Mark 4:32-34
Holman Christian Standard Bible
32 And when sown,(A) it comes up and grows taller than all the vegetables,(B) and produces large branches, so that the birds of the sky(C) can nest in its shade.”
Using Parables
33 He would speak the word(D) to them with many parables(E) like these, as they were able to understand.(F) 34 And He did not speak to them without a parable. Privately, however, He would explain everything to His own disciples.(G)
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Mark 4:32-34
New International Version
32 Yet when planted, it grows and becomes the largest of all garden plants, with such big branches that the birds can perch in its shade.”
33 With many similar parables Jesus spoke the word to them, as much as they could understand.(A) 34 He did not say anything to them without using a parable.(B) But when he was alone with his own disciples, he explained everything.
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