Marqos (Mark) 4
4
1And He began to teach again by the sea, and a large crowd was gathered to Him, so that He entered into a boat, to sit in the sea. And all the crowd was on the land facing the sea.
2And He taught them much in parables, and said to them in His teaching:
3Listen! See, a sower went out to sow.#See Mat. 13 with its footnotes.
4“And it came to be, as he sowed, some fell by the wayside, and the birds of the heaven came and devoured it.
5“And other fell on rocky places, where it had not much soil. And immediately it sprang up because it had no depth of soil.
6“But when the sun was up it was scorched, and because it had no root it withered away.
7“And other fell among thorns. And the thorns grew up and choked it, and it yielded no crop.
8And other fell on good soil and yielded a crop that came up, grew and yielded a crop, some thirtyfold, and some sixty, and some a hundred.
9And He said to them, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear!”
10And when He was alone, those about Him, with the twelve, asked Him about the parable.
11And He said to them, “To you it has been given to know the secret of the reign of Elohim, but to those who are outside, all are done in parables,
12so that ‘seeing they see but do not perceive, and hearing they hear but do not understand, lest they should turn and their sins be forgiven them.’ ”# Isa. 6:9, 10#See footnote Mat. 13:15
13And He said to them, “Do you not understand this parable? How then shall you understand all the parables?
14“The sower sows the word.
15“These, then, are the ones by the wayside where the word is sown. And when they hear, Satan comes immediately and takes away the word that was sown in their hearts.
16“And likewise these are the ones sown on rocky places, who, when they hear the word, immediately receive it with joy,
17and they have no root in themselves, but are short-lived. Then when pressure or persecution arises because of the word, immediately they stumble.
18And others are those sown among thorns, these are they who hear the word,”
19and the worries of this age, and the deceit of riches, and the desires for other matters, entering in, choke the word, and it becomes fruitless.
20And those sown on good soil, are those who hear the word, and accept it, and bear fruit, some thirtyfold, and some sixty, and some a hundred.
21And He said to them, “Would a lamp be brought to be put under a basket or under a bed? Is it not to be put on a lampstand?
22For whatever is hidden shall be revealed, and whatever has been kept secret, shall come to light.#See Luke 8:17
23If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear.
24And He said to them, “Take heed what you hear. With the same measure you use, it shall be measured to you, and more shall be added to you who hear.
25For whoever possesses, to him more shall be given; but whoever does not possess, even what he possesses shall be taken away from him.”#See Luke 8:18
26And He said, “The reign of Elohim is as when a man scatters seed on the ground,
27then sleeps by night and rises by day, while the seed sprouts and grows, he himself does not know how.
28“For the soil yields crops by itself: first the blade, then the head, after that the completed grain in the head.
29“And when the crop is ready, immediately he puts in the sickle, because the harvest has come.”
30And He said, “To what shall we compare the reign of Elohim? Or with what parable shall we present it?
31“Like a mustard seed, which, when it is sown on the ground, is smaller than all the seeds on earth,
32“and when it is sown, it grows up and becomes greater than all plants, and forms large branches, so that the birds of the heaven are able to nest under its shade.
33And with many such parables He was speaking to them the word as they were able to hear,
34and He was not speaking to them without parables. And when they were alone, He explained all to His taught ones.
35And on the same day, when evening had come, He said to them, “Let us pass over to the other side.”
36And having left the crowd, they took Him along in the boat, as He was. And other little boats were also with Him.
37And there came a great windstorm, and the waves beat into the boat, so that it was already being filled.
38And He was in the stern, asleep on a cushion. And they woke Him up and said to Him, “Teacher, is it no concern to You that we perish?”
39And having been awakened He rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, “Peace, be still!” And the wind ceased and there was a great calm.
40And He said to them, “Why are you so afraid? Have you not yet belief?”
41And they feared exceedingly, and asked each other, “Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey Him!”
