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Mark 4
New Living Translation
Mark 4
New Living Translation
Parable of the Farmer Scattering Seed
4 Once again Jesus began teaching by the lakeshore. A very large crowd soon gathered around him, so he got into a boat. Then he sat in the boat while all the people remained on the shore. 2 He taught them by telling many stories in the form of parables, such as this one:
3 “Listen! A farmer went out to plant some seed. 4 As he scattered it across his field, some of the seed fell on a footpath, and the birds came and ate it. 5 Other seed fell on shallow soil with underlying rock. The seed sprouted quickly because the soil was shallow. 6 But the plant soon wilted under the hot sun, and since it didn’t have deep roots, it died. 7 Other seed fell among thorns that grew up and choked out the tender plants so they produced no grain. 8 Still other seeds fell on fertile soil, and they sprouted, grew, and produced a crop that was thirty, sixty, and even a hundred times as much as had been planted!” 9 Then he said, “Anyone with ears to hear should listen and understand.”
10 Later, when Jesus was alone with the twelve disciples and with the others who were gathered around, they asked him what the parables meant.
11 He replied, “You are permitted to understand the secret[a] of the Kingdom of God. But I use parables for everything I say to outsiders, 12 so that the Scriptures might be fulfilled:
‘When they see what I do,
they will learn nothing.
When they hear what I say,
they will not understand.
Otherwise, they will turn to me
and be forgiven.’[b]”
13 Then Jesus said to them, “If you can’t understand the meaning of this parable, how will you understand all the other parables? 14 The farmer plants seed by taking God’s word to others. 15 The seed that fell on the footpath represents those who hear the message, only to have Satan come at once and take it away. 16 The seed on the rocky soil represents those who hear the message and immediately receive it with joy. 17 But since they don’t have deep roots, they don’t last long. They fall away as soon as they have problems or are persecuted for believing God’s word. 18 The seed that fell among the thorns represents others who hear God’s word, 19 but all too quickly the message is crowded out by the worries of this life, the lure of wealth, and the desire for other things, so no fruit is produced. 20 And the seed that fell on good soil represents those who hear and accept God’s word and produce a harvest of thirty, sixty, or even a hundred times as much as had been planted!”
Parable of the Lamp
21 Then Jesus asked them, “Would anyone light a lamp and then put it under a basket or under a bed? Of course not! A lamp is placed on a stand, where its light will shine. 22 For everything that is hidden will eventually be brought into the open, and every secret will be brought to light. 23 Anyone with ears to hear should listen and understand.”
24 Then he added, “Pay close attention to what you hear. The closer you listen, the more understanding you will be given[c]—and you will receive even more. 25 To those who listen to my teaching, more understanding will be given. But for those who are not listening, even what little understanding they have will be taken away from them.”
Parable of the Growing Seed
26 Jesus also said, “The Kingdom of God is like a farmer who scatters seed on the ground. 27 Night and day, while he’s asleep or awake, the seed sprouts and grows, but he does not understand how it happens. 28 The earth produces the crops on its own. First a leaf blade pushes through, then the heads of wheat are formed, and finally the grain ripens. 29 And as soon as the grain is ready, the farmer comes and harvests it with a sickle, for the harvest time has come.”
Parable of the Mustard Seed
30 Jesus said, “How can I describe the Kingdom of God? What story should I use to illustrate it? 31 It is like a mustard seed planted in the ground. It is the smallest of all seeds, 32 but it becomes the largest of all garden plants; it grows long branches, and birds can make nests in its shade.”
33 Jesus used many similar stories and illustrations to teach the people as much as they could understand. 34 In fact, in his public ministry he never taught without using parables; but afterward, when he was alone with his disciples, he explained everything to them.
Jesus Calms the Storm
35 As evening came, Jesus said to his disciples, “Let’s cross to the other side of the lake.” 36 So they took Jesus in the boat and started out, leaving the crowds behind (although other boats followed). 37 But soon a fierce storm came up. High waves were breaking into the boat, and it began to fill with water.
38 Jesus was sleeping at the back of the boat with his head on a cushion. The disciples woke him up, shouting, “Teacher, don’t you care that we’re going to drown?”
39 When Jesus woke up, he rebuked the wind and said to the waves, “Silence! Be still!” Suddenly the wind stopped, and there was a great calm. 40 Then he asked them, “Why are you afraid? Do you still have no faith?”
