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Mark 4
Mark 4 — Overview
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Mark 4 — OverviewMark 4 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleIn this chapter, we have, I. The parable of the seed, and the four
sorts of ground (ver. 1-9), with the exposition of it (ver. 10-20), and
the application of it, ver. 21-25. II. The parable of the seed growing…Mark 4:1-20Mark 4:1-20 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleThe foregoing chapter began with Christ's entering into the synagogue
(v. 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…Mark 4:1Mark 4:1 · The Pulpit CommentaryAnd again he began to teach by the seaside. This return to the seaside is mentioned by St. Mark only. From this time our Lord's teaching began to be more public. The room and the little courtyard no longer sufficed for…Mark 4:1Mark 4:1 · The Pulpit CommentaryDivine teaching from the fisherman's boat.
Matthew gives us, in the thirteenth chapter of his Gospel, a series of seven parables, which correspond with the three which Mark records here. They all illustrate the nature…Mark 4:1-20Mark 4:1-20 · The Pulpit CommentarySpiritual sowing.
It is a picturesque and memorable sight. Multitudes of people, of all classes and from every part of the land, have assembled on the western shore of the Galilean lake, where Jesus is daily occupied…Mark 4:1-20Mark 4:1-20 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe process of truth in the soul.
"Word" in the parable stands for truth in general. It is the Greek logos, which contains everything relating to ideas and the reception of them.
I. THE RELATION OF TRUTH TO THE SOUL.…
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