Mark 4
1 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.
And again he was teaching by the seaside. And a very great number of people had come to him, so that he got into a boat on the sea and took his seat; and all the people were on the land by the seaside.
2 And he taught them many things in parables, and said to them in his teaching,
And he gave them teaching about a number of things in the form of stories, and said to them in his teaching, Give ear:
3 Hearken: Behold, a sower went forth to sow.
A man went out to put seed in the earth:
4 And it came to pass, as he sowed some seeds fell by the way-side; and the birds came and devoured them.
And while he was doing it, some was dropped by the wayside, and the birds came and took it for food.
5 And others fell on rocky ground, where they had not much earth; and they sprung up immediately, because they had no depth of earth.
And some went on the stones, where it had not much earth; and it came up straight away, because the earth was not deep:
6 But when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away.
And when the sun was high, it was burned; and because it had no root, it became dry and dead.
7 And others fell among thorns; and the thorns grew up, and choked them, and they yielded no fruit.
And some went among the thorns, and the thorns came up, and it had no room for growth and gave no fruit.
8 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.
And some, falling on good earth, gave fruit, coming up and increasing, and giving thirty, sixty, and a hundred times as much.
9 And he said, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
And he said to them, Whoever has ears, let him give ear.
10 And when he was in private, they who were about him, with the twelve, asked him about the parables.
And when he was by himself, those who were round him with the twelve put questions to him about the purpose of the stories.
11 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
And he said to them, To you is given the secret of the kingdom of God, but to those who are outside, all things are given in the form of stories;
12 hat seeing they may see, and not perceive, and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest they should turn, and be forgiven.
So that seeing they may see, and it will not be clear to them; and hearing it, they will not get the sense; for fear that they may be turned again to me and have forgiveness.
13 And he saith to them, Know ye not this parable? and how will ye know all the parables?
And he said to them, If you are not clear about this story, how will you be clear about the others?
14 The sower soweth the word.
The seed is the word.
15 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.
And these are they by the wayside, where the word is planted; and when they have given ear, the Evil One comes straight away and takes away the word which has been planted in them.
16 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,
And in the same way, these are they who are planted on the stones, who, when the word has come to their ears, straight away take it with joy;
17 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.
And they have no root in themselves, but go on for a time; then, when trouble comes or pain, because of the word, they quickly become full of doubts.
18 And others are they that are sown among the thorns; these are they who hear the word,
And others are those planted among the thorns; these are they who have given ear to the word,
19 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)
And the cares of this life, and the deceits of wealth, and the desire for other things coming in, put a stop to the growth of the word, and it gives no fruit. (aiōn g165)
20 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.
And these are they who were planted on the good earth; such as give ear to the word, and take it into their hearts, and give fruit, thirty and sixty and a hundred times as much.
21 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?
And he said to them, When the light comes in, do people put it under a vessel, or under the bed, and not on its table?
22 For there is nothing secret, unless to be made known; nor was any thing hidden, but that it should come to light.
There is nothing covered which will not be seen openly, and nothing has been made secret which will not come to light.
23 If any one hath ears to hear, let him hear.
If any man has ears, let him give ear.
24 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.
And he said to them, Take care what you give ear to: in the same measure as you give you will get, and more will be given to you.
25 For he that hath, to him will be given; and he that hath not, from him will be taken away even what he hath.
He who has, to him will be given: and he who has not, from him will be taken even that which he has.
26 And he said, Thus is the kingdom of God, as when a man has cast seed upon the ground,
And he said, Such is the kingdom of God, as if a man put seed in the earth,
27 and sleeps and rises night and day, and the seed springs and grows up, he knows not how.
And went to sleep and got up, night and day, and the seed came to growth, though he had no idea how.
28 For the earth brings forth fruit of itself, first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear.
The earth gives fruit by herself; first the leaf, then the head, then the full grain.
29 But when the fruit puts itself forth, immediately he sends out the sickle, because the harvest is come.
But when the grain is ready, he quickly sends men to get it cut, because the time for cutting has come.
30 And he said, To what shall we liken the kingdom of God? or under what comparison shall we set it forth?
And he said, What picture may we give of the kingdom of God, or with what story may we make it clear?
31 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;
It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is put in the earth, is smaller than all the seeds on the earth,
32 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.
But when it is planted, it comes up, and becomes taller than all the plants, and puts out great branches, so that the birds of heaven are able to take rest in its shade.
33 And with many such parables he spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear.
And with a number of such stories he gave them his teaching, as they were able to take it:
34 But without a parable he did not speak to them; but in private he explained all things to his own disciples.
And without a story he said nothing to them: but privately to his disciples he made all things clear.
35 And on the same day, when the evening was come, he saith to them, Let us pass over to the other side.
And on that day, when the evening had come, he said to them, Let us go over to the other side.
36 And leaving the multitude, they take him with them, as he was, in the boat; and there were also other boats with him.
And going away from the people, they took him with them, as he was, in the boat. And other boats were with him.
37 And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves heat into the boat, so that it was already filling.
And a great storm of wind came up, and the waves came into the boat, so that the boat was now becoming full.
38 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?
And he himself was in the back of the boat, sleeping on the cushion: and they, awaking him, said, Master, is it nothing to you that we are in danger of destruction?
39 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.
And he came out of his sleep, and gave strong orders to the wind, and said to the sea, Peace, be at rest. And the wind went down, and there was a great calm.
40 And he said to them, Why are ye so fearful? How is it that ye have not faith?
And he said to them, Why are you full of fear? have you still no faith?
41 And they feared exceedingly, and said one to another, Who then is this, that even the wind and the waves obey him?
And their fear was great, and they said one to another, Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea do his orders?
