Mark 4
New King James Version
The Parable of the Sower(A)
4 And (B)again He began to teach by the sea. And a great multitude was gathered to Him, so that He got into a boat and sat in it on the sea; and the whole multitude was on the land facing the sea. 2 Then He taught them many things by parables, (C)and said to them in His teaching:
3 “Listen! Behold, a sower went out to sow. 4 And it happened, as he sowed, that some seed fell by the wayside; and the birds [a]of the air came and devoured it. 5 Some fell on stony ground, where it did not have much earth; and immediately it sprang up because it had no depth of earth. 6 But when the sun was up it was scorched, and because it had no root it withered away. 7 And some seed fell among thorns; and the thorns grew up and choked it, and it yielded no [b]crop. 8 But other seed fell on good ground and yielded a crop that sprang up, increased and produced: some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some a hundred.”
9 And He said [c]to them, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear!”
The Purpose of Parables(D)
10 (E)But when He was alone, those around Him with the twelve asked Him about the parable. 11 And He said to them, “To you it has been given to (F)know the [d]mystery of the kingdom of God; but to (G)those who are outside, all things come in parables, 12 so that
(H)‘Seeing they may see and not perceive,
And hearing they may hear and not understand;
Lest they should turn,
And their sins be forgiven them.’ ”
The Parable of the Sower Explained(I)
13 And He said to them, “Do you not understand this parable? How then will you understand all the parables? 14 (J)The sower sows the word. 15 And these are the ones by the wayside where the word is sown. When they hear, Satan comes immediately and takes away the word that was sown in their hearts. 16 These likewise are the ones sown on stony ground who, when they hear the word, immediately receive it with gladness; 17 and they have no root in themselves, and so endure only for a time. Afterward, when tribulation or persecution arises for the word’s sake, immediately they stumble. 18 Now these are the ones sown among thorns; they are the ones who hear the word, 19 and the (K)cares of this world, (L)the deceitfulness of riches, and the desires for other things entering in choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful. 20 But these are the ones sown on good ground, those who hear the word, [e]accept it, and bear (M)fruit: some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some a hundred.”
Light Under a Basket(N)
21 (O)Also He said to them, “Is a lamp brought to be put under a basket or under a bed? Is it not to be set on a lampstand? 22 (P)For there is nothing hidden which will not be revealed, nor has anything been kept secret but that it should come to light. 23 (Q)If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear.”
24 Then He said to them, “Take heed what you hear. (R)With the same measure you use, it will be measured to you; and to you who hear, more will be given. 25 (S)For whoever has, to him more will be given; but whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.”
The Parable of the Growing Seed
26 And He said, (T)“The kingdom of God is as if a man should [f]scatter seed on the ground, 27 and should sleep by night and rise by day, and the seed should sprout and (U)grow, he himself does not know how. 28 For the earth (V)yields crops by itself: first the blade, then the head, after that the full grain in the head. 29 But when the grain ripens, immediately (W)he puts in the sickle, because the harvest has come.”
The Parable of the Mustard Seed(X)
30 Then He said, (Y)“To what shall we liken the kingdom of God? Or with what parable shall we picture it? 31 It is like a mustard seed which, when it is sown on the ground, is smaller than all the seeds on earth; 32 but when it is sown, it grows up and becomes greater than all herbs, and shoots out large branches, so that the birds of the air may nest under its shade.”
Jesus’ Use of Parables
33 (Z)And with many such parables He spoke the word to them as they were able to hear it. 34 But without a parable He did not speak to them. And when they were alone, (AA)He explained all things to His disciples.
Wind and Wave Obey Jesus(AB)
35 (AC)On the same day, when evening had come, He said to them, “Let us cross over to the other side.” 36 Now when they had left the multitude, they took Him along in the boat as He was. And other little boats were also with Him. 37 And a great windstorm arose, and the waves beat into the boat, so that it was already filling. 38 But He was in the stern, asleep on a pillow. And they awoke Him and said to Him, (AD)“Teacher, (AE)do You not care that we are perishing?”
