Passage Research
Mark 4 — Sermon Preparation
Jesus teaches in parables — the sower, the growing seed, and the mustard seed — then stills a storm on the Sea of Galilee. Below is a research summary for Mark 4, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
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Mark 4 in the Greek
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Greek | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | KJV renderings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| σπείρω | speírō | G4687 | 12 | sow, receive seed |
| παραβολή | parabolḗ | G3850 | 8 | comparison, figure, parable, proverb |
| λόγος | lógos | G3056 | 9 | account, cause, communication, concerning |
| γῆ | gē | G1093 | 8 | country, earth, ground, land |
| πλοῖον | ploîon | G4143 | 5 | ship |
| θάλασσα | thálassa | G2281 | 5 | sea |
| ἄνεμος | ánemos | G417 | 4 | wind |
How preachers through history handled this text
42 public-domain excerpts on Mark 4, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“This parable contained instruction so important, that all capable of hearing were bound to attend to it. There are many things we are concerned to know; and if we understand not the plain truths of the gospel, how shall we learn those more difficult! It will help us to value the privileges we enjoy as disciples of Christ, if we seriously consider the deplorable state of all who have not such privileges. In the great field of the church, the word of God is dispensed to all. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Mark 4:1–20 (Public Domain)
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