Mark 4

¹And 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.

²And he taught them many things in parables, and said to them in his teaching,

³Hearken: Behold, a sower went forth to sow.

⁴And it came to pass, as he sowed some seeds fell by the way-side; and the birds came and devoured them.

⁵And others fell on rocky ground, where they had not much earth; and they sprung up immediately, because they had no depth of earth.

⁶But when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away.

⁷And others fell among thorns; and the thorns grew up, and choked them, and they yielded no fruit.

⁸And others fell on good ground, and shooting up and growing yielded fruit; and bore as much as thirty, and sixty, and a hundred fold.

⁹And he said, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

¹⁰And when he was in private, they who were about him, with the twelve, asked him about the parables.

¹¹And 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

¹²hat seeing they may see, and not perceive, and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest they should turn, and be forgiven.

¹³And he saith to them, Know ye not this parable? and how will ye know all the parables?

¹⁴The sower soweth the word.

¹⁵And 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.

¹⁶And 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,

¹⁷and 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.

¹⁸And others are they that are sown among the thorns; these are they who hear the word,

¹⁹but 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.

²⁰And 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.

²¹And 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?

²²For there is nothing secret, unless to be made known; nor was any thing hidden, but that it should come to light.

²³If any one hath ears to hear, let him hear.

²⁴And 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.

²⁵For he that hath, to him will be given; and he that hath not, from him will be taken away even what he hath.

²⁶And he said, Thus is the kingdom of God, as when a man has cast seed upon the ground,

²⁷and sleeps and rises night and day, and the seed springs and grows up, he knows not how.

²⁸For the earth brings forth fruit of itself, first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear.

²⁹But when the fruit puts itself forth, immediately he sends out the sickle, because the harvest is come.

³⁰And he said, To what shall we liken the kingdom of God? or under what comparison shall we set it forth?

³¹It 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;

³²and 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.

³³And with many such parables he spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear.

³⁴But without a parable he did not speak to them; but in private he explained all things to his own disciples.

³⁵And on the same day, when the evening was come, he saith to them, Let us pass over to the other side.

³⁶And leaving the multitude, they take him with them, as he was, in the boat; and there were also other boats with him.

³⁷And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves heat into the boat, so that it was already filling.

³⁸And 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?

³⁹And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said to the waves, Peace! be still! And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.

⁴⁰And he said to them, Why are ye so fearful? How is it that ye have not faith?

⁴¹And they feared exceedingly, and said one to another, Who then is this, that even the wind and the waves obey him?

Mark 4

¹And he began again to teach by the sea side: and there was gathered unto him a great multitude, so that he entered into a ship, and sat in the sea; and the whole multitude was by the sea on the land.

²And he taught them many things by parables, and said unto them in his doctrine,

³Hearken; Behold, there went out a sower to sow:

⁴And it came to pass, as he sowed, some fell by the way side, and the fowls of the air came and devoured it up.

⁵And some fell on stony ground, where it had not much earth; and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of earth:

⁶But when the sun was up, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.

⁷And some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit.

⁸And other fell on good ground, and did yield fruit that sprang up and increased; and brought forth, some thirty, and some sixty, and some an hundred.

⁹And he said unto them, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

¹⁰And when he was alone, they that were about him with the twelve asked of him the parable.

¹¹And he said unto them, Unto you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all these things are done in parables:

¹²That seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest at any time they should be converted, and their sins should be forgiven them.

¹³And he said unto them, Know ye not this parable? and how then will ye know all parables?

¹⁴The sower soweth the word.

¹⁵And these are they by the way side, where the word is sown; but when they have heard, Satan cometh immediately, and taketh away the word that was sown in their hearts.

¹⁶And these are they likewise which are sown on stony ground; who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with gladness;

¹⁷And have no root in themselves, and so endure but for a time: afterward, when affliction or persecution ariseth for the word’s sake, immediately they are offended.

¹⁸And these are they which are sown among thorns; such as hear the word,

¹⁹And the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful.

²⁰And these are they which are sown on good ground; such as hear the word, and receive it, and bring forth fruit, some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some an hundred.

²¹And he said unto them, Is a candle brought to be put under a bushel, or under a bed? and not to be set on a candlestick?

²²For there is nothing hid, which shall not be manifested; neither was any thing kept secret, but that it should come abroad.

²³If any man have ears to hear, let him hear.

²⁴And he said unto them, Take heed what ye hear: with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you: and unto you that hear shall more be given.

²⁵For he that hath, to him shall be given: and he that hath not, from him shall be taken even that which he hath.

²⁶And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground;

²⁷And should sleep, and rise night and day, and the seed should spring and grow up, he knoweth not how.

²⁸For the earth bringeth forth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear.

²⁹But when the fruit is brought forth, immediately he putteth in the sickle, because the harvest is come.

³⁰And he said, Whereunto shall we liken the kingdom of God? or with what comparison shall we compare it?

³¹It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown in the earth, is less than all the seeds that be in the earth:

³²But when it is sown, it groweth up, and becometh greater than all herbs, and shooteth out great branches; so that the fowls of the air may lodge under the shadow of it.

³³And with many such parables spake he the word unto them, as they were able to hear it.

³⁴But without a parable spake he not unto them: and when they were alone, he expounded all things to his disciples.

³⁵And the same day, when the even was come, he saith unto them, Let us pass over unto the other side.

³⁶And when they had sent away the multitude, they took him even as he was in the ship. And there were also with him other little ships.

³⁷And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the ship, so that it was now full.

³⁸And he was in the hinder part of the ship, asleep on a pillow: and they awake him, and say unto him, Master, carest thou not that we perish?

³⁹And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.

⁴⁰And he said unto them, Why are ye so fearful? how is it that ye have no faith?

⁴¹And they feared exceedingly, and said one to another, What manner of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?