Mark 4:13

Mark 4:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he said unto them, Know ye not this parable? and how then will ye know all parables?
• New International Version (NIV)Then Jesus said to them, “Don’t you understand this parable? How then will you understand any parable?
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he said to them, "Do you not understand this parable? How then will you understand all the parables?
• New King James Version (NKJV)And He said to them, “Do you not understand this parable? How then will you understand all the parables?

Context of Mark 4:13

11He answered them, “The secret of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to those outside, everything comes in parables 12so that they may indeed look, and yet not perceive; they may indeed listen, and yet not understand; otherwise, they might turn back and be forgiven.” Then he said to them, “Don’t you understand this parable? How then will you understand all of the parables? 14The sower sows the word. 15Some are like the word sown on the path. When they hear, immediately Satan comes and takes away the word sown in them.

Mark 4:13 word by word

Καὶ λέγει αὐτοῖς· οὐκ οἴδατε τὴν παραβολὴν ταύτην; καὶ πῶς πάσας τὰς παραβολὰς γνώσεσθε;Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• he saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• unto themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• Know yeεἴδωeidō · to perceive: understandG1492
• notοὐou · noG3756
• thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• parableὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• parableπαραβολήparabolē · parableG3850
• how thenπῶςpōs · how?!G4459
• will ye knowγινώσκωginōskō · to knowG1097
• allπᾶςpas · allG3956

Cross-references for Mark 4:13

• Mark 7:17When he went into the house away from the crowd, his disciples asked him about the parable.
• Matthew 13:51“Have you understood all these things?” They answered him, “Yes.”
• Matthew 15:15Then Peter said, “Explain this parable to us.”
• Matthew 16:8Aware of this, Jesus said, “You of little faith, why are you discussing among yourselves that you do not have bread?
• Luke 24:25He said to them, “How foolish you are, and how slow to believe all that the prophets have spoken!
• 1 Corinthians 3:1For my part, brothers and sisters, I was not able to speak to you as spiritual people but as people of the flesh, as babies in Christ.
• Hebrews 5:11We have a great deal to say about this, and it is difficult to explain, since you have become too lazy to understand.
• Revelation 3:19As many as I love, I rebuke and discipline. So be zealous and repent.

Commentaries on Mark 4:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13Know ye not this parable? - The scope and design of which is so very obvious. How then will ye know all parables? - Of which mode of teaching ye should be perfect masters, in order that ye may be able successfully to teach others. This verse is not found in any of the other evangelists.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10-13Verses 10-13 See the notes at Matthew 13:10-17. On Mark 4:12, see the notes at John 12:39-40. When he was alone - That is, separate from the multitude. When he withdrew from the multitude a few followed him for the purpose of more instruction. Mark 4:13 Know ye not this parable? - This which is so plain and obvious. How then will ye know all parables? - Those which are more difficult and obscure. As they were themselves to be “teachers,” it was important…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13If people who heard Jesus could not understand the parable, they might not receive the gift of belonging to God’s Kingdom. But even his own disciples needed Jesus to explain the parables.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. Know ye not this parable? and how then will ye know all parables?--Probably this was said not so much in the spirit of rebuke, as to call their attention to the exposition of it which He was about to give, and so train them to the right apprehension of His future parables. As in the parables which we have endeavored to explain in Mt 13., we shall take this parable and the Lord's own exposition of the different parts of it together.Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 4:13

• Apostasy
• Apostles
• Jesus, the Christ
• Minister, Christian
• Sermon
• Sower
• Word of God

In the dictionaries

• Alone
• Care
• Cast
• Comparison
• Doctrine
• Jesus Christ
• Mark, the Gospel According to
• sow, sower, plant, planted, replanted, transplanted

Commentaries on Mark 4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings