Mark 4
1 And He began to teach again by the sea-side, and there was gathered unto Him a great multitude; so that He went into a ship, and sat on board, and all the people were by the sea, upon the shore.
And, again, began he to be teaching by the sea; and there come together unto him a very great multitude, so that, he, into a boat, entering, was sitting upon the sea, —and, all the multitude, were, near the sea upon the land.
2 And He taught them many things by similitudes, and said to them in his instruction,
And he began to teach them, in parables, many things, and was saying unto them, in his teaching—
3 hearken, Behold a sower went out to sow:
Hearken! Lo! the sower went forth to sow;
4 and in sowing, some fell by the way-side, and the birds came and ate it up:
And it came to pass, as he sowed, some, indeed, fell by the pathway, and the birds came, and devoured it;
5 and some fell on stony ground, where it had not much earth, and it sprang up immediately, because it had not depth of earth;
And, some, fell on the rocky places, [even] where it had not much earth, —and, straightway, it sprang forth, by reason of its not having depth of earth;
6 but when the sun rose, it was burnt up, and withered because it had no root:
and, when the sun arose, it was scorched, —and, by reason of its not having root, it was dried up;
7 and some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked it, and it yielded no fruit:
And, some, fell among the thorns, and the thorns came up and choked it, and, fruit, it yielded not;
8 and other fell on good ground, and yielded fruit springing up and increasing; and produced some thirty, and some sixty, and some an hundred-fold.
And, other, fell into the good ground, and was yielding fruit, coming up and growing, —and was bearing, thirtyfold and sixtyfold and a hundredfold,
9 And He said unto them, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
And he was saying—He that hath ears to hear, let him hear!
10 And when He was apart from the multitude, those that were about Him with the twelve asked Him concerning the parable.
And when he was alone they who were about him with the twelve questioned him as to the parables;
11 And he said unto them, To you it is granted to know the mystery of the kingdom of God; but unto them that are without all things are delivered in parables:
and he was saying unto them—To you, the sacred secret hath been given of the kingdom of God, whereas, to them who are outside, in parables are all things coming to pass, —that
12 that in seeing they may see and not perceive, and in hearing they may hear and not understand, least they should be converted, and their sins be forgiven them.
They may surely look and yet not see, and surely hear and yet not understand, lest once they should return and it be forgiven them.
13 Then saith He unto them, Do ye not understand this parable? how then will ye understand all my other parables.
And he saith unto them—Know ye not this parable? How then will ye get to know all the parables?
14 The sower is he that soweth the word. And these are they by the way-side:
The sower, soweth the word;
15 where the word is sown; but when they have heard it, Satan cometh immediately, and taketh away the word that was sown in their hearts.
And these are they beside the pathway where the word is sown, —and, as soon as they hear, straightway, cometh Satan, and snatcheth away the word which hath been sown into them;
16 And in like manner, they that are sown as on stony grounds are such, as when they hear the word,
And these are likewise they upon the rocky places sown, —who, as soon as they hear the word, straightway, with joy receive it,
17 immediately receive it with joy, but have no root in themselves, and so continue but for a short season: and then, when affliction cometh, or persecution on account of the word, they are as soon offended.
and have no root in themselves, but, only for a season are, —afterwards, when there ariseth tribulation or persecution by reason of the word, straightway, they find cause of stumbling;
18 And those that are sown as among thorns, are these: such as hear the word indeed,
And others are they who among thorns are sown, —these are they who hear the word,
19 but the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and inordinate desires after other things entering in choke the word, and so it becometh unfruitful. (aiōn g165)
and, the anxieties of the age, and the deceit of wealth, and the covetings about the remaining things, entering in, choke up the word, and, unfruitful, it becometh; (aiōn g165)
20 And these are they who are like seed sown on good ground: such as hear the word, and receive it; and bring forth fruit, some thirty-fold, and some sixty, and some an hundred.
And those yonder are they who on the good ground are sown, —who, indeed, hear the word, and accept it, and bear fruit—thirtyfold and sixtyfold and a hundredfold.
