33 And with many such parables spake he the word unto them, as they were able to hear it.

34 But without a parable spake he not unto them: and when they were alone, he expounded all things to his disciples.

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33 With many such parables [Jesus] spoke the Word to them, as they were able to hear and [a]to comprehend and understand.

34 He did not tell them anything without a parable; but privately to His disciples ([b]those who were peculiarly His own) He explained everything [fully].

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 4:33 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.
  2. Mark 4:34 Kenneth Wuest, Word Studies.

33 He used many such illustrations to teach the people as much as they were ready to understand.[a] 34 In fact, he taught only by illustrations in his public teaching, but afterwards, when he was alone with his disciples, he would explain his meaning to them.

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  1. Mark 4:33 as much as they were ready to understand, literally, “as they were able to hear.”