Mark 4
1 And again he began to teach by the seaside. And a large crowd was gathered to him, so that he entered into a boat in the sea, and sat down. And the whole crowd was on the land by the sea.
Afterwards Jesus began to teach by the seaside, and a vast multitude of people gathered about him, so that he went on board a boat on the sea, and sat there, while all the people stayed on shore, at the water’s edge.
2 And then he taught them many things in parables, and told them in his teaching,
Then he began teaching them in parables many things. In his teaching he said to them.
3 "Listen. Look, the sower who went out to sow.
"Listen! the Sower once 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, it happened that some seed fell on the road, and 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.
some other seed fell on stony soil, where it had not much earth; and it sprang up quickly because it had no depth of soil,
6 And when the sun came up, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.
but when the sun rose it was scorched and withered away because it had no root.
7 And others fell among the thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit.
Other seed fell among the thorns, and the thorns sprang up and choked it, so that it yielded no crop.
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."
But some seed fell into good soil and yielded a crop that sprang up and increased, yielding thirty, sixty, or a hundredfold.
9 And he said, "Whoever has ears to hear, let him hear."
"Any one who has ears to hear," he added, "let him listen to this."
10 And when he was alone, those who were around him with the twelve asked him about the parables.
When he was alone his followers and the Twelve began asking about the parables.
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 went on to say to them. "The secret truth concerning the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to those outside everything is told 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.'"
so that, "for all their looking they may not see, and for all their hearing, they may not understand, lest perchance they should turn and be pardoned.
13 And he said to them, "Do you not understand this parable? And how will you understand all of the parables?
"You do not understand this parable," said Jesus. "Then how will you understand the other parables?
14 The farmer sows the word.
"What the Sower sows is the Word. There are those ‘on the wayside’ where the Word is sown.
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.
As soon as they hear it, Satan immediately comes and snatches away the Word which has been sown in them.
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.
And like the sowing upon ‘stony ground’ are those who, whenever they hear the Word, at once receive it with joy,
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.
but because they have no root in themselves they last for a time; but when suffering or persecution ensues because of the Word, they at once fall away.
18 And others are those who are sown among the thorns; these are the ones who have heard the word,
There are others who are ‘sown among thorns.’
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)
When they have heard the Word, the anxieties of life and the snares of wealth, and all sorts of other ambitions, come in to choke the Word, so that it proves 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."
But those, on the other hand, who were sown on that good soil, are those who listen to the Word, and welcome it, and bear fruit, thirty, sixty, or a hundredfold."
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 went on to say. "Is the lamp brought in to be put under the bushel or the bed? Is it not rather to be put 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.
There is nothing hidden except what is to be disclosed, and nothing concealed except what is to be revealed.
23 If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear."
If any man has 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.
And he said to them. "Take heed what you hear. With what measure you measure it will be measured to you, and more will be given to you.
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 he who holds, to him will more be given, and he who holds not, from him will be taken even what he holds."
26 And he said, "The Kingdom of God is like someone who scatters seed on the earth,
"It is with the kingdom of God," he continued, "as if a man should have sown seed in the earth;
27 and he sleeps and rises night and day, and the seed springs up and grows; he doesn't know how.
night and day he sleeps and wakes while the seed is sprouting and growing tall, he knows not how.
28 The earth bears fruit, first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear.
Of its own accord the earth bears its crops; first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear.
29 But when the fruit is ripe, immediately he puts forth the sickle, because the harvest has come."
Then as soon as the crop is ready the man has the sickle put in at once, because harvest-time is come.
30 And he said, "To what will we liken the Kingdom of God? Or with what parable will we use for it?
"To what shall we compare the kingdom of God?" he said again. "in what parable shall we set it forth?
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 mustard-seed, which, when sown in the soil, is the smallest seed in the world;
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."
yet when sown shoots up and becomes larger than any plant, sending out such branches that the wild birds build their nests under its shadow."
33 And with many such parables he spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear it.
With many such illustrations Jesus used to tell his message to people as far as they were able to receive it;
34 And he did not speak to them without a parable; but privately to his own disciples he explained everything.
and to them it was his practice never to speak except in parables. But he used to explain everything in private to his disciples.
35 And on that day, when evening had come, he said to them, "Let us go over to the other side."
On the evening of that same day Jesus said to them, "Let us go across 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.
So, leaving the crowd behind, they took him with them just as he was in the boat; and the other boats were with him.
37 And a big wind storm arose, and the waves beat into the boat, so much that the boat was already filled.
But a great gale of wind came up, and the waves were dashing into the boat so that it began to fill.
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?"
Now he himself was sleeping on the cushion in the stern, so they woke him up, saying, "Master, do you not care if we perish?"
39 And he awoke, and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, "Peace. Be still." And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.
And he awoke, rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, "Peace, be still!"
40 And he said to them, "Why are you so afraid? Do you still have no faith?"
The wind fell, and there ensued a great calm. Then he said to them. "Why are you so afraid? Have you still no faith?"
41 And they were greatly afraid, and said to one another, "Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?"
Then they were awestruck, and said one to another, "Who can this be, that even the wind and the sea obey him!"
