Mark 4:33

Mark 4:33 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And with many such parables spake he the word unto them, as they were able to hear it.
• New International Version (NIV)With many similar parables Jesus spoke the word to them, as much as they could understand.
• English Standard Version (ESV)With many such parables he spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear it.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And with many such parables He spoke the word to them as they were able to hear it.

Context of Mark 4:33

31It is like a mustard seed planted in the ground. It is the smallest of all seeds, 32but it becomes the largest of all garden plants; it grows long branches, and birds can make nests in its shade.” Jesus used many similar stories and illustrations to teach the people as much as they could understand. 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. 35As evening came, Jesus said to his disciples, “Let’s cross to the other side of the lake.”

Mark 4:33 word by word

Καὶ τοιαύταις παραβολαῖς πολλαῖς ἐλάλει αὐτοῖς τὸν λόγον καθὼς ἠδύναντο ἀκούειν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• withτοιοῦτοςtoioutos · such as thisG5108
• manyπολύςpolus polos · muchG4183
• parablesπαραβολήparabolē · parableG3850
• spake heλαλέωlaleō · to speakG2980
• the wordὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the wordλόγοςlogos · wordG3056
• unto themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• asκαθώςkathōs · as/just asG2531
• they were ableδύναμαιdunamai · be ableG1410
• to hearἀκούωakouō · to hearG191

Cross-references for Mark 4:33

• Matthew 13:34Jesus always used stories and illustrations like these when speaking to the crowds. In fact, he never spoke to them without using such parables.
• John 16:12“There is so much more I want to tell you, but you can’t bear it now.
• 1 Corinthians 3:1Dear brothers and sisters, when I was with you I couldn’t talk to you as I would to spiritual people. I had to talk as though you belonged to this world or as though you were infants in Christ.
• Hebrews 5:11There is much more we would like to say about this, but it is difficult to explain, especially since you are spiritually dull and don’t seem to listen.

Commentaries on Mark 4:33

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 33With many such parables - , many, is omitted by L, sixteen others; the Syriac, both the Persic, one Arabic, Coptic, Armenian, Ethiopic, and two of the Itala. Mill approves of the omission, and Griesbach leaves it doubtful. It is probably an interpolation: the text reads better without it. As they were able to hear - , or to understand always suiting his teaching to the capacities of his hearers. I have always found that preacher most useful, who could…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 33Spake he the word - The word of God. The doctrines of his gospel. As they were able to hear it - As they could comprehend it. They were like children; and he was obliged to lead them along cautiously and by degrees to a full understanding of the plan of salvation.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 21-34Verses 21-34 These declarations were intended to call the attention of the disciples to the word of Christ. By his thus instructing them, they were made able to instruct others; as candles are lighted, not to be covered, but to be placed on a candlestick, that they may give light to a room. This parable of the good seed, shows the manner in which the kingdom of God makes progress in the world. Let but the word of Christ have the place it ought to have in…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 33-34Mark’s summary of this section shows that 4:3–32 is a collection of parables. It is not a record of what Jesus taught on one specific day in the order in which he taught it. Jesus privately explained the parables to the disciples. This shows that they were not outsiders, even though they sometimes did not understand (compare 4:13).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3333. And with many such parables spake he the word unto them, as they were able to hear it--Had this been said in the corresponding passage of Matthew, we should have concluded that what that Evangelist recorded was but a specimen of other parables spoken on the same occasion. But Matthew (Mt 13:34) says, "All these things spake Jesus unto the multitude in parables"; and as Mark records only some of the parables which Matthew gives, we are warranted to…Read the comment

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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