39 Then He arose and (AF)rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, (AG)“Peace,[g] be still!” And the wind ceased and there was a great calm. 40 But He said to them, “Why are you so fearful? (AH)How[h] is it that you have no faith?” 41 And they feared exceedingly, and said to one another, “Who can this be, that even the wind and the sea obey Him!”
Mark 4
English Standard Version
The Parable of the Sower
4 Again (A)he began to teach beside the sea. And a very large crowd gathered about him, (B)so that he got into a boat and sat in it on the sea, and the whole crowd was beside the sea on the land. 2 And (C)he was teaching them many things in parables, and in his teaching he said to them: 3 “Listen! Behold, (D)a sower went out to sow. 4 And as he sowed, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it. 5 Other seed fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil, and immediately it sprang up, since it had no depth of soil. 6 And (E)when the sun rose, it was scorched, and since it had no root, (F)it withered away. 7 Other seed fell among (G)thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked it, and it yielded no grain. 8 And other seeds fell into good soil and produced grain, growing up and increasing and yielding thirtyfold and sixtyfold and (H)a hundredfold.” 9 And he said, (I)“He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”
The Purpose of the Parables
10 And (J)when he was alone, those around him with the twelve asked him about the parables. 11 And he said to them, (K)“To you has been given (L)the secret of the kingdom of God, but for (M)those outside everything is in parables, 12 (N)so that
“‘they (O)may indeed see but not perceive,
and may indeed hear but not understand,
lest they (P)should turn and be forgiven.’”
13 (Q)And he said to them, “Do you not understand this parable? How then will you understand all the parables? 14 (R)The sower sows (S)the word. 15 And these are the ones along the path, where the word is sown: when they hear, Satan immediately comes and takes away the word that is sown in them. 16 And these are the ones sown on rocky ground: the ones who, when they hear the word, immediately receive it (T)with joy. 17 And they have no root in themselves, but (U)endure for a while; then, when tribulation or persecution arises on account of the word, immediately (V)they fall away.[a] 18 And others are the ones sown among thorns. They are those who hear the word, 19 but (W)the cares of (X)the world and (Y)the deceitfulness of riches and the desires for other things enter in and choke the word, and it proves unfruitful. 20 But those that were sown on the good soil are the ones who hear the word and accept it and (Z)bear fruit, (AA)thirtyfold and sixtyfold and a hundredfold.”
A Lamp Under a Basket
21 (AB)And he said to them, (AC)“Is a lamp brought in to be put under a basket, or under a bed, and not on a stand? 22 (AD)For nothing is hidden except to be made manifest; nor is anything secret except to come to light. 23 (AE)If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear.” 24 And he said to them, “Pay attention to what you hear: (AF)with the measure you use, it will be measured to you, and still more will be added to you. 25 (AG)For to the one who has, more will be given, and from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away.”
The Parable of the Seed Growing
26 And he said, (AH)“The kingdom of God is as if a man should scatter seed on the ground. 27 He sleeps and rises night and day, and the seed sprouts and grows; (AI)he knows not how. 28 The earth produces by itself, first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear. 29 But when the grain is ripe, at once (AJ)he puts in the sickle, because the harvest has come.”
The Parable of the Mustard Seed
30 (AK)And he said, “With what can we compare the kingdom of God, or what parable shall we use for it? 31 It is like (AL)a grain of mustard seed, which, when sown on the ground, is the smallest of all the seeds on earth, 32 yet when it is sown it grows up and becomes larger than all the garden plants and puts out large branches, so that the birds of the air can make nests in its shade.”
33 (AM)With many such parables he spoke (AN)the word to them, (AO)as they were able to hear it. 34 He did not speak to them (AP)without a parable, but (AQ)privately to his own disciples he (AR)explained everything.
