Mark 4
1 Jesus again began to teach by the sea; and, as an immense crowd was gathering around him, he got into a boat, and sat in it on the sea, while all the people were on the shore at the water’s edge.
Καὶ πάλιν ἤρξατο διδάσκειν παρὰ τὴν θάλασσαν. καὶ (συνάγεται *N(k)O*) πρὸς αὐτὸν ὄχλος (πλεῖστος *N(K)O*) ὥστε αὐτὸν εἰς πλοῖον ἐμβάντα (τὸ *k*) καθῆσθαι ἐν τῇ θαλάσσῃ, καὶ πᾶς ὁ ὄχλος πρὸς τὴν θάλασσαν ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς (ἦσαν. *N(k)O*)
2 Then he taught them many truths in parables; and in the course of his teaching he said to them:
καὶ ἐδίδασκεν αὐτοὺς ἐν παραβολαῖς πολλὰ καὶ ἔλεγεν αὐτοῖς ἐν τῇ διδαχῇ αὐτοῦ·
3 “Listen! The sower went out to sow;
Ἀκούετε. Ἰδοὺ ἐξῆλθεν ὁ σπείρων (τοῦ *ko*) σπεῖραι·
4 and presently, as he was sowing, some of the seed fell along the path; and the birds came, and ate it up.
καὶ ἐγένετο ἐν τῷ σπείρειν, ὃ μὲν ἔπεσεν παρὰ τὴν ὁδόν, καὶ ἦλθεν τὰ πετεινὰ (τοῦ οὐρανοῦ *K*) καὶ κατέφαγεν αὐτό.
5 Some fell on rocky ground, where it had not much soil, and, because the soil wasn’t deep, sprang up at once;
(καὶ *no*) ἄλλο (δὲ *k*) ἔπεσεν ἐπὶ τὸ πετρῶδες (καὶ *o*) ὅπου οὐκ εἶχεν γῆν πολλήν, καὶ εὐθὺς ἐξανέτειλεν διὰ τὸ μὴ ἔχειν βάθος γῆς.
6 but, when the sun rose, it was scorched, and, because their roots were not deep enough, withered away.
(καὶ *N(k)O*) (ὅτε *NO*) (ἀνέτειλεν *N(k)O*) (ὁ *no*) (ἥλιος, ἐκαυματίσθη *N(k)O*) καὶ διὰ τὸ μὴ ἔχειν ῥίζαν ἐξηράνθη.
7 Some of the seed fell among brambles; but the brambles shot up and completely choked it, and it yielded no return.
καὶ ἄλλο ἔπεσεν εἰς τὰς ἀκάνθας, καὶ ἀνέβησαν αἱ ἄκανθαι καὶ συνέπνιξαν αὐτό, καὶ καρπὸν οὐκ ἔδωκεν.
8 Some fell into good soil, and, shooting up and growing, yielded a return, amounting to thirty, sixty, and even a hundred fold.”
καὶ (ἄλλα *N(k)O*) ἔπεσεν εἰς τὴν γῆν τὴν καλὴν καὶ ἐδίδου καρπὸν ἀναβαίνοντα καὶ (αὐξανόμενα *N(k)(o)*) καὶ ἔφερεν (ἓν *N(K)(o)*) τριάκοντα καὶ (ἓν *N(K)(o)*) ἑξήκοντα καὶ (ἓν *N(K)(o)*) ἑκατόν.
9 And Jesus said, “Let anyone who has ears to hear with hear.”
καὶ ἔλεγεν (αὐτοῖς· *k*) (ὃς ἔχει *N(k)O*) ὦτα ἀκούειν ἀκουέτω.
