Luke 8:9; Mark 4:34; Mark 7:17; Matthew 13:10; Matthew 13:36; Proverbs 13:20
See the notes at Matthew 13:10-17 . On Mark 4:12 , see the notes at John 12:39-40 . When he was alone - That is, separate from the multitude...
And when he was (c) alone, they that were (d) about him with the twelve asked of him the parable. (c) Literally, "solitary". (d) They that followed...
Teaching by Parables. This section illustrates the method of teaching which the evangelist regards as characteristic of this period of the ministry...
was = came to be. they that were about Him... asked . Occurs only in Mark. Showing that this parable was spoken after that in Luke 8 . See note...
And when he was alone, they that were about him with the twelve asked of him the parable. They that were about him - None of the other evangelists in...
And when he was alone,— Many writers of harmonies, thinking this inconsistent with the acknowledged circumstances of the history, havesupposed, tha...
And when he was alone, they that were about him with the twelve asked of him the parable. And when he was alone, they that were about him with...
Parable of the Sower. Stilling the Tempest 1-9. Parable of the Sower ( Matthew 13:1 ; Luke 8:4 ). See on Mt.
The parable interpreted ( Matthew 13:10 ; Luke 8:9 ). See on Mt.
IV. (1-20) He began. — See Notes on Matthew 13:1-23 .
They that were about him. — In St. Matthew, simply, “the disciples.” Here the presence of others besides the Twelve is directly asserted.
Mark 4:10-13 Chapter 4 CHAPTER 4:1-2, 10-13 ( Mark 4:1-2 ; Mark 4:10-13 ) THE PARABLES "And again He began to teach by the sea side. And th...
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 e...
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...
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 be...
And when he was alone ,.... After the multitude was dismissed, and he either remained in the ship, or left it, and retired to some private place, it...
And when he was alone, they that were about him with the twelve asked of him the parable. Ver. 10. And when he was alone ] Or solitary. A well ch...
When he was alone That is, retired apart from the multitude. Unto them that are without So the Jews termed the heathen: so our Lord terms all obs...
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...
The Parable of the Sower. 1 And he began again to teach by the sea side: and ther...
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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...
‘And when he was alone those who were about him with the twelve asked him what the parables meant.' Notice that this was not just the twelve, it was...
The Explanation of the Parable and the Mystery of God's Rule (4:10-20). Once the parable had been given those desirous of knowing more crowded rou...
CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES Mark 4:1 . For a description of the surrounding scenery, which doubtless furnished many of the illustrations used i...
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...
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 mar...
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 un...
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 ti...
And when He was alone, they that were about Him with the Twelve asked of Him the parable.
The disciples ask for an explanation:
When he was alone — That is, retired apart from the multitude.
10 And when he was alone, they that were about him with the twelve asked of him the parable.