Mark 4:10

Mark 4:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And when he was alone, they that were about him with the twelve asked of him the parable.
• New International Version (NIV)When he was alone, the Twelve and the others around him asked him about the parables.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And when he was alone, those around him with the twelve asked him about the parables.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But when He was alone, those around Him with the twelve asked Him about the parable.

Context of Mark 4:10

8Still other seeds fell on fertile soil, and they sprouted, grew, and produced a crop that was thirty, sixty, and even a hundred times as much as had been planted!” 9Then he said, “Anyone with ears to hear should listen and understand.” Later, when Jesus was alone with the twelve disciples and with the others who were gathered around, they asked him what the parables meant. 11He replied, “You are permitted to understand the secret of the Kingdom of God. But I use parables for everything I say to outsiders, 12so that the Scriptures might be fulfilled: ‘When they see what I do, they will learn nothing. When they hear what I say, they will not understand. Otherwise, they will turn to me and be forgiven.’ ”

Mark 4:10 word by word

Καὶ ὅτε ἐγένετο κατὰ μόνας, ἠρώτων αὐτὸν οἱ περὶ αὐτὸν σὺν τοῖς δώδεκα τὰς παραβολάς.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andδέde · thenG1161
• whenὅτεhote ho te hē te tō te · whenG3753
• he wasγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• aloneκαταμόναςkatamonas · aloneG2651
• they that were aboutπερίperi · aboutG4012
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• withσύνsun · withG4862
• the twelveδώδεκαdōdeka · twelveG1427
• askedἐρωτάωerōtaō · to askG2065
• the parableὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the parableπαραβολήparabolē · parableG3850

Cross-references for Mark 4:10

• Mark 4:34In fact, in his public ministry he never taught without using parables; but afterward, when he was alone with his disciples, he explained everything to them.
• Mark 7:17Then Jesus went into a house to get away from the crowd, and his disciples asked him what he meant by the parable he had just used.
• Proverbs 13:20Walk with the wise and become wise; associate with fools and get in trouble.
• Matthew 13:10His disciples came and asked him, “Why do you use parables when you talk to the people?”
• Matthew 13:36Then, leaving the crowds outside, Jesus went into the house. His disciples said, “Please explain to us the story of the weeds in the field.”
• Luke 8:9His disciples asked him what this parable meant.

Commentaries on Mark 4:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10They that were about him - None of the other evangelists intimate that there were any besides the twelve with him: but it appears there were several others present; and though they were not styled disciples, yet they appear to have seriously attended to his public and private instructions.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. 10The scene changes from Jesus teaching a large crowd from a boat to being alone with the Twelve and those around Him. They ask Jesus about all the parables (4:33–34), not just this one.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. And when he was alone, they that were about him with the twelve--probably those who followed Him most closely and were firmest in discipleship, next to the Twelve. asked of him the parable--The reply would seem to intimate that this parable of the sower was of that fundamental, comprehensive, and introductory character which we have assigned to it (see on Mt 13:1). Reason for Teaching in Parables (Mr 4:11, 12, 21-25).Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 4:10

• Apostasy
• 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
• Parable
• mystery, hidden truth
• 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