Mark 4:34

³⁴In fact, in his public ministry he never taught without using parables; but afterward, when he was alone with his disciples, he explained everything to them.

Mark 4 gathers Jesus’ parables about the kingdom of God, with the sower and the seed as the centerpiece. The chapter moves from public teaching to private explanation, revealing that the kingdom comes not through force but through the patient, mysterious growth of God’s word. Jesus’