Mark 4:34 meaning and explanation
He did not tell them anything without using a parable. But privately He explained everything to His own disciples.
Mark 4:34, Berean Standard Bible
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Mark has just described Jesus teaching the crowd from a boat, using parables about seeds and lamps. Verse 34 summarizes his public method: parables were not decoration but the shape of his teaching, and Mark has already noted that outsiders hear without perceiving while the Twelve are given the mystery of the kingdom.
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