Mar 4:13-20, Luk 8:11-15 | Barnes | STEP | Verse 13. Know ye not this parable? This which is so plain and obvious. How then will ye know all parables ? Those which are more difficult and obscure. As they were themselves to be teachers , it was important that they should be acquainted with the whole system of religion --of much more importance for them at that time, than for the mass of the people.

Mark 4:13-20

Verse 13. Know ye not this parable? This which is so plain and obvious.

How then will ye know all parables? Those which are more difficult and obscure. As they were themselves to be teachers, it was important that they should be acquainted with the whole system of religion --of much more importance for them at that time, than for the mass of the people. Verses 14-20. See Mt 13:18-23.

(k) "sower" Isa 32:20, 1Pet 1:25 Verse 15.

(l) "Satan cometh" 1Pet 5:8, Rev 12:9 (m) "away the word" Heb 2:1 Verse 17.

(n) "no root" Job 19:28 (o) "but for a time" Job 27:10 (p) "immediately" 2Ti 1:15 Verse 19.

(q) "cares" Lk 14:18-20, 1Timm 6:9,17, 2Ti 4:10 (r) "deceitfulness" Prov 23:5 (s) "lusts" 1Jn 2:16,17 (t) "unfruitful" Isa 5:2,4 Verse 20.

(u) "fruit" Rom 7:4, Col 1:10, 2Pet 1:8

Luke 8:11-15

Verse 11.

(l) "Now, the parable is this:" Mt 13:18, Mk 4:14 (m) "seed" 1Pet 1:23 Verse 12.

(n) "taketh" Prov 4:5, Isa 65:11, Jas 1:23,24 Verse 13.

(o) "receive the word with joy" Ps 106:12,13, Is 58:2, Gal 3:1,4, 4:15 (p) "have no root" Prov 12:3, Hoss 6:4 Verse 14.

(q) "are choked" 1Timm 6:9,10, 2Ti 4:10, 1Jn 2:15-17 (r) "bring no fruit" Jn 15:16 Verse 15.

(s) "honest" Jer 32:39 (t) "patience" He 10:36, Jas 1:4