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Mark 4
Christian Standard Bible
Mark 4
Christian Standard Bible
The Parable of the Sower
4 Again(A) he began to teach(B) 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 by the sea on the shore. 2 He taught them many things in parables,(C) and in his teaching(D) he said to them, 3 “Listen! Consider the sower who went out to sow.(E) 4 As he sowed, some seed fell along the path,(F) and the birds came and devoured(G) it. 5 Other seed fell on rocky ground where it didn’t have much soil, and it grew up quickly,(H) since the soil wasn’t deep. 6 When the sun came up, it was scorched, and since it had no root, it withered away.(I) 7 Other seed fell among thorns, and the thorns came up and choked it, and it didn’t produce fruit. 8 Still other seed fell on good ground and it grew up, producing fruit that increased(J) thirty, sixty, and a hundred times.”(K) 9 Then he said, “Let anyone who has ears to hear listen.”(L)
Why Jesus Used Parables
10 When he was alone, those around him with the Twelve(M) asked him about the parables.(N) 11 He answered them, “The secret(O) of the kingdom of God(P) has been given to you, but to those outside,(Q) everything comes in parables 12 so that
they may indeed look,
and yet not perceive;
they may indeed listen,
and yet not understand;(R)
otherwise, they might turn back
and be forgiven.”[a][b] (S)
The Parable of the Sower Explained
13 Then(T) he said to them, “Don’t you understand this parable?(U) How then will you understand all of the parables? 14 The sower sows(V) the word.(W) 15 Some are like the word sown on the path.(X) When they hear, immediately Satan(Y) comes and takes away the word(Z) sown in them.[c] 16 And others are like seed sown on rocky ground. When they hear the word, immediately they receive it with joy.(AA) 17 But they have no root; they are short-lived. When distress(AB) or persecution comes because of the word, they immediately fall away.(AC) 18 Others are like seed sown among thorns; these are the ones who hear the word, 19 but the worries(AD) of this age,(AE) the deceitfulness[d](AF) of wealth,(AG) and the desires(AH) for other things enter in and choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.(AI) 20 And those like seed sown on good ground hear the word,(AJ) welcome it, and produce fruit(AK) thirty, sixty, and a hundred times what was sown.”
Using Your Light
21 He(AL) also said to them, “Is a lamp brought in to be put under a basket or under a bed?(AM) Isn’t it to be put on a lampstand?(AN) 22 For there is nothing hidden that will not be revealed,(AO) and nothing concealed that will not be brought to light. 23 If anyone has ears to hear, let him listen.”(AP) 24 And he said to them, “Pay attention to what you hear. By the measure(AQ) you use,(AR) it will be measured to you—and more will be added(AS) to you. 25 For whoever has, more will be given to him, and whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.”(AT)
The Parable of the Growing Seed
26 “The kingdom of God(AU) is like this,” he said. “A man scatters seed on the ground. 27 He sleeps(AV) and rises(AW) night(AX) and day; the seed sprouts and grows, although he doesn’t know how. 28 The soil produces a crop(AY) by itself—first the blade, then the head, and then the full grain(AZ) on the head. 29 As soon as the crop is ready, he sends for the sickle,(BA) because the harvest(BB) has come.”
The Parable of the Mustard Seed
30 And(BC) he said, “With what can we compare the kingdom of God,(BD) or what parable(BE) can we use to describe it? 31 It’s like a mustard seed(BF) that, when sown upon the soil, is the smallest of all the seeds on the ground. 32 And when sown,(BG) it comes up and grows taller than all the garden plants,(BH) and produces large branches, so that the birds of the sky(BI) can nest in its shade.”
Using Parables
33 He was speaking the word(BJ) to them with many parables(BK) like these, as they were able to understand.(BL) 34 He did not speak to them without a parable. Privately, however, he explained everything to his own disciples.(BM)
Wind and Waves Obey Jesus
35 On(BN) that day, when evening had come, he told them, “Let’s cross over to the other side of the sea.” 36 So they left the crowd and took him along since he was in the boat. And other boats were with him. 37 A great windstorm(BO) arose, and the waves(BP) were breaking over the boat, so that the boat was already being swamped. 38 He was in the stern, sleeping(BQ) on the cushion. So they woke him up(BR) and said to him, “Teacher! Don’t you care that we’re going to die?” (BS)
39 He got up, rebuked(BT) the wind, and said to the sea, “Silence!(BU) Be still!” The wind ceased, and there was a great calm. 40 Then he said to them, “Why are you afraid?(BV) Do you still have no faith?”
