Mark 4:32-34

International Standard Version

³² when it’s planted it comes up and becomes larger than all the garden plants. It grows such large branches that the birds in the sky can nest in its shade.”

Why Jesus Used Parables^(A)

³³ With many other parables like these, Jesus^[a] kept speaking his message to them according to their ability to understand. ³⁴ He did not tell them anything without using^[b] a parable, though he explained everything to his disciples in private.