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Markus 4
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Liknelsen om lantbrukaren som sådde säd

(Matt 13:1-9; Luk 8:4-8)

4 Sedan började Jesus undervisa nere vid sjön igen. Och folkmassan som samlades omkring honom var så stor att han fick stiga i en båt och sitta i den, medan folket stod på stranden. 2 Han undervisade dem genom många liknelser. I sin undervisning sa han:

3 ”Lyssna! En lantbrukare gick ut för att så. 4 När han sådde föll en del av sädeskornen på vägen bredvid, och fåglarna kom och åt upp dem. 5 En del korn föll där marken var stenig och jordlagret tunt. De växte snabbt upp i den tunna myllan, 6 men när solen steg vissnade de bort, eftersom de saknade rot. 7 Andra föll bland tistlarna, och när tistlarna växte upp kvävdes de, så att de inte gav någon skörd. 8 Men en del korn föll i bördig jord och växte upp och gav skörd, trettio, sextio och till och med hundra gånger så mycket säd som hade såtts.” 9 Sedan sa han: ”Lyssna, hör, den som har öron!”

Jesus förklarar liknelsen om sådden

(Matt 13:10-23; Luk 8:9-15)

10 När han senare var ensam med de tolv och de andra som följde honom, frågade de honom om liknelsen.

11 Han svarade: ”Ni har fått gåvan att förstå Guds rikes hemlighet, men de andra utanför får allting bara i liknelser, 12 för att

’de ska se men ändå inte fatta,
    höra men ändå inte förstå,
och därför inte vända om och få förlåtelse.’[a]

13 Men om ni inte förstår ens den här liknelsen, hur ska ni då kunna begripa några andra liknelser?

14 Det lantbrukaren sår är ordet. 15 Sådden bredvid vägen är de hos vilka ordet blir sått, men som knappt har hört det förrän Satan kommer och tar bort ordet som såtts i dem. 16 Sådden på den steniga marken är de som hör ordet och tar emot det med glädje, 17 men som saknar rot inom sig och bara består en kort tid. När sedan lidanden eller förföljelser kommer på grund av ordet, faller de genast bort.

18 Sådden bland tistlar är de som hör ordet 19 men låter världsliga bekymmer, rikedomens lockelser och begär efter andra saker få komma in och kväva ordet, så att det blir fruktlöst.

20 Men sådden i den bördiga jorden är de som lyssnar till ordet och tar det till sig och bär frukt, trettio, sextio eller till och med hundra gånger så mycket som den sådd som såddes.”

Liknelsen om lampan

(Luk 8:16-18)

21 Sedan sa Jesus till dem: ”Man tar inte fram en lampa och ställer ett sädesmått över den eller sätter den under en säng. En lampa ställer man i ett lampställ. 22 Allt som nu är gömt ska en dag föras fram, och allt som är dolt ska dras upp i ljuset. 23 Lyssna, hör, du som har öron!” 24 Han sa till dem: ”Hör upp! Med det mått ni mäter ska det mätas upp åt er och även mer kommer ni att få. 25 Den som har ska nämligen få. Men den som inget har, ska bli av med även det.”

Liknelsen om säden som växer

26 Han sa också: ”Guds rike är som när en man sår säd på marken. 27 Mannen sover och vaknar, och allteftersom dagarna går börjar säden gro och växa utan att han vet hur. 28 Det är jorden som får säden att gro, först strå, sedan ax, och till slut är vetet moget. 29 När grödan mognar kommer han med sin lie och skördar den, eftersom det är dags att skörda.”

Liknelsen om senapsfröet

(Matt 13:31-32; Luk 13:18-19)

30 Han sa: ”Hur ska vi beskriva Guds rike? Vilken liknelse ska vi använda? 31 Det är som ett senapsfrö som sås i jorden. Det är det minsta[b] av alla frön som sås i jorden, 32 men när det har såtts växer det upp och blir störst bland kryddväxterna och får så stora grenar att himlens fåglar kan bygga bo i dess skugga.”

33 Jesus förkunnade ordet för dem i många sådana liknelser, så mycket de nu kunde förstå. 34 Han talade aldrig till dem utan en liknelse, men när han blev ensam med sina lärjungar förklarade han allt för dem.

Jesus stillar stormen

(Matt 8:18; 18:23-27; Luk 8:22-25)

35 När det blev kväll sa Jesus till sina lärjungar: ”Kom, så åker vi över till andra sidan sjön.” 36 Då lämnade de folket och åkte över i den båt där Jesus redan satt. Flera andra båtar följde också med. 37 Men då blåste en våldsam storm upp, och höga vågor slog in i båten så att den fylldes nästan helt av vatten. 38 Jesus själv låg och sov i båtens akter med huvudet mot en kudde. Men hans lärjungar väckte honom och sa: ”Mästare, märker du inte att vi håller på att förgås?”

