Mark 4
1 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.
And again he began to teach by the shore of the lake; and there was gathered to him a very great multitude, so that he went into a boat, and sat down in it upon the lake; and all the multitude was by the lake on the land.
2 And he began to teach them, in parables, many things, and was saying unto them, in his teaching—
And he taught them many things in parables, and said to them in his teaching,
3 Hearken! Lo! the sower went forth to sow;
Hearken: Behold, a sower went forth to sow.
4 And it came to pass, as he sowed, some, indeed, fell by the pathway, and the birds came, and devoured it;
And it came to pass, as he sowed some seeds fell by the way-side; and the birds came and devoured them.
5 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;
And others fell on rocky ground, where they had not much earth; and they sprung up immediately, because they had no depth of earth.
6 and, when the sun arose, it was scorched, —and, by reason of its not having root, it was dried up;
But when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away.
7 And, some, fell among the thorns, and the thorns came up and choked it, and, fruit, it yielded not;
And others fell among thorns; and the thorns grew up, and choked them, and they yielded no fruit.
8 And, other, fell into the good ground, and was yielding fruit, coming up and growing, —and was bearing, thirtyfold and sixtyfold and a hundredfold,
And others fell on good ground, and shooting up and growing yielded fruit; and bore as much as thirty, and sixty, and a hundred fold.
9 And he was saying—He that hath ears to hear, let him hear!
And he said, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
10 And when he was alone they who were about him with the twelve questioned him as to the parables;
And when he was in private, they who were about him, with the twelve, asked him about the parables.
11 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
And he said to them, To you hath been given the mystery of the kingdom of God; but to them, who are without, all things are done in parables; t
12 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.
hat seeing they may see, and not perceive, and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest they should turn, and be forgiven.
13 And he saith unto them—Know ye not this parable? How then will ye get to know all the parables?
And he saith to them, Know ye not this parable? and how will ye know all the parables?
14 The sower, soweth the word;
The sower soweth the word.
15 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;
And these are they by the wayside, those where the word is sown, and when they have heard, Satan cometh immediately, and taketh away the word that was sown in them.
16 And these are likewise they upon the rocky places sown, —who, as soon as they hear the word, straightway, with joy receive it,
And these in like manner are they that are sown on the rocky places, those, who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with joy,
17 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;
and have no root in themselves, but endure only for a time; then, when affliction or persecution ariseth on account of the word, they immediately fall away.
18 And others are they who among thorns are sown, —these are they who hear the word,
And others are they that are sown among the thorns; these are they who hear the word,
19 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)
but the cares of the world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful. (aiōn g165)
20 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.
And these are they who are sown on the good ground; such as hear the word, and receive it; and bear fruit, thirty, sixty, and a hundred fold.
21 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?
And he said to them, Is a lamp brought to be put under the bushel, or under the bed, and not to be set on the lamp-stand?
22 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.
For there is nothing secret, unless to be made known; nor was any thing hidden, but that it should come to light.
23 If any one hath ears to hear, let him hear.
If any one hath ears to hear, let him hear.
24 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;
And he said to them, Take heed what ye hear. With what measure ye mete, it will be measured to you, and more will be added to you.
25 For, he that hath, it shall be given, unto him, and, he that hath not, even what he hath, shall be taken from him.
For he that hath, to him will be given; and he that hath not, from him will be taken away even what he hath.
26 And he was saying—Thus, is the kingdom of God: As a man may cast seed upon the earth,
And he said, Thus is the kingdom of God, as when a man has cast seed upon the ground,
27 and be sleeping and rising, night and day, —and the seed be sprouting, and lengthening itself, —how, he, knoweth not:
and sleeps and rises night and day, and the seed springs and grows up, he knows not how.
28 of itself, the earth beareth fruit, —first, a blade, afterwards, an ear, after that, full corn in the ear;
For the earth brings forth fruit of itself, first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear.
29 but, as soon as the fruit yieldeth itself up, straightway, he sendeth forth the sickle, because standing by is the harvest.—
But when the fruit puts itself forth, immediately he sends out the sickle, because the harvest is come.
30 And he was saying—How shall we liken the kingdom of God, or, in what parable, shall we put it?
And he said, To what shall we liken the kingdom of God? or under what comparison shall we set it forth?
31 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;
It is like a grain of mustard, which, when it is sown in the earth, is less than all the seeds that are in the earth;
32 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.
and when it is sown, it grows up, and becomes greater than all the herbs, and puts forth great branches, so that the birds of the air can lodge under its shade.
33 And, with many such parables as these, was he speaking unto them the word, —according as they were able to hear;
And with many such parables he spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear.
34 but, without a parable, was he not speaking unto them, —privately, however, unto his own disciples, was he explaining all things.
But without a parable he did not speak to them; but in private he explained all things to his own disciples.
35 And he saith unto them, on that day, when evening came, Let us cross over unto the other side;
And on the same day, when the evening was come, he saith to them, Let us pass over to the other side.
36 and, dismissing the multitude, they take him with them, as he was, in the boat, and, other boats, were with him.
And leaving the multitude, they take him with them, as he was, in the boat; and there were also other boats with him.
37 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.
And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves heat into the boat, so that it was already filling.
38 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?
And he was in the stern, asleep on the pillow; and they awake him, and say to him, Teacher, carest thou not that we are perishing?
39 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.
And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said to the waves, Peace! be still! And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.
40 And he said unto them—Why, are ye, fearful? Not yet, have ye faith?
And he said to them, Why are ye so fearful? How is it that ye have not faith?
41 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?
And they feared exceedingly, and said one to another, Who then is this, that even the wind and the waves obey him?
