33 With many such parables Jesus spoke the word to them, to the extent that they could understand.
34 He did not tell them anything without using a parable. But privately He explained everything to His own disciples.
Focused Passage
Mark 4:33-34
The Mystery of the Kingdom: Hearing, Fruitfulness, and the Lord over the Storm
Mark 4 moves from Jesus' parable of the sower to the mystery of the kingdom, from warning about hearing to promises of hidden growth, from small beginnings to great kingdom outcome, and finally from kingdom teaching to a storm where the disciples must learn who Jesus is.
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Verse 33
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- Καὶ G2532 Conjunction vvv τοιαύταις G5108 Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Feminine Plural With many such πολλαῖς G4183 Adjective - Dative Feminine Plural parables παραβολαῖς G3850 Noun - Dative Feminine Plural [Jesus] spoke ἐλάλει G2980 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular the τὸν G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Singular word λόγον G3056 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular to them αὐτοῖς G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural to the extent that καθὼς G2531 Adverb they could ἠδύναντο G1410 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural understand ἀκούειν G191 Verb - Present Infinitive Active
Verse 34
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- δὲ G1161 Conjunction vvv οὐκ G3756 Adverb He did not tell them [anything] ἐλάλει G2980 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular . . . αὐτοῖς G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural without using χωρὶς G5565 Preposition a parable παραβολῆς G3850 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular But δὲ G1161 Conjunction vvv κατ’ G2596 Preposition privately ἰδίαν G2398 Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular He explained ἐπέλυεν G1956 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular everything πάντα G3956 Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural to His τοῖς G3588 Article - Dative Masculine Plural own ἰδίοις G2398 Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural disciples μαθηταῖς G3101 Noun - Dative Masculine Plural