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andδὲhe did notοὐκspeakἐλάλειto themαὐτοῖςwithoutχωρὶςa parable,παραβολῆςbutδὲprivatelyκατ’ ἰδίανto his ownτοῖς ἰδίοιςdisciplesμαθηταῖςhe explainedἐπέλυενeverything.πάντα
Mark 4:34
Study it in the app“and he did not speak to them without a parable, but privately to his own disciples he explained everything.”
With the Greek beneath
Mark 4:34, word by word
- speakἐλάλειelalei
speak
To use voice and words to communicate with others.
Where else “elalei” appears- withoutχωρὶςchōris
without, apart from
Without, apart from.
Where else “chōris” appears- a parableπαραβολῆςparabolēs
parable
A story from daily life that teaches about God.
Where else “parabolēs” appears- privatelyἰδίανidian
privately
Away from the crowd, with a few or alone.
Where else “idian” appears- disciplesμαθηταῖςmathētais
disciple
A follower of Jesus.
Where else “mathētais” appears- he explainedἐπέλυενepelyen
explain
To make clear the meaning of something hard.
Where else “epelyen” appears
The context
33And with many such parables he was speaking the word to them, as they were able to hear;
34 · This verse (above)
35And he says to them on that day, when evening had come, “Let us go across to the other side.”
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?