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Mark 4
English Standard Version
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?”
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Mark 4
GOD’S WORD Translation
Mark 4
GOD’S WORD Translation
A Story about a Farmer(A)
4 Jesus began to teach again by the Sea of Galilee. A very large crowd gathered around him, so he got into a boat and sat in it. The boat was in the water while the entire crowd lined the shore. 2 He used stories as illustrations to teach them many things.
While he was teaching them, he said, 3 “Listen! A farmer went to plant seed. 4 Some seeds were planted along the road, and birds came and devoured them. 5 Other seeds were planted on rocky ground, where there wasn’t much soil. The plants sprouted quickly because the soil wasn’t deep. 6 When the sun came up, they were scorched. They didn’t have any roots, so they withered. 7 Other seeds were planted among thornbushes. The thornbushes grew up and choked them, and they didn’t produce anything. 8 But other seeds were planted on good ground, sprouted, and produced thirty, sixty, or one hundred times as much as was planted.” 9 He added, “Let the person who has ears listen!”
10 When he was alone with his followers and the twelve apostles, they asked him about the stories.
11 Jesus replied to them, “The mystery about God’s kingdom has been given ⌞directly⌟ to you. To those on the outside, it is given in stories:
12 ‘They see clearly but don’t perceive.
They hear clearly but don’t understand.
They never return to me
and are never forgiven.’ ”
13 Jesus asked them, “Don’t you understand this story? How, then, will you understand any of the stories I use as illustrations?
14 “The farmer plants the word. 15 Some people are like seeds that were planted along the road. Whenever they hear the word, Satan comes at once and takes away the word that was planted in them. 16 Other people are like seeds that were planted on rocky ground. Whenever they hear the word, they accept it at once with joy. 17 But they don’t develop any roots. They last for a short time. When suffering or persecution comes along because of the word, they immediately fall ⌞from faith⌟. 18 Other people are like seeds planted among thornbushes. They hear the word, 19 but the worries of life, the deceitful pleasures of riches, and the desires for other things take over. They choke the word so that it can’t produce anything. 20 Others are like seeds planted on good ground. They hear the word, accept it, and produce crops—thirty, sixty, or one hundred times as much as was planted.”
A Story about a Lamp
21 Jesus said to them, “Does anyone bring a lamp into a room to put it under a basket or under a bed? Isn’t it put on a lamp stand? 22 There is nothing hidden that will not be revealed. There is nothing kept secret that will not come to light. 23 Let the person who has ears listen!”
24 He went on to say, “Pay attention to what you’re listening to! ⌞Knowledge⌟ will be measured out to you by the measure ⌞of attention⌟ you give. This is the way knowledge increases. 25 Those who understand ⌞these mysteries⌟ will be given ⌞more knowledge⌟. However, some people don’t understand ⌞these mysteries⌟. Even what they understand will be taken away from them.”
A Story about Seeds That Grow
26 Jesus said, “The kingdom of God is like a man who scatters seeds on the ground. 27 He sleeps at night and is awake during the day. The seeds sprout and grow, although the man doesn’t know how. 28 The ground produces grain by itself. First the green blade appears, then the head, then the head full of grain. 29 As soon as the grain is ready, he cuts it with a sickle, because harvest time has come.”
A Story about a Mustard Seed(B)
30 Jesus asked, “How can we show what God’s kingdom is like? To what can we compare it? 31 It’s like a mustard seed planted in the ground. The mustard seed is one of the smallest seeds on earth. 32 However, when planted, it comes up and becomes taller than all the garden plants. It grows such large branches that birds can nest in its shade.”
33 Jesus spoke ⌞God’s⌟ word to them using many illustrations like these. In this way people could understand what he taught. 34 He did not speak to them without using an illustration. But when he was alone with his disciples, he explained everything to them.
Jesus Calms the Sea(C)
35 That evening, Jesus said to his disciples, “Let’s cross to the other side.”
36 Leaving the crowd, they took Jesus along in a boat just as he was. Other boats were with him.
37 A violent windstorm came up. The waves were breaking into the boat so that it was quickly filling up. 38 But he was sleeping on a cushion in the back of the boat.
So they woke him up and said to him, “Teacher, don’t you care that we’re going to die?”
39 Then he got up, ordered the wind to stop, and said to the sea, “Be still, absolutely still!” The wind stopped blowing, and the sea became very calm.
