Mark 4:2 Then He was continuing to teach them many things in parables (illustrations by comparison; note: used for Hebrew masal in the LXX, so = a variety of figures of speech: riddle; proverb; ethical maxim; by-word; allegory; fable; enigmatic saying that is meant to stimulate intense thinking) and was saying to them in the course of His teaching,

JMNT⁽ⁱ⁾ ² Then He was continuing to teach them many things in parables (illustrations by comparison; [note: used for Hebrew masal in the LXX, so = a variety of figures of speech: riddle; proverb; ethical maxim; by-word; allegory; fable; enigmatic saying that is meant to stimulate intense thinking]) and was saying to them in the course of His teaching,