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 again He began to teach by the sea, and there was gathered to Him a great multitude, so that He, having gone into the boat, sat in the sea, and all the multitude was near the sea, 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 allegories, and He said to them in His teaching:
3 “Listen, the farmer went out to sow his seed.
“Listen, behold, the sower went forth to sow;
4 As he sowed, some seed fell on the road, and the birds came and devoured it.
and it came to pass, in the sowing, some fell by the way, and the birds of the sky came and devoured it;
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 other fell on the rocky ground, where it did not have much earth, and immediately it sprang forth, because of having no depth of earth,
6 But when the sun rose, the plants were scorched, and because they had no root, they dried up.
and the sun having risen, it was scorched, and because of having no root it withered;
7 Other seed fell among the thorn plants. The thorn plants grew up and choked it, and it did not produce a crop.
and other fell toward the thorns, and the thorns came up and choked it, and it gave no fruit;
8 Other seed fell into good soil and it produced a crop growing up and increasing thirty, sixty, and even a hundred times.”
and other fell to the good ground, and was giving fruit, coming up and increasing, and it was bearing, one thirty-fold, and one sixty, and one a hundred.”
9 Then he said, “Whoever has ears to hear, let him hear!”
And He said to them, “He who is having ears to hear—let him hear.”
10 When Jesus was alone, those who were close to him and with the twelve asked him about the parables.
And when He was alone, those around Him, with the Twelve, asked Him of the allegory,
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 said to them, “To you it has been given to know the secret of the Kingdom of God, but to those who are outside, in allegories are all the things done,
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 seeing they may see and not perceive, and hearing they may hear and not understand, lest they may turn, and the sins may 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 says to them, “Have you not known this allegory? And how will you know all the allegories?
14 The farmer who sows his seed is the one who sows the word.
He who is sowing sows the word;
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 by the way where the word is sown: and whenever they may hear, Satan immediately comes, and he takes away the word that has been sown in their hearts.
16 These are the ones that are sown on rocky ground, who, when they hear the word, immediately receive it with joy.
And these are they, in like manner, who are sown on the rocky ground: who, whenever they may hear the word, immediately receive it with joy,
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.
and have no root in themselves, but are temporary; afterward tribulation or persecution having come because of the word, immediately they are stumbled.
18 The others are the ones that were sown among the thorns. They hear the word,
And these are they who are sown toward the thorns: these are they who are hearing 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)
and the anxieties of this age, and the deceitfulness of the riches, and the desires concerning the other things, entering in, choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful. (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.”
And these are they who on the good ground have been sown: who hear the word, and receive, and bear fruit, one thirty-fold, and one sixty, and one a hundred.”
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.
And He said to them, “Does the lamp come that it may be put under the measure, or under the bed—not that it may be put on the lampstand?
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 not anything hid that may not be revealed, nor was anything kept hid but that it may come to light.
23 If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear!”
If any has ears to hear—let him hear.”
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 to them, “Take heed what you hear; in what measure you measure, it will be measured to you; and to you who hear it will be added;
25 Because whoever has, to him will be given more, and whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken.”
for whoever may have, there will be given to him, and whoever has not, also that which he has will be taken from him.”
26 He also said, “The kingdom of God is like a man who sows his seed on the ground.
And He said, “Thus is the Kingdom of God: as if a man may cast the seed on the earth,
27 He sleeps at night and gets up by day, and the seed sprouts and grows, though he does not know how.
and may sleep, and may rise night and day, and the seed springs up and grows, he has not known how;
28 The earth bears grain by itself: First the blade, then the ear, then the mature grain in the ear.
for of itself the earth bears fruit, first a blade, afterward an ear, afterward full grain in the ear;
29 When the crop is ripe, he immediately sends in the sickle because the harvest has come.”
and whenever the fruit may yield itself, immediately he sends forth the sickle, because the harvest has come.”
30 Again he said, “To what can we compare the kingdom of God, or what parable can we use to explain it?
And He said, “To what may we liken the Kingdom of God, or in what allegory may we compare it?
31 It is like a mustard seed which, when it is sown, is the smallest of all the seeds on earth.
As a grain of mustard, which, whenever it may be sown on the earth, is less than any of the seeds that are on 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.”
and whenever it may be sown, it comes up, and becomes greater than any of the herbs, and makes great branches, so that under its shade the birds of the sky are able to rest.”
33 With many parables like this he spoke the word to them, as much as they were able to understand,
And with many such allegories He was speaking to them the word, as they were able to hear,
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 an allegory He was not speaking to them, and by themselves, to His disciples He was expounding all.
35 On that day, when evening had come, he said to them, “Let us go over to the other side.”
And He says to them on that day, evening having come, “We may pass over to 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 having let away the multitude, they take Him up as He was in the boat, and other little boats were also with Him.
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 comes a great storm of wind, and the waves were beating on the boat, so that it is now being filled,
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 Himself was on the stern, sleeping on the pillow, and they wake Him up, and say to Him, “Teacher, are You not caring 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 having awoken, He rebuked the wind and said to the sea, “Peace, be stilled”; and the wind stilled, and there was a great calm;
40 Then he said to them, “Why are you afraid? Do you still not have faith?”
and He said to them, “Why are you so fearful? How have you 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 a great fear and said to one another, “Who, then, is this, that even the wind and the sea obey Him?”
