Mark 4
1 And again he began to teach by the lake. And a large crowd was gathered to him, so that he entered into a boat on the lake, and sat down. And the whole crowd was on the land by the lake.
Again, he was teaching by the sea side, when so great a multitude gathered about him, that he was obliged to go aboard a bark, and sit there, while all the people remained on shore.
2 And then he taught them many things in parables, and told them in his teaching,
Then he taught them many things by parables.
3 "Listen. Look, the sower who went out to sow.
In teaching, he said to them, Attend, behold the sower went out to sow.
4 And it happened, as he sowed, some seed fell by the road, and the birds came and devoured it.
And as he sowed, part of the seed fell by the way-side, and the birds came and picked it up.
5 And others fell on the rocky ground, where it had little soil, and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of soil.
Part fell upon rocky ground, where it had little mold. This sprang sooner, because there was no depth of soil.
6 And when the sun came up, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.
But after the sun had beaten upon it, it was scorched, and having no root, it withered away.
7 And others fell among the thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit.
Part fell among thorns; and the thorns grew up and stifled it, so that it yielded nothing.
8 And others fell into the good ground, and yielded fruit, growing up and increasing; and brought forth thirty times, and sixty times, and one hundred times."
Part fell into good ground, and sprang up, and became so fruitful, that some grains produced thirty, some sixty, and some a hundred.
9 And he said, "Whoever has ears to hear, let him hear."
He added. Whoever has ears to hear, let him hear.
10 And when he was alone, those who were around him with the twelve asked him about the parables.
When he was in private, those who were about him with the twelve, asked him the meaning of the parable.
11 And he said to them, "To you has been given the mystery of the Kingdom of God, but to those who are outside, all things are done in parables,
He said to them, It is your privilege to know the secrets of the Reign of God, but to those without everything is vailed in parables;
12 that 'seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest perhaps they should turn and be forgiven.'"
that they may not perceive what they look at, or understand what they hear; lest they should be reclaimed, and obtain the forgiveness of their sins.
13 And he said to them, "Do you not understand this parable? And how will you understand all of the parables?
He said also to them, Do you not understand this parable? How then will you understand all the parables?
14 The farmer sows the word.
The sower is he who disperses the word.
15 And these are the ones by the road where the word is sown; and when they have heard, immediately Satan comes, and takes away the word which has been sown in them.
The wayside on which some of the grain fell, denotes those who have no sooner heard the word, than Satan comes, and takes away that which was sown in their hearts.
16 And these in a similar way are those who are sown on the rocky places, who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with joy.
The rocky ground denotes those, who, hearing the word, receive it first with pleasure;
17 And they have no root in themselves, but are short-lived. Then, when oppression or persecution arises because of the word, immediately they stumble.
yet not having it rooted in their minds, retain it but a while; for when trouble or persecution comes because of the word, they instantly relapse.
18 And others are those who are sown among the thorns; these are the ones who have heard the word,
The ground overrun with thorns, denotes those hearers
19 and the cares of the age, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful. (aiōn g165)
in whom worldly cares, and delusive riches, and the inordinate desire of other things, stifle the word, and render it unfruitful. (aiōn g165)
20 And those which were sown on the good ground are those who hear the word, and accept it, and bear fruit, some thirty times, some sixty times, and some one hundred times."
The good soil on which some grains yielded thirty, some sixty, and some a hundred, denotes those who hear the word, and retain it, and produce the fruits thereof.
21 And he said to them, "Is the lamp brought to be put under a basket or under a bed? Is it not put on a stand?
He said further, Is a lamp brought to be put under a vessel, or under a bed, and not to be set on a 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 no secret, that is not discovered; nor has anything been concealed, which is not to be divulged.
23 If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear."
If any man have ears to hear, let him hear.
24 And he said to them, "Consider carefully what you hear. With whatever measure you measure, it will be measured to you, and more will be given to you.
He said, moreover, Consider what you hear: with the measure with which you give, you shall receive.
25 For whoever has, more will be given, and he who does not have, even that which he has will be taken away from him."
For to him who has, more shall be given; but from him who has not, even that which he has shall be taken.
26 And he said, "The Kingdom of God is like someone who scatters seed on the earth,
He said also, The kingdom of God is like seed, which a man sowed in his field.
27 and he sleeps and rises night and day, and the seed springs up and grows; he doesn't know how.
While he slept by night, and waked by day, the seed shot up, and grew without his minding it.
28 The earth bears fruit, first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear.
For the earth produces of itself first the blade, then the ear; afterward the full corn.
29 But when the fruit is ripe, immediately he puts forth the sickle, because the harvest has come."
But as soon as the grain was ripe, he applied the sickle, because it was time to reap it.
30 And he said, "To what will we liken the Kingdom of God? Or with what parable will we use for it?
He said also, To what shall we compare the kingdom of God, or by what similitude shall we represent it?
31 It's like a mustard seed, which, when it is sown upon the soil, though it is less than all the seeds that are upon the soil,
It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown in the earth, is the smallest of all the seeds that are there.
32 And when it is sown, grows up, and becomes greater than all the garden plants, and puts out large branches, so that the birds of the sky can lodge under its shadow."
But after it is sown, it springs up, and becomes greater than any herb, and shoots out branches so large, that under their shades, the birds of the air may find shelter.
33 And with many such parables he spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear it.
And in many such similitudes, he conveyed instruction to the people, as he found them disposed to hear:
34 And he did not speak to them without a parable; but privately to his own disciples he explained everything.
and without a similitude he told them nothing; but he solved all to his disciples in private.
35 And on that day, when evening had come, he said to them, "Let us go over to the other side."
That day, in the evening, he said to them, Let us pass to the other side.
36 And leaving the crowd, they took him with them, even as he was, in the boat. And other boats were with him.
And they, leaving the people, but having him in the bark, set sail in company with other small barks.
37 And a big wind storm arose, and the waves beat into the boat, so much that the boat was already filled.
Then there arose a great storm of wind which drove the billows into the bark, which was now full.
38 And he himself was in the stern, asleep on the cushion, and they woke him up, and told him, "Teacher, do you not care that we are dying?"
Jesus being in the stern, asleep on a pillow, they awake him, saying, Rabbi, do you not care that we perish?
39 And he awoke, and rebuked the wind, and said to the lake, "Peace. Be still." And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.
And he arose, and commanded the wind, saying to the sea, Peace! be still! Immediately the wind ceased, and great calm ensued.
40 And he said to them, "Why are you so afraid? Do you still have no faith?"
And he said to them, Why are you so timorous? How is it that you have no faith?
41 And they were greatly afraid, and said to one another, "Who then is this, that even the wind and the lake obey him?"
And they were exceedingly terrified, and said one to another, Who is this, whom even the wind and the sea obey?
