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THE MESSAGE
Mark 4:2
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Christian Standard Bible®
He taught them many things in parables, and in his teaching he said to them:
He taught them many things in parables, and in his teaching he said to them:
King James Version (1611)
And he taught them many things by parables, and said vnto them in his doctrine,
And he taught them many things by parables, and said vnto them in his doctrine,
King James Version
And he taught them many things by parables, and said unto them in his doctrine,
And he taught them many things by parables, and said unto them in his doctrine,
English Standard Version
And he was teaching them many things in parables, and in his teaching he said to them:
And he was teaching them many things in parables, and in his teaching he said to them:
New American Standard Bible
And He was teaching them many things in parables, and was saying to them in His teaching,
And He was teaching them many things in parables, and was saying to them in His teaching,
New Century Version
Jesus taught them many things, using stories. He said,
Jesus taught them many things, using stories. He said,
Amplified Bible
And He taught them many things in parables, and in His teaching He said to them,
And He taught them many things in parables, and in His teaching He said to them,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
And He was teaching them many things in parables, and was saying to them in His teaching,
And He was teaching them many things in parables, and was saying to them in His teaching,
Legacy Standard Bible
And He was teaching them many things in parables, and was saying to them in His teaching,
And He was teaching them many things in parables, and was saying to them in His teaching,
Berean Standard Bible
And He taught them many things in parables, and in His teaching He said,
And He taught them many things in parables, and in His teaching He said,
Contemporary English Version
He used stories to teach them many things, and this is part of what he taught:
He used stories to teach them many things, and this is part of what he taught:
Complete Jewish Bible
He taught them many things in parables. In the course of his teaching, he said to them:
He taught them many things in parables. In the course of his teaching, he said to them:
Darby Translation
And he taught them many things in parables. And he said to them in his doctrine,
And he taught them many things in parables. And he said to them in his doctrine,
Easy-to-Read Version
Jesus used stories to teach them many things. One of his lessons included this story:
Jesus used stories to teach them many things. One of his lessons included this story:
Geneva Bible (1587)
And he taught them many things in parables, and said vnto them in his doctrine,
And he taught them many things in parables, and said vnto them in his doctrine,
George Lamsa Translation
And he taught them much by parables, and in his teaching he said,
And he taught them much by parables, and in his teaching he said,
Good News Translation
He used parables to teach them many things, saying to them:
He used parables to teach them many things, saying to them:
Lexham English Bible
And he began to teach them many things in parables, and was saying to them in his teaching,
And he began to teach them many things in parables, and was saying to them in his teaching,
Literal Translation
And He taught them many things in parables, and said to them in His teaching:
And He taught them many things in parables, and said to them in His teaching:
American Standard Version
And he taught them many things in parables, and said unto them in his teaching,
And he taught them many things in parables, and said unto them in his teaching,
Bible in Basic English
And he gave them teaching about a number of things in the form of stories, and said to them in his teaching, Give ear:
And he gave them teaching about a number of things in the form of stories, and said to them in his teaching, Give ear:
Hebrew Names Version
He taught them many things in parables, and told them in his teaching,
He taught them many things in parables, and told them in his teaching,
International Standard Version
He began teaching them many things in parables. While he was teaching them he said,Mark 12:38;">[xr]
He began teaching them many things in parables. While he was teaching them he said,Mark 12:38;">[xr]
Etheridge Translation
And he instructed them by many parables, and said in his teaching,
And he instructed them by many parables, and said in his teaching,
Murdock Translation
And he taught them much by similitudes. And in his teaching, he said:
And he taught them much by similitudes. And in his teaching, he said:
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And he taught them many thinges by parables, and sayde vnto them in his doctrine.
And he taught them many thinges by parables, and sayde vnto them in his doctrine.
