Mar 4:33-34 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Mark 4:33-34: 4:33-34 Mark’s summary of this section indicates that 4:3-32 is a collection of parables, not a chronological description of Jesus’ teaching on a specific day. • Jesus’ private explanation of the parables to the disciples shows that they were not outsiders, even though they sometimes lacked understanding (cp. 4:13 ).

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‏ Mark 4:33-34

Summary for Mark 4:33-34: 4:33-34 ^a Mark’s summary of this section indicates that 4:3-32 ^b is a collection of parables, not a chronological description of Jesus’ teaching on a specific day.

• Jesus’ private explanation of the parables to the disciples shows that they were not outsiders, even though they sometimes lacked understanding (cp. 4:13 ^c).