10 Afterward, when he was alone, his followers and the Twelve asked him about his parables;
(Καὶ *no*) ὅτε (δὲ *k*) ἐγένετο (κατὰ *N(K)O*) (μόνας, ἠρώτων *N(k)O*) αὐτὸν οἱ περὶ αὐτὸν σὺν τοῖς δώδεκα (τὰς *N(k)O*) (παραβολάς. *N(K)O*)
11 and he said, “To you the hidden truth of the kingdom of God has been imparted; but to those who are outside it all teaching takes the form of parables so that –
καὶ ἔλεγεν αὐτοῖς· ὑμῖν (γνῶναι *k*) τὸ μυστήριον δέδοται τῆς βασιλείας τοῦ θεοῦ, ἐκείνοις δὲ τοῖς ἔξω ἐν παραβολαῖς τὰ πάντα γίνεται
12 ‘Though they have eyes, they may see without perceiving; and though they have ears, they may hear without understanding; otherwise some day they might turn and be forgiven.’”
ἵνα βλέποντες βλέπωσιν καὶ μὴ ἴδωσιν καὶ ἀκούοντες ἀκούωσιν καὶ μὴ συνιῶσιν μήποτε μήποτε ἐπιστρέψωσιν καὶ ἀφεθῇ αὐτοῖς (τὰ ἁμαρτήματα. *k*)
13 “You do not know the meaning of this parable?” he went on, “Then how will you understand all the other parables?
Καὶ λέγει αὐτοῖς· οὐκ οἴδατε τὴν παραβολὴν ταύτην; καὶ πῶς πάσας τὰς παραβολὰς γνώσεσθε;
14 The sower sows the message.
ὁ σπείρων τὸν λόγον σπείρει.
15 The people meant by the seed that falls along the path are these – where the message is sown, but, as soon as they have heard it, Satan immediately comes and carries away the message that has been sown in them.
οὗτοι δέ εἰσιν οἱ παρὰ τὴν ὁδὸν ὅπου σπείρεται ὁ λόγος, καὶ ὅταν ἀκούσωσιν, εὐθὺς ἔρχεται ὁ σατανᾶς καὶ αἴρει τὸν λόγον τὸν ἐσπαρμένον (εἰς *N(k)O*) (ταῖς καρδίαις *K*) (αὐτούς. *N(k)(o)*)
16 So, too, those meant by the seed sown on the rocky places are the people who, when they have heard the message, at once accept it joyfully;
καὶ οὗτοί εἰσιν (ὁμοίως *KO*) οἱ ἐπὶ τὰ πετρώδη σπειρόμενοι, οἳ ὅταν ἀκούσωσιν τὸν λόγον, εὐθὺς μετὰ χαρᾶς λαμβάνουσιν αὐτὸν
17 but, as they have no root, they stand only for a short time; and so, when trouble or persecution arises because of the message, they fall away at once.
καὶ οὐκ ἔχουσιν ῥίζαν ἐν ἑαυτοῖς ἀλλὰ πρόσκαιροί εἰσιν. εἶτα γενομένης θλίψεως ἢ διωγμοῦ διὰ τὸν λόγον, εὐθὺς σκανδαλίζονται.
18 Those meant by the seed sown among the brambles are different; they are the people who hear the message,
καὶ (ἄλλοι *N(K)O*) εἰσὶν οἱ εἰς τὰς ἀκάνθας σπειρόμενοι· οὗτοί εἰσιν οἱ τὸν λόγον (ἀκούσαντες, *N(k)O*)
19 but the cares of life, and the glamour of wealth, and cravings for many other things come in and completely choke the message, so that it gives no return. (aiōn g165)
καὶ αἱ μέριμναι τοῦ (αἰῶνος *NK(O)*) (τούτου *k*) καὶ ἡ ἀπάτη τοῦ πλούτου καὶ αἱ περὶ τὰ λοιπὰ ἐπιθυμίαι εἰσπορευόμεναι συμπνίγουσιν τὸν λόγον, καὶ ἄκαρπος γίνεται. (aiōn g165)
20 But the people meant by the seed sown on the good ground are those who hear the message, and welcome it, and yield a return, thirty, sixty, and even a hundred fold.”