40 He asked them, “Why are you such cowards? Don’t you have any faith yet?”
41 They were overcome with fear and asked each other, “Who is this man? Even the wind and the sea obey him!”
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Parábola del sembrador
(Mt. 13.1-23; Lc. 8.4-15)
4 Otra vez comenzó Jesús a enseñar junto al mar, y se reunió alrededor de él mucha gente, tanto que entrando en una barca, se sentó en ella en el mar;(A) y toda la gente estaba en tierra junto al mar. 2 Y les enseñaba por parábolas muchas cosas, y les decía en su doctrina: 3 Oíd: He aquí, el sembrador salió a sembrar; 4 y al sembrar, aconteció que una parte cayó junto al camino, y vinieron las aves del cielo y la comieron. 5 Otra parte cayó en pedregales, donde no tenía mucha tierra; y brotó pronto, porque no tenía profundidad de tierra. 6 Pero salido el sol, se quemó; y porque no tenía raíz, se secó. 7 Otra parte cayó entre espinos; y los espinos crecieron y la ahogaron, y no dio fruto. 8 Pero otra parte cayó en buena tierra, y dio fruto, pues brotó y creció, y produjo a treinta, a sesenta, y a ciento por uno. 9 Entonces les dijo: El que tiene oídos para oír, oiga.
10 Cuando estuvo solo, los que estaban cerca de él con los doce le preguntaron sobre la parábola. 11 Y les dijo: A vosotros os es dado saber el misterio del reino de Dios; mas a los que están fuera, por parábolas todas las cosas; 12 para que viendo, vean y no perciban; y oyendo, oigan y no entiendan; para que no se conviertan, y les sean perdonados los pecados.(B) 13 Y les dijo: ¿No sabéis esta parábola? ¿Cómo, pues, entenderéis todas las parábolas? 14 El sembrador es el que siembra la palabra. 15 Y estos son los de junto al camino: en quienes se siembra la palabra, pero después que la oyen, en seguida viene Satanás, y quita la palabra que se sembró en sus corazones. 16 Estos son asimismo los que fueron sembrados en pedregales: los que cuando han oído la palabra, al momento la reciben con gozo; 17 pero no tienen raíz en sí, sino que son de corta duración, porque cuando viene la tribulación o la persecución por causa de la palabra, luego tropiezan. 18 Estos son los que fueron sembrados entre espinos: los que oyen la palabra, 19 pero los afanes de este siglo, y el engaño de las riquezas, y las codicias de otras cosas, entran y ahogan la palabra, y se hace infructuosa. 20 Y estos son los que fueron sembrados en buena tierra: los que oyen la palabra y la reciben, y dan fruto a treinta, a sesenta, y a ciento por uno.
Nada oculto que no haya de ser manifestado
(Lc. 8.16-18)
21 También les dijo: ¿Acaso se trae la luz para ponerla debajo del almud, o debajo de la cama? ¿No es para ponerla en el candelero?(C) 22 Porque no hay nada oculto que no haya de ser manifestado; ni escondido, que no haya de salir a luz.(D) 23 Si alguno tiene oídos para oír, oiga. 24 Les dijo también: Mirad lo que oís; porque con la medida con que medís, os será medido,(E) y aun se os añadirá a vosotros los que oís. 25 Porque al que tiene, se le dará; y al que no tiene, aun lo que tiene se le quitará.(F)
Parábola del crecimiento de la semilla
26 Decía además: Así es el reino de Dios, como cuando un hombre echa semilla en la tierra; 27 y duerme y se levanta, de noche y de día, y la semilla brota y crece sin que él sepa cómo. 28 Porque de suyo lleva fruto la tierra, primero hierba, luego espiga, después grano lleno en la espiga; 29 y cuando el fruto está maduro, en seguida se mete la hoz, porque la siega ha llegado.
Parábola de la semilla de mostaza
(Mt. 13.31-32; Lc. 13.18-19)
30 Decía también: ¿A qué haremos semejante el reino de Dios, o con qué parábola lo compararemos? 31 Es como el grano de mostaza, que cuando se siembra en tierra, es la más pequeña de todas las semillas que hay en la tierra; 32 pero después de sembrado, crece, y se hace la mayor de todas las hortalizas, y echa grandes ramas, de tal manera que las aves del cielo pueden morar bajo su sombra.
El uso que Jesús hace de las parábolas
(Mt. 13.34-35)
33 Con muchas parábolas como estas les hablaba la palabra, conforme a lo que podían oír. 34 Y sin parábolas no les hablaba; aunque a sus discípulos en particular les declaraba todo.
Jesús calma la tempestad
(Mt. 8.23-27; Lc. 8.22-25)
35 Aquel día, cuando llegó la noche, les dijo: Pasemos al otro lado. 36 Y despidiendo a la multitud, le tomaron como estaba, en la barca; y había también con él otras barcas. 37 Pero se levantó una gran tempestad de viento, y echaba las olas en la barca, de tal manera que ya se anegaba. 38 Y él estaba en la popa, durmiendo sobre un cabezal; y le despertaron, y le dijeron: Maestro, ¿no tienes cuidado que perecemos? 39 Y levantándose, reprendió al viento, y dijo al mar: Calla, enmudece. Y cesó el viento, y se hizo grande bonanza. 40 Y les dijo: ¿Por qué estáis así amedrentados? ¿Cómo no tenéis fe? 41 Entonces temieron con gran temor, y se decían el uno al otro: ¿Quién es este, que aun el viento y el mar le obedecen?
