Mark 4:1-2

[1] And he began again to teach by the sea side: and there was gathered unto him multitude, so that he entered into a ship, and sat in the sea; and the whole multitude by the sea on the land. [2] And he taught them many things by parables, and unto them in his doctrine,

What is the context of Mark 4:1-2?

The Parable about a Farmer (Mark 4:1-9 true)
The Parable of the Sower (Mark 4:1-9 true)
Parable of the Sower and Soils (Mark 4:1-12 true)
The Parable of the Sower .( A .) .( B .) (Mark 4:1-20 true)
Parable of the Farmer Scattering Seed (Mark 4:1-20 true)

What does Mark 4:1-2 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

Jesus may have taught these parables shortly after the incident Mark just finished recording ( Mark 3:20-35; cf. Matthew 13:1). If Song of Solomon , this was a very busy day in Jesus" ministry. It may have included all the events in Mark 3:19 to Mark 4:41 (cf. Matthew 12:22 to Matthew 13:53; Luke 8:4-25). "Again" looks back to Mark 3:7 and perhaps to Mark 2:13. The boat (Gr. ploion) in which Jesus sat was a vessel larger than a rowboat (cf. Mark 3:7), perhaps a fishing boat.

Matthew recorded Jesus giving two groups of parables on this occasion: four to the multitudes ( Matthew 13:3-35), and four to the disciples ( Matthew 13:36-52). Mark recorded only Jesus" parables to the multitudes. Both evangelists recorded Jesus" explanations to His disciples, though what they recorded Him saying is not identical.