Mark 4
1 Again he began to teach beside the sea, and a large crowd gathered around him. He stepped into a boat that was on the sea, and he sat down in it. The whole crowd was on the shore beside the sea.
And hee began againe to teache by the sea side, and there gathered vnto him a great multitude, so that hee entred into a shippe, and sate in the sea, and all the people was by the sea side on the land.
2 He taught them many things in parables, and in his teaching, this is what he said to them.
And he taught them many things in parables, and said vnto them in his doctrine,
3 “Listen, the farmer went out to sow his seed.
Hearken: Beholde, there went out a sower to sowe.
4 As he sowed, some seed fell on the road, and the birds came and devoured it.
And it came to passe as he sowed, that some fell by the way side, and the foules of the heauen came, and deuoured it vp.
5 Other seed fell on the rocky ground, where it did not have much soil. Immediately it sprang up, because it did not have deep soil.
And some fell on stonie grounde, where it had not much earth, and by and by sprang vp, because it had not depth of earth.
6 But when the sun rose, the plants were scorched, and because they had no root, they dried up.
But assoone as ye Sunne was vp, it was burnt vp, and because it had not roote, it withered away.
7 Other seed fell among the thorn plants. The thorn plants grew up and choked it, and it did not produce a crop.
And some fell among the thornes, and the thornes grewe vp, and choked it, so that it gaue no fruite.
8 Other seed fell into good soil and it produced a crop growing up and increasing thirty, sixty, and even a hundred times.”
Some againe fell in good grounde, and did yeelde fruite that sprong vp, and grewe, and it brought foorth, some thirtie folde, some sixtie folde, and some an hundreth folde.
9 Then he said, “Whoever has ears to hear, let him hear!”
Then he said vnto them, He that hath eares to heare, let him heare.
10 When Jesus was alone, those who were close to him and with the twelve asked him about the parables.
And whe he was alone, they that were about him with the twelue, asked him of ye parable.
11 He said to them, “To you is given the mystery of the kingdom of God. But to those outside everything is in parables,
And he saide vnto them, To you it is giuen to knowe the mysterie of the kingdome of God: but vnto them that are without, all thinges bee done in parables,
12 so that when they look, yes they look, but do not see, and so that when they hear, yes they hear, but do not understand, or else they would turn and God would forgive them.”
That they seeing, may see, and not discerne: and they hearing, may heare, and not vnderstand, least at any time they should turne, and their sinnes should be forgiuen them.
13 Then he said to them, “Do you not understand this parable? How then will you understand all the other parables?
Againe he said vnto them, Perceiue ye not this parable? howe then should ye vnderstand all other parables?
14 The farmer who sows his seed is the one who sows the word.
The sower soweth the worde.
15 These are the ones that fall beside the road, where the word was sown, but when they hear it, Satan immediately comes and takes away the word that was sown in them.
And these are they that receiue the seede by the wayes side, in whome the worde is sowen: but when they haue heard it, Satan commeth immediatly, and taketh away the worde that was sowen in their heartes.
16 These are the ones that are sown on rocky ground, who, when they hear the word, immediately receive it with joy.
And likewise they that receiue the seede in stony ground, are they, which whe they haue heard the word, straightwayes receiue it with gladnesse.
17 They have no root in themselves, but endure for a short time. Then tribulation or persecution comes because of the word, and immediately they stumble.
Yet haue they no roote in themselues, and endure but a time: for when trouble and persecution ariseth for the worde, immediatly they be offended.
18 The others are the ones that were sown among the thorns. They hear the word,
Also they that receiue the seede among the thornes, are such as heare the word:
19 but the cares of the world, the deceitfulness of riches, and the desires of other things enter in and choke the word, and it does not produce a crop. (aiōn g165)
But the cares of this world, and the deceitfulnes of riches, and the lustes of other things enter in, and choke the word, and it is vnfruitfull. (aiōn g165)
20 Then those that were sown in the good soil are the ones who hear the word and receive it, and they produce crops—thirty, sixty, or a hundred times what was sown.”
