Mark 4
4
1And again he began to teach by the sea. And a great crowd was gathered together to him, so that going on board ship he sat in the sea, and all the crowd were close to the sea on the land. 2And he taught them many things in parables. And he said to them in his doctrine, 3Hearken: Behold, the sower went forth to sow. 4And it came to pass as he sowed, one fell by the wayside, and the birds came and devoured it. 5And another fell on the rocky ground, where it had not much earth, and immediately it sprung up out of the ground because it had no depth of earth; 6and when the sun arose it was burnt up, and because of its not having any root, it withered. 7And another fell among the thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked it, and it yielded no fruit. 8And another fell into the good ground, and yielded fruit, growing up and increasing; and bore, one thirty, and one sixty, and one a hundred. 9And he said, He that has ears to hear, let him hear. 10And when he was alone, those about him with the twelve asked him as to the parables. 11And he said to them, To you is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God; but to them who are without, all things are done in parables, 12that beholding they may behold and not see, and hearing they may hear and not understand, lest it may be, they should be converted and they should be forgiven. 13And he says to them, Do ye not know this parable? and how will ye be acquainted with all the parables? 14The sower sows the word: 15and these are they by the wayside where the word is sown, and when they hear, immediately Satan comes and takes away the word that was sown in them. 16And these are they in like manner who are sown upon the rocky places, who when they hear the word, immediately receive it with joy, 17and they have no root in themselves, but are for a time: then, tribulation arising, or persecution on account of the word, immediately they are offended. 18And others are they who are sown among the thorns: these are they who have heard the word, 19and the cares of life, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things, entering in, choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful. 20And these are they who have been sown on the good ground, such as hear the word and receive it, and bear fruit; one thirty, and one sixty, and one a hundred fold.
21And he said to them, Does the lamp come that it should be put under the bushel or under the couch? Is it not that it should be set upon the lamp-stand? 22For there is nothing hidden which shall not be made manifest; nor does any secret thing take place, but that it should come to light. 23If any one have ears to hear, let him hear. 24And he said to them, Take heed what ye hear; with what measure ye mete, it shall be meted to you; and there shall be more added to you. 25For whosoever has, to him shall be given; and he who has not, even what he has shall be taken from him. 26And he said, Thus is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast the seed upon the earth, 27and should sleep and rise up night and day, and the seed should sprout and grow, he does not know how. 28The earth bears fruit of itself, first the blade, then an ear, then full corn in the ear. 29But when the fruit is produced, immediately he sends the sickle, for the harvest is come. 30And he said, How should we liken the kingdom of God, or with what comparison should we compare it? 31As to a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown upon the earth, is less than all seeds which are upon the earth, 32and when it has been sown, mounts up and becomes greater than all herbs, and produces great branches, so that the birds of heaven can roost under its shadow. 33And with many such parables he spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear, 34but without a parable spoke he not to them; and in private he explained all things to his disciples.
35And on that day, when evening was come, he says to them, Let us go over to the other side: 36and having sent away the crowd, they take him with them, as he was, in the ship. But other ships also were with him. 37And there comes a violent gust of wind, and the waves beat into the ship, so that it already filled. 38And he was in the stern sleeping on the cushion. And they awake him up and say to him, Teacher, dost thou not care that we are perishing? 39And awaking up he rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, Silence; be mute. And the wind fell, and there was a great calm. 40And he said to them, Why are ye thus fearful? how is it ye have not faith? 41And they feared with great fear, and said one to another, Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?
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First published in 1890. This edition is maintained by the British and Foreign Bible Society.
