Mark 4:33

An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

And He spoke “the word” to them [i.e., the crowds] with as many such parables as they were able to receive.

Cross References

Matthew 13:3

And He spoke many things to them in parables [i.e., brief stories to illustrate His teaching], saying, “once a farmer went out [to his field] to plant grain.

Mark 4:32

even though it is the least [significant] of all seeds on earth, becomes larger than all other plants. It develops huge branches so that the birds of the sky can roost in their shade.”

Mark 4:34

And He did not speak to them [i.e., concerning the kingdom] without using a parable, but He explained everything to His own disciples privately.

John 16:12

“I still have many things to tell you, but you cannot bear [to hear] them at present.