KJV King James Version
And with many such parables spake he the word unto them, as they were able to hear [it].
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Mark 4:33
And with many such parables spake he the word unto them, as they were able to hear [it].
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
With many such parables Jesus spoke the word to them, to the extent that they could understand.
WEB World English Bible
With many such parables he spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear it.
ASV American Standard Version
And with many such parables spake he the word unto them, as they were able to hear it;
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And with many such similes he was speaking to them the word, as they were able to hear,
Surrounding context — Mark 4
30 And he said, Whereunto shall we liken the kingdom of God? or with what comparison shall we compare it?
31 [It is] like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown in the earth, is less than all the seeds that be in the earth:
32 But when it is sown, it groweth up, and becometh greater than all herbs, and shooteth out great branches; so that the fowls of the air may lodge under the shadow of it.
33 And with many such parables spake he the word unto them, as they were able to hear [it].
34 But without a parable spake he not unto them: and when they were alone, he expounded all things to his disciples.
35 And the same day, when the even was come, he saith unto them, Let us pass over unto the other side.
36 And when they had sent away the multitude, they took him even as he was in the ship. And there were also with him other little ships.
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Matthew 13:34-35All these things spake Jesus unto the multitude in parables; and without a parable spake he not unto them:John 16:12I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now.1 Corinthians 3:1-2And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, [even] as unto babes in Christ.Hebrews 5:11-14Of whom we have many things to say, and hard to be uttered, seeing ye are dull of hearing.
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