Mark 4
1 And again He began to teach by the sea, and there was gathered to Him a great multitude, so that He, having gone into the boat, sat in the sea, and all the multitude was near the sea, on the land,
AND again he began to teach by the sea side: and a vast multitude was assembled about him, so that he went into a vessel to sit down on the sea, and all the multitude was on the land close by the sea.
2 and He taught them many things in allegories, and He said to them in His teaching:
And he taught them in parables many things, and said unto them in the course of his teaching,
3 “Listen, behold, the sower went forth to sow;
Hear me! Behold, a sower went out to sow;
4 and it came to pass, in the sowing, some fell by the way, and the birds of the sky came and devoured it;
and it came to pass as he sowed, some fell by the road side, and the birds of the air came and ate it up.
5 and other fell on the rocky ground, where it did not have much earth, and immediately it sprang forth, because of having no depth of earth,
And some fell on a rocky soil, where it had not much mold, and immediately it sprung up, because it had no depth of earth:
6 and the sun having risen, it was scorched, and because of having no root it withered;
and when the sun arose it was scorched up; and because it had not root, it withered away.
7 and other fell toward the thorns, and the thorns came up and choked it, and it gave no fruit;
And some fell among thorns, and the thorns sprang up with it and choked it, and it produced no fruit.
8 and other fell to the good ground, and was giving fruit, coming up and increasing, and it was bearing, one thirty-fold, and one sixty, and one a hundred.”
And some fell on good ground, and produced fruit, growing up, and increasing, and yielded one part thirty fold, and another sixty, and another an hundred.
9 And He said to them, “He who is having ears to hear—let him hear.”
And he said unto them, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
10 And when He was alone, those around Him, with the Twelve, asked Him of the allegory,
But when they were alone, those who were about him with the twelve, asked him the meaning of the parable.
11 and He said to them, “To you it has been given to know the secret of the Kingdom of God, but to those who are outside, in allegories are all the things done,
And he said to them, To you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God; but to those who are without, all things are in parables:
12 that seeing they may see and not perceive, and hearing they may hear and not understand, lest they may turn, and the sins may be forgiven them.”
That seeing they may see, yet not perceive; and hearing may hear, yet not understand; lest at any time they should be converted, and their sins be forgiven them.
13 And He says to them, “Have you not known this allegory? And how will you know all the allegories?
And he saith to them, Know ye not this parable? and how will ye know all parables?
14 He who is sowing sows the word;
The sower soweth the word.
15 and these are they by the way where the word is sown: and whenever they may hear, Satan immediately comes, and he takes away the word that has been sown in their hearts.
Now these are they by the road side; where the word is sown; and when they have heard, immediately Satan cometh, and taketh away the word sown on their hearts:
16 And these are they, in like manner, who are sown on the rocky ground: who, whenever they may hear the word, immediately receive it with joy,
and these in like manner are they who were sown on the rocky soil; who when they have heard the word, instantly with joy receive it;
17 and have no root in themselves, but are temporary; afterward tribulation or persecution having come because of the word, immediately they are stumbled.
and have no root in themselves, but are temporary professors: afterwards, when tribulation cometh or persecution for the word’s sake, immediately they are offended.
18 And these are they who are sown toward the thorns: these are they who are hearing the word,
And those are the sown among the thorns; such as are hearers of the word;
19 and the anxieties of this age, and the deceitfulness of the riches, and the desires concerning the other things, entering in, choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful. (aiōn g165)
but the anxious cares of this world, and the seducing nature of wealth, and inordinate desires after other things entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful. (aiōn g165)
20 And these are they who on the good ground have been sown: who hear the word, and receive, and bear fruit, one thirty-fold, and one sixty, and one a hundred.”
And these are they who are sown on the good ground, such as hear the word, and receive it, and bring forth fruit, some thirty fold, and some sixty, and some an hundred.
