Mark 4
1 Again he began to teach by the seaside. A great multitude was gathered to him, so that he entered into a boat in the sea and sat down. All the multitude were on the land by the sea.
And again he began to teach by the shore of the lake; and there was gathered to him a very great multitude, so that he went into a boat, and sat down in it upon the lake; and all the multitude was by the lake on the land.
2 He taught them many things in parables, and told them in his teaching,
And he taught them many things in parables, and said to them in his teaching,
3 “Listen! Behold, the farmer went out to sow.
Hearken: Behold, a sower went forth to sow.
4 As he sowed, some seed fell by the road, and the birds came and devoured it.
And it came to pass, as he sowed some seeds fell by the way-side; and the birds came and devoured them.
5 Others fell on the rocky ground, where it had little soil, and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of soil.
And others fell on rocky ground, where they had not much earth; and they sprung up immediately, because they had no depth of earth.
6 When the sun had risen, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.
But when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away.
7 Others fell among the thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked it, and it yielded no fruit.
And others fell among thorns; and the thorns grew up, and choked them, and they yielded no fruit.
8 Others fell into the good ground and yielded fruit, growing up and increasing. Some produced thirty times, some sixty times, and some one hundred times as much.”
And others fell on good ground, and shooting up and growing yielded fruit; and bore as much as thirty, and sixty, and a hundred fold.
9 He said, “Whoever has ears to hear, let him hear.”
And he said, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
10 When he was alone, those who were around him with the twelve asked him about the parables.
And when he was in private, they who were about him, with the twelve, asked him about the parables.
11 He said to them, “To you is given the mystery of God’s Kingdom, but to those who are outside, all things are done in parables,
And he said to them, To you hath been given the mystery of the kingdom of God; but to them, who are without, all things are done in parables; t
12 that ‘seeing they may see and not perceive, and hearing they may hear and not understand, lest perhaps they should turn again, and their sins should be forgiven them.’”
hat seeing they may see, and not perceive, and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest they should turn, and be forgiven.
13 He said to them, “Do not you understand this parable? How will you understand all of the parables?
And he saith to them, Know ye not this parable? and how will ye know all the parables?
14 The farmer sows the word.
The sower soweth the word.
15 The ones by the road are the ones where the word is sown; and when they have heard, immediately Satan comes and takes away the word which has been sown in them.
And these are they by the wayside, those where the word is sown, and when they have heard, Satan cometh immediately, and taketh away the word that was sown in them.
16 These in the same way are those who are sown on the rocky places, who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with joy.
And these in like manner are they that are sown on the rocky places, those, who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with joy,
17 They have no root in themselves, but are short-lived. When oppression or persecution arises because of the word, immediately they stumble.
and have no root in themselves, but endure only for a time; then, when affliction or persecution ariseth on account of the word, they immediately fall away.
18 Others are those who are sown among the thorns. These are those who have heard the word,
And others are they that are sown among the thorns; these are they who hear the word,
19 and the cares of this age (aiōn g165), and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.
but the cares of the world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful. (aiōn g165)
20 Those which were sown on the good ground are those who hear the word, accept it, and bear fruit, some thirty times, some sixty times, and some one hundred times.”
And these are they who are sown on the good ground; such as hear the word, and receive it; and bear fruit, thirty, sixty, and a hundred fold.
21 He said to them, “Is a lamp brought to be put under a basket or under a bed? Is not it put on a stand?
And he said to them, Is a lamp brought to be put under the bushel, or under the bed, and not to be set on the lamp-stand?
22 For there is nothing hidden except that it should be made known, neither was anything made secret but that it should come to light.
For there is nothing secret, unless to be made known; nor was any thing hidden, but that it should come to light.
23 If any man has ears to hear, let him hear.”
If any one hath ears to hear, let him hear.
24 He said to them, “Take heed what you hear. With whatever measure you measure, it will be measured to you; and more will be given to you who hear.
And he said to them, Take heed what ye hear. With what measure ye mete, it will be measured to you, and more will be added to you.
25 For whoever has, to him more will be given; and he who does not have, even that which he has will be taken away from him.”
For he that hath, to him will be given; and he that hath not, from him will be taken away even what he hath.
26 He said, “God’s Kingdom is as if a man should cast seed on the earth,
And he said, Thus is the kingdom of God, as when a man has cast seed upon the ground,
27 and should sleep and rise night and day, and the seed should spring up and grow, though he does not know how.
and sleeps and rises night and day, and the seed springs and grows up, he knows not how.
28 For the earth bears fruit by itself: first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear.
For the earth brings forth fruit of itself, first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear.
29 But when the fruit is ripe, immediately he puts in the sickle, because the harvest has come.”
But when the fruit puts itself forth, immediately he sends out the sickle, because the harvest is come.
30 He said, “How will we liken God’s Kingdom? Or with what parable will we illustrate it?
And he said, To what shall we liken the kingdom of God? or under what comparison shall we set it forth?
31 It’s like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown in the earth, though it is less than all the seeds that are on the earth,
It is like a grain of mustard, which, when it is sown in the earth, is less than all the seeds that are in the earth;
32 yet when it is sown, grows up and becomes greater than all the herbs, and puts out great branches, so that the birds of the sky can lodge under its shadow.”
and when it is sown, it grows up, and becomes greater than all the herbs, and puts forth great branches, so that the birds of the air can lodge under its shade.
33 With many such parables he spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear it.
And with many such parables he spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear.
34 Without a parable he did not speak to them; but privately to his own disciples he explained everything.
But without a parable he did not speak to them; but in private he explained all things to his own disciples.
35 On that day, when evening had come, he said to them, “Let’s go over to the other side.”
And on the same day, when the evening was come, he saith to them, Let us pass over to the other side.
36 Leaving the multitude, they took him with them, even as he was, in the boat. Other small boats were also with him.
And leaving the multitude, they take him with them, as he was, in the boat; and there were also other boats with him.
37 A big wind storm arose, and the waves beat into the boat, so much that the boat was already filled.
And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves heat into the boat, so that it was already filling.
38 He himself was in the stern, asleep on the cushion; and they woke him up and asked him, “Teacher, do not you care that we are dying?”
And he was in the stern, asleep on the pillow; and they awake him, and say to him, Teacher, carest thou not that we are perishing?
39 He awoke and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, “Peace! Be still!” The wind ceased and there was a great calm.
And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said to the waves, Peace! be still! And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.
40 He said to them, “Why are you so afraid? How is it that you have no faith?”
And he said to them, Why are ye so fearful? How is it that ye have not faith?
41 They were greatly afraid and said to one another, “Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?”
And they feared exceedingly, and said one to another, Who then is this, that even the wind and the waves obey him?
