Mark 4:33

The Use of Parables

4:33 So ¹  with many parables like these, he spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear.

Mark 13:31

13:31 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away. ² 

Mark 14:39

14:39 He went away again and prayed the same thing.

[4:33]  ¹ tn Grk “And.” Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of previous action(s) in the narrative.

[13:31]  ² sn The words that Jesus predicts here will never pass away. They are more stable and lasting than creation itself! For this kind of image, see Isa 40:8; 55:10-11.