21 And He said unto them, Is a candle brought to be put under a bushel, or a bed, and not to be set on a candlestick?
And he was saying unto them—Doth the lamp come that under the measure it should be put, or under the couch? Is it not that upon the lampstand it may be put?
22 for there is nothing hidden, which may not be revealed; nor was there any thing concealed, but in order to become manifest.
For it is not hidden, save that it may be made visible; neither did it get hidden away, but that it might come into a place where it could be seen.
23 If any one hath ears to hear, let him hear.
If any one hath ears to hear, let him hear.
24 And mind what ye hear: for with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you; and more shall be imparted to you that are observant:
And he was saying unto them—Be taking heed what ye are hearing: —with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured unto you, and added unto you;
25 for whosoever hath, to him more shall be given; and he that hath not, even what he hath, or seemeth to have, shall be taken from him.
For, he that hath, it shall be given, unto him, and, he that hath not, even what he hath, shall be taken from him.
26 And He said, The kingdom of God is as if a man should cast seed into the ground,
And he was saying—Thus, is the kingdom of God: As a man may cast seed upon the earth,
27 and sleep, and rise night and day, and the seed should spring up, and increase; he knows not how.
and be sleeping and rising, night and day, —and the seed be sprouting, and lengthening itself, —how, he, knoweth not:
28 For the earth produces fruit of itself, first the blade, then the ear, then the full corn in the ear:
of itself, the earth beareth fruit, —first, a blade, afterwards, an ear, after that, full corn in the ear;
29 but when the fruit is ripe, he immediately puts in the sickle, because the harvest is come.
but, as soon as the fruit yieldeth itself up, straightway, he sendeth forth the sickle, because standing by is the harvest.—
30 And He said, To what shall we compare the kingdom of God, or by what similitude shall we represent it?
And he was saying—How shall we liken the kingdom of God, or, in what parable, shall we put it?
31 It is like to a grain of mustard-seed, which when it is sown in the ground, is one of the lest of all the seeds on the earth:
As a grain of mustard seed, —which, whensoever it may be sown upon the earth, is less than all the seeds that are upon the earth;
32 but after it is sown, it grows up, and becomes greater than all herbs, and produces large branches, so that the birds of the air may lodge under it's shadow.
and, as soon as it is sown, springeth up, and becometh greater than all garden plants, and produceth large branches, so that, under the shade thereof, the birds of heaven can find shelter.
33 And in many such parables spake He the word to them, as they had ability to hear it: but spake not to them without a parable.
And, with many such parables as these, was he speaking unto them the word, —according as they were able to hear;
34 And He explained all to his disciples in private.
but, without a parable, was he not speaking unto them, —privately, however, unto his own disciples, was he explaining all things.
35 And the same day, in the evening, He saith to them, Let us go over to the other side.
And he saith unto them, on that day, when evening came, Let us cross over unto the other side;
36 So they dismissed the multitude, and took Him as He was in the ship. But there were other small vessels likewise with Him.
and, dismissing the multitude, they take him with them, as he was, in the boat, and, other boats, were with him.
37 And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the ship, so that it was now almost full.
And there ariseth a great tempest of wind, —and, the waves, were dashing over into the boat, so that, already being filled, was the boat.
38 And He was in the stern asleep on a pillow: and they awake Him, and say unto Him, Master, art thou under no concern that we are perishing?
And he was in the stern, on the cushion, sleeping. And they arouse him, and say unto him, Teacher! carest thou not that we perish?
39 And He rose and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still; and the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.
And, roused up, he rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea—Hush! be still! and the wind lulled, and it became a great calm.
40 And He said unto them, Why are ye so fearful? how! have ye no faith?
And he said unto them—Why, are ye, fearful? Not yet, have ye faith?
41 And they were exceedingly afraid, and said to one another, Who is this? that even the wind and the sea obey Him?
And they were caused to fear a great fear, and were saying one to another—Who then is, this, that, both the wind and the sea, give ear unto him?
