Mark 4:33 Meaning and Explanation
“And with many such parables spake he the word unto them, as they were able to hear it.”
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Read Full Chapter →With many parables like these Jesus speaks the word to them, as much as they are able to hear.
What Does Mark 4:33 Mean?
Mark steps back and summarizes the day: many such parables, of which he has recorded only a handful. Jesus kept speaking the word, and He kept fitting it to His hearers, as they were able to hear it, never more than they could carry, never less than they needed.
Here is the gentleness of the great Teacher. He does not bury people under truth to display how much He knows; He portions it to growing capacity, just as He would later tell His disciples that He had yet many things to say which they could not yet bear. God still teaches at the pace of the learner. Whoever feels slow may take heart: the Lord measures His word to our ability, and He is never finished speaking.
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What does Mark 4:33 mean?
With many parables like these Jesus speaks the word to them, as much as they are able to hear.