39 Då reste han sig upp och talade strängt till vinden och sjön och sa: ”Tig! Var tyst!” Och genast lade sig vinden, och det blev alldeles lugnt.

40 Sedan frågade han sina lärjungar: ”Varför är ni rädda? Har ni fortfarande svårt att tro?”

41 Förskräckta sa de till varandra: ”Vem är han, som till och med vinden och sjön lyder?”

Footnotes

  1. 4:12 Se Jes 6:9-10.
  2. 4:31 Senapsfröet var det minsta fröet man använde för odling.
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Mark 4
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Chapter 4

The Parable of the Sower. 1 [a]On another occasion(A) he began to teach by the sea.[b] A very large crowd gathered around him so that he got into a boat on the sea and sat down. And the whole crowd was beside the sea on land.(B) 2 And he taught them at length in parables, and in the course of his instruction he said to them, 3 [c]“Hear this! A sower went out to sow. 4 And as he sowed, some seed fell on the path, and the birds came and ate it up. 5 Other seed fell on rocky ground where it had little soil. It sprang up at once because the soil was not deep. 6 And when the sun rose, it was scorched and it withered for lack of roots. 7 Some seed fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked it and it produced no grain. 8 And some seed fell on rich soil and produced fruit. It came up and grew and yielded thirty, sixty, and a hundredfold.” 9 He added, “Whoever has ears to hear ought to hear.”

The Purpose of the Parables. 10 And when he was alone, those present along with the Twelve questioned him about the parables. 11 [d]He answered them, “The mystery of the kingdom of God has been granted to you. But to those outside everything comes in parables, 12 so that

‘they may look and see but not perceive,
    and hear and listen but not understand,
in order that they may not be converted and be forgiven.’”(C)

13 [e]Jesus said to them, “Do you not understand this parable?(D) Then how will you understand any of the parables? 14 The sower sows the word. 15 These are the ones on the path where the word is sown. As soon as they hear, Satan comes at once and takes away the word sown in them. 16 And these are the ones sown on rocky ground who, when they hear the word, receive it at once with joy. 17 But they have no root; they last only for a time. Then when tribulation or persecution comes because of the word, they quickly fall away. 18 Those sown among thorns are another sort. They are the people who hear the word, 19 but worldly anxiety, the lure of riches, and the craving for other things intrude and choke the word, and it bears no fruit. 20 But those sown on rich soil are the ones who hear the word and accept it and bear fruit thirty and sixty and a hundredfold.”

Parable of the Lamp. 21 (E)He said to them, “Is a lamp brought in to be placed under a bushel basket or under a bed, and not to be placed on a lampstand?(F) 22 For there is nothing hidden except to be made visible; nothing is secret except to come to light.(G) 23 Anyone who has ears to hear ought to hear.” 24 He also told them, “Take care what you hear. The measure with which you measure will be measured out to you, and still more will be given to you.(H) 25 To the one who has, more will be given; from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away.”(I)

Seed Grows of Itself. 26 He said, “This is how it is with the kingdom of God;[f] it is as if a man were to scatter seed(J) on the land 27 and would sleep and rise night and day and the seed would sprout and grow, he knows not how. 28 Of its own accord the land yields fruit, first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear. 29 And when the grain is ripe, he wields the sickle at once, for the harvest has come.”

The Mustard Seed. 30 (K)He said, “To what shall we compare the kingdom of God, or what parable can we use for it? 31 It is like a mustard seed that, when it is sown in the ground, is the smallest of all the seeds on the earth. 32 [g]But once it is sown, it springs up and becomes the largest of plants and puts forth large branches, so that the birds of the sky can dwell in its shade.” 33 With many such parables(L) he spoke the word to them as they were able to understand it. 34 Without parables he did not speak to them, but to his own disciples he explained everything in private.

The Calming of a Storm at Sea. 35 [h]On that day, as evening drew on, he said to them, “Let us cross to the other side.”(M) 36 Leaving the crowd, they took him with them in the boat just as he was. And other boats were with him. 37 A violent squall came up and waves were breaking over the boat, so that it was already filling up. 38 Jesus was in the stern, asleep on a cushion. They woke him and said to him, “Teacher, do you not care that we are perishing?” 39 He woke up, rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, “Quiet! Be still!”[i] The wind ceased and there was great calm. 40 Then he asked them, “Why are you terrified? Do you not yet have faith?” 41 [j](N)They were filled with great awe and said to one another, “Who then is this whom even wind and sea obey?”