41 The disciples were absolutely terrified. “Who is this man?” they asked each other. “Even the wind and waves obey him!”
Footnotes
- 4:11 Greek mystery.
- 4:12 Isa 6:9-10 (Greek version).
- 4:24 Or The measure you give will be the measure you get back.
Marcos 4
Magandang Balita Biblia (with Deuterocanon)
Marcos 4
Magandang Balita Biblia (with Deuterocanon)
Ang Talinghaga tungkol sa Manghahasik(A)
4 Muling(B) nagturo si Jesus sa tabi ng Lawa ng Galilea. At dahil nagkatipon sa paligid niya ang napakaraming tao, siya'y sumakay at umupo sa isang bangkang nasa tubig. Nanatili naman ang mga tao sa dalampasigan, 2 at sila'y tinuruan niya ng maraming bagay sa pamamagitan ng mga talinghaga. Ganito ang sinabi niya: 3 “Makinig kayo! May isang magsasakang lumabas upang maghasik ng binhi. 4 Sa kanyang paghahasik ay may mga binhing nalaglag sa daan. Dumating ang mga ibon at tinuka ang mga iyon. 5 May mga binhi namang nalaglag sa batuhan. Bagama't kaunti lamang ang lupa roon, agad sumibol ang mga binhing iyon. 6 Ngunit nang tumindi ang sikat ng araw, nalanta at natuyo ang mga binhing tumubo, palibhasa'y hindi ito masyadong nag-ugat. 7 May mga binhi namang nalaglag sa may damuhang matinik; nang lumago ang mga damo, sinakal nito ang mga binhing tumubo, kaya't hindi nakapamunga ang mga binhi. 8 At may mga binhi namang nalaglag sa matabang lupa. Ang mga ito ay tumubo, lumago, at namunga nang marami, may tigtatatlumpu, tig-aanimnapu, at tig-iisandaan.” 9 Sinabi pa ni Jesus, “Makinig ang may pandinig.”
Ang Layunin ng Talinghaga(C)
10 Nang nag-iisa na si Jesus, ang ilan sa mga nakikinig ay lumapit sa kanya kasama ang Labindalawa. Hiniling nilang ipaliwanag niya ang talinghaga. 11 Sinabi niya, “Ipinagkaloob sa inyo ang karapatang maunawaan ang hiwaga tungkol sa kaharian ng Diyos, ngunit sa iba na nasa labas, ang lahat ng bagay ay itinuturo sa pamamagitan ng talinghaga. 12 Nang(D) sa gayon,
‘Tumingin man sila nang tumingin ay hindi sila makakakita,
at makinig man sila nang makinig ay hindi makakaunawa.
Kung hindi sila ganito, nagbalik-loob na sana sila sa Diyos
at napatawad sila.’”
Paliwanag sa Talinghaga tungkol sa Manghahasik(E)
13 Pagkatapos, tinanong sila ni Jesus, “Hindi pa ba ninyo nauunawaan ang talinghagang ito? Paano ninyo mauunawaan ang iba pang mga talinghaga? 14 Ito ang kahulugan ng talinghaga: ang binhing inihahasik ay ang Salita ng Diyos 15 at ang mga binhi namang nalaglag sa daan ay ang mga taong nakikinig sa Salita ng Diyos. Pagkarinig nila'y dumarating si Satanas at inaalis ang salitang inihasik sa kanila.[a]
16 “Ang katulad ng mga binhing nalaglag sa batuhan ay ang mga taong nakikinig ng Salita ng Diyos at agad na tinatanggap ito nang may galak. 17 Subalit hindi ito tumitimo sa kanila kaya't hindi sila nagtatagal. Pagdating ng kapighatian o pag-uusig dahil sa Salita ng Diyos, agad silang sumusuko.
18 “Ito naman ang katulad ng mga binhing nalaglag sa may matitinik na halaman. Sila ang mga taong nakikinig ng Salita ng Diyos 19 ngunit dahil sa alalahanin sa buhay na ito, pagkasilaw sa salapi, o kaya'y pagkahumaling sa ibang mga bagay, ang Salita ay nawawalan ng puwang sa kanilang puso kaya't hindi ito nakakapamunga.
