Mark 4
1 Again he began to teach by the seaside. A great multitude was gathered to him, so that he entered into a boat in the sea and sat down. All the multitude were on the land by the sea.
Once again He began to teach beside the sea. And a large crowd was gathered to Him, so that He got into the boat and sat down, out on the water, while the whole crowd was on the land, at the water's edge.
2 He taught them many things in parables, and told them in his teaching,
Then He began teaching them many things by parables and said to them in His teaching:
3 “Listen! Behold, the farmer went out to sow.
“Listen! Yes, a sower went out to sow.
4 As he sowed, some seed fell by the road, and the birds came and devoured it.
And it happened, as he sowed, that some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it.
5 Others fell on the rocky ground, where it had little soil, and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of soil.
Some fell on the rocky area where it did not have much soil, and it sprang up quickly because it had no depth of soil.
6 When the sun had risen, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.
But upon the sun's rising it was scorched, and because it had no root it was withered up.
7 Others fell amongst the thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked it, and it yielded no fruit.
And some fell among the thorns, and the thorns grew up and smothered it, and it yielded no fruit.
8 Others fell into the good ground and yielded fruit, growing up and increasing. Some produced thirty times, some sixty times, and some one hundred times as much.”
And some fell into the good ground, and coming up and growing it started to produce fruit—yielding thirty times as much, sixty times as much, even a hundred times as much.”
9 He said, “Whoever has ears to hear, let him hear.”
Then He said, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear!”
10 When he was alone, those who were around him with the twelve asked him about the parables.
But when He was alone, those who were around Him, with the twelve, asked Him about the parable.
11 He said to them, “To you is given the mystery of God’s Kingdom, but to those who are outside, all things are done in parables,
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 being given in parables,
12 that ‘seeing they may see and not perceive, and hearing they may hear and not understand, lest perhaps they should turn again, and their sins should be forgiven them.’”
so that: ‘Seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; so that they should not return and their sins be forgiven them.’”
13 He said to them, “Don’t you understand this parable? How will you understand all of the parables?
Then He said to them: “Don't you understand this parable? How then will you understand all the parables?
14 The farmer sows the word.
The sower sows the Word.
15 The ones by the road are the ones where the word is sown; and when they have heard, immediately Satan comes and takes away the word which has been sown in them.
These are the ones where the Word is sown along the path: as soon as they hear it, Satan comes and takes away the Word that was sown in their hearts.
16 These in the same way are those who are sown on the rocky places, who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with joy.
Similarly, these are the ones sown on the rocky area: as soon as they hear the Word they receive it with joy,
17 They have no root in themselves, but are short-lived. When oppression or persecution arises because of the word, immediately they stumble.
but since they have no root in themselves they are temporary—when oppression or persecution comes because of the Word, they quickly fall away.
18 Others are those who are sown amongst the thorns. These are those who have heard the word,
And these are the ones sown among the thorns: they hear the Word,
19 and the cares of this age, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful. (aiōn g165)
but the worries of this age, the deceitfulness of wealth, and the undue desires for other things come in and smother the Word, and it becomes unfruitful. (aiōn g165)
20 Those which were sown on the good ground are those who hear the word, accept it, and bear fruit, some thirty times, some sixty times, and some one hundred times.”
And these are the ones sown on the good ground: such people hear the Word, welcome it and produce fruit—thirty times as much, sixty times as much, even a hundred times as much.”
21 He said to them, “Is a lamp brought to be put under a basket or under a bed? Isn’t it put on a stand?
Also He said to them: “The lamp is not brought to be put under a box or under a bed, is it? Is it not to be placed on its stand?
22 For there is nothing hidden except that it should be made known, neither was anything made secret but that it should come to light.
For there is no ‘hidden’ that may not be exposed, nor has anything been concealed but that it should come to light.
23 If any man has ears to hear, let him hear.”
If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear!”
24 He said to them, “Take heed what you hear. With whatever measure you measure, it will be measured to you; and more will be given to you who hear.
Then He said to them: “Pay attention to what you hear. With the same measure you use it will be measured to you in return; and to you who hear, more will be added.
25 For whoever has, to him more will be given; and he who doesn’t have, even that which he has will be taken away from him.”
Because whoever has, to him more will be given; whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.”
26 He said, “God’s Kingdom is as if a man should cast seed on the earth,
He also said: “The Kingdom of God is as if a man should scatter the seed on the ground
27 and should sleep and rise night and day, and the seed should spring up and grow, though he doesn’t know how.
and should sleep and get up night and day, and the seed should sprout and grow, he himself does not know how.
28 For the earth bears fruit by itself: first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear.
All by itself the earth produces fruit: first a shoot, then a head of grain, then full grain in the head.
29 But when the fruit is ripe, immediately he puts in the sickle, because the harvest has come.”
But as soon as the grain is ready, he sends in the sickle, because the harvest has come.”
30 He said, “How will we liken God’s Kingdom? Or with what parable will we illustrate it?
Again He said: “To what shall we compare the Kingdom of God, or with what sort of parable should we illustrate it?
31 It’s like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown in the earth, though it is less than all the seeds that are on the earth,
It is like a mustard seed, that when it is sown on the ground is the smallest of all such seeds,
32 yet when it is sown, grows up and becomes greater than all the herbs, and puts out great branches, so that the birds of the sky can lodge under its shadow.”
yet when it is sown, it grows up and becomes larger than all the garden herbs and produces big branches, so that the birds of the air are able to rest in its shade.”
33 With many such parables he spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear it.
It was with many such parables that He was speaking the word to them, as they were able to hear it.
34 Without a parable he didn’t speak to them; but privately to his own disciples he explained everything.
But apart from a parable He did not speak to them; privately, however, He would explain everything to His disciples.
35 On that day, when evening had come, he said to them, “Let’s go over to the other side.”
On the same day, when evening had come, He said to them, “Let us go across to the other side.”
36 Leaving the multitude, they took him with them, even as he was, in the boat. Other small boats were also with him.
Since He was already in the boat, they took off with Him, leaving the crowd behind (other little boats were also with Him).
37 A big wind storm arose, and the waves beat into the boat, so much that the boat was already filled.
Well a strong cyclonic wind came up, such that the waves beat into the boat, so that it was already filling up.
38 He himself was in the stern, asleep on the cushion; and they woke him up and asked him, “Rabbi, don’t you care that we are dying?”
But He was on the poop deck, sleeping on the cushion; so they awakened Him and said to Him, “Teacher, don't you care that we are perishing?”
39 He awoke and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, “Peace! Be still!” The wind ceased and there was a great calm.
Then, having been awakened, He rebuked the wind and said to the sea, “Shut up; be muzzled!” So the wind stopped and there was a complete calm.
40 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 afraid? How is it that you have no faith?”
41 They were greatly afraid and said to one another, “Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?”
They were terrified and started saying to one another, “Who can this be, that even the wind and the sea obey Him!?”