41 And they were terrified[e](BW) and asked one another, “Who then is this? Even the wind and the sea obey(BX) him!” (BY)
Mark 4
World English Bible
Mark 4
World English Bible
4 Again he began to teach by the seaside. A great multitude was gathered to him, so that he entered into a boat in the sea and sat down. All the multitude were on the land by the sea. 2 He taught them many things in parables, and told them in his teaching, 3 “Listen! Behold, the farmer went out to sow. 4 As he sowed, some seed fell by the road, and the birds[a] came and devoured it. 5 Others fell on the rocky ground, where it had little soil, and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of soil. 6 When the sun had risen, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away. 7 Others fell among the thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked it, and it yielded no fruit. 8 Others fell into the good ground and yielded fruit, growing up and increasing. Some produced thirty times, some sixty times, and some one hundred times as much.” 9 He said, “Whoever has ears to hear, let him hear.”
10 When he was alone, those who were around him with the twelve asked him about the parables. 11 He said to them, “To you is given the mystery of God’s Kingdom, but to those who are outside, all things are done in parables, 12 that ‘seeing they may see and not perceive, and hearing they may hear and not understand, lest perhaps they should turn again, and their sins should be forgiven them.’”(A)
13 He said to them, “Don’t you understand this parable? How will you understand all of the parables? 14 The farmer sows the word. 15 The ones by the road are the ones where the word is sown; and when they have heard, immediately Satan comes and takes away the word which has been sown in them. 16 These in the same way are those who are sown on the rocky places, who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with joy. 17 They have no root in themselves, but are short-lived. When oppression or persecution arises because of the word, immediately they stumble. 18 Others are those who are sown among the thorns. These are those who have heard the word, 19 and the cares of this age, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful. 20 Those which were sown on the good ground are those who hear the word, accept it, and bear fruit, some thirty times, some sixty times, and some one hundred times.”
21 He said to them, “Is a lamp brought to be put under a basket [b] or under a bed? Isn’t it put on a stand? 22 For there is nothing hidden except that it should be made known, neither was anything made secret but that it should come to light. 23 If any man has ears to hear, let him hear.”
24 He said to them, “Take heed what you hear. With whatever measure you measure, it will be measured to you; and more will be given to you who hear. 25 For whoever has, to him more will be given; and he who doesn’t have, even that which he has will be taken away from him.”
26 He said, “God’s Kingdom is as if a man should cast seed on the earth, 27 and should sleep and rise night and day, and the seed should spring up and grow, though he doesn’t know how. 28 For the earth bears fruit by itself: first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear. 29 But when the fruit is ripe, immediately he puts in the sickle, because the harvest has come.”
30 He said, “How will we liken God’s Kingdom? Or with what parable will we illustrate it? 31 It’s like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown in the earth, though it is less than all the seeds that are on the earth, 32 yet when it is sown, grows up and becomes greater than all the herbs, and puts out great branches, so that the birds of the sky can lodge under its shadow.”
33 With many such parables he spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear it. 34 Without a parable he didn’t speak to them; but privately to his own disciples he explained everything.
35 On that day, when evening had come, he said to them, “Let’s go over to the other side.” 36 Leaving the multitude, they took him with them, even as he was, in the boat. Other small boats were also with him. 37 A big wind storm arose, and the waves beat into the boat, so much that the boat was already filled. 38 He himself was in the stern, asleep on the cushion; and they woke him up and asked him, “Teacher, don’t you care that we are dying?”
39 He awoke and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, “Peace! Be still!” The wind ceased and there was a great calm. 40 He said to them, “Why are you so afraid? How is it that you have no faith?”
41 They were greatly afraid and said to one another, “Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?”
Marcos 4
Portuguese New Testament: Easy-to-Read Version
Marcos 4
Portuguese New Testament: Easy-to-Read Version
A parábola do semeador
(Mt 13.1-9; Lc 8.4-8)
4 Jesus voltou a ensinar à beira do lago e uma grande multidão se juntou à sua volta. Ele se sentou então num barco que estava no lago, enquanto as pessoas o escutavam da praia. 2 Jesus lhes ensinava muitas coisas mediante parábolas; ele dizia:
3 —Prestem atenção! Certo homem saiu para semear. 4 Enquanto semeava, uma parte das sementes caiu pelo caminho e foi comida pelos pássaros. 5 Outra parte caiu num terreno onde havia muitas pedras. Essas sementes brotaram rapidamente, pois a terra não era profunda. 6 O sol, porém, queimou todas as plantas e elas secaram pois não tinham raiz. 7 Outra parte das sementes caiu no meio de espinhos. Os espinhos cresceram ao redor das plantas e as sufocaram e por isso elas não deram frutos. 8 Outra parte ainda caiu em terra boa. Elas brotaram, cresceram, deram frutos e produziram trinta, sessenta e até mesmo cem vezes mais.
9 E depois disso, lhes disse:
—Aquele que pode ouvir, ouça.
Por que Jesus ensina por parábolas?
