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Mark 4

1AndagainπάλινpalinG3825hebeganG757toteachδιδάσκεινdidaskeinG1321bytheseaθάλασσαν.thalassanG2281side.AndthereisG1510gatheredσυνάγεταιsunagetaiG4863untohimaverygreatG4183multitudeG3793,sothatheenteredintoaboatπλοῖονploionG4143,andsatG2521intheseaθαλάσσῃ,thalassēG2281;andallthemultitudeG3793wereG1510bytheseaθάλασσανthalassanG2281onthelandγῆςgēsG1093.

2AndhetaughtG1321themmanyπολλὰpollaG4183thingsG4183inparablesG3850,andsaidἔλεγενelegenG3004untotheminhisteachingἐδίδασκενedidaskenG1321,

3Hearken:BeholdἸδοὺIdouG2400,thesowerwentG1831forthG1831tosowG4687:

4anditcameG2064topassἐγένετοegenetoG1096,ashesowedσπείρειν,speireinG4687,someseedfellG4098bythewayG3598side,andthebirdsπετεινὰpeteinaG4071cameG2064anddevouredκατέφαγενkatephagenG2719it.

5AndotherἄλλοalloG243fellG4098ontherockyπετρῶδεςpetrōdesG4075groundG1093,whereὅπουhopouG3699ithadnotmuchπολλήν,pollēnG4183earthG1093;andstraightwayitsprangup,becauseithadnodeepnessofearthG1093:

6andwhenG3753thesunἥλιος,hēliosG2246wasrisen,itwasscorchedἐκαυματίσθηekaumatisthēG2739;andbecauseithadnorootῥίζανrhizanG4491,itwitheredG3583awayἐξηράνθη.exēranthēG3583.

7AndotherἄλλοalloG243fellG4098amongthethornsἀκάνθας,akanthasG173,andthethornsἄκανθαιakanthaiG173grewup,andchokedG4846it,andityieldednofruitκαρπὸνkarponG2590.

8AndothersἄλλαallaG243fellG4098intothegoodκαλὴνkalēnG2570groundG1093,andyieldedfruitκαρπὸνkarponG2590,growingG837upandincreasingG837;andbroughtG5342forth, thirtyfold,andsixtyfold,andahundredfoldG1540.

9AndhesaidἔλεγενelegenG3004,WhohathearsὦταōtaG3775tohearἀκούεινakoueinG191,lethimhearἀκουέτω.¶akouetōG191.

10AndwhenὅτεhoteG3753hewasaloneμόνας,monasG3441,theythatwereabouthimwiththetwelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427askedἠρώτωνērōtōnG2065ofhimtheparablesG3850.

11AndhesaidἔλεγενelegenG3004untothem, UntoyouisgivenG1325themysteryμυστήριονmustērionG3466ofthekingdomβασιλείαςbasileiasG932ofGodθεοῦ,theouG2316:butuntothemthatarewithout,allthingsG3956aredoneinparablesG3850:

12thatseeingG3708theymayseeG3708,andnotperceive;andhearingἀκούοντεςakouontesG191theymayhearἀκούωσινakouōsinG191,andnotunderstandσυνιῶσινsuniōsinG4920;lestG3361haplytheyshouldturnἐπιστρέψωσινepistrepsōsinG1994again,anditshouldbeforgivenἀφεθῇaphethēaG863them.

13Andhesaith untothem,KnowG1097yenotthisparableG3850?andhowπῶςpōsG4459shallyeknowG1097alltheparablesG3850?

14ThesowersoweththewordλόγονlogonG3056.

15AndtheseareG1510theybythewayG3598side,whereὅπουhopouG3699thewordλόγος,logosG3056isG1510sownσπείρεταιspeiretaiG4687;andwhenὅτανhotanG3752theyhaveheardἀκούσωσιν,akousōsinG191, straightway comethSatanσατανᾶςsatanasG4567,andtakethawayαἴρειaireiG142thewordλόγονlogonG3056whichhathbeenG1510sownἐσπαρμένονesparmenonG4687inthem.

16AndtheseinlikemannerareG1510theythatareG1510sownσπειρόμενοι,speiromenoiG4687upontherockyπετρώδηpetrōdēG4075places,who,whenὅτανhotanG3752theyhaveheardἀκούσωσινakousōsinG191thewordλόγον,logonG3056, straightwayreceiveλαμβάνουσινlambanousinG2983itwithjoyχαρᾶςcharasG5479;

17andtheyhavenorootῥίζανrhizanG4491inthemselves,butendureforawhile;then,whentribulationθλίψεωςthlipseōsG2347orpersecutionδιωγμοῦdiōgmouG1375arisethbecauseofthewordλόγον,logonG3056, straightwaytheystumbleG4624.

18AndothersG243areG1510theythatareG1510sownσπειρόμενοι·speiromenoiG4687amongthethornsἀκάνθαςakanthasG173;theseareG1510theythathaveheardἀκούσαντες,akousantesG191thewordλόγονlogonG3056,

19andthecaresG3308oftheworld,andthedeceitfulnessofrichesπλούτουploutouG4149,andthelustsG1939ofotherλοιπὰloipaG3062thingsG3062enteringεἰσπορευόμεναιeisporeuomenaiG1531in,chokeσυμπνίγουσινsumpnigousinG4846thewordλόγον,logonG3056,anditbecomethunfruitfulