Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
And when he was alone, they that were about him with the twelve—probably those who followed Him most closely and were firmest in discipleship, next to the Twelve.
asked of him the parable—The reply would seem to intimate that this parable of the sower was of that fundamental, comprehensive, and introductory character which we have assigned to it (see on Matthew 13:1).
Reason for Teaching in Parables (Mark 4:11-12, Mark 4:21-25).
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Mark 4:10:
Matthew 13:10
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