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Mark 4:10

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

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KJV ORIGINAL

And when he was alone, they that were about him with the twelve asked of him the parable.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

When Jesus was by himself, his close friends and the twelve disciples came up to him and asked him to explain what that story actually meant.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

Even Jesus's closest friends needed him to break down the deeper meaning.

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