Mark 4:33

ἐλάλει … ἠδύναντο. The imperfects are again accurate (cf. Mark 4:2; Mark 4:10), yet Mt. has ἐλάλησεν. Αὐτοῖς refers to hearers who have not been mentioned; τὸν λόγον as in Mark 2:2.

καθώς. Just as (Mark 1:2; Mark 11:6; Mark 14:16); the correspondence between His teaching and their capacity was exact. Here, Mark 14:16, and Mark 15:7, R.V. has “as” for καθώς, as if ὡς were used. This seems to imply that Christ’s parables were not elaborated beforehand. On each occasion He fitted them to His audience, whose hearts He read. Cf. Mark 4:11-12; John 16:12. In Mark 4:36 R.V. treats ὡς as καθώς.