Mark 4
1 And eft Jhesus bigan to teche at the see; and myche puple was gaderid to hym, so that he wente in to a boot, and sat in the see, and al the puple was aboute the see on the loond.
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 And he tauyte hem in parablis many thingis. And he seide to hem in his techyng,
And he taught them many things in parables, and said vnto them in his doctrine,
3 Here ye. Lo! a man sowynge goith out to sowe.
Hearken: Beholde, there went out a sower to sowe.
4 And the while he sowith, summe seed felde aboute the weie, and briddis of heuene camen, and eeten 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 Othere felde doun on stony places, where it had not myche erthe; and anoon it spronge vp, for it had not depnesse of erthe.
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 And whanne the sunne roos vp, it welewide for heete, and it driede vp, for it hadde no roote.
But assoone as ye Sunne was vp, it was burnt vp, and because it had not roote, it withered away.
7 And othere felde doun in to thornes, and thornes sprongen vp, and strangliden it, and it yaf not fruyt.
And some fell among the thornes, and the thornes grewe vp, and choked it, so that it gaue no fruite.
8 And other felde doun in to good loond, and yaf fruyt, springynge vp, and wexynge; and oon brouyte thretti foold, and oon sixti fold, and oon an hundrid fold.
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 And he seide, He that hath eeris of heryng, here he.
Then he said vnto them, He that hath eares to heare, let him heare.
10 And whanne he was bi hym silf, tho twelue that weren with hym axiden hym to expowne the parable.
And whe he was alone, they that were about him with the twelue, asked him of ye parable.
11 And he seide to hem, To you it is youun to knowe the priuete of the kyngdom of God. But to hem that ben with outforth, alle thingis be maad in parablis, that thei seynge se,
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 and se not, and thei herynge here and vnderstonde not; lest sum tyme thei be conuertid, and synnes be foryouun to hem.
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 And he seide to hem, Knowe not ye this parable? and hou ye schulen knowe alle parablis?
Againe he said vnto them, Perceiue ye not this parable? howe then should ye vnderstand all other parables?
14 He that sowith, sowith a word.
The sower soweth the worde.
15 But these it ben that ben aboute the weie, where the word is sowun; and whanne thei han herd, anoon cometh Satanas, and takith awei the word that is sowun in her hertis.
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 And in lijk maner ben these that ben sowun on stony placis, whiche whanne thei han herd the word, anoon thei taken it with ioye;
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 and thei han not roote in hem silf, but thei ben lastynge a litil tyme; aftirward whanne tribulacioun risith, and persecucioun for the word, anoon thei ben sclaundrid.
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 And ther ben othir that ben sowun in thornes; these it ben that heren the word,
Also they that receiue the seede among the thornes, are such as heare the word:
19 and disese of the world, and disseit of ritchessis, and othir charge of coueytise entrith, and stranglith the word, and it is maad with out fruyt. (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 And these it ben that ben sowun on good lond, whiche heren the word, and taken, and maken fruyt, oon thritti fold, oon sixti fold, and oon an hundrid fold.
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 And he seide to hem, Wher a lanterne cometh, that it be put vndur a buschel, or vndur a bed? nay, but that it be put on a candilstike?
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 Ther is no thing hid, that schal not be maad opyn; nethir ony thing is pryuey, that schal not come in to opyn.
For there is nothing hid, that shall not be opened: neither is there a secret, but that it shall come to light.
23 If ony man haue eeris of heryng, here he.
If any man haue eares to heare, let him heare.
24 And he seide to hem, Se ye what ye heren. In what mesure ye meten, it schal be metun to you ayen, and be cast 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 For it schal be youun to hym that hath, and it schal be takun awei fro him that hath not, also that that he hath.
For vnto him that hath, shall it be giuen, and from him that hath not, shall be taken away, euen that he hath.
26 And he seide, So the kingdom of God is, as if a man caste seede in to the erthe,
Also he said, So is the kingdome of God, as if a man should cast seede in the ground,
27 and he sleepe, and it rise up niyt and dai, and brynge forth seede, and wexe faste, while he woot not.
And shoulde sleepe, and rise vp night and day, and the seede should spring and growe vp, he not knowing howe.
28 For the erthe makith fruyt, first the gras, aftirward the ere, and aftir ful fruyt in the ere.
For the earth bringeth foorth fruite of it selfe, first the blade, then the eares, after that full corne in the eares.
29 And whanne of it silf it hath brouyt forth fruyt, anoon he sendith a sikil, for repyng tyme is come.
And assoone as the fruite sheweth it selfe, anon hee putteth in the sickle, because the haruest is come.
30 And he seide, To what thing schulen we likne the kyngdom of God? or to what parable schulen we comparisoun it?
He saide moreouer, Whereunto shall wee liken the kingdome of God? or with what comparison shall we compare it?
31 As a corne of seneuei, which whanne it is sowun in the erthe, is lesse than alle seedis that ben in the erthe;
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 and whanne it is sprongun up, it waxith in to a tre, and is maad gretter than alle erbis; and it makith grete braunchis, so that briddis of heuene moun dwelle vndur the schadewe therof.
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 And in many suche parablis he spak to hem the word, as thei myyten here;
And with many such parables he preached the word vnto them, as they were able to heare it.
34 and he spak not to hem with out parable. But he expownede to hise disciplis alle thingis bi hemsilf.
And without parables spake hee nothing vnto them: but he expounded all thinges to his disciples apart.
35 And he seide to hem in that dai, whanne euenyng was come, Passe we ayenward.
Nowe the same day when euen was come, he saide vnto them, Let vs passe ouer vnto the other side.
36 And thei leften the puple, and token hym, so that he was in a boot; and othere bootys weren with hym.
And they left the multitude, and tooke him as he was in the shippe, and there were also with him other little shippes.
37 And a greet storm of wynde was maad, and keste wawis in to the boot, so that the boot was ful.
And there arose a great storme of winde, and the waues dashed into the shippe, so that it was now full.
38 And he was in the hyndir part of the boot, and slepte on a pilewe. And thei reisen hym, and seien to hym, Maistir, perteyneth it not to thee, that we perischen?
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 And he roos vp, and manasside the wynde, and seide to the see, Be stille, wexe doumbe. And the wynde ceesside, and greet pesiblenesse was maad.
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 And he seide to hem, What dreden ye? `Ye han no feith yit?
Then he saide vnto them, Why are ye so fearefull? how is it that ye haue no faith?
41 And thei dredden with greet drede, and seiden `ech to other, Who, gessist thou, is this? for the wynde and the see obeschen to hym.
And they feared exceedingly, and said one to another, Who is this, that both the winde and sea obey him?