(Mt 13.10-17; Lc 8.9-10)
10 Quando Jesus ficou só, aqueles que estavam ao redor dele vieram com os doze apóstolos e lhe perguntaram sobre o significado das parábolas. 11 Jesus lhes respondeu:
—A vocês é revelado o mistério do reino de Deus. Mas, aos de fora, tudo é ensinado por meio de parábolas. 12 Dessa forma,
“eles olharão e olharão, mas não conseguirão ver;
eles escutarão e ouvirão, mas não conseguirão entender.
Isto acontecerá para que eles não venham a arrepender-se e a
ser perdoados de seus pecados”.(A)
Jesus explica a parábola do semeador
(Mt 13.18-23; Lc 8.11-15)
13 Jesus, então, lhes perguntou:
—Vocês não entendem esta parábola? Como, então, poderão entender as outras parábolas? 14 O semeador semeia a mensagem de Deus. 15 Algumas pessoas são como as sementes que caíram à beira do caminho. Elas ouvem a mensagem de Deus, mas logo depois Satanás vem e tira a mensagem que havia sido plantada nelas. 16 Outras pessoas são como as sementes que caíram no meio das pedras. Elas ouvem a mensagem de Deus e a recebem rapidamente e com alegria, 17 mas duram pouco, pois não têm raiz. Elas abandonam a fé assim que as dificuldades e perseguições chegam por causa da mensagem. 18 Outras pessoas são como as sementes que caíram entre os espinhos. Elas ouvem a mensagem de Deus, 19 mas as preocupações com as coisas desta vida, a ilusão das riquezas e o desejo de outras coisas chegam e sufocam a mensagem, e ela não dá frutos.[a] 20 Outras pessoas, ainda, são como as sementes que caíram em terra boa. Elas são aquelas que ouvem a mensagem de Deus, aceitam-na e produzem frutos. Umas produzem trinta, outras sessenta, e outras ainda cem vezes mais.
A necessidade de prestar atenção a Jesus
(Lc 8.16-18)
21 E Jesus continuou:
—Por acaso o lampião é colocado debaixo de uma bacia ou debaixo de uma cama? Não, ele é colocado sobre um velador. 22 Pois tudo o que está escondido virá a ser descoberto, e tudo o que está em segredo virá a ser revelado. 23 Aquele que pode ouvir, ouça.
24 Depois, Jesus lhes disse:
—Prestem muita atenção a tudo o que vocês ouvem, pois quanto mais atenção vocês tiverem, mais entendimento vocês terão[b]. E além disso, Deus ainda irá dar mais entendimento a vocês. 25 Quem tem, receberá ainda mais, mas aquele que não tem, até o que ele tem será tirado dele.
A parábola da semente
26 E Jesus continuou:
—O reino de Deus é assim: Um homem joga a semente na terra. 27 Quer ele esteja dormindo ou acordado, noite e dia, a semente brota e cresce e ele não sabe como isso acontece. 28 Pois a terra produz os grãos por si mesma. Primeiro aparece a planta, depois a espiga e depois os grãos que enchem a espiga. 29 E o homem corta a espiga assim que os grãos amadurecem, pois chegou o tempo da colheita.
A parábola da semente de mostarda
(Mt 13.31-32,34-35; Lc 13.18-19)
30 E Jesus lhes disse ainda:
—O que nós poderíamos dizer a respeito do reino de Deus? A que nós poderíamos compará-lo? 31 O reino de Deus é como uma semente de mostarda, que é a menor de todas as sementes quando é plantada na terra. 32 Depois de plantada, porém, a semente brota e a planta cresce, tornando-se a maior de todas as hortaliças. E ela produz grandes ramos a ponto de as aves dos céus poderem fazer ninhos à sua sombra.
33 Jesus lhes transmitiu a mensagem de Deus com parábolas como estas, ensinando-lhes até o ponto que podiam entender. 34 Ele somente lhes ensinava por meio de parábolas, mas quando estava sozinho com os seus discípulos, explicava tudo para eles.
Jesus acalma a tempestade
(Mt 8.23-27; Lc 8.22-25)
35 Naquele dia, quando estava anoitecendo, Jesus disse aos discípulos:
—Vamos atravessar o lago para chegar até o outro lado.
36 Então, deixando a multidão, entraram no barco onde Jesus estava e o levaram; e outros barcos o seguiram. 37 Uma ventania muito forte começou a soprar e as ondas batiam contra o barco com tal força que ele já estava quase cheio de água. 38 E Jesus estava na parte de trás do barco, dormindo sobre um travesseiro. Os discípulos o acordaram e lhe perguntaram:
—Mestre, estamos afundando! O senhor não se importa?
39 Jesus levantou-se e, depois de repreender o vento, disse para o lago:
—Pare! Fique calmo!
O vento, então, parou de soprar e tudo ficou calmo. 40 Depois, Jesus lhes disse:
—Por que vocês estão com medo? Vocês não têm fé?