καὶ (ἐκεῖνοί *N(k)O*) εἰσιν οἱ ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν τὴν καλὴν σπαρέντες, οἵτινες ἀκούουσιν τὸν λόγον καὶ παραδέχονται καὶ καρποφοροῦσιν (ἓν *N(K)O*) τριάκοντα καὶ (ἓν *N(K)O*) ἑξήκοντα καὶ (ἓν *N(K)O*) ἑκατόν.
21 Jesus said to them, “Is a lamp brought to be put under a basket or under the couch, instead of being put on the lamp-stand?
Καὶ ἔλεγεν αὐτοῖς (ὅτι· *o*) μήτι ἔρχεται ὁ λύχνος ἵνα ὑπὸ τὸν μόδιον τεθῇ ἢ ὑπὸ τὴν κλίνην; οὐχ ἵνα ἐπὶ τὴν λυχνίαν (τεθῇ; *N(k)O*)
22 There is nothing hidden that will not come to light and nothing is concealed that will not be brought into the open.
οὐ γάρ ἐστιν (τί *k*) κρυπτόν (ὃ *k*) ἐὰν μὴ (ἵνα *NO*) φανερωθῇ, οὐδὲ ἐγένετο ἀπόκρυφον ἀλλ᾽ ἵνα ἔλθῃ εἰς φανερόν.
23 Let all who have ears to hear with hear.
εἴ τις ἔχει ὦτα ἀκούειν ἀκουέτω.
24 “Take care what you listen to,” said Jesus. “The standard you use will be used for you, and more will be added for you.
Καὶ ἔλεγεν αὐτοῖς· βλέπετε τί ἀκούετε. ἐν ᾧ μέτρῳ μετρεῖτε μετρηθήσεται ὑμῖν καὶ προστεθήσεται ὑμῖν (τοῖς ἀκούουσιν. *K*)
25 For, to those who have, more will be given; while, from those who have nothing, even what they have will be taken away.”
ὃς γὰρ (ἂν *k*) (ἔχει, *N(k)O*) δοθήσεται αὐτῷ· καὶ ὃς οὐκ ἔχει, καὶ (ὃ *N(k)O*) ἔχει ἀρθήσεται ἀπ᾽ αὐτοῦ.
26 Jesus also said, “This is what the kingdom of God is like – like a man who has scattered seed on the ground,
Καὶ ἔλεγεν· οὕτως ἐστὶν ἡ βασιλεία τοῦ θεοῦ, ὡς (ἐὰν *ko*) ἄνθρωπος βάλῃ τὸν σπόρον ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς
27 and then sleeps by night and rises by day, while the seed is shooting up and growing – he knows not how.
καὶ καθεύδῃ καὶ ἐγείρηται νύκτα καὶ ἡμέραν, καὶ ὁ σπόρος βλαστᾷ καὶ μηκύνηται ὡς οὐκ οἶδεν αὐτός.
28 The ground bears the crop of itself – first the blade, then the ear, and then the full grain in the ear;
αὐτομάτη (γὰρ *k*) ἡ γῆ καρποφορεῖ πρῶτον χόρτον εἶτα στάχυν εἶτα πλήρης (σῖτον *NK(o)*) ἐν τῷ στάχυϊ.
29 but, as soon as the crop is ready, immediately he puts in the sickle because harvest has come.”
ὅταν δὲ παραδοῖ ὁ καρπός, εὐθὺς ἀποστέλλει τὸ δρέπανον ὅτι παρέστηκεν ὁ θερισμός.
30 Jesus also said, “To what can we liken the kingdom of God?
Καὶ ἔλεγεν· (πῶς *N(k)O*) ὁμοιώσωμεν τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ θεοῦ ἢ ἐν (τίνι *N(k)O*) αὐτὴν παραβολῇ (θῶμεν; *N(k)O*)
31 By what can we illustrate it? Perhaps by the growth of a mustard seed. This seed, when sown in the ground, though it is smaller than all other seeds,
ὡς (κόκκῳ *NK(o)*) σινάπεως ὃς ὅταν σπαρῇ ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς, (μικρότερον ὂν *N(k)O*) πάντων τῶν σπερμάτων τῶν ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς.
