馬可福音 4:1-20
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撒種的比喻
4 耶穌又在海邊教訓人。有許多人到他那裡聚集，他只得上船坐下。船在海裡，眾人都靠近海，站在岸上。 2 耶穌就用比喻教訓他們許多道理。在教訓之間，對他們說： 3 「你們聽啊！有一個撒種的出去撒種。 4 撒的時候，有落在路旁的，飛鳥來吃盡了。 5 有落在土淺石頭地上的，土既不深，發苗最快， 6 日頭出來一曬，因為沒有根，就枯乾了。 7 有落在荊棘裡的，荊棘長起來，把它擠住了，就不結實。 8 又有落在好土裡的，就發生長大，結實有三十倍的，有六十倍的，有一百倍的。」 9 又說：「有耳可聽的，就應當聽！」
用比喻的因由
10 無人的時候，跟隨耶穌的人和十二個門徒問他這比喻的意思。 11 耶穌對他們說：「神國的奧祕只叫你們知道，若是對外人講，凡事就用比喻， 12 叫『他們看是看見，卻不曉得，聽是聽見，卻不明白；恐怕他們回轉過來，就得赦免』。」
解明撒種的比喻
13 又對他們說：「你們不明白這比喻嗎？這樣怎能明白一切的比喻呢？ 14 撒種之人所撒的就是道。 15 那撒在路旁的，就是人聽了道，撒旦立刻來，把撒在他心裡的道奪了去。 16 那撒在石頭地上的，就是人聽了道，立刻歡喜領受， 17 但他心裡沒有根，不過是暫時的，及至為道遭了患難，或是受了逼迫，立刻就跌倒了。 18 還有那撒在荊棘裡的，就是人聽了道， 19 後來有世上的思慮、錢財的迷惑和別樣的私慾進來，把道擠住了，就不能結實。 20 那撒在好地上的，就是人聽道又領受，並且結實，有三十倍的，有六十倍的，有一百倍的。」
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Mark 4:1-20
Holman 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 on the shore facing the sea. 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, this occurred: Some seed fell along the path,(F) and the birds came and ate(G) it up. 5 Other seed fell on rocky ground where it didn’t have much soil, and it sprang up right away,(H) since it didn’t have deep soil. 6 When the sun came up, it was scorched, and since it didn’t have a root, it withered.(I) 7 Other seed fell among thorns, and the thorns came up and choked it, and it didn’t produce a crop. 8 Still others fell on good ground and produced a crop that increased(J) 30, 60, and 100 times what was sown.”(K) 9 Then He said, “Anyone who has ears to hear should listen!”(L)
Why Jesus Used Parables
10 When He was alone with the Twelve,(M) those who were around Him 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 look and look,
yet not perceive;
they may listen and listen,
yet not understand;(R)
otherwise, they might turn back—
and be forgiven.”[a](S)[b]
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 any of the parables? 14 The sower sows(V) the word.(W) 15 These[c] are the ones along the path(X) where the word is sown: when they hear, immediately Satan(Y) comes and takes away the word(Z) sown in them.[d] 16 And these are[e] the ones sown on rocky ground: when they hear the word, immediately they receive it with joy.(AA) 17 But they have no root in themselves; they are short-lived. When pressure(AB) or persecution comes because of the word, they immediately stumble.(AC) 18 Others are sown among thorns; these are the ones who hear the word, 19 but the worries(AD) of this age,(AE) the seduction[f](AF) of wealth,(AG) and the desires(AH) for other things enter in and choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.(AI) 20 But the ones sown on good ground are those who hear the word,(AJ) welcome it, and produce a crop:(AK) 30, 60, and 100 times what was sown.”
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