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马可福音 4:34

不用比喻,就不對他們講。只有單獨和自己的門徒在一起的時候,才把一切解釋給他們聽。

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Jesus, the Christ;   Thompson Chain Reference - Christ;   Exposition of the Scriptures;   Expounds, Christ;   Teacher, Divine;   Words of Christ;   The Topic Concordance - Kingdom of God;   Parables;  

Dictionaries:

- Holman Bible Dictionary - Mark, the Gospel of;   Messianic Secret;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Disciple (2);   Discourse;   Mental Characteristics;   Parable;   Publishing ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Chief parables and miracles in the bible;  

Devotionals:

- My Utmost for His Highest - Devotion for January 12;  

Parallel Translations

Chinese Union (Simplified)
若 不 用 比 喻 , 就 不 对 他 们 讲 ; 没 有 人 的 时 候 , 就 把 一 切 的 道 讲 给 门 徒 听 。

Contextual Overview

21 Then Jesus said to them, "Do you hide a lamp under a bowl or under a bed? No! You put the lamp on a lampstand. 22 Everything that is hidden will be made clear and every secret thing will be made known. 23 Let those with ears use them and listen! 24 "Think carefully about what you hear. The way you give to others is the way God will give to you, but God will give you even more. 25 Those who have understanding will be given more. But those who do not have understanding, even what they have will be taken away from them." 26 Then Jesus said, "The kingdom of God is like someone who plants seed in the ground. 27 Night and day, whether the person is asleep or awake, the seed still grows, but the person does not know how it grows. 28 By itself the earth produces grain. First the plant grows, then the head, and then all the grain in the head. 29 When the grain is ready, the farmer cuts it, because this is the harvest time." 30 Then Jesus said, "How can I show you what the kingdom of God is like? What story can I use to explain it?

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

when: Mark 4:10, Mark 7:17-23, Matthew 13:36-43, Matthew 15:15-20, Luke 8:9, Luke 8:10, Luke 24:27, Luke 24:44-46

Reciprocal: 1 Kings 10:1 - prove him 2 Chronicles 9:2 - all Psalms 78:2 - dark sayings Proverbs 1:6 - a proverb Isaiah 8:16 - among Ezekiel 17:2 - General Matthew 13:10 - Why Matthew 13:34 - General Matthew 13:51 - Have Matthew 22:1 - General Mark 4:2 - by parables Mark 9:28 - asked Mark 10:32 - And he Mark 12:1 - he began Mark 13:3 - privately Acts 20:20 - and have

Gill's Notes on the Bible

But without a parable spake he not unto them,.... For the above reason, as well as for the accomplishment of Scripture;

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And when they were alone, he expounded all things to his disciples: after they returned with him from the sea side, to the house in Capernaum, where he usually was when there; see Matthew 13:36. The multitude being dismissed, he unfolded and explained all these parables to his disciples, and led them into a large knowledge of himself, and the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven; whereby they were furnished for the work he had called them to, and designed them for.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Without a parable spake he not unto them - That is, the things pertaining to his kingdom. On other subjects he spake without parables. On these, such was their prejudice, so many notions had they contrary to the nature of his kingdom, and so liable would plain instructions have been to give offence, that he employed this method to “insinuate” truth gradually into their minds, and to prepare them fully to understand the nature of his kingdom.

They were alone - His disciples.

He expounded - Explained. Showed them more at length the spiritual meaning of the parables.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 34. He expounded all things to his disciples. — That they might be capable of instructing others. Outside hearers, those who do not come into close fellowship with the true disciples of Christ, have seldom more than a superficial knowledge of Divine things.

In the fellowship of the saints, where Jesus the teacher is always to be found, every thing is made plain,-for the secret of the Lord is with them who fear him.


 
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