Mark 4:34

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He did not speak to them without a parable. But privately, he explained everything to his disciples.

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  • John 16:25 : 25 I have spoken these things to you in figures of speech. An hour is coming when I will no longer speak to you in figures, but will tell you plainly about the Father.
  • Luke 24:27 : 27 And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he explained to them what was said in all the Scriptures concerning himself.
  • Matt 13:36-43 : 36 Then Jesus left the crowds and went into the house. His disciples came to him and said, 'Explain to us the parable of the weeds in the field.' 37 He replied, 'The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man.' 38 The field is the world, and the good seed represents the children of the kingdom. The weeds are the children of the evil one. 39 The enemy who sows them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the harvesters are angels. 40 Just as the weeds are gathered and burned in the fire, so it will be at the end of the age. 41 The Son of Man will send out his angels, and they will gather from his kingdom all things that cause sin and all who practice lawlessness. 42 They will throw them into the blazing furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. 43 Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Let anyone who has ears listen!
  • Matt 15:15-20 : 15 Then Peter spoke up and said to him, “Explain this parable to us.” 16 Jesus replied, “Are you still without understanding?” 17 Don’t you see that whatever enters the mouth goes into the stomach and then is expelled into the latrine? 18 But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and these defile a person. 19 For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, sexual immoralities, thefts, false testimonies, and slanders. 20 These are the things that defile a person, but eating with unwashed hands does not defile them.”
  • Mark 4:10 : 10 When he was alone, those around him, along with the twelve, asked him about the parable.
  • Mark 7:17-23 : 17 When He went into the house away from the crowd, His disciples asked Him about the parable. 18 And He said to them, "Are you also without understanding? Do you not realize that whatever goes into a person from outside cannot defile him? 19 For it does not enter his heart but his stomach, and then it goes out into the latrine." (In saying this, He declared all foods clean.) 20 And He continued, "What comes out of a person is what defiles him. 21 For from within, out of the human heart, come evil thoughts, sexual immoralities, thefts, murders, 22 adulteries, greed, wickedness, deceit, lewdness, envy, slander, arrogance, and foolishness. 23 All these evils come from within and defile a person.
  • Luke 8:9-9 : 9 Then His disciples asked Him, "What does this parable mean?" 10 And He said, "The knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of God has been given to you. But to others, I speak in parables so that, ‘Though seeing, they may not see; though hearing, they may not understand.’
  • Luke 24:44-46 : 44 He said to them, "This is what I told you while I was still with you: Everything must be fulfilled that is written about me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets, and the Psalms." 45 Then he opened their minds so they could understand the Scriptures. 46 He told them, "This is what is written: The Messiah will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day.

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  • 85%

    34 Jesus spoke all these things to the crowds in parables. He did not say anything to them without using a parable.

    35 This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet: 'I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden since the creation of the world.'

    36 Then Jesus left the crowds and went into the house. His disciples came to him and said, 'Explain to us the parable of the weeds in the field.'

  • Mark 4:9-13
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    9 Then Jesus said, "Whoever has ears to hear, let them hear."

    10 When he was alone, those around him, along with the twelve, asked him about the parable.

    11 He answered them, "The mystery of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to those outside, everything is spoken in parables.

    12 "So that, 'Though they see, they may see and not perceive; and though they hear, they may hear and not understand; otherwise they might turn back and be forgiven.'

    13 He said to them, "Don’t you understand this parable? How then will you understand all the parables?

  • 33 With many such parables, he spoke the word to them, as much as they were able to understand.

  • Mark 4:1-3
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    1 Once again, Jesus began to teach by the sea, and a very large crowd gathered around him. So he got into a boat and sat in it on the sea, while the whole crowd was on the shore by the water.

    2 He taught them many things in parables, and in his teaching, he told them:

    3 Listen! A sower went out to sow.

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    10 Then the disciples approached him and asked, "Why do you speak to them in parables?"

    11 Jesus replied, "The mysteries of the kingdom of heaven have been given to you to know, but not to them.

  • 29 His disciples said to him, 'See, now you are speaking plainly and not using any figure of speech.'

  • 17 When He went into the house away from the crowd, His disciples asked Him about the parable.

  • Luke 8:9-10
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    9 Then His disciples asked Him, "What does this parable mean?"

    10 And He said, "The knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of God has been given to you. But to others, I speak in parables so that, ‘Though seeing, they may not see; though hearing, they may not understand.’

  • 35 On that day, when evening had come, he said to them, 'Let us go across to the other side.'

  • 23 After dismissing the crowds, He went up on the mountain by Himself to pray. When evening came, He was there alone.

  • 36 When the voice had spoken, they found Jesus alone. The disciples kept this to themselves and did not tell anyone at that time what they had seen.

  • 3 Then he spoke many things to them in parables, saying, "Listen! A sower went out to sow.

  • 6 Jesus used this figure of speech with them, but they did not understand what he was saying to them.

  • 21 Then he said to them, 'Do you still not understand?'

  • 34 The disciples understood none of this. The meaning of the words was hidden from them, and they did not comprehend what he was saying.

  • 53 When Jesus finished telling these parables, he departed from there.

  • 13 That is why I speak to them in parables, because although they see, they do not see; and although they hear, they do not hear or understand.

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    15 Then Peter spoke up and said to him, “Explain this parable to us.”

    16 Jesus replied, “Are you still without understanding?”

  • 22 One day Jesus got into a boat with His disciples and said to them, "Let us cross over to the other side of the lake." So they set out.

  • 23 Then He turned to His disciples and said privately, 'Blessed are the eyes that see what you see.'

  • 4 When a large crowd was gathering and people were coming to Him from every city, He spoke in a parable:

  • 1 Then Jesus spoke to the crowds and to His disciples,

  • 25 I have spoken these things to you in figures of speech. An hour is coming when I will no longer speak to you in figures, but will tell you plainly about the Father.

  • 1 When Jesus had finished all these sayings, He said to His disciples,

  • 3 While Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter, James, John, and Andrew asked Him privately,

  • 32 But they did not understand what he meant and were afraid to ask him about it.

  • 8 Suddenly, when they looked around, they no longer saw anyone with them except Jesus alone.

  • 13 And again, Jesus went out beside the sea, and the crowd came to him, and he was teaching them.

  • 12 But He sternly warned them not to make Him known.

  • 1 Jesus spoke to them again in parables, saying:

  • 28 After Jesus had gone indoors, his disciples asked him privately, 'Why couldn’t we drive it out?'

  • 22 The next day, the crowd that had remained on the other side of the sea saw that there had been only one boat there, and that Jesus had not entered the boat with his disciples, but that his disciples had gone away alone.

  • Matt 5:1-2
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    1 When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up on a mountainside, and after he sat down, his disciples came to him.

    2 He opened his mouth and began to teach them, saying:

  • 30 Jesus warned them not to tell anyone about him.

  • 34 He healed many who were sick with various diseases and drove out many demons. But he would not let the demons speak, because they knew who he was.

  • 1 When Jesus finished giving instructions to His twelve disciples, He moved on from there to teach and preach in their cities.

  • 16 He warned them not to make Him known.

  • 30 They left that place and passed through Galilee. Jesus did not want anyone to know where they were,