Mark 4
Overview
4:1 The parable of the sower,
Mar_4:14. and the meaning thereof;
4:21 We must communicate the light of our knowledge to others;
4:26 The parable of the seed growing secretly;
4:30 and of the mustard seed;
4:35 Christ stilleth the tempest on the sea. Verse 1he beganMark 2:13; Matthew 13:1, 13:2-9; Luke 8:4-8 so that5:1-3ReciprocalMatthew 5:1 - seeing; Mark 2:2 - straightway; 4:36 - even; Luke 5:3 - he sat Verse 2by parablesMark 4:11, 4:34, 3:23; Psalm 49:4, 78:2; Matthew 13:3, 13:10, 13:34, 13:35 in hisMark 12:38; Matthew 7:28; John 7:16, 7:17, 18:19Reciprocal2 Chronicles 17:7 - to teach; Mark 2:2 - straightway; 12:1 - he began; Luke 5:3 - he sat; 8:5 - sower Verse 3HearkenMark 4:9, 4:23, 7:14, 7:16; Deuteronomy 4:1; Psalm 34:11, 45:10; Proverbs 7:24, 8:32; Isaiah 46:3, 46:12; 55:1, 55:2; Acts 2:14; Habakkuk 2:1-3; James 2:5; Revelation 2:7, 2:11, 2:29 thereMark 4:14, 4:26-29; Ecclesiastes 11:6; Isaiah 28:23-26; Matthew 13:3, 13:24, 13:26; Luke 8:5-8; John 4:35-38; 1 Corinthians 3:6-9

Verse 4Mark 4:15; Genesis 15:11; Matthew 13:4, 13:19; Luke 8:5, 8:12ReciprocalMark 4:26 - as Verse 5Mark 4:16, 4:17; Ezekiel 11:19, 36:26; Hosea 10:12; Amos 6:12; Matthew 13:5, 13:6, 13:20; Luke 8:6, 8:13Reciprocal1 John 2:19 - went out Verse 6the sunSong of Songs 1:6; Isaiah 25:4; Jonah 4:8; James 1:11; Revelation 7:16 no rootPsalm 1:3, 1:4, 92:13-15; Jeremiah 17:5-8; Ephesians 3:17; Colossians 2:7; 2 Thessalonians 2:10; Jude 1:12ReciprocalMark 4:17 - have; Luke 8:6 - General; 1 John 2:19 - went out Verse 7Mark 4:18, 4:19; Genesis 3:17, 3:18; Jeremiah 4:3; Matthew 13:7, 13:22; Luke 8:7, 8:14, 12:15, 21:34; 1 Timothy 6:9, 6:10; 1 John 2:15, 2:16

Verse 8fellMark 4:20; Isaiah 58:1; Jeremiah 23:29; Matthew 13:8, 13:23; Luke 8:8, 8:15; John 1:12, 1:13; 3:19-21, 7:17, 15:5; Acts 17:11; Colossians 1:6; Habakkuk 3:1, 3:1; James 1:19-22; 1 Peter 2:1-3 an hundredGenesis 26:12; Philippians 1:11ReciprocalLuke 4:5 - taking Verse 9Mark 4:3, 4:23, 4:24; 7:14, 7:16; Matthew 11:15, 13:9, 15:10; Luke 8:18; Revelation 3:6, 3:13, 3:22ReciprocalJob 33:1 - hear; Luke 4:5 - taking Verse 10Mark 4:34, 7:17; Proverbs 13:20; Matthew 13:10-17, 13:36; Luke 8:9-15ReciprocalProverbs 28:5 - General; Isaiah 8:16 - among; Matthew 11:25 - because; 17:19 - General; Mark 9:28 - asked; 10:10 - General Verse 11Unto youMatthew 11:25, 13:11, 13:12, 13:16, 16:17; Luke 8:10, 10:21-24; 1 Corinthians 4:7; 2 Corinthians 4:6; Ephesians 1:9, 2:4-10; Titus 3:3-7; James 1:16-18; 1 John 5:20 them1 Corinthians 5:12, 5:13; Colossians 4:5; 1 Thessalonians 4:12; 1 Timothy 3:7 all theseMatthew 13:13Reciprocal2 Chronicles 9:2 - all; Proverbs 1:6 - a proverb; 18:1 - seeketh; Isaiah 8:16 - among; Daniel 12:10 - but the wise; Mark 4:2 - by parables; 8:29 - But; 12:1 - he began; Romans 11:8 - eyes; 1 Corinthians 4:1 - mysteries; 14:2 - howbeit; Colossians 1:26 - now Verse 12That seeingRather, as ινα [G2443] frequently denotes, "So that seeing they see, and do not perceive, and hearing they hear, and do not understand," etc. The expression appears to be proverbial; and relates to those who might see what they now overlook through inattention and folly. See the parallel texts. Deuteronomy 29:4; Isaiah 6:9, 6:10, 44:18; Jeremiah 5:21; Matthew 13:14, 13:15; Luke 