Mark 4:2

And He taught them many things in parables, and said to them in His teaching,

All these things Jesus spake to the multitudes in parables; and, without a parable, He was wont to speak nothing to them;

And, having called them to Him, He said to them in parables, "How can Satan cast out Satan?

And He said to them, "To you has been given the mystery of the Kingdom of God, but to those without all things are done in parables;

And He spake to them many things in parables, saying, "Behold, the sower went forth to sow.

And the disciples, having come near, said to Him, "Wherefore dost Thou speak to them in parables?"

And it came to pass that, when Jesus ended these words, the multitudes were astonished at His teaching;

And with many such parables He spake the word to them, as they were able to hear it.

And in His teaching He said, "Beware of the scribes, who wish to walk about in long robes and have salutations in the marketplaces,

Jesus, therefore, answered them, and said, "My teaching is not Mine, but His Who sent Me.

The high priest, therefore, asked Jesus concerning His disciples, and concerning His teaching.

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