Jesus Calms a Storm
35 (AS)On that day, when evening had come, he said to them, “Let us go across to the other side.” 36 And leaving the crowd, they took him with them in the boat, just as he was. And other boats were with him. 37 And a great windstorm arose, and the waves (AT)were breaking into the boat, so that the boat was already filling. 38 But he was in the stern, asleep on the cushion. And they woke him and said to him, “Teacher, do you not care that we are perishing?” 39 And he awoke and (AU)rebuked the wind and said to the sea, “Peace! Be still!” And the wind ceased, and (AV)there was a great calm. 40 He said to them, “Why are you (AW)so afraid? Have you still no faith?” 41 And they were filled with great fear and said to one another, (AX)“Who then is this, that even (AY)the wind and the sea obey him?”
Footnotes
- Mark 4:17 Or stumble
Marcos 4
Ang Biblia (1978)
4 At siya'y (A)muling nagpasimulang magturo sa tabi ng dagat. At nagpipisan sa kaniya ang lubhang maraming tao, ano pa't siya'y lumulan sa (B)isang daong, at siya'y naupo sa dagat; at ang buong karamihan ay nasa lupa sa tabi ng dagat.
2 At sila'y tinuruan niya ng maraming bagay sa mga talinghaga, at sinabi sa kanila sa kaniyang pagtuturo,
3 Pakinggan ninyo: Narito, ang manghahasik ay yumaon upang maghasik:
4 At nangyari, sa kaniyang paghahasik, na ang ilang binhi ay nangahulog sa tabi ng daan, at nagsidating ang mga ibon at kinain ito.
5 At ang mga iba'y nangahulog sa batuhan, na doo'y walang maraming lupa; at pagdaka'y sumibol, sapagka't hindi malalim ang lupa:
6 At nang sumikat ang araw, ay nangainitan; at dahil sa walang ugat, ay nangatuyo.
7 At ang mga iba'y nangahulog sa dawagan, at nagsilaki ang mga dawag, at ininis ang mga pananim, at ito'y hindi nangamunga.
8 At ang mga iba'y nangahulog sa mabuting lupa, at nangamunga, na nagsitaas at nagsilago; at may namunga ng tigtatatlongpu, at tiganim na pu, at tigisang daan.
9 At sinabi niya, Ang may mga pakinig na ipakikinig, ay makinig.
10 At nang siya'y magisa na, ang nangasa palibot niya na kasama ang labingdalawa ay nangagtanong sa kaniya tungkol sa mga talinghaga.
11 At sinabi niya sa kanila, Sa inyo ay ipinagkaloob ang makaalam ng hiwaga ng kaharian ng Dios: datapuwa't sa kanilang (C)nangasa labas, ang lahat ng mga bagay ay ginagawa sa pamamagitan ng mga talinghaga:
12 (D)Upang kung magsitingin sila'y mangakakita, at huwag mamalas; at kung mangakinig sila'y mangakarinig, at huwag mangakaunawa; baka sakaling sila'y mangagbalikloob, at patawarin sila.
13 (E)At sinabi niya sa kanila, Hindi baga ninyo nalalaman ang talinghagang ito? at paanong malalaman ninyo ang lahat ng mga talinghaga?
14 Ang manghahasik ay naghahasik ng salita.
15 At ang mga ito'y yaong nangasa tabi ng daan, na doon nahahasik ang salita; at nang kanilang mapakinggan, pagdaka'y pinaroroonan ni Satanas, at inaalis ang salita na inihasik sa kanila.
16 At gayon din naman itong mga nahasik sa batuhan, na, pagkarinig nila ng salita, pagdaka'y nagsisitanggap na may galak;
17 At hindi nangaguugat sa kanilang sarili, kundi sangdaling tumatagal; kaya't pagkakaroon ng kapighatian o ng mga paguusig dahil sa salita, pagdaka'y nangatisod sila.
18 At ang mga iba'y yaong nangahasik sa dawagan; ang mga ito'y yaong nangakinig ng salita,
19 At ang mga pagsusumakit na ukol sa sanglibutan, at ang daya ng mga kayamanan, at ang mga pita sa ibang mga bagay na nagsisipasok, ang nagsisiinis sa salita, at ito'y nagiging walang bunga.