8:10; John 12:37-41; Acts 28:25-27; Romans 11:8-10 be convertedJeremiah 31:18-20; Ezekiel 18:27-32; Acts 3:19; 2 Timothy 2:25; Habakkuk 3:1ReciprocalPsalm 80:7 - we shall; 106:7 - Our; Jeremiah 36:3 - that I; Ezekiel 12:2 - which; Daniel 8:15 - sought; Zechariah 7:12 - lest; Matthew 18:3 - Except; Mark 8:18 - see; Luke 11:34 - but; John 12:40 - hath; Acts 5:31 - forgiveness; 28:26 - Go Verse 13KnowMark 7:17, 7:18; Matthew 13:51, 13:52, 15:15-17, 16:8, 16:9; Luke 24:25; 1 Corinthians 3:1, 3:2; Habakkuk 3:1-5:14; Revelation 3:19ReciprocalEzekiel 17:12 - Know; Zechariah 4:5 - Knowest; Matthew 13:3 - in; John 13:12 - Know; 16:25 - proverbs Verse 14sowerMark 4:3; Isaiah 32:20; Matthew 13:19, 13:37; Luke 8:11 the wordMark 2:2; Colossians 1:5, 1:6; 1 Peter 1:23-25ReciprocalMatthew 13:18 - General; Mark 4:26 - as Verse 15theseMark 4:4; Genesis 19:14; Isaiah 53:1; Matthew 22:5; Luke 8:12, 14:18, 14:19; Acts 17:18-20, 17:32, 18:14-17, 25:19, 25:20, 26:31, 26:32; Habakkuk 2:1, 3:1 SatanJob 1:6-12; Zechariah 3:1; Matthew 13:19; Acts 5:3; 2 Corinthians 2:11, 4:3, 4:4; 2 Thessalonians 2:9; 1 Peter 5:8; Revelation 12:9, 20:2, 20:3, 20:7, 20:10ReciprocalLuke 8:5 - sower Verse 16whichMark 6:20, 10:17-22; Ezekiel 33:31, 33:32; Matthew 8:19, 8:20, 13:20, 13:21; Luke 8:13; John 5:35; Acts 8:13, 8:18-21, 24:25, 24:26, 26:28Reciprocal2 Chronicles 24:2 - Joash; 26:5 - he sought God; Isaiah 58:2 - they seek; Ezekiel 36:26 - the stony; Mark 4:5 - General; Luke 8:6 - General; John 2:23 - many; Acts 2:42 - they; 1 Corinthians 15:1 - which also; Habakkuk 3:1 - tasted; 1 John 2:19 - went out Verse 17haveMark 4:5, 4:6; Job 19:28, 27:8-10; Matthew 12:31; Luke 12:10; John 8:31, 15:2-7; 2 Timothy 1:15, 2:17, 2:18, 4:10; 1 John 2:19 whenMatthew 11:6, 13:21, 24:9, 24:10; 1 Corinthians 10:12, 10:13; Galatians 6:12; 1 Thessalonians 3:3-5; 2 Timothy 4:16; Habakkuk 3:1; Revelation 2:10, 2:13Reciprocal2 Chronicles 24:2 - Joash; 26:5 - he sought God; Isaiah 58:2 - they seek; Ezekiel 33:32 - of one; 36:26 - the stony; Matthew 5:11 - for; 13:20 - anon; Luke 6:49 - immediately; 8:6 - General; 8:13 - receive; John 2:23 - many; Acts 2:42 - they; Habakkuk 3:1 - tasted; 3:1 - endured; Revelation 7:16 - the sun Verse 18Mark 4:7; Jeremiah 4:3; Matthew 13:22; Luke 8:14ReciprocalMatthew 13:7 - General; Luke 8:7 - thorns Verse 19the caresLuke 10:41, 12:17-21, 12:29, 12:30, 14:18-20, 21:34; Philippians 4:6; 2 Timothy 4:10 the deceitfulnessProverbs 23:5; Ecclesiastes 4:8, 5:10-16; 1 Timothy 6:9, 6:10, 6:17 and the lusts1 Peter 4:2, 4:3; 1 John 2:15-17 unfruitfulIsaiah 5:2, 5:4; Matthew 3:10; John 15:2; Habakkuk 3:1, 3:1; 2 Peter 1:8; Jude 1:12ReciprocalJeremiah 4:3 - Break; Matthew 6:25 - Take; 13:7 - General; 13:22 - the deceitfulness; Mark 4:7 - General; Luke 8:7 - thorns; 8:14 - and are; Ephesians 2:3 - in the; 2 Timothy 3:6 - divers Verse 20whichMark 4:8; Matthew 13:23; Luke 8:15; John 15:4, 15:5; Romans 7:4; Galatians 5:22, 5:23; Philippians 1:11; Colossians 1:10; 1 Thessalonians 4:1; 2 Peter 1:8 an hundredGenesis 26:12ReciprocalLuke 8:8 - other; 19:18 - thy Verse 21Is aIsaiah 60:1-3; Matthew 5:15; Luke 8:16, 11:33; 1 Corinthians 12:7; Ephesians 5:3-15; Philippians 2:15, 2:16 bushel"The word in the original signifieth a less measure, as Matthew 5:15, marg.

