Neville Goddard on Mark 4:33-34 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Mark 4 in context

Scripture Focus

33And with many such parables spake he the word unto them, as they were able to hear it.

34But without a parable spake he not unto them: and when they were alone, he expounded all things to his disciples.

Mark 4:33-34

Biblical Context

Jesus speaks in parables to those who can hear. He explains everything plainly to his own disciples when they are alone.

Neville's Inner Vision

Mark 4:33-34 invites you to awaken to a state of consciousness where the words you hear are tailored to your present hearing. The parables are not mere stories but symbolic images your imagination uses to focus attention and shift your inner weather. When the crowd of everyday thoughts grows loud, the Master speaks in parables to suit what you are able to hear at that moment; when you retreat into the quiet of your own awareness, He expands the meaning, expounding all things to the disciple within. This is the inward school where truth becomes a lived certainty. The division between external hearing and internal knowing dissolves as you remain still and attentive to the I AM that perceives. The shift occurs not by changing the world, but by changing your state of mind—your assumptions, beliefs, and feelings about what is true. If you cultivate a single seed of truth in your imagination and treat it as already real, the parabolic language gives way to the direct revelation your inner teacher provides.

Practice This Now

Imaginative_act: Sit quietly and assume you have already heard the truth you seek. In your mind's ear, the Master explains it to you; feel the revised belief as already true.