34 He did not tell them anything without using a parable. But privately He explained everything to His own disciples.
Mark 4:34
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Matthew 13:33–35
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Mark 4:10–12
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Mark 4:1–3
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Luke 8:9–11
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John 10:5–7
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Mark 7:16–18
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Matthew 13:2–4
2 Such large crowds gathered around Him that He got into a boat and sat down, while all the people stood on the shore. 3 And He told them many things in parables, saying, “A farmer went out to sow his seed. 4 And as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, and t…
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