20 “Ito naman ang katulad ng mga binhing nalaglag sa matabang lupa. Sila ang mga taong nakikinig at tumatanggap sa Salita ng Diyos at namumunga nang masagana; may tigtatatlumpu, may tig-aanimnapu at may tig-iisandaan.”
Walang Lihim na Hindi Mabubunyag(F)
21 Nagpatuloy(G) si Jesus ng pagsasalita. Sinabi niya, “Sinisindihan ba ang ilawan upang itago sa ilalim ng takalan,[b] o kaya'y sa ilalim ng higaan? Hindi ba't kapag nasindihan na ay inilalagay ito sa talagang patungan ng ilaw? 22 Walang(H) natatagong di malalantad, at walang lihim na di mabubunyag. 23 Makinig ang may pandinig!”
24 Idinugtong(I) pa niya, “Unawain ninyong mabuti ang inyong naririnig.[c] Ang panukat na ginagamit ninyo sa iba ay siya ring gagamiting panukat sa inyo, at higit pa roon. 25 Sapagkat(J) ang mayroon ay bibigyan pa, ngunit ang wala, kahit ang kakaunting nasa kanya ay kukunin pa.”
Ang Talinghaga ng Binhing Tumutubo
26 Sinabi pa ni Jesus, “Ang kaharian ng Diyos ay maitutulad sa isang taong naghasik ng binhi sa kanyang bukid. 27 Natutulog siya kung gabi at bumabangon kung araw. Samantala, ang binhi ay tumutubo at lumalago ngunit hindi alam ng naghasik kung paano. 28 Ang lupa ang nagpapasibol at nagpapabunga sa mga pananim; usbong muna ang lumilitaw, saka ang tangkay; pagkatapos, nahihitik ito sa butil. 29 Kapag(K) hinog na ang mga butil, agad itong ginagapas ng taong naghasik sapagkat panahon na para ito'y anihin.”
Ang Talinghaga ng Butil ng Mustasa(L)
30 “Saan pa natin maihahambing ang kaharian ng Diyos? Anong talinghaga ang gagamitin natin upang mailarawan ito?” tanong ni Jesus. 31 “Ang katulad nito ay butil ng mustasa na siyang pinakamaliit sa lahat ng binhi. 32 Ngunit kapag itinanim, ito'y lumalago at nagiging pinakamalaki sa lahat ng tanim; ito'y nagkakasanga nang mayabong, kaya't ang mga ibon ay nakakapamugad sa lilim nito.”
Ang Paggamit ng mga Talinghaga
33 Ipinangaral ni Jesus sa mga tao ang mensahe sa pamamagitan ng maraming talinghagang tulad ng mga ito, hanggang sa makakaya pa nilang makinig. 34 Tuwing nangangaral siya sa kanila ay gumagamit siya ng talinghaga, ngunit ipinapaliwanag niya ang mga ito sa kanyang mga alagad kapag sila-sila na lamang.
Pinatigil ni Jesus ang Bagyo(M)
35 Kinagabiha'y sinabi ni Jesus sa mga alagad, “Tumawid tayo sa ibayo.” 36 Kaya't iniwan nila ang mga tao at sumakay sila sa bangkang sinasakyan ni Jesus upang tumawid ng lawa. May iba pang mga bangkang nakisabay sa kanila. 37 Habang naglalayag, inabot sila ng malakas na bagyo kaya't ang bangkang sinasakyan nila'y hinampas ng malalaking alon at ito'y halos mapuno na ng tubig. 38 Si Jesus ay natutulog noon sa may hulihan ng bangka, nakahilig sa isang unan. Ginising siya ng mga alagad at sinabi, “Guro, balewala ba sa inyo kung mapahamak kami?”
39 Bumangon si Jesus at sinaway ang hangin, “Tigil!” at sinabi sa lawa, “Tumahimik ka!” Tumigil nga ang hangin at tumahimik ang lawa.
40 Pagkatapos, sinabi niya sa mga alagad, “Bakit kayo natatakot? Hanggang ngayon ba'y wala pa rin kayong pananampalataya?”
41 Natakot sila nang labis at namangha. Sabi nila sa isa't isa, “Anong klaseng tao ito? Pati hangin at lawa ay sumusunod sa kanya!”
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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