Mark 4
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The Parable of the Sower
1Again # Mt 13:1-15; Lk 8:4-10 He began to teach # Mt 28:20; Ac 4:2; 2Tm 4:11 by the sea, and a very large crowd gathered around Him. So He got into a boat on the sea and sat down, while the whole crowd was on the shore facing the sea. 2He taught them many things in parables, # Mk 12:1 and in His teaching # Mk 11:18; Ac 2:42; 17:19 He said to them: 3“Listen! Consider the sower who went out to sow. # Gl 6:7 4As he sowed, this occurred: Some seed fell along the path, # Mk 8:27 and the birds came and ate # Gl 5:15 it up. 5Other seed fell on rocky ground where it didn’t have much soil, and it sprang up right away, # Mk 10:52 since it didn’t have deep soil. 6When the sun came up, it was scorched, and since it didn’t have a root, it withered. # Mk 3:1 7Other seed fell among thorns, and the thorns came up and choked it, and it didn’t produce a crop. 8Still others fell on good ground and produced a crop that increased # 1Pt 2:2 30, 60, and 100 times what was sown.” # Jn 15:5; Col 1:6 9Then He said, “Anyone who has ears to hear should listen! ” # Is 6:9; Jr 5:21; Ezk 12:2; Mk 8:18; Lk 14:35
Why Jesus Used Parables
10When He was alone with the Twelve, # Mk 11:11 those who were around Him asked Him about the parables. # Mk 12:1 11He answered them, “The secret # 1Co 2:7 of the kingdom of God # Mk 1:15 has been given to you, but to those outside, # Rm 9:27 everything comes in parables 12so that
they may look and look,
yet not perceive;
they may listen and listen,
yet not understand; # Mk 7:18
otherwise, they might turn back —
and be forgiven.” # Other mss read and their sins be forgiven them # Is 6:9-10 # Is 6:9-10
The Parable of the Sower Explained
13Then # Mt 13:18-23; Lk 8:9-15 He said to them: “Don’t you understand this parable? # Mk 12:1 How then will you understand any of the parables? 14The sower sows # Gl 6:7 the word. # Mk 16:20 15These # Some people are the ones along the path # Mk 8:27 where the word is sown: when they hear, immediately Satan # Mt 4:10 comes and takes away the word # Lk 6:47 sown in them. # Other mss read in their hearts 16And these are # Other mss read are like the ones sown on rocky ground: when they hear the word, immediately they receive it with joy. # Jn 5:43; 15:11 17But they have no root in themselves; they are short-lived. When pressure # 2Co 1:4 or persecution comes because of the word, they immediately stumble. # Jn 16:1 18Others are sown among thorns; these are the ones who hear the word, 19but the worries # 1Pt 5:7 of this age, # Lk 16:8; Eph 1:21 the seduction # Or pleasure, or deceitfulness # Mt 13:22 of wealth, # Mt 13:22; Lk 8:14 and the desires # 2Pt 1:4; 2:10 for other things enter in and choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful. # Rm 1:13; Ti 3:14; Jd 12 20But the ones sown on good ground are those who hear the word, # Lk 6:47 welcome it, and produce a crop: # Col 1:10 30, 60, and 100 times what was sown.”
Using Your Light
21He # Lk 8:16-18 also said to them, “Is a lamp brought in to be put under a basket or under a bed? # Lk 5:18 Isn’t it to be put on a lampstand? # Rv 1:12 22For nothing is concealed except to be revealed, # 2Co 4:11 and nothing hidden except to come to light. 23If anyone has ears to hear, he should listen! ” # Mk 4:9 24Then He said to them, “Pay attention to what you hear. By the measure # 2Co 10:13 you use, # Lit you measure # Mt 7:2; Lk 6:38 it will be measured and added # Lk 17:5 to you. 25For to the one who has, it will be given, and from the one who does not have, even what he has will be taken away.” # Mt 25:29; Lk 19:26
The Parable of the Growing Seed
26“The kingdom of God # Mk 1:15 is like this,” He said. “A man scatters seed on the ground; 27he sleeps # Mt 9:24 and rises # Mk 5:41 — night # Jn 9:4 and day, and the seed sprouts and grows — he doesn’t know how. 28The soil produces a crop # Col 1:10 by itself — first the blade, then the head, and then the ripe grain # Lk 16:7 on the head. 29But as soon as the crop is ready, he sends for the sickle, # Jl 3:13; Rv 14:14-19 because the harvest # Rv 14:15 has come.”
The Parable of the Mustard Seed
30And # Mt 13:31-35; Lk 13:18-21 He said: “How can we illustrate the kingdom of God, # Mk 1:15 or what parable # Mk 12:1 can we use to describe it? 31It’s like a mustard seed # Mt 17:20; Lk 17:6 that, when sown in the soil, is smaller than all the seeds on the ground. 32And when sown, # Gl 6:7 it comes up and grows taller than all the vegetables, # Lk 11:42 and produces large branches, so that the birds of the sky # Mt 24:35; Lk 12:33; Ac 17:24; Eph 6:9; Rv 21:10 can nest in its shade.”
Using Parables
33He would speak the word # Lk 6:47; Jn 18:32 to them with many parables # Mk 12:1 like these, as they were able to understand. # Jn 16:12 34And He did not speak to them without a parable. Privately, however, He would explain everything to His own disciples. # Mt 9:10; Mk 10:10; Lk 6:1; Jn 6:3; Ac 6:1
Wind and Wave Obey the Master
35On # Mt 8:23-27; Lk 8:22-25 that day, when evening had come, He told them, “Let’s cross over to the other side of the sea.” 36So they left the crowd and took Him along since He was already in the boat. And other boats were with Him. 37A fierce windstorm # Ps 107:25; Jnh 1:5-6 arose, and the waves # Jd 13 were breaking over the boat, so that the boat was already being swamped. 38But He was in the stern, sleeping # Mt 9:24 on the cushion. So they woke Him up # Mk 5:41 and said to Him, “Teacher! Don’t You care that we’re going to die? ” # Jn 6:27
39He got up, rebuked # 2Tm 4:2 the wind, and said to the sea, “Silence! # Mt 22:12; Mk 3:4 Be still! ” The wind ceased, and there was a great calm. 40Then He said to them, “Why are you fearful? # Mt 8:26; Rv 21:8 Do you still have no faith? ”
41And they were terrified # Rv 11:11 and asked one another, “Who then is this? Even the wind and the sea obey # Mk 1:27 Him! ” # Jnh 1:10,16; Mk 6:50-51
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