Mark 4:23

For the earth bringeth forth fruit of herself,.... Without any further help, or cultivation from the husbandman; though under the influence of the sun, dews, and showers of rain from heaven: this is…

The lessons which our Saviour designs to teach us here by parables and figurative expressions are these: -

I. That those who are good ought to consider the obligations they are under to do good; that…

The Explanation of the Parable

10. And when he was alone St Mark here anticipates what took place after the Saviour had "sent the multitudes away" and "gone into the house" (Mat 13:36).