But without a parable spake he not unto them,.... For the above reason, as well as for the accomplishment of Scripture;See Gill on "Mt 13:34",See Gill on "Mt 13:35".And when they were alone, he expounded all things to his disciples: after they returned with him from the sea side, to the house in Capernaum, where he usually was when there; see Mt 13:36.
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Mark 4:34
Mark 4:34
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