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Mark 4
4
1 And again, he began to teach by the sea. And a great crowd was gathered to him, so much so that, climbing into a boat, he was seated on the sea. And the entire crowd was on the land along the sea.
2 And he taught them many things in parables, and he said to them, in his doctrine:
3 "Listen. Behold, the sower went out to sow.
4 And while he was sowing, some fell along the way, and the birds of the air came and ate it.
5 Yet truly, others fell upon stony ground, where it did not have much soil. And it rose up quickly, because it had no depth of soil.
6 And when the sun was risen, it was scorched. And because it had no root, it withered away.
7 And some fell among thorns. And the thorns grew up and suffocated it, and it did not produce fruit.
8 And some fell on good soil. And it brought forth fruit that grew up, and increased, and yielded: some thirty, some sixty, and some one hundred."
9 And he said, "Whoever has ears to hear, let him hear."
10 And when he was alone, the twelve, who were with him, questioned him about the parable.
11 And 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 presented in parables:
12 'so that, seeing, they may see, and not perceive; and hearing, they may hear, and not understand; lest at any time they may be converted, and their sins would be forgiven them.' "
13 And he said to them: "Do you not understand this parable? And so, how will you understand all the parables?
14 He who sows, sows the word.
15 Now there are those who are along the way, where the word is sown. And when they have heard it, Satan quickly comes and takes away the word, which was sown in their hearts.
16 And similarly, there are those who were sown upon stony ground. These, when they have heard the word, immediately accept it with gladness.
17 But they have no root in themselves, and so they are for a limited time. And when next tribulation and persecution arises because of the word, they quickly fall away.
18 And there are others who are sown among thorns. These are those who hear the word,
19 but worldly tasks, and the deception of riches, and desires about other things enter in and suffocate the word, and it is effectively without fruit.
20 And there are those who are sown upon good soil, who hear the word and accept it; and these bear fruit: some thirty, some sixty, and some one hundred."
21 And he said to them: "Would someone enter with a lamp in order to place it under a basket or under a bed? Would it not be placed upon a lampstand?
22 For there is nothing hidden that will not be revealed. Neither was anything done in secret, except that it may be made public.
23 If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear."
24 And he said to them: "Consider what you hear. With whatever measure you have measured out, it shall be measured back to you, and more shall be added to you.
25 For whoever has, to him it shall be given. And whoever has not, from him even what he has shall be taken away."
26 And he said: "The kingdom of God is like this: it is as if a man were to cast seed on the land.
27 And he sleeps and he arises, night and day. And the seed germinates and grows, though he does not know it.
28 For the earth bears fruit readily: first the plant, then the ear, next the full grain in the ear.
29 And when the fruit has been produced, immediately he sends out the sickle, because the harvest has arrived."
30 And he said: "To what should we compare the kingdom of God? Or to what parable should we compare it?
31 It is like a grain of mustard seed which, when it has been sown in the earth, is less than all the seeds which are in the earth.
32 And when it is sown, it grows up and becomes greater than all the plants, and it produces great branches, so much so that the birds of the air are able to live under its shadow."
33 And with many such parables he spoke the word to them, as much as they were able to hear.
34 But he did not speak to them without a parable. Yet separately, he explained all things to his disciples.
35 And on that day, when evening had arrived, he said to them, "Let us cross over."
36 And dismissing the crowd, they brought him, so that he was in one boat, and other boats were with him.
37 And a great wind storm occurred, and the waves broke over the boat, so that the boat was being filled.
38 And he was in the stern of the boat, sleeping on a pillow. And they woke him and said to him, "Teacher, does it not concern you that we are perishing?"
39 And rising up, he rebuked the wind, and he said to the sea: "Silence. Be stilled." And the wind ceased. And a great tranquility occurred.
40 And he said to them: "Why are you afraid? Do you still lack faith?" And they were struck with a great fear. And they said to one another, "Who do you think this is, that both wind and sea obey him?"
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