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AndΚαὶwith manyπολλαῖςsuchτοιαύταιςparablesπαραβολαῖςhe was speakingἐλάλειthe wordτὸν λόγονto them,αὐτοῖςasκαθὼςthey were ableἠδύναντοto hear;ἀκούειν
Mark 4:33
Study it in the app“And with many such parables he was speaking the word to them, as they were able to hear;”
With the Greek beneath
Mark 4:33, word by word
- with manyπολλαῖςpollais
many
A great number of people or things.
Where else “pollais” appears- suchτοιαύταιςtoiautais
such
Such, of this kind.
Where else “toiautais” appears- parablesπαραβολαῖςparabolais
parable
A story from daily life that teaches about God.
Where else “parabolais” appears- he was speakingἐλάλειelalei
speak
To use voice and words to communicate with others.
Where else “elalei” appears- the wordλόγονlogon
message
What God says, proclaimed to people.
Where else “logon” appears- they were ableἠδύναντοēdynanto
can, be able
Can, be able.
Where else “ēdynanto” appears- to hearἀκούεινakouein
understand
To understand what you hear.
Where else “akouein” appears
The context
32and when it is sown, it grows up and becomes greater than all the garden plants and puts out large branches, so that the birds of the sky can nest under its shade.”
33 · This verse (above)
34and he did not speak to them without a parable, but privately to his own disciples he explained everything.
To study Mark 4 in a group
1. What it says
What happened in the boat when the storm came, and what did Jesus do (vv. 37–39)?
2. What it means
What did Jesus mean by “whoever has ears to hear, let them hear” when telling the parable of the sower (vv. 3–9)?
3. How I live it
Jesus asked his disciples, “Why are you cowards?” (v. 40). What fear of today could you bring before him?