Mark 4:34

New Century Version

He always used stories to teach them. But when he and his followers were alone, Jesus explained everything to them.

Cross References

Matthew 13:34

Jesus used stories to tell all these things to the people; he always used stories to teach them.

Mark 4:10

Later, when Jesus was alone, the twelve apostles and others around him asked him about the stories.

Mark 4:33

Jesus used many stories like these to teach the crowd God’s message—as much as they could understand.

Luke 24:27

Then starting with what Moses and all the prophets had said about him, Jesus began to explain everything that had been written about himself in the Scriptures.

John 10:6

Jesus told the people this story, but they did not understand what it meant.

John 16:25

“I have told you these things indirectly in stories. But the time will come when I will not use stories like that to tell you things; I will speak to you in plain words about the Father.

Acts 28:23

Paul and the people chose a day for a meeting and on that day many more of the Jews met with Paul at the place he was staying. He spoke to them all day long. Using the law of Moses and the prophets’ writings, he explained the kingdom of God, and he tried to persuade them to believe these things about Jesus.