Mark 4 — DBY
4Verse 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.Verse 2And he taught them many things in parables. And he said to them in his doctrine,Verse 3Hearken: Behold, the sower went forth to sow.Verse 4And it came to pass as he sowed, one fell by the wayside, and the birds came and devoured it.Verse 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;Verse 6and when the sun arose it was burnt up, and because of its not having any root, it withered.Verse 7And another fell among the thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked it, and it yielded no fruit.Verse 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.Verse 9And he said, He that has ears to hear, let him hear.Verse 10And when he was alone, those about him with the twelve asked him [as to] the parables.Verse 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,Verse 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.Verse 13And he says to them, Do ye not know this parable? and how will ye be acquainted with all the parables?Verse 14The sower sows the word:Verse 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.Verse 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,Verse 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.Verse 18And others are they who are sown among the thorns: these are they who have heard the word,Verse 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.Verse 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].Verse 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?Verse 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.Verse 23If any one have ears to hear, let him hear.Verse 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.Verse 25For whosoever has, to him shall be given; and he who has not, even what he has shall be taken from him.Verse 26And he said, Thus is the kingdom of°God, as if a man should cast the seed upon the earth,Verse 27and should sleep and rise up night and day, and the seed should sprout and grow, he does not know how.Verse 28The earth bears fruit of itself, first [the] blade, then an ear, then full corn in the ear.Verse 29But when the fruit is produced, immediately he sends the sickle, for the harvest is come.Verse 30And he said, How should we liken the kingdom of°God, or with what comparison should we compare it?Verse 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,Verse 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.Verse 33And with many such parables he spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear,Verse 34but without a parable spoke he not to them; and in private he explained all things to his disciples.Verse 35And on that day, when evening was come, he says to them, Let us go over to the other side:Verse 36and having sent away the crowd, they take him with [them], as he was, in the ship. But other ships also were with him.Verse 37And there comes a violent gust of wind, and the waves beat into the ship, so that it already filled.Verse 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?Verse 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.Verse 40And he said to them, Why are ye [thus] fearful? how [is it] ye have not faith?Verse 41And they feared [with] great fear, and said one to another, Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?