All by itself the soil produces grain—first the stalk, then the head, then the full kernel in the head. As soon as the grain is ripe, he...

He also said, “This is what the kingdom of God is like. A man scatters seed on the ground. Night and day, whether he sleeps or gets up,...

“Consider carefully what you hear,” he continued. “With the measure you use, it will be measured to you—and even more. Whoever has will...

For whatever is hidden is meant to be disclosed, and whatever is concealed is meant to be brought out into the open. If anyone has ears...

He said to them, “Do you bring in a lamp to put it under a bowl or a bed? Instead, don’t you put it on its stand? Mark 4:21 After the...

Then Jesus said to them, “Don’t you understand this parable? How then will you understand any parable? The farmer sows the word. Mark...

He told them, “The secret of the kingdom of God has been given to you. But to those on the outside everything is said in parables so...

When he was alone, the Twelve and the others around him asked him about the parables. Mark 4:10 Somethings in life don’t need to be watch...

Then Jesus said, “Whoever has ears to hear, let them hear.” Mark 4:9 While we only have one mouth, we have two ears. I don’t think for a...

Still other seed fell on good soil. It came up, grew and produced a crop, some multiplying thirty, some sixty, some a hundred times.”...

Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the plants, so that they did not bear grain. Mark 4:7 Have you heard the question...

Some fell on rocky places, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly, because the soil was shallow. But when the sun came up,...

some fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up. Mark 4:4b It was drilled into my head day in and day out. Don’t waste...

“Listen! A farmer went out to sow his seed. As he was scattering the seed, Mark 4:3,4a With all the things trying to grab our attention,...

Again Jesus began to teach by the lake. The crowd that gathered around him was so large that he got into a boat and sat in it out on the...

“Who are my mother and my brothers?” he asked. Then he looked at those seated in a circle around him and said, “Here are my mother and my...

Truly I tell you, people can be forgiven all their sins and every slander they utter, but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will...

Then Jesus’ mother and brothers arrived. Standing outside, they sent someone in to call him. A crowd was sitting around him, and they...

In fact, no one can enter a strong man’s house without first tying him up. Then he can plunder the strong man’s house. Mark 3:27 I don’t...

So Jesus called them over to him and began to speak to them in parables: “How can Satan drive out Satan? If a kingdom is divided against...