Verse 22Psalm 40:9, 40:10, 78:2-4; Ecclesiastes 12:14; Matthew 10:26, 10:27; Luke 8:17, 12:2, 12:3; Acts 4:20; 20:27; 1 Corinthians 4:5; 1 John 1:1-3ReciprocalLuke 8:16 - when; 11:33 - when Verse 23Mark 4:9; Matthew 11:15; Revelation 2:7, 2:11, 2:17, 2:29ReciprocalProverbs 5:1 - attend; Matthew 13:9 - General; Mark 4:3 - Hearken; 7:16 - General; Luke 8:18 - heed Verse 24TakeProverbs 19:27; Luke 8:18; Acts 17:11; Habakkuk 2:1; 1 John 4:1; 1 Peter 2:2; 2 Peter 2:1-3 withMatthew 7:2; Luke 6:37, 6:38; 2 Corinthians 9:6 hearMark 9:7; Isaiah 55:3; John 5:25, 10:16, 10:27ReciprocalJeremiah 17:21 - Take; Matthew 13:12 - For whosoever; Mark 4:9 - General; Luke 6:27 - unto; 11:36 - the whole; John 10:5 - General; Romans 10:17 - and hearing Verse 25Matthew 13:12, 25:28, 25:29; Luke 8:18, 16:9-12, 19:24-26; John 15:2ReciprocalLuke 11:36 - the whole; 19:26 - That unto Verse 26SoMatthew 3:2, 4:17, 13:11, 13:31, 13:33; Luke 13:18 asMark 4:3, 4:4, 4:14-20; Proverbs 11:18; Ecclesiastes 11:4, 11:6; Isaiah 28:24-26, 32:20; Matthew 13:3, 13:24; Luke 8:5, 8:11; John 4:36-38, 12:24; 1 Corinthians 3:6-9; James 3:18; 1 Peter 1:23-25ReciprocalIsaiah 61:11 - as the earth; Matthew 13:26 - General; John 3:8 - so; 1 Corinthians 3:9 - ye are God's; 15:38 - General; Colossians 1:6 - bringeth Verse 27and growEcclesiastes 8:17, 11:5; John 3:7, 3:8; 1 Corinthians 15:37, 15:38; 2 Thessalonians 1:3; 2 Peter 3:18ReciprocalJohn 9:10 - General Verse 28the earthGenesis 1:11, 1:12, 2:4, 2:5, 2:9, 4:11, 4:12; Isaiah 61:11 firstMark 4:31, 4:32; Psalm 1:3, 92:13, 92:14; Proverbs 4:18; Ecclesiastes 3:1, 3:11; Hosea 6:3; Philippians 1:6, 1:9-11; Colossians 1:10; 1 Thessalonians 3:12, 3:13 bladeMatthew 13:26Reciprocal2 Thessalonians 1:11 - fulfil Verse 29brought forthor, ripe, Job 5:26; 2 Timothy 4:7, 4:8 he puttethIsaiah 57:1, 57:2; Joel 3:13; Matthew 13:30, 13:40-43; Revelation 14:13-17Reciprocal14:14 - a sharp Verse 30Lamentations 2:13; Matthew 11:16; Luke 13:18, 13:20, 13:21ReciprocalMatthew 13:24 - The kingdom; 13:31 - The kingdom; Luke 7:31 - Whereunto; 10:9 - The kingdom; Acts 5:24 - this Verse 31likeMatthew 13:31-33; Luke 13:18, 13:19 mustard seedMustard, σιναπι [G4615], is a well-known plant of the tetradynamia siliquosa class, distinguished by its yellow cruciform flowers, with expanding calyx, and its pods smooth, square, and close to the stem. Its seed was probably the smallest known to the Jews; and though its ordinary height does not exceed four feet, yet a species grows to the height of from three to five cubits, with a tapering, ligneous stalk, and spreading branches.is less thanGenesis 22:17, 22:18; Psalm 72:16-19; Isaiah 2:2, 2:3, 9:7, 49:6, 49:7, 53:2, 53:12, 54:1-3; 60:22; Ezekiel 17:22-24; Daniel 2:34, 2:35, 2:44, 2:45; Amos 9:11-15; Micah 4:1, 4:2; Zechariah 2:11, 8:20-23, 