От Марка 4
Russian Synodal Version
От Марка 4
Russian Synodal Version
4 И опять начал учить при море; и собралось к Нему множество народа, так что Он вошел в лодку и сидел на море, а весь народ был на земле, у моря.
2 И учил их притчами много, и в учении Своем говорил им:
3 слушайте: вот, вышел сеятель сеять;
4 и, когда сеял, случилось, что иное упало при дороге, и налетели птицы и поклевали то.
5 Иное упало на каменистое [место], где немного было земли, и скоро взошло, потому что земля была неглубока;
6 когда же взошло солнце, увяло и, как не имело корня, засохло.
7 Иное упало в терние, и терние выросло, и заглушило [семя], и оно не дало плода.
8 И иное упало на добрую землю и дало плод, который взошел и вырос, и принесло иное тридцать, иное шестьдесят, и иное сто.
9 И сказал им: кто имеет уши слышать, да слышит!
10 Когда же остался без народа, окружающие Его, вместе с двенадцатью, спросили Его о притче.
11 И сказал им: вам дано знать тайны Царствия Божия, а тем внешним все бывает в притчах;
12 так что они своими глазами смотрят, и не видят; своими ушами слышат, и не разумеют, да не обратятся, и прощены будут им грехи.
13 И говорит им: не понимаете этой притчи? Как же вам уразуметь все притчи?
14 Сеятель слово сеет.
15 [Посеянное] при дороге означает тех, в которых сеется слово, но [к которым], когда услышат, тотчас приходит сатана и похищает слово, посеянное в сердцах их.
16 Подобным образом и посеянное на каменистом [месте] означает тех, которые, когда услышат слово, тотчас с радостью принимают его,
17 но не имеют в себе корня и непостоянны; потом, когда настанет скорбь или гонение за слово, тотчас соблазняются.
18 Посеянное в тернии означает слышащих слово,
19 но в которых заботы века сего, обольщение богатством и другие пожелания, входя в них, заглушают слово, и оно бывает без плода.
20 А посеянное на доброй земле означает тех, которые слушают слово и принимают, и приносят плод, один в тридцать, другой в шестьдесят, иной во сто крат.
21 И сказал им: для того ли приносится свеча, чтобы поставить ее под сосуд или под кровать? не для того ли, чтобы поставить ее на подсвечнике?
22 Нет ничего тайного, что не сделалось бы явным, и ничего не бывает потаенного, что не вышло бы наружу.
23 Если кто имеет уши слышать, да слышит!
24 И сказал им: замечайте, что слышите: какою мерою мерите, такою отмерено будет вам и прибавлено будет вам, слушающим.
25 Ибо кто имеет, тому дано будет, а кто не имеет, у того отнимется и то, что имеет.
26 И сказал: Царствие Божие подобно тому, как если человек бросит семя в землю,
27 и спит, и встает ночью и днем; и как семя всходит и растет, не знает он,
28 ибо земля сама собою производит сперва зелень, потом колос, потом полное зерно в колосе.
29 Когда же созреет плод, немедленно посылает серп, потому что настала жатва.
30 И сказал: чему уподобим Царствие Божие? или какою притчею изобразим его?
31 Оно--как зерно горчичное, которое, когда сеется в землю, есть меньше всех семян на земле;
32 а когда посеяно, всходит и становится больше всех злаков, и пускает большие ветви, так что под тенью его могут укрываться птицы небесные.
33 И таковыми многими притчами проповедывал им слово, сколько они могли слышать.
34 Без притчи же не говорил им, а ученикам наедине изъяснял все.
35 Вечером того дня сказал им: переправимся на ту сторону.
36 И они, отпустив народ, взяли Его с собою, как Он был в лодке; с Ним были и другие лодки.
37 И поднялась великая буря; волны били в лодку, так что она уже наполнялась [водою].
38 А Он спал на корме на возглавии. Его будят и говорят Ему: Учитель! неужели Тебе нужды нет, что мы погибаем?
39 И, встав, Он запретил ветру и сказал морю: умолкни, перестань. И ветер утих, и сделалась великая тишина.
40 И сказал им: что вы так боязливы? как у вас нет веры?
41 И убоялись страхом великим и говорили между собою: кто же Сей, что и ветер и море повинуются Ему?
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