English Revised Version
And he taught them many things in parables, and said unto them in his teaching,
And he taught them many things in parables, and said unto them in his teaching,
World English Bible
He taught them many things in parables, and told them in his teaching,
He taught them many things in parables, and told them in his teaching,
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And he taught them many things by parables, and said to them in his teaching, Hearken:
And he taught them many things by parables, and said to them in his teaching, Hearken:
Weymouth's New Testament
Then He proceeded to teach them many lessons in figurative language; and in His teaching He said,
Then He proceeded to teach them many lessons in figurative language; and in His teaching He said,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And he tauyte hem in parablis many thingis. And he seide to hem in his techyng,
And he tauyte hem in parablis many thingis. And he seide to hem in his techyng,
Update Bible Version
And he taught them many things in parables, and said to them in his teaching,
And he taught them many things in parables, and said to them in his teaching,
Webster's Bible Translation
And he taught them many things by parables, and said to them in his doctrine,
And he taught them many things by parables, and said to them in his doctrine,
New English Translation
He taught them many things in parables, and in his teaching said to them:
He taught them many things in parables, and in his teaching said to them:
New King James Version
Then He taught them many things by parables, and said to them in His teaching:
Then He taught them many things by parables, and said to them in His teaching:
New Living Translation
He taught them by telling many stories in the form of parables, such as this one:
He taught them by telling many stories in the form of parables, such as this one:
New Life Bible
He taught them many things by using picture-stories. As He taught, He said,
He taught them many things by using picture-stories. As He taught, He said,
New Revised Standard
He began to teach them many things in parables, and in his teaching he said to them:
He began to teach them many things in parables, and in his teaching he said to them:
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And he began to teach them, in parables, many things, and was saying unto them, in his teaching -
And he began to teach them, in parables, many things, and was saying unto them, in his teaching -
Douay-Rheims Bible
And he taught them many things in parables, and said unto them in his doctrine:
And he taught them many things in parables, and said unto them in his doctrine:
Revised Standard Version
And he taught them many things in parables, and in his teaching he said to them:
And he taught them many things in parables, and in his teaching he said to them:
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And he taught them many thynges in similitudes and sayde vnto them in his doctrine:
And he taught them many thynges in similitudes and sayde vnto them in his doctrine:
Young's Literal Translation
and he taught them many things in similes, and he said to them in his teaching:
and he taught them many things in similes, and he said to them in his teaching:
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And he preached longe vnto the by parables, and sayde vnto the in his doctryne:
And he preached longe vnto the by parables, and sayde vnto the in his doctryne:
Mace New Testament (1729)
then he addressed himself to them in many parables, and thus began his instructions.
then he addressed himself to them in many parables, and thus began his instructions.
Simplified Cowboy Version
He taught them a lot of things by telling them stories. He said,
He taught them a lot of things by telling them stories. He said,
Contextual Overview
1He went back to teaching by the sea. A crowd built up to such a great size that he had to get into an offshore boat, using the boat as a pulpit as the people pushed to the water's edge. He taught by using stories, many stories. 3"Listen. What do you make of this? A farmer planted seed. As he scattered the seed, some of it fell on the road and birds ate it. Some fell in the gravel; it sprouted quickly but didn't put down roots, so when the sun came up it withered just as quickly. Some fell in the weeds; as it came up, it was strangled among the weeds and nothing came of it. Some fell on good earth and came up with a flourish, producing a harvest exceeding his wildest dreams. 9 "Are you listening to this? Really listening?" 10When they were off by themselves, those who were close to him, along with the Twelve, asked about the stories. He told them, "You've been given insight into God's kingdom—you know how it works. But to those who can't see it yet, everything comes in stories, creating readiness, nudging them toward receptive insight. These are people— Whose eyes are open but don't see a thing, Whose ears are open but don't understand a word, Who avoid making an about-face and getting forgiven." 13 He continued, "Do you see how this story works? All my stories work this way. 14"The farmer plants the Word. Some people are like the seed that falls on the hardened soil of the road. No sooner do they hear the Word than Satan snatches away what has been planted in them. 16"And some are like the seed that lands in the gravel. When they first hear the Word, they respond with great enthusiasm. But there is such shallow soil of character that when the emotions wear off and some difficulty arrives, there is nothing to show for it. 18"The seed cast in the weeds represents the ones who hear the kingdom news but are overwhelmed with worries about all the things they have to do and all the things they want to get. The stress strangles what they heard, and nothing comes of it. 20 "But the seed planted in the good earth represents those who hear the Word, embrace it, and produce a harvest beyond their wildest dreams."
