NEW TESTAMENT

Mark 4:33–41

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33

With many such parables he spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear it.

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Verse 33. This seems to contradict what was said verse 12, that seeing they may not see, and so forth; but we must observe, that parables have more explanations than one, some more easy, whilst others are more difficult to be understood. In parables, the multitude understood the more literal interpretation, whilst Christ explains the more abstruse and hidden sense to his apostles. Hence there is no contradiction in these texts. Nic. de Lyra.

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34

Without a parable he didn’t speak to them; but privately to his own disciples he explained everything.

35

On that day, when evening had come, he said to them, “Let’s go over to the other side.”

36

Leaving the multitude, they took him with them, even as he was, in the boat. Other small boats were also with him.

37

A big wind storm arose, and the waves beat into the boat, so much that the boat was already filled.

38

He himself was in the stern, asleep on the cushion; and they woke him up and asked him, “Teacher, don’t you care that we are dying?”

39

He awoke and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, “Peace! Be still!” The wind ceased and there was a great calm.

40

He said to them, “Why are you so afraid? How is it that you have no faith?”

41

They were greatly afraid and said to one another, “Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?”

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