12:8, 14:6-9; Malachi 1:11; Acts 2:41, 4:4, 5:14, 19:20; 21:20; Revelation 11:15, 20:1-6ReciprocalJonah 1:16 - feared; Matthew 17:20 - a grain; Mark 4:28 - first Verse 32and becomethProverbs 4:18; Isaiah 11:9 shootethPsalm 80:9-11; Ezekiel 31:3-10; Daniel 4:10-14, 4:20-22 lodgePsalm 91:1; Song of Songs 2:3; Isaiah 32:2; Lamentations 4:20ReciprocalEzekiel 31:17 - dwelt; Mark 4:28 - first; Luke 13:19 - like Verse 33withMatthew 13:34, 13:35 asJohn 16:12; 1 Corinthians 3:1, 3:2; Habakkuk 3:1-5:14ReciprocalGenesis 33:14 - be able; Ezekiel 17:2 - General; Matthew 13:10 - Why; 13:53 - he; 22:1 - General; Mark 12:1 - he began; 2 Timothy 2:15 - rightly Verse 34whenMark 4:10, 7:17-23; Matthew 13:36-43, 15:15-20; Luke 8:9, 8:10, 24:27, 24:44-46Reciprocal1 Kings 10:1 - prove him; 2 Chronicles 9:2 - all; Psalm 78:2 - dark sayings; Proverbs 1:6 - a proverb; Isaiah 8:16 - among; Ezekiel 17:2 - General; Matthew 13:10 - Why; 13:34 - General; 13:51 - Have; 22:1 - General; Mark 4:2 - by parables; 9:28 - asked; 10:32 - And he; 12:1 - he began; 13:3 - privately; Acts 20:20 - and have Verse 35the sameMatthew 8:23; Luke 8:22 LetMark 5:21, 6:45, 8:13; Matthew 8:18, 14:22; John 6:1, 6:17, 6:25ReciprocalMark 5:1 - General Verse 36evenMark 4:1, 3:9ReciprocalMatthew 8:23 - General Verse 37there aroseMatthew 8:23, 8:24; Luke 8:22, 8:23 great stormJob 1:12, 1:19; Psalm 107:23-31; Jonah 1:4; Acts 27:14-20, 27:41; 2 Corinthians 11:25ReciprocalPsalm 93:4 - mightier; Jonah 1:6 - arise Verse 38in theJohn 4:6; Habakkuk 2:17, 3:1 and they1 Kings 18:27-29; Job 8:5, 8:6; Psalm 44:23, 44:24; Isaiah 51:9, 51:10; Matthew 8:25; Luke 8:24 carestPsalm 10:1, 10:2, 22:1, 22:2, 77:7-10; Isaiah 40:27, 40:28, 49:14-16, 54:6-8, 63:15; 64:12; Lamentations 3:8; 1 Peter 5:7ReciprocalMatthew 8:24 - there; Mark 8:32 - Peter Verse 39he aroseExodus 14:16, 14:22, 14:28, 14:29; Job 38:11; Psalm 29:10, 93:3, 93:4, 104:7-9, 107:29; 148:8; Proverbs 8:29; Jeremiah 5:22 rebukedMark 9:25; Nahum 1:4; Luke 4:39 the windPsalm 89:9; Lamentations 3:31Reciprocal1 Kings 18:27 - must be awaked; Isaiah 17:13 - rebuke; 50:2 - at my; Habakkuk 3:8 - the Lord; Matthew 8:3 - I will; 8:9 - Go; 8:25 - and awoke; 8:26 - and rebuked; Mark 1:41 - I; 6:51 - and the; Luke 8:24 - and rebuked Verse 40WhyPsalm 46:1-3; Isaiah 42:3, 43:2; Matthew 8:26, 14:31; Luke 8:25; John 6:19, 6:20 no faithMatthew 6:30, 16:8Reciprocal1 Samuel 27:1 - And David; Proverbs 3:25 - Be; Isaiah 37:6 - Be not; Matthew 16:11 - General Verse 41fearedMark 5:33; 1 Samuel 12:18-20, 12:24; Psalm 89:7; Jonah 1:9, 1:10, 1:15, 1:16; Malachi 2:5; Habakkuk 3:1; Revelation 15:4 WhatMark 7:37; Job 38:11; Matthew 8:27, 14:32; Luke 4:36, 8:25ReciprocalPsalm 29:10 - sitteth; 89:9 - General; Matthew 8:26 - and rebuked; Mark 5:42 - General; 6:51 - and they; John 11:43 - Lazarus