Mark 4:10

Authorized King James Version (1611)

And when he was alone, they that were about him with the twelve asked of him the parable.

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  • Matt 13:10-17 : 10 And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables? 11 He answered and said unto them, ‹Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.› 12 ‹For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that he hath.› 13 ‹Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.› 14 ‹And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive:› 15 ‹For this people's heart is waxed gross, and› [their] ‹ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with› [their] ‹eyes, and hear with› [their] ‹ears, and should understand with› [their] ‹heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.› 16 ‹But blessed› [are] ‹your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear.› 17 ‹For verily I say unto you, That many prophets and righteous› [men] ‹have desired to see› [those things] ‹which ye see, and have not seen› [them]; ‹and to hear› [those things] ‹which ye hear, and have not heard› [them].
  • Mark 4:34 : 34 But without a parable spake he not unto them: and when they were alone, he expounded all things to his disciples.
  • Mark 7:17 : 17 And when he was entered into the house from the people, his disciples asked him concerning the parable.
  • Luke 8:9-9 : 9 And his disciples asked him, saying, What might this parable be? 10 And he said, ‹Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to others in parables; that seeing they might not see, and hearing they might not understand.› 11 ‹Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.› 12 ‹Those by the way side are they that hear; then cometh the devil, and taketh away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved.› 13 ‹They on the rock› [are they], ‹which, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, which for a while believe, and in time of temptation fall away.› 14 ‹And that which fell among thorns are they, which, when they have heard, go forth, and are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of› [this] ‹life, and bring no fruit to perfection.› 15 ‹But that on the good ground are they, which in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep› [it], ‹and bring forth fruit with patience.›
  • Matt 13:36 : 36 Then Jesus sent the multitude away, and went into the house: and his disciples came unto him, saying, Declare unto us the parable of the tares of the field.
  • Prov 13:20 : 20 ¶ He that walketh with wise [men] shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.

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