that men might more easily look upon it and...
CONTENTS. We have in this Chapter, the Parable of the Sower; of the Seed in its secret growth: and JESUS, on the Lake in a Storm. AND he began again to teach by the seaside: and there was g...
The sower soweth the word. Though our Lord thought fit to give the above gentle rebuke to his disciples for their dulness; yet he condescends to favour them with an interpretation of the above para...
Know ye not this parable Which is, as it were, the foundation of all those that I shall speak hereafter; and is so easy to be understood? See notes on Matthew 13:19-23 . The desires of other thin...
His teaching now at the seaside corresponds to Matthew 13:1-58 , but only two of the seven parables in Matthew are mentioned here, for Matthew gives a full dispensational picture, while Mark dwells...
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...
See Poole on " Mark 4:3 "
The Message of the Kingly Rule of God Will Now Be Spread Widely and Will Produce Abundant Fruit (4:1-34). As we have already seen the Gospel began with Jesus Christ as God's beloved Son and has gr...
CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES Mark 4:1 . For a description of the surrounding scenery, which doubtless furnished many of the illustrations used in the following parables, see Stanley’s Sinai and...
Mark 4:1 . 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...
Mark 4:12 . That seeing they may see, and not perceive. St. Luke gives the true sense of these words, which often occur. Acts 28:26-27 . They mark, according to Dr. Lightfoot, the obduracy which...
Some fell by the wayside, and the fowls of the air came and devoured it up. Though men be outward hearers of the Word, and do also in some sort understand what is taught, yet if their hearts be so...
EXPOSITION Mark 4:1 And again he began to teach by the seaside. This return to the seaside is mentioned by St. Mark only. From this time our Lord's teaching began to be more public. Th...
The sower soweth the Word.
1 Peter 1:23-25 ; Colossians 1:5 ; Colossians 1:6 ; Isaiah 32:20 ; Luke 8:11 ; Mark 4:3 ; Mark 2:2 ; Matthew 13:19 ; Matthew 13:37