32 yet, when sown, shoots up, and becomes larger than any other herb, and puts out great branches, so that even the wild birds can roost in its shelter.”
καὶ ὅταν σπαρῇ, ἀναβαίνει καὶ γίνεται (μεῖζον *N(k)O*) πάντων τῶν λαχάνων καὶ ποιεῖ κλάδους μεγάλους ὥστε δύνασθαι ὑπὸ τὴν σκιὰν αὐτοῦ τὰ πετεινὰ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ κατασκηνοῦν.
33 With many such parables Jesus used to speak to the people of his message, as far as they were able to receive it;
Καὶ τοιαύταις παραβολαῖς πολλαῖς ἐλάλει αὐτοῖς τὸν λόγον καθὼς ἠδύναντο ἀκούειν.
34 and to them he never used to speak except in parables; but in private to his own disciples he explained everything.
χωρὶς δὲ παραβολῆς οὐκ ἐλάλει αὐτοῖς· κατ᾽ ἰδίαν δὲ τοῖς (ἰδίοις *N(k)O*) μαθηταῖς ἐπέλυεν πάντα.
35 In the evening of the same day, Jesus said to them, “Let us go across.”
Καὶ λέγει αὐτοῖς ἐν ἐκείνῃ τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ὀψίας γενομένης· διέλθωμεν εἰς τὸ πέραν.
36 So, leaving the crowd behind, they took him with them, just as he was, in the boat; and there were other boats with him.
καὶ ἀφέντες τὸν ὄχλον παραλαμβάνουσιν αὐτὸν ὡς ἦν ἐν τῷ πλοίῳ, καὶ ἄλλα (δὲ *k*) (πλοῖα *N(k)O*) ἦν μετ᾽ αὐτοῦ.
37 A violent squall came on, and the waves kept dashing into the boat, so that the boat was actually filling.
καὶ γίνεται λαῖλαψ μεγάλη ἀνέμου, (καὶ *no*) τὰ (δὲ *k*) κύματα ἐπέβαλλεν εἰς τὸ πλοῖον ὥστε ἤδη γεμίζεσθαι (τὸ *no*) (πλοῖον. *N(K)O*)
38 Jesus was in the stern asleep on the cushion; and the disciples roused him and cried, “Teacher! Is it nothing to you that we are lost?”
καὶ αὐτὸς ἦν (ἐν *N(k)O*) τῇ πρύμνῃ ἐπὶ τὸ προσκεφάλαιον καθεύδων. καὶ (ἐγείρουσιν *N(k)O*) αὐτὸν καὶ λέγουσιν αὐτῷ· διδάσκαλε, οὐ μέλει σοι ὅτι ἀπολλύμεθα;
39 Jesus rose and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, “Hush! Be still!” Then the wind dropped, and a great calm followed.
καὶ διεγερθεὶς ἐπετίμησεν τῷ ἀνέμῳ καὶ εἶπεν τῇ θαλάσσῃ· σιώπα, πεφίμωσο. καὶ ἐκόπασεν ὁ ἄνεμος, καὶ ἐγένετο γαλήνη μεγάλη.
40 “Why are you so timid?” he exclaimed. “Have you no faith yet?”
Καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς· τί δειλοί ἐστε; (οὔπω *N(K)O*) (πῶς οὐκ *K*) ἔχετε πίστιν;
41 But they were struck with great awe, and said to one another, “Who can this be that even the wind and the sea obey him?”
καὶ ἐφοβήθησαν φόβον μέγαν καὶ ἔλεγον πρὸς ἀλλήλους· τίς ἄρα οὗτός ἐστιν ὅτι καὶ ὁ ἄνεμος καὶ ἡ θάλασσα (ὑπακούει *N(k)O*) αὐτῷ;
