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
A Story about a Farmer
(Matthew 13:1–23; Luke 8:4–15)
1Jesus began to teach again by the Sea of Galilee. A very large crowd gathered around him, so he got into a boat and sat in it. The boat was in the water while the entire crowd lined the shore. 2He used stories as illustrations to teach them many things.
While he was teaching them, he said, 3“Listen! A farmer went to plant seed. 4Some seeds were planted along the road, and birds came and devoured them. 5Other seeds were planted on rocky ground, where there wasn’t much soil. The plants sprouted quickly because the soil wasn’t deep. 6When the sun came up, they were scorched. They didn’t have any roots, so they withered. 7Other seeds were planted among thornbushes. The thornbushes grew up and choked them, and they didn’t produce anything. 8But other seeds were planted on good ground, sprouted, and produced thirty, sixty, or one hundred times as much as was planted.” 9He added, “Let the person who has ears listen!”
10When he was alone with his followers and the twelve apostles, they asked him about the stories.
11Jesus replied to them, “The mystery about God’s kingdom has been given ⌞directly⌟ to you. To those on the outside, it is given in stories:
12‘They see clearly but don’t perceive.
They hear clearly but don’t understand.
They never return to me
and are never forgiven.’ ”
13Jesus asked them, “Don’t you understand this story? How, then, will you understand any of the stories I use as illustrations?
14“The farmer plants the word. 15Some people are like seeds that were planted along the road. Whenever they hear the word, Satan comes at once and takes away the word that was planted in them. 16Other people are like seeds that were planted on rocky ground. Whenever they hear the word, they accept it at once with joy. 17But they don’t develop any roots. They last for a short time. When suffering or persecution comes along because of the word, they immediately fall ⌞from faith⌟. 18Other people are like seeds planted among thornbushes. They hear the word, 19but the worries of life, the deceitful pleasures of riches, and the desires for other things take over. They choke the word so that it can’t produce anything. 20Others are like seeds planted on good ground. They hear the word, accept it, and produce crops—thirty, sixty, or one hundred times as much as was planted.”
A Story about a Lamp
21Jesus said to them, “Does anyone bring a lamp into a room to put it under a basket or under a bed? Isn’t it put on a lamp stand? 22There is nothing hidden that will not be revealed. There is nothing kept secret that will not come to light. 23Let the person who has ears listen!”
24He went on to say, “Pay attention to what you’re listening to! ⌞Knowledge⌟ will be measured out to you by the measure ⌞of attention⌟ you give. This is the way knowledge increases. 25Those who understand ⌞these mysteries⌟ will be given ⌞more knowledge⌟. However, some people don’t understand ⌞these mysteries⌟. Even what they understand will be taken away from them.”
A Story about Seeds That Grow
26Jesus said, “The kingdom of God is like a man who scatters seeds on the ground. 27He sleeps at night and is awake during the day. The seeds sprout and grow, although the man doesn’t know how. 28The ground produces grain by itself. First the green blade appears, then the head, then the head full of grain. 29As soon as the grain is ready, he cuts it with a sickle, because harvest time has come.”
A Story about a Mustard Seed
(Matthew 13:31–32; Luke 13:18–19)
30Jesus asked, “How can we show what God’s kingdom is like? To what can we compare it? 31It’s like a mustard seed planted in the ground. The mustard seed is one of the smallest seeds on earth. 32However, when planted, it comes up and becomes taller than all the garden plants. It grows such large branches that birds can nest in its shade.”
33Jesus spoke ⌞God’s⌟ word to them using many illustrations like these. In this way people could understand what he taught. 34He did not speak to them without using an illustration. But when he was alone with his disciples, he explained everything to them.
Jesus Calms the Sea
(Matthew 8:23–27; Luke 8:22–25)
35That evening, Jesus said to his disciples, “Let’s cross to the other side.”
36Leaving the crowd, they took Jesus along in a boat just as he was. Other boats were with him.
37A violent windstorm came up. The waves were breaking into the boat so that it was quickly filling up. 38But he was sleeping on a cushion in the back of the boat.
So they woke him up and said to him, “Teacher, don’t you care that we’re going to die?”
39Then he got up, ordered the wind to stop, and said to the sea, “Be still, absolutely still!” The wind stopped blowing, and the sea became very calm.
40He asked them, “Why are you such cowards? Don’t you have any faith yet?”
41They were overcome with fear and asked each other, “Who is this man? Even the wind and the sea obey him!”
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