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.
Once again He began to teach beside the sea. And a large crowd was gathered to Him, so that He got into the boat and sat down, out on the water, while the whole crowd was on the land, at the water's edge.
2 And he taught them many things in parables, and said to them in his teaching,
Then He began teaching them many things by parables and said to them in His teaching:
3 Hearken: Behold, a sower went forth to sow.
“Listen! Yes, a sower went out to sow.
4 And it came to pass, as he sowed some seeds fell by the way-side; and the birds came and devoured them.
And it happened, as he sowed, that some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it.
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.
Some fell on the rocky area where it did not have much soil, and it sprang up quickly because it had no depth of soil.
6 But when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away.
But upon the sun's rising it was scorched, and because it had no root it was withered up.
7 And others fell among thorns; and the thorns grew up, and choked them, and they yielded no fruit.
And some fell among the thorns, and the thorns grew up and smothered it, and it yielded 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 fell into the good ground, and coming up and growing it started to produce fruit—yielding thirty times as much, sixty times as much, even a hundred times as much.”
9 And he said, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
Then He said, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear!”
10 And when he was in private, they who were about him, with the twelve, asked him about the parables.
But when He was alone, those who were around Him, with the twelve, asked Him about the parable.
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
So He said to them: “To you it has been given to know the mystery of the Kingdom of God; but to those who are outside, everything is being given in parables,
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 not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; so that they should not return and their sins be forgiven them.’”
13 And he saith to them, Know ye not this parable? and how will ye know all the parables?
Then He said to them: “Don't you understand this parable? How then will you understand all the parables?
14 The sower soweth the word.
The sower sows 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.
These are the ones where the Word is sown along the path: as soon as they hear it, Satan comes and takes away the Word that was sown in their hearts.
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,
Similarly, these are the ones sown on the rocky area: as soon as they hear the Word they receive 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.
but since they have no root in themselves they are temporary—when oppression or persecution comes because of the Word, they quickly fall away.
18 And others are they that are sown among the thorns; these are they who hear the word,
And these are the ones sown among the thorns: they hear 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)
but the worries of this age, the deceitfulness of wealth, and the undue desires for other things come in and smother the Word, and it becomes unfruitful. (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 the ones sown on the good ground: such people hear the Word, welcome it and produce fruit—thirty times as much, sixty times as much, even 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?
Also He said to them: “The lamp is not brought to be put under a box or under a bed, is it? Is it not to be placed on its stand?
22 For there is nothing secret, unless to be made known; nor was any thing hidden, but that it should come to light.
For there is no ‘hidden’ that may not be exposed, nor has anything been concealed but that it should come to light.
23 If any one hath ears to hear, let him hear.
If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear!”
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.
Then He said to them: “Pay attention to what you hear. With the same measure you use it will be measured to you in return; and to you who hear, more will be added.
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.
Because whoever has, to him more will be given; whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.”
26 And he said, Thus is the kingdom of God, as when a man has cast seed upon the ground,
He also said: “The Kingdom of God is as if a man should scatter the seed on the ground
27 and sleeps and rises night and day, and the seed springs and grows up, he knows not how.
and should sleep and get up night and day, and the seed should sprout and grow, he himself does not know how.
28 For the earth brings forth fruit of itself, first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear.
All by itself the earth produces fruit: first a shoot, then a head of grain, then full grain in the head.
29 But when the fruit puts itself forth, immediately he sends out the sickle, because the harvest is come.
But as soon as the grain is ready, he sends in the sickle, because the harvest has come.”
30 And he said, To what shall we liken the kingdom of God? or under what comparison shall we set it forth?
Again He said: “To what shall we compare the Kingdom of God, or with what sort of parable should we illustrate it?
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 mustard seed, that when it is sown on the ground is the smallest of all such seeds,
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.
yet when it is sown, it grows up and becomes larger than all the garden herbs and produces big branches, so that the birds of the air are able to rest in its shade.”
33 And with many such parables he spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear.
It was with many such parables that He was speaking the word to them, as they were able to hear it.
34 But without a parable he did not speak to them; but in private he explained all things to his own disciples.
But apart from a parable He did not speak to them; privately, however, He would explain everything to His disciples.
35 And on the same day, when the evening was come, he saith to them, Let us pass over to the other side.
On the same day, when evening had come, He said to them, “Let us go across 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.
Since He was already in the boat, they took off with Him, leaving the crowd behind (other little boats were also with Him).
37 And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves heat into the boat, so that it was already filling.
Well a strong cyclonic wind came up, such that the waves beat into the boat, so that it was already filling up.
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?
But He was on the poop deck, sleeping on the cushion; so they awakened Him and said to Him, “Teacher, don't you care that we are perishing?”
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.
Then, having been awakened, He rebuked the wind and said to the sea, “Shut up; be muzzled!” So the wind stopped and there was a complete 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 so afraid? How is it that you have 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?
They were terrified and started saying to one another, “Who can this be, that even the wind and the sea obey Him!?”
