Wesley's Explanatory Notes
Mark 4:3
Hearken — This word he probably spoke with a loud voice, to stop the noise and hurry of the people.
Hearken — This word he probably spoke with a loud voice, to stop the noise and hurry of the people.
See the parable of the sower explained in the notes at Matthew 13:1. See the parable of the sower explained in the notes at Matthew 13:1....
CHAPTER 4 _ 1. Teaching by the Seaside. The Parable of the Sower. (Mark 4:1. Matthew 13:1; Luke 8:4 .)_ 2. The Word to shine forth in testimony. (Mar
TEACHING BY PARABLES. This section illustrates the method of teaching which the evangelist regards as characteristic of this period of the ministry. In it he combines some general observations about t...
"Listen! Look! The sower went out to sow. As he was sowing, some seed fell along the roadside; and the birds came and devoured it. Some fell upon rocky ground where it did not have much earth; and it...
TEACHING IN PARABLES (Mark 4:1-2)...
BEHOLD. Figure of speech _Asterismos_ (App-6), for emphasis. Greek. _idou._ App-133. THERE WENT OUT. This parable is repeated in Luke 8:4 under different circumstances from those in Matthew 13:3, whic...
_Hearken_ This summons to attention is peculiar to St Mark. _went out_ The expression implies that the sower did not sow near his own house, or in a garden fenced or walled, but went forth into the o...
ἈΚΟΎΕΤΕ. _Hear ye_. This translation preserves the resemblance to Deuteronomy 6:4 (quoted Mark 12:29), and also shows the connexion between the opening note and the concluding one, “let him hear” (Mar...
1–12. TEACHING BY PARABLES; THE SOWER Matthew 13:1-9; Luke 8:4-8...
VER 3. AND WHEN THE TEMPTER CAME TO HIM, HE SAID, "IF THOU BE THE SON OF GOD, COMMAND THAT THESE STONES BE MADE BREAD." 4. BUT HE ANSWERED AND SAID, "IT IS WRITTEN, 'MAN SHALL NOT LIVE BY BREAD ALONE,...
_THE PARABLE OF THE SEED GIVEN MARK 4:1-12:_ Jesus again taught by the Sea of Galilee. A very large crowd gathered He sat in a boat out on the lake and taught. He taught many things in parables. A par...
ΆΚΟΎΕΤΕ _praes. imper. act. от_ ΆΚΟΎΩ (G191) слышать, слушать, внимать и реагировать (LN, 1:373). Это напоминает нам о "Шма" из Deuteronomy 6:4 (Swete; также Matthew 13:19). ΣΠΕΊΡΩΝ _praes. act. part...
_SUMMARY 4:1-34_ In the parables of this section, especially in those of the sower, the seed and the mustard seed, the prophetic power of Jesus is clearly exhibited. Without superhuman foresight he co...
2. THE PARABLES OF JESUS 4:1-34 a. The parable of the sower 4:1-9 _TEXT 4:1-9_ And again he began to teach by the sea side. And there is gathered unto him a very great multitude, so that he entered...
_HEARKEN; BEHOLD, THERE WENT OUT A SOWER TO SOW:_ No JFB commentary on these verses....
18 Simon was called "the Cananite" or "the Zealot" (which means the same) in order to distinguish him from Simon Peter. The term "Cananite" is easily confounded with "Canaanite", an inhabitant of Cana...
PARABLE OF THE SOWER. STILLING THE TEMPEST 1-9. Parable of the Sower (Matthew 13:1; Luke 8:4). See on Mt....
CHRIST IN THE BIBLE: MARK’S GOSPEL _KEITH SIMONS_ This commentary HAS BEEN through Advanced Checking. CHAPTER 4 THE STORY ABOUT THE SEEDS VERSES 1-9 Every farmer knows that he must plant his s...
A SOWER. — Better, _the_ sower....
