Purpose of Parables
Revised Standard Version
Last Revised: 3/24/00
Mark 4:10-11, 33-34
Block Diagram:
    4.10      And
                             when he was by himself,
(A)      those with him began asking about the parables.
            together with the Twelve

    4.11      And
(B)      he told them,
 (1)                  To you is given the mystery of the Kingdom of God;
                            but
 (2)                  to those on the outside all things are in parables,
               /---------------------------------------------|
              in order that
                                    Seeing
                            they may be seeing
                                 and
                            ---- not see,
                                 and
                                    hearing
                            they may be hearing
                                 and
                            ---- not understand,
                                        lest they may turn
                                 and
                            it should be forgiven them.
 

    4.33      And
               with many other such parables
(C)      he was speaking to them the word
               as they could hear;
    4.34      but
               apart from parables,
(D)      he was not speaking to them,
              and
               in private
(E)      he was explaining everything to this disciples.
 
Semantic Diagram:

      --------------- (A)
      |
-------
|     |     --------- (B)
|     |     |
|     ------
|           |     ---    (1)
|           ------|
|                 ---    (2)
|
|           --------- (C)
|     ------|
|     |     --------- (D)
|-----|
      --------------- (E)
 
Exegetical Outline:

I. (A-2)_________________________________________________________________

A. (A)______________________________________________________________

B. (B-2)____________________________________________________________

1. (B)_________________________________________________________

2. (1-2)________________________________________________________

a)   (1)____________________________________________________

b)   (2)____________________________________________________

II. (C-E)_________________________________________________________________
A. (C-D)____________________________________________________________
1. (C)_________________________________________________________

2. (D)_________________________________________________________

B. (E)______________________________________________________________