Mark 4:2

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And he gave them teaching about a number of things in the form of stories, and said to them in his teaching, Give ear:

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  • Matt 13:34-35 : 34 All these things Jesus said to the people in the form of stories; and without a story he said nothing to them: 35 That it might come true which was said by the prophet, Opening my mouth, I will give out stories; I will give knowledge of things kept secret from before all time.
  • Mark 3:23 : 23 And turning to them, he said to them in the form of a story, How is it possible for Satan to put out Satan?
  • Mark 4:11 : 11 And he said to them, To you is given the secret of the kingdom of God, but to those who are outside, all things are given in the form of stories;
  • Matt 13:3 : 3 And he gave them teaching in the form of a story, saying, A man went out to put seed in the earth;
  • Matt 13:10 : 10 And the disciples came and said to him, Why do you say things to them in the form of stories?
  • Ps 49:4 : 4 I will put my teaching into a story; I will make my dark sayings clear with music.
  • Ps 78:2 : 2 Opening my mouth I will give out a story, even the dark sayings of old times;
  • Matt 7:28 : 28 And it came about, when Jesus had come to the end of these words, that the people were surprised at his teaching,
  • Mark 4:33-34 : 33 And with a number of such stories he gave them his teaching, as they were able to take it: 34 And without a story he said nothing to them: but privately to his disciples he made all things clear.
  • Mark 12:38 : 38 And in his teaching he said, Be on your watch against the scribes, whose pleasure it is to go about in long robes and be respected in the market-places,
  • John 7:16-17 : 16 Jesus gave them this answer: It is not my teaching, but his who sent me. 17 If any man is ready to do God's pleasure he will have knowledge of the teaching and of where it comes from--from God or from myself.
  • John 18:19 : 19 Then the high priest put questions to Jesus about his disciples and his teaching.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • 1And again he was teaching by the seaside. And a very great number of people had come to him, so that he got into a boat on the sea and took his seat; and all the people were on the land by the seaside.

  • Matt 5:1-2
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    1And seeing great masses of people he went up into the mountain; and when he was seated his disciples came to him.

    2And with these words he gave them teaching, saying,

  • 13And he went out again by the seaside; and all the people came to him, and he gave them teaching.

  • Mark 4:33-35
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    79%

    33And with a number of such stories he gave them his teaching, as they were able to take it:

    34And without a story he said nothing to them: but privately to his disciples he made all things clear.

    35And on that day, when the evening had come, he said to them, Let us go over to the other side.

  • Luke 4:31-32
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    31And he came down to Capernaum, a town of Galilee; and he was giving them teaching on the Sabbath.

    32And they were surprised at his teaching, for his word was with authority.

  • Matt 13:1-4
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    1On that day Jesus went out of the house and was seated by the seaside.

    2And great numbers of people came together to him, so that he got into a boat; and the people took up their position by the sea.

    3And he gave them teaching in the form of a story, saying, A man went out to put seed in the earth;

    4And while he did so, some seeds were dropped by the wayside, and the birds came and took them for food:

  • Mark 1:21-22
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    21And they came to Capernaum; and on the Sabbath he went into the Synagogue and gave teaching.

    22And they were full of wonder at his teaching, because he gave it as one having authority, and not like the scribes.

  • Mark 4:3-4
    2 verses
    77%

    3A man went out to put seed in the earth:

    4And while he was doing it, some was dropped by the wayside, and the birds came and took it for food.

  • 34All these things Jesus said to the people in the form of stories; and without a story he said nothing to them:

  • 2And early in the morning he came again into the Temple and all the people came to him and he was seated teaching them.

  • 4And when a great number of people came together, and men from every town went out to him, he gave them teaching in the form of a story:

  • Mark 4:9-11
    3 verses
    75%

    9And he said to them, Whoever has ears, let him give ear.

    10And when he was by himself, those who were round him with the twelve put questions to him about the purpose of the stories.

    11And he said to them, To you is given the secret of the kingdom of God, but to those who are outside, all things are given in the form of stories;

  • 3And he got into one of the boats, the property of Simon, and made a request to him to go a little way out from the land. And being seated he gave the people teaching from the boat.

  • 13And he said to them, If you are not clear about this story, how will you be clear about the others?

  • 1And Jesus, talking to them again in stories, said:

  • 1Then Jesus said to the people and to his disciples:

  • 10And the disciples came and said to him, Why do you say things to them in the form of stories?

  • 44And he was teaching in the Synagogues of Galilee.

  • 34And he got out, and saw a great mass of people, and he had pity on them, because they were like sheep without a keeper: and he gave them teaching about a number of things.

  • Matt 7:28-29
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    28And it came about, when Jesus had come to the end of these words, that the people were surprised at his teaching,

    29for he was teaching as one having authority, and not as their scribes.

  • 22Now it came about on one of those days that he got into a boat with his disciples; and he said to them, Let us go over to the other side of the water: and they put out the boat.

  • 18And so comforting them with these and other words, he gave the good news to the people;

  • 9And his disciples put questions to him about the point of the story.

  • 33And the people hearing it were surprised at his teaching.

  • 15And he was teaching in their Synagogues and all men gave him praise.

  • 1And it came about that when Jesus had come to the end of giving these orders to his twelve disciples, he went away from there, teaching and preaching in their towns.

  • 1And he got up, and went into the country of Judaea on the other side of Jordan: and great numbers of people came together to him again; and, as was his way, he gave them teaching.

  • 10And he got the people together and said to them, Give ear, and let my words be clear to you:

  • 2And a great number had come together, so that there was no longer room for them, no, not even about the door: and he gave them teaching.

  • 2And a great number went after him; and he made them well there.

  • 17And when he had gone into the house away from all the people, his disciples put questions to him about the saying.

  • 10And he was teaching in one of the Synagogues on the Sabbath.

  • 6And he was greatly surprised because they had no faith. And he went about the country places teaching.

  • 45And in the hearing of all the people he said to his disciples,

  • 2And when the Sabbath day had come, he was teaching in the Synagogue; and a number of people hearing him were surprised, saying, From where did this man get these things? and, What is the wisdom given to this man, and what are these works of power done by his hands?

  • 23And Jesus went about in all Galilee, teaching in their Synagogues and preaching the good news of the kingdom, and making well those who were ill with any disease among the people.

  • 3Then Jesus went up the mountain and was seated there with his disciples.

  • 42And when it was day, he came out and went to a waste place; and great numbers of people came looking for him, and they came to him and would have kept him from going away.