IV. (1-20) HE BEGAN. — See Notes on Matthew 13:1....
CHAPTER 4:3-9, 14-20 (MARK 4:3; MARK 4:14) THE SOWER "Hearken: Behold the sower went forth to sow: and it came to pass, as he sowed, some seed fell by the way side, and the birds came and devoured it...
ἀκούετε : bear! listen! a summons to attention natural for one addressing a great crowd from a boat, quite compatible with ἰδού, which introduces the parable (against Weiss in Meyer). The parable is g...
_The Sower_ (Matthew 13:1-9; Luke 8:4-8)....
BROTHER TO ALL WHO WILL Mark 3:20-35; Mark 4:1-9 The Pharisees circulated this infamous charge-not because they believed it, but to satisfy the questions that were being asked on all sides. What they...
In verses Mark 4:1; Mark 4:10, we have the explanation of the reason of the parabolic teaching of Jesus. He clothed divine truth in picture forms that men might more easily look upon it and learn it,...
(1) Hearken; Behold, there went out a sower to sow: (1) The same doctrine of the Gospel is sown everywhere, but it it does not have the same success indeed because of the fault of man, but yet by the...
CHAPTER 26 THE SOWER Matthew 13:1-23; Mark 4:1-25; & Luke 8:4-18. Mark: “And again He began to teach by the sea; and a great multitude were gathered unto Him, so that, entering into a ship, He sat in...
CONTENTS. _ We have in this Chapter, the Parable of the Sower; of the Seed in its secret growth: and_ JESUS, _on the Lake in a Storm._ AND he began again to teach by the seaside: and there was gather...
It is remarkable how tradition has contrived to injure the truth in touching the question of the method of the gospel we now enter on; for the current view which comes down to us from the ancients, st...
_WASTED SEED_ ‘Behold, there went out a sower to sow: and it came to pass, as he sowed, some fell by the way side, and the fowls of the air came and devoured it up.’ Mark 4:3 The precious seed whic...
This introduces the true character and result of His own service, and all the history of the service that should be accomplished unto a far distant future; as well as the responsibility of His discipl...
HEARKEN, BEHOLD, THERE WENT OUT A SOWER TO SOW. By whom is meant Jesus Christ, who came forth from God as a teacher, and went out into the land of Judea to preach the Gospel, which is sowing spiritual...
Hearken; Behold, there went out a sower to sow: Ver. 3. _Hearken, behold_] Christ well knew the fickleness of men's spirits, and how every small matter calls them off, when most earnestly set to hear...
_And he began to teach by the seaside_ See notes on Matthew 13:1. _He taught them many things by parables_ After the usual manner of the eastern nations, to make his instructions more agreeable to the...
Parable of the sower. Matthew 13:1-9. Natural objects were designed, and should be used, to illustrate and enforce spiritual truths; and the providences of God are a striking commentary on his word....
HEARKEN! BEHOLD, THERE WENT OUT A SOWER TO SOW;...
The parable of the fourfold soil:...
His teaching now at the seaside corresponds to Matthew 13:1, but only two of the seven parables in Matthew are mentioned here, for Matthew gives a full dispensational picture, while Mark dwells simply...
TITLE: Sowing the Seed TEXT: Mark 4:1-20 PROPOSITION: We are to scatter the seed, The soil determines the results. QUESTION: How? KEY WORD: Factors SCRIPTURE READING: Mark 4:1-9 Introduction: 1. Jesus...
1-20 This parable contained instruction so important, that all capable of hearing were bound to attend to it. There are many things we are concerned to know; and if we understand not the plain truths...
Ver. 3-20. SEE POOLE ON "MATTHEW 13:1", and following verses to MATTHEW 13:23. The parable is recorded both by Matthew, Mark, and Luke, and is of excellent use: 1. To show the excellency of the word o...
Hippolytus Refutation of All Heresies Book V And some fell by the wayside, and was trodden down; and some on the rocky places, and sprang up," he says, "and on account of its having no depth (of soil...