41 Os discípulos, porém, sentiam muito medo, e perguntavam uns aos outros:
—Quem é este homem que até o vento e as águas lhe obedecem?
Footnotes
- 4.19 não dá frutos O significado destas palavras é que estas pessoas não fazem as coisas boas que Deus quer que seu povo faça.
- 4.24 quanto mais atenção (…) vocês terão Literalmente, “Deus medirá vocês com a mesma medida que vocês usarem para medir os outros”. Esta era uma expressão usada pelos comerciantes de cereais. Com o passar do tempo, as pessoas começaram a usar essa expressão em várias situações do dia a dia. O princípio é o da reciprocidade: a pessoa irá receber de maneira proporcional ao quanto tiver dado.
Mark 4
New International Version
Mark 4
New International Version
The Parable of the Sower(A)(B)
4 Again Jesus began to teach by the lake.(C) The crowd that gathered around him was so large that he got into a boat and sat in it out on the lake, while all the people were along the shore at the water’s edge. 2 He taught them many things by parables,(D) and in his teaching said: 3 “Listen! A farmer went out to sow his seed.(E) 4 As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up. 5 Some fell on rocky places, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly, because the soil was shallow. 6 But when the sun came up, the plants were scorched, and they withered because they had no root. 7 Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the plants, so that they did not bear grain. 8 Still other seed fell on good soil. It came up, grew and produced a crop, some multiplying thirty, some sixty, some a hundred times.”(F)
9 Then Jesus said, “Whoever has ears to hear, let them hear.”(G)
10 When he was alone, the Twelve and the others around him asked him about the parables. 11 He told them, “The secret of the kingdom of God(H) has been given to you. But to those on the outside(I) everything is said in parables 12 so that,
“‘they may be ever seeing but never perceiving,
and ever hearing but never understanding;
otherwise they might turn and be forgiven!’[a]”(J)
13 Then Jesus said to them, “Don’t you understand this parable? How then will you understand any parable? 14 The farmer sows the word.(K) 15 Some people are like seed along the path, where the word is sown. As soon as they hear it, Satan(L) comes and takes away the word that was sown in them. 16 Others, like seed sown on rocky places, hear the word and at once receive it with joy. 17 But since they have no root, they last only a short time. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, they quickly fall away. 18 Still others, like seed sown among thorns, hear the word; 19 but the worries of this life, the deceitfulness of wealth(M) and the desires for other things come in and choke the word, making it unfruitful. 20 Others, like seed sown on good soil, hear the word, accept it, and produce a crop—some thirty, some sixty, some a hundred times what was sown.”
A Lamp on a Stand
21 He said to them, “Do you bring in a lamp to put it under a bowl or a bed? Instead, don’t you put it on its stand?(N) 22 For whatever is hidden is meant to be disclosed, and whatever is concealed is meant to be brought out into the open.(O) 23 If anyone has ears to hear, let them hear.”(P)
24 “Consider carefully what you hear,” he continued. “With the measure you use, it will be measured to you—and even more.(Q) 25 Whoever has will be given more; whoever does not have, even what they have will be taken from them.”(R)
The Parable of the Growing Seed
26 He also said, “This is what the kingdom of God is like.(S) A man scatters seed on the ground. 27 Night and day, whether he sleeps or gets up, the seed sprouts and grows, though he does not know how. 28 All by itself the soil produces grain—first the stalk, then the head, then the full kernel in the head. 29 As soon as the grain is ripe, he puts the sickle to it, because the harvest has come.”(T)
The Parable of the Mustard Seed(U)
30 Again he said, “What shall we say the kingdom of God is like,(V) or what parable shall we use to describe it? 31 It is like a mustard seed, which is the smallest of all seeds on earth. 32 Yet when planted, it grows and becomes the largest of all garden plants, with such big branches that the birds can perch in its shade.”
33 With many similar parables Jesus spoke the word to them, as much as they could understand.(W) 34 He did not say anything to them without using a parable.(X) But when he was alone with his own disciples, he explained everything.
Jesus Calms the Storm(Y)
35 That day when evening came, he said to his disciples, “Let us go over to the other side.” 36 Leaving the crowd behind, they took him along, just as he was, in the boat.(Z) There were also other boats with him. 37 A furious squall came up, and the waves broke over the boat, so that it was nearly swamped. 38 Jesus was in the stern, sleeping on a cushion. The disciples woke him and said to him, “Teacher, don’t you care if we drown?”
39 He got up, rebuked the wind and said to the waves, “Quiet! Be still!” Then the wind died down and it was completely calm.
40 He said to his disciples, “Why are you so afraid? Do you still have no faith?”(AA)
41 They were terrified and asked each other, “Who is this? Even the wind and the waves obey him!”
Footnotes
- Mark 4:12 Isaiah 6:9,10
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