Mark 4
1 Once again Jesus began to teach by the sea, and a large crowd was gathered around him. So he got into the boat and sat in it on the sea, while the entire crowd was beside the sea on the shore.
And he began again to teach by the sea side: and there was gathered to him a great multitude, so that he entered into a ship, and sat in the sea; and the whole multitude was by the sea on the land.
2 Then he taught them many things in parables, and in his teaching he said to them,
And he taught them many things by parables, and said to them in his doctrine,
3 “Listen! A sower went out to sow.
Listen; Behold, there went out a sower to sow:
4 As he sowed, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it.
And it came to pass, as he sowed, some fell by the way side, and the fowls of the air came and devoured it up.
5 Other seed fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil, and it sprang up immediately because it had no depth of soil.
And some fell on stony ground, where it had not much earth; and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of earth:
6 But when the sun rose, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.
But when the sun was up, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.
7 Other seed fell among the thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked it, and it produced no fruit.
And some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit.
8 But other seed fell into good soil and produced fruit that grew and increased; some bore thirty, some sixty, and some a hundred times more than what was sown.”
And other fell on good ground, and did yield fruit that sprang up and increased; and brought forth, some thirty, and some sixty, and some an hundred.
9 Then he said, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”
And he said to them, He that has ears to hear, let him hear.
10 When he was alone with the twelve and the others who were around him, they asked him about the parable.
And when he was alone, they that were about him with the twelve asked of him the parable.
11 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 spoken in parables,
And he said to them, To you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but to them that are without, all these things are done in parables:
12 so that ‘they may see but not perceive, and hear but not understand, lest they should turn back and be forgiven of their sins.’”
That seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest at any time they should be converted, and their sins should be forgiven them.
13 Then he said to them, “Do you not understand this parable? How then will you understand all the other parables?
And he said to them, Know you not this parable? and how then will you know all parables?
14 The sower sows the word.
The sower sows the word.
15 Now some people are like the seed along the path, where the word is sown. When they hear, Satan immediately comes and takes away the word that is sown in their hearts.
And these are they by the way side, where the word is sown; but when they have heard, Satan comes immediately, and takes away the word that was sown in their hearts.
16 Likewise, some people are like the seed sown on rocky ground. When they hear the word, they immediately receive it with joy.
And these are they likewise which are sown on stony ground; who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with gladness;
17 Yet they have no root in themselves, but are only temporary. When tribulation or persecution arises on account of the word, they immediately fall away.
And have no root in themselves, and so endure but for a time: afterward, when affliction or persecution rises for the word’s sake, immediately they are offended.
18 Others are like the seed sown among the thorns. They hear the word,
And these are they which are sown among thorns; such as hear the word,
19 but the cares of this world, the deceitfulness of riches, and the desire for other things enter in and choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful. (aiōn g165)
And the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful. (aiōn g165)
20 But others are like the seed sown on the good soil. They hear the word, receive it, and bear fruit—some thirty, some sixty, and some a hundred times more than what was sown.”
And these are they which are sown on good ground; such as hear the word, and receive it, and bring forth fruit, some thirty times, some sixty, and some an hundred.
21 He also said to them, “Is a lamp brought in to be put under a basket, or under a bed? Is it not brought in to be set on a lampstand?
And he said to them, Is a candle brought to be put under a bushel, or under a bed? and not to be set on a candlestick?
22 For there is nothing hidden that will not be made manifest, nor has anything been made secret except to come to light.
For there is nothing hid, which shall not be manifested; neither was any thing kept secret, but that it should come abroad.
23 If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear.”
If any man have ears to hear, let him hear.
24 Then he said to them, “Consider what you hear. With the measure you use it will be measured to you, and more will be added to you who hear.
And he said to them, Take heed what you hear: with what measure you mete, it shall be measured to you: and to you that hear shall more be given.
25 For whoever has will be given more, but whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.”
For he that has, to him shall be given: and he that has not, from him shall be taken even that which he has.
26 He also said, “The kingdom of God is like a man who scatters seed on the ground.
And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground;
27 He sleeps and rises night and day, and the seed sprouts and grows; he does not know how.
And should sleep, and rise night and day, and the seed should spring and grow up, he knows not how.
28 For the earth produces a crop by itself: first the stalk, then the head, then the full grain in the head.
For the earth brings forth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear.
29 When the crop is ready, the man immediately sends in the sickle, for the harvest has come.”
But when the fruit is brought forth, immediately he puts in the sickle, because the harvest is come.
30 Then Jesus said, “To what can we compare the kingdom of God? Or what parable can we use to describe it?
And he said, To what shall we liken the kingdom of God? or with what comparison shall we compare it?
31 It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown on the ground, is smaller than all the seeds on earth.
It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown in the earth, is less than all the seeds that be in the earth:
32 Yet when it is sown, it grows and becomes larger than all the garden plants and produces large branches, so that the birds of the sky can nest in its shade.”
But when it is sown, it grows up, and becomes greater than all herbs, and shoots out great branches; so that the fowls of the air may lodge under the shadow of it.
33 With many similar parables he spoke the word to them, to the extent that they were able to understand it.
And with many such parables spoke he the word to them, as they were able to hear it.
34 He did not speak to them without using a parable, but privately he explained everything to his disciples.
But without a parable spoke he not to them: and when they were alone, he expounded all things to his disciples.
35 On that day, when evening came, Jesus said to his disciples, “Let us cross over to the other side of the sea.”
And the same day, when the even was come, he says to them, Let us pass over to the other side.
36 So they left the crowd and took him with them in the boat, just as he was. Other little boats were also with him.
And when they had sent away the multitude, they took him even as he was in the ship. And there were also with him other little ships.
37 Now a great windstorm arose, and the waves were beating against the boat, so that it was nearly swamped.
And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the ship, so that it was now full.
38 But Jesus was in the stern, asleep on a cushion. So they woke him up and said to him, “Teacher, do yoʋ not care that we are perishing?”
And he was in the hinder part of the ship, asleep on a pillow: and they awake him, and say to him, Master, care you not that we perish?
39 Then he woke up and rebuked the wind and said to the sea, “Peace! Be still!” So the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.
And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.
40 Then he said to them, “Why are you so afraid? How is it that you have no faith?”
And he said to them, Why are you so fearful? how is it that you have no faith?
41 And they were filled with great fear and said to one another, “Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?”
And they feared exceedingly, and said one to another, What manner of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?