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
by parables: Mark 4:11, Mark 4:34, Mark 3:23, Psalms 49:4, Psalms 78:2, Matthew 13:3, Matthew 13:10, Matthew 13:34, Matthew 13:35
in his: Mark 12:38, Matthew 7:28, John 7:16, John 7:17, John 18:19
Reciprocal: 2 Chronicles 17:7 - to teach Mark 2:2 - straightway Mark 12:1 - he began Luke 5:3 - he sat Luke 8:5 - sower
Cross-References
Genesis 3:23
So God expelled them from the Garden of Eden and sent them to work the ground, the same dirt out of which they'd been made. He threw them out of the garden and stationed angel-cherubim and a revolving sword of fire east of it, guarding the path to the Tree-of-Life.
So God expelled them from the Garden of Eden and sent them to work the ground, the same dirt out of which they'd been made. He threw them out of the garden and stationed angel-cherubim and a revolving sword of fire east of it, guarding the path to the Tree-of-Life.
Genesis 4:25
Adam slept with his wife again. She had a son whom she named Seth. She said, "God has given me another child in place of Abel whom Cain killed." And then Seth had a son whom he named Enosh. That's when men and women began praying and worshiping in the name of God .
Adam slept with his wife again. She had a son whom she named Seth. She said, "God has given me another child in place of Abel whom Cain killed." And then Seth had a son whom he named Enosh. That's when men and women began praying and worshiping in the name of God .
Genesis 9:20
Noah, a farmer, was the first to plant a vineyard. He drank from its wine, got drunk and passed out, naked in his tent. Ham, the father of Canaan, saw that his father was naked and told his two brothers who were outside the tent. Shem and Japheth took a cloak, held it between them from their shoulders, walked backward and covered their father's nakedness, keeping their faces turned away so they did not see their father's exposed body.
Noah, a farmer, was the first to plant a vineyard. He drank from its wine, got drunk and passed out, naked in his tent. Ham, the father of Canaan, saw that his father was naked and told his two brothers who were outside the tent. Shem and Japheth took a cloak, held it between them from their shoulders, walked backward and covered their father's nakedness, keeping their faces turned away so they did not see their father's exposed body.
Exodus 3:1
Moses was shepherding the flock of Jethro, his father-in-law, the priest of Midian. He led the flock to the west end of the wilderness and came to the mountain of God, Horeb. The angel of God appeared to him in flames of fire blazing out of the middle of a bush. He looked. The bush was blazing away but it didn't burn up.
Moses was shepherding the flock of Jethro, his father-in-law, the priest of Midian. He led the flock to the west end of the wilderness and came to the mountain of God, Horeb. The angel of God appeared to him in flames of fire blazing out of the middle of a bush. He looked. The bush was blazing away but it didn't burn up.
Psalms 127:3
Don't you see that children are God 's best gift? the fruit of the womb his generous legacy? Like a warrior's fistful of arrows are the children of a vigorous youth. Oh, how blessed are you parents, with your quivers full of children! Your enemies don't stand a chance against you; you'll sweep them right off your doorstep.
Don't you see that children are God 's best gift? the fruit of the womb his generous legacy? Like a warrior's fistful of arrows are the children of a vigorous youth. Oh, how blessed are you parents, with your quivers full of children! Your enemies don't stand a chance against you; you'll sweep them right off your doorstep.
1 John 3:12
We must not be like Cain, who joined the Evil One and then killed his brother. And why did he kill him? Because he was deep in the practice of evil, while the acts of his brother were righteous. So don't be surprised, friends, when the world hates you. This has been going on a long time.
We must not be like Cain, who joined the Evil One and then killed his brother. And why did he kill him? Because he was deep in the practice of evil, while the acts of his brother were righteous. So don't be surprised, friends, when the world hates you. This has been going on a long time.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And he taught them many things by parables,.... As he sat in the ship, and they stood on shore;
and said unto them in his doctrine; as he was teaching them, and delivering unto them the doctrine he had received from his Father: though the Jews say c, that
"the Israelites will have no need לתלמודו של מלך משיח, "of the doctrine of the king Messiah, in the time to come"; because it is said, "unto him shall the Gentiles seek", and not the Israelites.''
But it appears from hence, and many other places, that the Israelites both stood in need of his doctrine, and sought after it; and very excellent it was; the doctrine of God, and of the grace of God; and was spoken with authority, and in such a manner as never man spake, and which he delivered to his apostles; and which, if ministers bring not with them, should not be bid God speed.
c Bereshit Rabba, sect 98. fol. 85. 3.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
See the parable of the sower explained in the notes at Matthew 13:1-9.
See the parable of the sower explained in the notes at Matthew 13:1-9.
