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Selected Verse: Mark 4:2 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Mr 4:2 |
Strong Concordance |
And [2532] he taught [1321] them [846] many things [4183] by [1722] parables [3850], and [2532] said [3004] unto them [846] in [1722] his [846] doctrine [1322], |
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King James |
And he taught them many things by parables, and said unto them in his doctrine, |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
And he taught them many things by parables, and said unto them in his doctrine--or "teaching."
Parable of the Sower (Mar 4:3-9, Mar 4:13-20). |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| He taught them many things by parables - After the usual manner of the eastern nations, to make his instructions more agreeable to them, and to impress them the more upon attentive hearers. A parable signifies not only a simile or comparison, and sometimes a proverb, but any kind of instructive speech, wherein spiritual things are explained and illustrated by natural, Pro 1:6. To understand a proverb and the interpretation - The proverb is the literal sense, the interpretation is the spiritual resting in the literal sense killeth, but the spiritual giveth life. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| He taught them many things by parables - See every part of this parable of the sower explained on Mat 13:1 (note), etc. |
13 And [2532] he said [3004] unto them [846], Know ye [1492] not [3756] this [5026] parable [3850]? and [2532] how then [4459] will ye know [1097] all [3956] parables [3850]?
14 The sower [4687] soweth [4687] the word [3056].
15 And [1161] these [3778] are they [1526] by [3844] the way side [3598], where [3699] the word [3056] is sown [4687]; but [2532] when [3752] they have heard [191], Satan [4567] cometh [2064] immediately [2112], and [2532] taketh away [142] the word [3056] that was sown [4687] in [1722] their [846] hearts [2588].
16 And [2532] these [3778] are they [1526] likewise [3668] which are sown [4687] on [1909] stony ground [4075]; who [3739], when [3752] they have heard [191] the word [3056], immediately [2112] receive [2983] it [846] with [3326] gladness [5479];
17 And [2532] have [2192] no [3756] root [4491] in [1722] themselves [1438], and [235] so endure [1526] but for a time [4340]: afterward [1534], when affliction [2347] or [2228] persecution [1375] ariseth [1096] for [1223] the word's sake [3056], immediately [2112] they are offended [4624].
18 And [2532] these [3778] are [1526] they which are [1526] sown [4687] among [1519] thorns [173]; such as [3778] hear [191] the word [3056],
19 And [2532] the cares [3308] of this [5127] world [165], and [2532] the deceitfulness [539] of riches [4149], and [2532] the lusts [1939] of [4012] other things [3062] entering in [1531], choke [4846] the word [3056], and [2532] it becometh [1096] unfruitful [175].
20 And [2532] these [3778] are [1526] they which are sown [4687] on [1909] good [2570] ground [1093]; such as [3748] hear [191] the word [3056], and [2532] receive [3858] it, and [2532] bring forth fruit [2592], some [1520] thirtyfold [5144], some [2532] [1520] sixty [1835], and [2532] some [1520] an hundred [1540].
3 Hearken [191]; Behold [2400], there went out [1831] a sower [4687] to sow [4687]:
4 And [2532] it came to pass [1096], as [1722] he sowed [4687], some [3739] [3303] fell [4098] by [3844] the way side [3598], and [2532] the fowls [4071] of the air [3772] came [2064] and [2532] devoured [2719] it [846] up [2719].
5 And [1161] some [243] fell [4098] on [1909] stony ground [4075], where [3699] it had [2192] not [3756] much [4183] earth [1093]; and [2532] immediately [2112] it sprang up [1816], because [1223] it had [2192] no [3361] depth [899] of earth [1093]:
6 But [1161] when [393] the sun [2246] was up [393], it was scorched [2739]; and [2532] because [1223] it had [2192] no [3361] root [4491], it withered away [3583].
7 And [2532] some [243] fell [4098] among [1519] thorns [173], and [2532] the thorns [173] grew up [305], and [2532] choked [4846] it [846], and [2532] it yielded [1325] no [3756] fruit [2590].
8 And [2532] other [243] fell [4098] on [1519] good [2570] ground [1093], and [2532] did yield [1325] fruit [2590] that sprang up [305] and [2532] increased [837]; and [2532] brought forth [5342], some [1520] thirty [5144], and [2532] some [1520] sixty [1835], and [2532] some [1520] an hundred [1540].
9 And [2532] he said [3004] unto them [846], He that hath [2192] ears [3775] to hear [191], let him hear [191].
6 To understand [0995] a proverb [04912], and the interpretation [04426]; the words [01697] of the wise [02450], and their dark sayings [02420].
1 [1161] The same [1722] [1565] day [2250] went [1831] Jesus [2424] out of [575] the house [3614], and sat [2521] by [3844] the sea side [2281].