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Mark 4:2 KJV
Mark · chapter 4 · verse 2
And he taught them many things by parables, and said unto them in his doctrine,Mark 4:2 · King James Version
Mark 4:2 in context
1And he began again to teach by the sea side: and there was gathered unto him a great multitude, so that he entered into a ship, and sat in the sea; and the whole multitude was by the sea on the land.
2And he taught them many things by parables, and said unto them in his doctrine,
3Hearken; Behold, there went out a sower to sow:
4And it came to pass, as he sowed, some fell by the way side, and the fowls of the air came and devoured it up.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- parablesparabolēa placing of one thing by the side of another, juxtaposition, as of ships in battle…G3850 →
- taughtdidaskōto teach, to hold discourse with others in order to instruct them, deliver didactic…G1321 →
- saidlegōto say, to speak, affirm over, maintain, to teach, to exhort, advise, to command, direct…G3004 →
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The foregoing chapter began with Christ's entering into the synagogue (Mar 4:1); this chapter begins with Christ's teaching again by the sea side. Thus he changed his method, that if possible all might be reached and wrought upon.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-20