21 And He said to them, “Does the lamp come that it may be put under the measure, or under the bed—not that it may be put on the lampstand?
And he said unto them, Is a lamp brought out to be put under a bushel, or under a bed, and not to be placed on a stand?
22 For there is not anything hid that may not be revealed, nor was anything kept hid but that it may come to light.
For there is nothing hid, but that it should be brought to light, nor is any thing concealed, but that it should come into open day.
23 If any has ears to hear—let him hear.”
If any man hath ears to hear, let him hear.
24 And He said to them, “Take heed what you hear; in what measure you measure, it will be measured to you; and to you who hear it will be added;
And he said unto them, Take heed what ye hear: with the measure ye mete, shall it be measured back to you; and something over shall be given to you that hear.
25 for whoever may have, there will be given to him, and whoever has not, also that which he has will be taken from him.”
For to him that hath, there shall more be given to him; but he that hath not, even that which he hath shall be taken away from him.
26 And He said, “Thus is the Kingdom of God: as if a man may cast the seed on the earth,
And he said, The kingdom of heaven is of that kind, as if a man should cast seed into his field;
27 and may sleep, and may rise night and day, and the seed springs up and grows, he has not known how;
and sleep and rise, night and day, and the sown corn should sprout, and grow into length, he knoweth not how:
28 for of itself the earth bears fruit, first a blade, afterward an ear, afterward full grain in the ear;
for the earth, naturally prolific, beareth fruit; first the blade, then the ear, then the full corn in the ear.
29 and whenever the fruit may yield itself, immediately he sends forth the sickle, because the harvest has come.”
But when the grain is ready, immediately he putteth in the sickle, because harvest is come.
30 And He said, “To what may we liken the Kingdom of God, or in what allegory may we compare it?
And he said, To what shall I liken the kingdom of God, and under what parabolic figure shall I represent it?
31 As a grain of mustard, which, whenever it may be sown on the earth, is less than any of the seeds that are on the earth;
It is like a grain of mustard, which when it is sown in the earth, is among the least of all the seeds which are upon the earth:
32 and whenever it may be sown, it comes up, and becomes greater than any of the herbs, and makes great branches, so that under its shade the birds of the sky are able to rest.”
but when it is sown, it groweth up and becomes greater than all herbaceous plants, and produceth vast branches; so that the birds of the air may roost under the shadow of it.
33 And with many such allegories He was speaking to them the word, as they were able to hear,
And with many such like parables spake he to them the word.
34 and without an allegory He was not speaking to them, and by themselves, to His disciples He was expounding all.
And without a parable spake he not unto them; but in private he explained them all to his disciples.
35 And He says to them on that day, evening having come, “We may pass over to the other side”;
And the same day he saith unto them, as the evening shut in, Let us pass over to the other side.
36 and having let away the multitude, they take Him up as He was in the boat, and other little boats were also with Him.
And sending the multitude away, they took him just as he was in the vessel; and there were also some other little vessels with him.
37 And there comes a great storm of wind, and the waves were beating on the boat, so that it is now being filled,
And a great hurricane arose, and the waves broke into the vessel, so that it was now full of water:
38 and He Himself was on the stern, sleeping on the pillow, and they wake Him up, and say to Him, “Teacher, are You not caring that we perish?”
and he was in the stern, sleeping on a pillow: and they awoke him, and say unto him, Master, is it no concern to thee that we are perishing?
39 And having awoken, He rebuked the wind and said to the sea, “Peace, be stilled”; and the wind stilled, and there was a great calm;
And rising, he with authority charged the wind, and said to the sea, Silence! be still! And the wind subsided, and there was a great calm.
40 and He said to them, “Why are you so fearful? How have you no faith?”
And he said to them, Why are ye so timorous? How is it that ye have not confidence?
41 And they feared a great fear and said to one another, “Who, then, is this, that even the wind and the sea obey Him?”
And they were filled with the most reverential awe, and said one to another, What manner of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?
