Mark 4:9

And when he was alone,.... After the multitude was dismissed, and he either remained in the ship, or left it, and retired to some private place, it may be to Simon's house in Capernaum. The Syriac,…

See the parable of the sower explained in the notes at Mat 13:1-9. See the parable of the sower explained in the notes at Mat 13:1-9.

And he said - He that hath ears to hear, let him hear - The Codex Bezae, later Syriac in the margin, and seven copies of the Itala, add, και ὁ συνιων συνιετω, and whoso understandeth, let him…

The foregoing chapter began with Christ's entering into the synagogue (Mar 4:1); this chapter begins with Christ's teaching again by the sea side. Thus he changed his method, that if possible all…

He that hath ears to hear These solemn words are found in the three Gospels. Our Lord is recorded to have used them on sixoccasions; (1) Mat 11:15; (2) Mat 13:43; (3) Mar 4:9; (4) Mar 4:23; (5) Mar…