20 At yaon ang nangahasik sa mabuting lupa; na nangakikinig ng salita, at tinatanggap ito, at namumunga ng tigtatatlongpu, at tigaanim na pu, at tigiisang daan.
21 At sinabi niya sa kanila, (F)Dinadala baga ang ilaw upang ilagay sa ilalim ng takalan, o sa ilalim ng higaan, at hindi baga upang ilagay sa talagang lalagayan ng ilaw?
22 Sapagka't walang (G)anomang bagay na natatago, kundi upang mahayag; ni nalilihim, kundi yao'y upang mapasa liwanag.
23 Kung ang sinoman ay may mga pakinig na ipakikinig, ay makinig.
24 At sinabi niya sa kanila, (H)Ingatan ninyo kung ano ang inyong pinakikinggan: (I)sa panukat na inyong isinusukat ay kayo'y susukatin; at higit pa ang sa inyo'y ibibigay.
25 Sapagka't ang mayroon, ay (J)bibigyan pa; at ang wala, pati ng nasa kaniya ay aalisin pa sa kaniya.
26 At sinabi niya, (K)Ganyan ang kaharian ng Dios, na gaya ng isang taong naghahasik ng binhi sa lupa;
27 At natutulog at nagbabangon sa gabi at araw, at sumisibol at lumalaki ang binhi na di niya nalalaman kung paano.
28 Sa kaniyang sarili ay nagbubunga ang lupa; una-una'y usbong, saka uhay, pagkatapos ay butil na humihitik sa uhay.
29 Datapuwa't pagka hinog na ang bunga, ay ginagamit (L)agad ang panggapas, sapagka't dumating na ang pagaani.
30 At kaniyang sinabi, (M)Sa ano natin itutulad ang kaharian ng Dios? o sa anong talinghaga isasaysay natin ito?
31 Ito'y tulad sa butil ng binhi ng mostasa, na pagkahasik sa lupa, bagama't siyang lalong pinakamaliit sa lahat ng mga binhi na nangasa lupa,
32 Gayon ma'y pagkatanim, ay tumataas, at lumalaki (N)ng higit kay sa lahat ng mga gulay, at nagsasanga ng malalabay; ano pa't ang mga ibon sa langit ay mangakasisilong sa kaniyang lilim.
33 At sa pamamagitan ng gayong maraming talinghaga ay sinasaysay niya sa kanila ang salita, (O)ayon sa makakaya ng kanilang pakinig;
34 At hindi sila kinakausap kundi sa talinghaga: datapuwa't sa kaniyang sariling mga alagad ay (P)bukod na ipinaliliwanag ang lahat ng mga bagay.
35 At nang araw ding yaon, nang (Q)gabi na, ay sinabi niya sa kanila, Tumawid tayo sa kabilang ibayo.
36 (R)At pagkaiwan sa karamihan, ay kanilang dinala siya sa daong, ayon sa kaniyang kalagayan. At mayroon siyang kasamang ibang mga daong.
37 At nagbangon ang isang malakas na bagyo, at sinasalpukan ang daong ng mga alon, na ano pa't ang daong ay halos natitigib.
38 At siya'y natutulog sa hulihan sa ibabaw ng kutson; at siya'y ginising nila, at sinabi sa kaniya, Guro, wala bagang anoman sa iyo na mapahamak tayo?
39 At gumising siya, at sinaway ang hangin, at sinabi sa dagat, Pumayapa, tumahimik ka. At humimpil ang hangin, at humusay na totoo ang panahon,
40 At sinabi niya sa kanila, Bakit kayo nangatakot? wala pa baga kayong pananampalataya?
41 At sila'y nangatakot na lubha, at sila-sila'y nangagsasabihan, Sino nga ito, na pati ng hangin at ng dagat ay tumatalima sa kaniya?
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