Mark 4:3 Listen G191 (G5720) Behold G2400 (G5628) sower G4687 (G5723) out G1831 (G5627) sow G
THE PARABLE OF THE FOUR KINDS OF GROUND (4:3-9). Jesus now tells a story which contains within it a number of lessons, and is thus a kind of allegory. It is based on a scene well known to His hearers,...
“Listen. Behold a sower went out to sow.” ‘Listen.' Jesus stresses, both here at the beginning of the parable, and at the end (Mark 4:9), that men must listen carefully. He wants them to be aware that...
THE MESSAGE OF THE KINGLY RULE OF GOD WILL NOW BE SPREAD WIDELY AND WILL PRODUCE ABUNDANT FRUIT (4:1-34). As we have already seen the Gospel began with Jesus Christ as God's beloved Son and has gradua...
Mark 4:3-9. THE PARABLE OF THE SOWER. See on Matthew 13:3-9. The similarity between the two accounts is very great, as might be expected in the case of such a striking parable. Matthew was present; Ma...
ON PARABLES, see the note on Matthew 13:1-52. In his report of the discourse in parables, Mark gives but three, one of them not mentioned elsewhere. Each independently chose these out of the many utte...
Mark 4:3. HEARKEN _._ This, inserted by Mark only, seems to introduce the whole discourse, as deserving great attention....
Mark 4:3 Waste. The sower went out to sow, and, as he sowed, there was a great waste. Much precious seed fell, to his right hand and to his left, on ground unprepared to receive it. Ground hard as th...
Mark 4:1. _And he began again to teach by the sea side: and there was gathered unto him a great multitude, so that he entered into a ship, and sat in the sea; and the whole multitude was by the sea on...
CONTENTS: Parable of the sower. Parable of the candle. Parable of the mustard seed. Jesus stills the storm. CHARACTERS: Jesus, Satan, disciples. CONCLUSION: The present age is a time for missions an...
Mark 4:12. _That seeing they may see, and not perceive._ St. Luke gives the true sense of these words, which often occur. Acts 28:26. They mark, according to Dr. Lightfoot, the obduracy which fell on...
_Hearken; behold, there went out a sower to sow._ PARABLE OF THE SOWER This parable is both a solemn lesson and warning, and also a description of what is actually taking place in the world. There ar...
MARK—NOTE ON MARK 4:1 Mark provides several examples of Jesus teaching in parables. To the hard-hearted, parables are a warning; to those who are open-hearted, they illustrate principles of the messia...
MARK—NOTE ON MARK 4:3 A SOWER WENT OUT TO SOW. Farmers in Bible times sowed their seed without first plowing the ground. Thus the seed fell on various kinds of ground....
JESUS TELLS THE PARABLE OF THE FOUR SOILS MATTHEW 13:1-9; MARK 4:1-9; LUKE 8:4-8; MATTHEW 13:1 The same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by th
CHAPTER 4 1 _The parable of the sower_, 14 _and the meaning thereof_. 21 _We must communicate the light of our knowledge to others_. 26 _The parable of the seed growing secretly_, 30 _and of the musta...
_CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_ Mark 4:1. For a description of the surrounding scenery, which doubtless furnished many of the illustrations used in the following parables, see Stanley’s _Sinai and Pa...
EXPOSITION MARK 4:1 AND AGAIN HE BEGAN TO TEACH BY THE SEASIDE. This return to the seaside is mentioned by St. Mark only. From this time our Lord's teaching began to be more public. The room and the...
Shall we turn now in our Bibles to the gospel according to Mark, chapter 4. Beginning in chapter 4, we have the beginning of the ministry of Christ in parables. There is often times a mistaken opinion...
1 Corinthians 3:6; Acts 2:14; Deuteronomy 4:1; Ecclesiastes 11:6;...
1. Several things are to be observable; as, 1. How Christ begins and ends the parable with an admonition to diligent and serious attention. HEARKEN, says Christ, verse 3. and HE THAT HATH EARS TO HEA...