Footnotes

  1. 4:1–34 In parables (Mk 4:2): see note on Mt 13:3. The use of parables is typical of Jesus’ enigmatic method of teaching the crowds (Mk 4:2–9, 12) as compared with the interpretation of the parables he gives to his disciples (Mk 4:10–25, 33–34) to each group according to its capacity to understand (Mk 4:9–11). The key feature of the parable at hand is the sowing of the seed (Mk 4:3), representing the breakthrough of the kingdom of God into the world. The various types of soil refer to the diversity of response accorded the word of God (Mk 4:4–7). The climax of the parable is the harvest of thirty, sixty, and a hundredfold, indicating the consummation of the kingdom (Mk 4:8). Thus both the present and the future action of God, from the initiation to the fulfillment of the kingdom, is presented through this and other parables (Mk 4:26–29, 30–32).
  2. 4:1 By the sea: the shore of the Sea of Galilee or a boat near the shore (Mk 2:13; 3:7–8) is the place where Mark depicts Jesus teaching the crowds. By contrast the mountain is the scene of Jesus at prayer (Mk 6:46) or in the process of forming his disciples (Mk 3:13; 9:2).
  3. 4:3–8 See note on Mt 13:3–8.
  4. 4:11–12 These verses are to be viewed against their background in Mk 3:6, 22 concerning the unbelief and opposition Jesus encountered in his ministry. It is against this background that the distinction in Jesus’ method becomes clear of presenting the kingdom to the disbelieving crowd in one manner and to the disciples in another. To the former it is presented in parables and the truth remains hidden; for the latter the parable is interpreted and the mystery is partially revealed because of their faith; see notes on Mt 13:11 and Mt 13:13.
  5. 4:13–20 See note on Mt 13:18–23.
  6. 4:26–29 Only Mark records the parable of the seed’s growth. Sower and harvester are the same. The emphasis is on the power of the seed to grow of itself without human intervention (Mk 4:27). Mysteriously it produces blade and ear and full grain (Mk 4:28). Thus the kingdom of God initiated by Jesus in proclaiming the word develops quietly yet powerfully until it is fully established by him at the final judgment (Mk 4:29); cf. Rev 14:15.
  7. 4:32 The universality of the kingdom of God is indicated here; cf. Ez 17:23; 31:6; Dn 4:17–19.
  8. 4:35–5:43 After the chapter on parables, Mark narrates four miracle stories: Mk 4:35–41; 5:1–20; and two joined together in Mk 5:21–43. See also notes on Mt 8:23–34 and 9:8–26.
  9. 4:39 Quiet! Be still!: as in the case of silencing a demon (Mk 1:25), Jesus rebukes the wind and subdues the turbulence of the sea by a mere word; see note on Mt 8:26.
  10. 4:41 Jesus is here depicted as exercising power over wind and sea. In the Christian community this event was seen as a sign of Jesus’ saving presence amid persecutions that threatened its existence.
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Mark 4
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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!”

Footnotes

  1. Mark 4:4 NU, M omit of the air
  2. Mark 4:7 Lit. fruit
  3. Mark 4:9 NU, M omit to them
  4. Mark 4:11 secret or hidden truths
  5. Mark 4:20 receive
  6. Mark 4:26 sow
  7. Mark 4:39 Lit. Be quiet
  8. Mark 4:40 NU Have you still no faith?
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Liknelsen om såningsmannen

4 (A) Sedan började han undervisa vid sjön igen. Då samlades så mycket folk runt honom att han steg i en båt och satt i den ute på sjön medan allt folket stod på stranden. 2 (B) Han lärde dem mycket i liknelser, och i sin undervisning sade han till dem:

3 (C) "Lyssna! En såningsman gick ut för att så. 4 När han sådde föll en del vid vägen, och fåglarna kom och åt upp det. 5 En del föll på stenig mark där det inte hade mycket mylla, och det kom upp snabbt eftersom det inte hade djup jord. 6 Men när solen steg sveddes det, och eftersom det saknade rot vissnade det bort. 7 En del föll bland tistlar, och tistlarna sköt upp och kvävde det så att det inte gav någon skörd. 8 Men en del föll i god jord, och det sköt upp och växte och gav skörd, trettiofalt och sextiofalt och hundrafalt[a]." 9 Och han sade: "Hör, du som har öron att höra med!"

