He taught them many things in parables, and told them in his teaching,
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He taught them many things in parables, and told them in his teaching,
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And he taught them many thynges in similitudes and sayde vnto them in his doctrine:
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And he taught them many things in parables, and said vnto them in his doctrine,
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Passages linked to Mark 4:2 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Matthew 13:34-35 Jesus spoke all these things in parables to the multitudes; and without a parable, he didn’t speak to them, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophet, saying, “I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden from the foundation of the world.”
- Mark 3:23 He summoned them, and said to them in parables, “How can Satan cast out Satan?
- Mark 4:11 He said to them, “To you is given the mystery of God’s Kingdom, but to those who are outside, all things are done in parables,
- Psalms 49:4 I will incline my ear to a proverb. I will solve my riddle on the harp.
- Psalms 78:2 I will open my mouth in a parable. I will utter dark sayings of old,
- Matthew 13:3 He spoke to them many things in parables, saying, “Behold, a farmer went out to sow.
- Matthew 13:10 The disciples came, and said to him, “Why do you speak to them in parables?”
- Matthew 7:28 When Jesus had finished saying these things, the multitudes were astonished at his teaching,
- Mark 4:33-34 With many such parables he spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear it. Without a parable he didn’t speak to them; but privately to his own disciples he explained everything.
- Mark 12:38 In his teaching he said to them, “Beware of the scribes, who like to walk in long robes, and to get greetings in the marketplaces,
- John 7:16-17 Jesus therefore answered them, “My teaching is not mine, but his who sent me. If anyone desires to do his will, he will know about the teaching, whether it is from God, or if I am speaking from myself.
- John 18:19 The high priest therefore asked Jesus about his disciples and about his teaching.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 2 And he taught them many things by parables,…
2 And he taught them many things by parables, and said unto them in his doctrine,
Ver. 2. He taught them many things by parables] Ministers must likewise fetch comparisons from things most familiar and best known to their hearers, as the prophets from fishes when they have to deal with the Egyptians; from flocks and herds, when with the Arabians; from merchandise and navigation, when with the Tyrians and Sidonians, &c.; and as our Saviour from fishing, when he dealeth with fishers; from sowing, when with seedsmen, &c.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And he taught them many things by parables,.... As…
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
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"the Israelites will have no need , "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.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain He taught them many things by parables - After…
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, Prov. i, 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.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 2. In his doctrine — That is, in his…
2. In his doctrine — That is, in his teaching.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 2. by parables] (i) The Greek word thus rendered…
2. by parables] (i) The Greek word thus rendered denotes (a) a placing beside, (b) a comparing, a comparison. In Hellenistic Greek it became coextensive with the Hebrew mâshâl = similitude. (ii) In this sense it is applied
(1) In the Old Testament, to—
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(a) The shortest proverbs: as 1Sa_10:12, “Therefore it became a proverb, Is Saul also among the prophets?” 1Sa_24:13, “As saith the proverb of the ancients;” 2Ch_7:20, “I will make it to be a proverb and a byword among all nations.”
(b) Dark prophetic utterances: as Num_23:7, “And he took up his parable and said;” Eze_20:49, “Ah Lord God! they say of me, Doth he not speak parables?”
(c) Enigmatic maxims: as Psa_78:2, “I will open my mouth in a parable;” Pro_1:6, “the words of the wise and their dark sayings.”
(2) In the Gospels, to—
(a) Short sayings: as Luk_4:23, “Ye will surely say unto me this proverb, Physician, heal thyself.”
(b) A comparison without a narrative: as Mar_13:28, “Now learn its parable of the fig tree” (see note in loc.).
(c) Comparisons with narratives of earthly things with heavenly, as the Parables of our Lord.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (2) In his doctrine.—Better, in His teaching.
(2) In his doctrine.—Better, in His teaching.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain He taught them many things in parables. This was…
He taught them many things in parables. This was a new system of teaching. For some months he had taught directly. But as he found that this direct teaching was met in some quarters with unbelief and scorn, he abandoned it for the less direct method of the parable. The parable (parabolh) is etymologically the setting forth of one thing by the side of another, so that the one may be compared with the other. The parable is the truth presented by a similitude. It differs from the proverb inasmuch as it is necessarily figurative. The proverb may be figurative, but it need not of necessity be figurative. The parable is often an expanded proverb, and the proverb a condensed parable. There is but one Hebrew word for the two English words "parable" and "proverb," which may account for their being frequently interchanged. The proverb (Latin) is a common sentiment generally accepted. The parable (Greek) is something put by the side of something else. Theologically, it is something in the world of nature which finds its counterpart in the world of spirit. The parable attracts attention, and so becomes valuable as a test of character. It reveals the seekers after truth, those who love the light. It withdraws the light from those who love darkness. And said unto them in his doctrine (en th didach autou); literally, in his teaching, n amely, that particular mode of teaching which he bad just introduced; "he taught them" (edidasken). He said, "in his teaching" (en th didach autou).
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 4:2 Parables are often stories (Luke 15:11-32; 18:1-8) but…
4:2 Parables are often stories (Luke 15:11-32; 18:1-8) but can also be proverbs (Mark 3:24-25; Luke 4:23), similes and metaphors (Matt 5:14; 10:16), riddles (Mark 7:15; 14:58), comparisons (Matt 13:33; Luke 15:3-7), examples (Luke 10:30-35; 12:16-21), or allegories (Mark 4:3-9; 12:1-12).
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