With many such parables he spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear it. Without a parable he didn’t speak to them; but privately to his own disciples he explained everything.And with many such parables spake he the word unto them, as they were able to hear it. But without a parable spake he not unto them: and when they were alone, he expounded all things to his disciples.
Mark 4:33-34 · WEBKJVRead the whole chapter →
Where you find this verse
From this verse, the Word reaches
In parallel withMatthew 13:11
Matthew records the reason Jesus gave for the parables; Mark records the private explanation He gave afterward.
“He answered them, “To you it is given to know the mysteries of the Kingdom of Heaven, but it is not given to them.He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.”
The same threadJohn 16:12
Jesus measured His teaching to what His hearers could carry, and told them plainly that He was holding things back.
““I have yet many things to tell you, but you can’t bear them now.I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now.”
That reaches back to this verse
In parallel with (this verse)Matthew 13:11
Mark gives the same scene from the other side: the crowds received parables, and the disciples received the explanation.
“He answered them, “To you it is given to know the mysteries of the Kingdom of Heaven, but it is not given to them.He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.”