Mark 4:33-35

The Use of Parables

4:33 So with many parables like these, he spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear. 4:34 He did not speak to them without a parable. But privately he explained everything to his own disciples.

Stilling of a Storm

4:35 On that day, when evening came, Jesus said to his disciples, “Let’s go across to the other side of the lake.”


tn Grk “And.” Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of previous action(s) in the narrative.

tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

tn The phrase “of the lake” is not in the Greek text but is clearly implied; it has been supplied here for clarity.