10 (D) När han blev ensam, frågade de tolv och de andra som var med honom om liknelserna. 11 Då sade han till dem: "Ni har fått del i Guds rikes hemlighet. Men de som står utanför får allt i liknelser, 12 (E) för att de ska se och se och ändå inte se, och höra och höra och ändå inte förstå, så att de inte vänder om och får förlåtelse."[b]

Liknelsens innebörd

13 Han sade sedan till dem: "Förstår ni inte den här liknelsen? Hur ska ni då kunna förstå några liknelser alls? 14 Såningsmannen sår ordet. 15 De vid vägen är de hos vilka ordet sås, men när de hör det kommer genast Satan och tar bort ordet som är sått i dem. 16 De som sås på stenig mark är de som genast tar emot ordet med glädje när de hör det, 17 men de har ingen rot inom sig utan tror bara för en tid. När de sedan möter lidande eller förföljelse för ordets skull så kommer de genast på fall. 18 Hos andra sås säden bland tistlar. Det är de som hör ordet, 19 (F) men världsliga bekymmer, bedräglig rikedom och begär efter annat kommer in och kväver ordet så att det blir utan frukt. 20 Men de hos vilka säden faller i god jord, det är de som hör ordet och tar emot det och bär frukt, trettiofalt och sextiofalt och hundrafalt."

21 (G) Han sade också till dem: "Ett ljus[c] bärs väl inte in för att sättas under skäppan[d] eller under bänken[e]? Sätter man det inte på hållaren? 22 (H) Det finns inget dolt som inte ska uppenbaras, och inget gömt som inte ska bli synligt. 23 Hör, du som har öron att höra med!"

24 (I) Och han sade: "Var noga med vad ni hör! Med det mått som ni mäter med ska det mätas upp åt er. Och ännu mer ska ni få, 25 (J) för den som har ska få, men den som inte har ska bli fråntagen också det han har."

Liknelsen om den växande säden

26 Jesus sade: "Guds rike är som när en man sår säd i jorden. 27 Han sover och stiger upp, natt blir dag och säden växer och skjuter i höjden, han vet inte hur. 28 Av sig själv ger jorden gröda: först strå, sedan ax och sedan moget vete i axet. 29 Och när grödan är mogen låter han genast skäran gå, för skördetiden är inne."

Liknelsen om senapskornet

30 (K) Han sade också: "Vad ska vi likna Guds rike vid? Vilken liknelse ska vi använda? 31 Det är som ett senapskorn[f]. När man sår det är det minst av alla frön på jorden. 32 Men när det blivit sått, växer det upp och blir större än alla andra köksväxter och får så stora grenar att himlens fåglar kan bygga bo i dess skugga."

33 Med många sådana liknelser predikade han ordet för dem, på ett sådant sätt att de kunde förstå[g]. 34 (L) Han talade bara i liknelser till dem. Men när han var ensam med sina lärjungar förklarade han allt.

Jesus stillar stormen

35 (M) På kvällen samma dag sade Jesus till sina lärjungar: "Vi far över till andra sidan." 36 De lämnade folket och tog med honom i båten som han var[h]. Även andra båtar följde med.

37 Då kom en stark stormvind, och vågorna slog in i båten så att den höll på att fyllas. 38 Själv låg han i aktern på en dyna och sov. De väckte honom och sade: "Mästare[i]! Bryr du dig inte om att vi går under?" 39 Han vaknade och talade strängt till vinden och sade till sjön: "Tig! Var tyst!" Då lade sig vinden och det blev alldeles stilla. 40 Han sade till dem: "Varför är ni rädda? Har ni fortfarande ingen tro?" 41 (N) Då greps de av stor fruktan och sade till varandra: "Vem är han? Till och med vinden och sjön lyder ju honom!"

Footnotes

  1. 4:8 hundrafalt   En övernaturligt rik skörd (jfr 1 Mos 26:12). I förmodern tid har svenska skördar normalt gett mindre än tiofalt jämfört med utsädet.
  2. 4:12 Jes 6:9-10.
  3. 4:21 Ett ljus   Traditionell översättning. Troligen en oljelampa (vaxljus uppfanns först senare).
  4. 4:21 skäppan   Ett sädesmått om ca 9 liter.
  5. 4:21 bänken   Annan översättning: "sängen" eller "divanen".
  6. 4:31 senapskorn   Det minsta (1-2 mm) av alla frön som såddes av jordbrukare i Israels land. Senapsplantan (brassica nigra) kan fullvuxen nå en höjd av nästan tre meter.
  7. 4:33 på ett sådant sätt att de kunde förstå   Annan översättning: "så mycket som de klarade att höra".
  8. 4:36 som han var   Annan översättning: "där han var" (i båten från vilken han predikade, jfr vers 1).
  9. 4:38 Mästare   Annan översättning: "Lärare" (hederstitel, jfr latinets "magister").
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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

  1. Mark 4:12 Isaiah 6:9,10
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