Mark 4:34
“But without a parable spake he not unto them: and when they were alone, he expounded all things to his disciples.”
Mark 4:34 in 7 translations
- KJVKing James Version
- But without a parable spake he not unto them: and when they were alone, he expounded all things to his disciples.
- DRADouay–Rheims
- And without parable he did not speak unto them; but apart, he explained all things to his disciples.
- ASVAmerican Standard Version
- and without a parable spake he not unto them: but privately to his own disciples he expounded all things.
- DARBYDarby
- but without a parable spoke he not to them; and in private he explained all things to his disciples.
- WEBThe World English Bible
- Without a parable he didn't speak to them; but privately to his own disciples he explained everything.
- YLTYoung's Literal Translation
- and without a simile he was not speaking to them, and by themselves, to his disciples he was expounding all.
- BPVBiblePics Version
- He did not say anything to them without using a parable. But when he was alone with his disciples, he explained everything to them.
Context: Mark 4
32But when it is sown, it groweth up, and becometh greater than all herbs, and shooteth out great branches; so that the fowls of the air may lodge under the shadow of it.
33And with many such parables spake he the word unto them, as they were able to hear it.
34But without a parable spake he not unto them: and when they were alone, he expounded all things to his disciples.
35And the same day, when the even was come, he saith unto them, Let us pass over unto the other side.
36And when they had sent away the multitude, they took him even as he was in the ship. And there were also with him other little ships.
About Mark 4: The Parable of the Sower
Jesus tells parables about the kingdom of God.
Commentary
Mark 4 is a chapter that focuses on Jesus' teachings about the Kingdom of God. Jesus uses parables to illustrate the Kingdom of God and to explain its mysteries. He begins by telling the parable of the sower, which is a story about a farmer who scatters seed on different types of soil. The seed represents the word of God, and the different types of soil represent different types of people. Jesus explains that some people will accept the word of God and bear fruit, while others will not.