Mark 4:34
New International Version
He did not say anything to them without using a parable. But when he was alone with his own disciples, he explained everything.

New Living Translation
In fact, in his public ministry he never taught without using parables; but afterward, when he was alone with his disciples, he explained everything to them.

English Standard Version
He did not speak to them without a parable, but privately to his own disciples he explained everything.

Berean Standard Bible
He did not tell them anything without using a parable. But privately He explained everything to His own disciples.

Berean Literal Bible
and He would not speak to them without parables; but privately He would explain all things to His own disciples.

King James Bible
But without a parable spake he not unto them: and when they were alone, he expounded all things to his disciples.

New King James Version
But without a parable He did not speak to them. And when they were alone, He explained all things to His disciples.

New American Standard Bible
and He did not speak to them without a parable; but He was explaining everything privately to His own disciples.

NASB 1995
and He did not speak to them without a parable; but He was explaining everything privately to His own disciples.

NASB 1977
and He did not speak to them without a parable; but He was explaining everything privately to His own disciples.

Legacy Standard Bible
and He was not speaking to them without a parable; but He was explaining everything privately to His own disciples.

Amplified Bible
and He did not say anything to them without [using] a parable; He did, however, explain everything privately to His own disciples.

Christian Standard Bible
He did not speak to them without a parable. Privately, however, he explained everything to his own disciples.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
And He did not speak to them without a parable. Privately, however, He would explain everything to His own disciples.

American Standard Version
and without a parable spake he not unto them: but privately to his own disciples he expounded all things.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And without parables he was not speaking with them, but he expounded all things to his disciples privately.

Contemporary English Version
He did not tell them anything without using stories. But when he was alone with his disciples, he explained everything to them.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And without parable he did not speak unto them; but apart, he explained all things to his disciples.

English Revised Version
and without a parable spake he not unto them: but privately to his own disciples he expounded all things.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He did not speak to them without using an illustration. But when he was alone with his disciples, he explained everything to them.

Good News Translation
He would not speak to them without using parables, but when he was alone with his disciples, he would explain everything to them.

International Standard Version
He did not tell them anything without using a parable, though he explained everything to his disciples in private.

Literal Standard Version
and without an allegory He was not speaking to them, and by themselves, to His disciples He was expounding all.

Majority Standard Bible
He did not tell them anything without using a parable. But privately He explained everything to His own disciples.

New American Bible
Without parables he did not speak to them, but to his own disciples he explained everything in private.

NET Bible
He did not speak to them without a parable. But privately he explained everything to his own disciples.

New Revised Standard Version
he did not speak to them except in parables, but he explained everything in private to his disciples.

New Heart English Bible
And he did not speak to them without a parable; but privately to his own disciples he explained everything.

Webster's Bible Translation
But without a parable he spoke not to them: and when they were alone, he expounded all things to his disciples.

Weymouth New Testament
But except in figurative language He spoke nothing to them; while to His own disciples He expounded everything, in private.

World English Bible
Without a parable he didn’t speak to them; but privately to his own disciples he explained everything.

Young's Literal Translation
and without a simile he was not speaking to them, and by themselves, to his disciples he was expounding all.

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Context
The Parable of the Mustard Seed
33With many such parables Jesus spoke the word to them, to the extent that they could understand. 34 He did not tell them anything without using a parable. But privately He explained everything to His own disciples. 35When that evening came, He said to His disciples, “Let us cross to the other side.”…

Cross References
Matthew 13:34
Jesus spoke all these things to the crowds in parables. He did not tell them anything without using a parable.

Mark 4:33
With many such parables Jesus spoke the word to them, to the extent that they could understand.

Luke 24:27
And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, He explained to them what was written in all the Scriptures about Himself.

John 10:6
Jesus spoke to them using this illustration, but they did not understand what He was telling them.

John 16:25
I have spoken these things to you in figures of speech. An hour is coming when I will no longer speak to you this way, but will tell you plainly about the Father.

Acts 28:23
So they set a day to meet with Paul, and many people came to the place he was staying. He expounded to them from morning to evening, testifying about the kingdom of God and persuading them about Jesus from the Law of Moses and the Prophets.


Treasury of Scripture

But without a parable spoke he not to them: and when they were alone, he expounded all things to his disciples.

when.

Mark 4:10
And when he was alone, they that were about him with the twelve asked of him the parable.

Mark 7:17-23
And when he was entered into the house from the people, his disciples asked him concerning the parable…

Matthew 13:36
Then Jesus sent the multitude away, and went into the house: and his disciples came unto him, saying, Declare unto us the parable of the tares of the field.

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Mark 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 mustard seed.
35. Jesus stills the storm on the sea.














(34) He expounded.--The word may be noted as being the verb from which is formed the noun "interpretation" in 2Peter 1:20, and so takes its place in the coincidences of phraseology which connect that Epistle with this Gospel. (See Introduction.)



Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
He did not say [anything]
ἐλάλει (elalei)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 2980: A prolonged form of an otherwise obsolete verb; to talk, i.e. Utter words.

to them
αὐτοῖς (autois)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

without
χωρὶς (chōris)
Preposition
Strong's 5565: Apart from, separately from; without. Adverb from chora; at a space, i.e. Separately or apart from.

a parable.
παραβολῆς (parabolēs)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's 3850: From paraballo; a similitude, i.e. fictitious narrative, apothegm or adage.

But
δὲ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

privately
ἰδίαν (idian)
Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's 2398: Pertaining to self, i.e. One's own; by implication, private or separate.

He explained
ἐπέλυεν (epelyen)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 1956: To loose, release; I solve, settle, explain, interpret, decide. From epi and luo; to solve further, i.e. to explain, decide.

all things
πάντα (panta)
Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural
Strong's 3956: All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.

to His
τοῖς (tois)
Article - Dative Masculine Plural
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

own
ἰδίοις (idiois)
Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural
Strong's 2398: Pertaining to self, i.e. One's own; by implication, private or separate.

disciples.
μαθηταῖς (mathētais)
Noun - Dative Masculine Plural
Strong's 3101: A learner, disciple, pupil. From manthano; a learner, i.e. Pupil.


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