Mark

4 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.

2 And he began to teach them in parables many things, and was saying unto them in his teaching—

3 Hearken! Lo! the 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;

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;

6 and when the sun arose it was scorched,—and by reason of its not having root it was dried up;

7 And some fell among the thorns, and the thorns came up and choked it and fruit it yielded not;

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.

9 And he was saying—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;

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

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.

13 And he saith unto them—Know ye not this parable? How then will ye get to know all the parables?

14 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;

16 And these are likewise they upon the rocky places sown,—who as soon as they hear the word straightway with joy receive it,

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;

18 And others are they who among thorns are sown,—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;

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.

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?

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.

23 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;

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.

26 And he was saying—Thus is the kingdom of God: As a man may cast seed upon the earth,

27 and be sleeping and rising night and day,—and the seed be sprouting and lengthening itself,—how he knoweth not:

28 Of itself the earth beareth fruit,—first a blade, afterwards an ear, after that full corn 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.

30 And he was saying—How shall we liken the kingdom of God, or in what parable shall we put it?

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;

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.

33 And with many such parables as these was he speaking unto them the word,—according 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.

35 And he saith unto them on that day when evening came Let us cross over unto 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.

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.

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?

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.

40 And he said unto them—Why are ye fearful? Not yet have ye 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?