But they that haue receiued seede in good ground, are they that heare the worde, and receiue it, and bring foorth fruite: one corne thirtie, another sixtie, and some an hundreth.
21 Jesus said to them, “Do you bring a lamp inside the house to put it under a basket, or under the bed? You bring it in and you put it on a lampstand.
Also he saide vnto them, Commeth the candle in, to be put vnder a bushell, or vnder the bed, and not to be put on a candlesticke?
22 For nothing is hidden that will not be known, and nothing is secret that will not come out into the open.
For there is nothing hid, that shall not be opened: neither is there a secret, but that it shall come to light.
23 If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear!”
If any man haue eares to heare, let him heare.
24 He said to them, “Pay attention to what you hear, for the measure you use will be measured to you, and more will be added to you.
And he said vnto them, Take heede what ye heare. With what measure ye mete, it shall be measured vnto you: and vnto you that heare, shall more be giuen.
25 Because whoever has, to him will be given more, and whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken.”
For vnto him that hath, shall it be giuen, and from him that hath not, shall be taken away, euen that he hath.
26 He also said, “The kingdom of God is like a man who sows his seed on the ground.
Also he said, So is the kingdome of God, as if a man should cast seede in the ground,
27 He sleeps at night and gets up by day, and the seed sprouts and grows, though he does not know how.
And shoulde sleepe, and rise vp night and day, and the seede should spring and growe vp, he not knowing howe.
28 The earth bears grain by itself: First the blade, then the ear, then the mature grain in the ear.
For the earth bringeth foorth fruite of it selfe, first the blade, then the eares, after that full corne in the eares.
29 When the crop is ripe, he immediately sends in the sickle because the harvest has come.”
And assoone as the fruite sheweth it selfe, anon hee putteth in the sickle, because the haruest is come.
30 Again he said, “To what can we compare the kingdom of God, or what parable can we use to explain it?
He saide moreouer, Whereunto shall wee liken the kingdome of God? or with what comparison shall we compare it?
31 It is like a mustard seed which, when it is sown, is the smallest of all the seeds on earth.
It is like a graine of mustarde seede, which when it is sowen in the earth, is the least of all seedes that be in the earth:
32 Yet, when it is sown, it grows and becomes greater than all the garden plants, and it forms large branches, so that the birds of heaven can make their nests in its shade.”
But after that it is sowen, it groweth vp, and is greatest of all herbes, and beareth great branches, so that the foules of heauen may builde vnder the shadow of it.
33 With many parables like this he spoke the word to them, as much as they were able to understand,
And with many such parables he preached the word vnto them, as they were able to heare it.
34 and he did not speak to them without a parable. But when he was alone, he explained everything to his own disciples.
And without parables spake hee nothing vnto them: but he expounded all thinges to his disciples apart.
35 On that day, when evening had come, he said to them, “Let us go over to the other side.”
Nowe the same day when euen was come, he saide vnto them, Let vs passe ouer vnto the other side.
36 So they left the crowd, taking Jesus with them, just as he was, in the boat. There were other boats going along with him.
And they left the multitude, and tooke him as he was in the shippe, and there were also with him other little shippes.
37 Just then a violent windstorm arose and the waves were breaking into the boat so that the boat was almost full of water.
And there arose a great storme of winde, and the waues dashed into the shippe, so that it was now full.
38 But Jesus himself was in the stern, asleep on a cushion. They woke him up, saying, “Teacher, do you not care that we are about to die?”
And he was in the sterne asleepe on a pillow: and they awoke him, and saide to him, Master, carest thou not that we perish?
39 He got up, rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, “Peace! Be still!” Then the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.
And hee rose vp, and rebuked the winde, and saide vnto the sea, Peace, and be still. So the winde ceased, and it was a great calme.
40 Then he said to them, “Why are you afraid? Do you still not have faith?”
Then he saide vnto them, Why are ye so fearefull? how is it that ye haue no faith?
41 They were filled with great fear and said to one another, “Who then is this, because even the wind and the sea obey him?”
And they feared exceedingly, and said one to another, Who is this, that both the winde and sea obey him?
