Mark 4:34

34 And he did not speak to them without a parable, but in private he explained everything to his own disciples.

Mark 4:34 Meaning and Commentary

Mark 4:34

But without a parable spake he not unto them
For the above reason, as well as for the accomplishment of Scripture; (See Gill on Matthew 13:34), (See Gill on Matthew 13:35).

And when they were alone, he expounded all things to his disciples:
after they returned with him from the sea side, to the house in Capernaum, where he usually was when there; see ( Matthew 13:36 ) . The multitude being dismissed, he unfolded and explained all these parables to his disciples, and led them into a large knowledge of himself, and the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven; whereby they were furnished for the work he had called them to, and designed them for.

Mark 4:34 In-Context

32 but when it is sown it grows up and becomes the largest of all the garden herbs, and sends out large branches so that the birds of the sky are able to nest in its shade."

33 And with many parables such as these he was speaking the word to them, as they were able to hear [it].

34 And he did not speak to them without a parable, but in private he explained everything to his own disciples.

35 And on that day, [when it] was evening, he said to them, "Let us cross over to the other side."

36 And leaving the crowd, they took him along, as he was, in the boat. And other boats were with him.