Mark 4:34 BSB — MannaFest

Original language & word study

14 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
χωρὶς	chōris	Without	G5565 →
δὲ	de	then	G1161 →
παραβολῆς	parabolēs	parables	G3850 →
οὐκ	ouk	not	G3756 →
ἐλάλει	elalei	was He speaking	G2980 →
αὐτοῖς·	autois	to them;	G846 →
κατ᾽	kat᾽	in	G2596 →
ἰδίαν	idian	private	G2398 →
δὲ	de	however	G1161 →
τοῖς	tois	<the>	G3588 →
ἰδίοις	idiois	to [His] own	G2398 →
μαθηταῖς	mathētais	disciples	G3101 →
ἐπέλυεν	epeluen	He was explaining	G1956 →
πάντα.¶	panta	all things.	G3956 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Luke 24:27
And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, He explained to them what was written in all the Scriptures about Himself.
leads to
- Isaiah 7:14
  Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and will call Him Immanuel.
- Luke 24:44
  Jesus said to them, “These are the words I spoke to you while I was still with you: Everything must be fulfilled that is written about Me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets,…
- Deuteronomy 18:15
  The LORD your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers. You must listen to him.
- Isaiah 53:1–12
  Who has believed our message? And to whom has the arm of the LORD been revealed?
- Jeremiah 33:14–15
  Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will fulfill the gracious promise that I have spoken to the house of Israel and the house of Judah.
Through
John 16:25
I have spoken these things to you in figures of speech. An hour is coming when I will no longer speak to you this way, but will tell you plainly about the Father.
leads to
- John 16:12
  I still have much to tell you, but you cannot yet bear to hear it.
- Mark 4:13
  Then Jesus said to them, “Do you not understand this parable? Then how will you understand any of the parables?
Through
Mark 4:10
As soon as Jesus was alone with the Twelve and those around Him, they asked Him about the parable.
leads to
- Matthew 13:10–17
  Then the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Why do You speak to the people in parables?”

The gold bar shows how strongly the cross-reference sources tie the two verses together: a long bar means many compiled references make the connection, a short one means few.

Psalms 78:2I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden from the beginning,John 16:25I have spoken these things to you in figures of speech. An hour is coming when I will no longer speak to you this way, but will tell you plainly about the Father.Proverbs 1:6by understanding the proverbs and parables, the sayings and riddles of the wise.Luke 24:27And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, He explained to them what was written in all the Scriptures about Himself.Mark 4:10As soon as Jesus was alone with the Twelve and those around Him, they asked Him about the parable.Acts 20:20I did not shrink back from declaring anything that was helpful to you as I taught you publicly and from house to house,Matthew 15:15–20Peter said to Him, “Explain this parable to us.”Matthew 13:36–43Then Jesus dismissed the crowds and went into the house. His disciples came to Him and said, “Explain to us the parable of the weeds in the field.”Matthew 13:51Have you understood all these things?” “Yes,” they answered.Mark 7:17After Jesus had left the crowd and gone into the house, His disciples inquired about the parable.Luke 8:9–10Then His disciples asked Him what this parable meant.Mark 13:3While Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter, James, John, and Andrew asked Him privately,Isaiah 8:16Bind up the testimony and seal the law among my disciples.Luke 8:9Then His disciples asked Him what this parable meant.Mark 10:32As they were going up the road to Jerusalem, Jesus was walking ahead of them. The disciples were amazed, but those who followed were afraid. Again Jesus took the Twelve aside and began to tell them what was going to happen to Him:Mark 7:17–23After Jesus had left the crowd and gone into the house, His disciples inquired about the parable.Luke 24:44–46Jesus said to them, “These are the words I spoke to you while I was still with you: Everything must be fulfilled that is written about Me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets, and the Psalms.”Matthew 15:15Peter said to Him, “Explain this parable to us.”

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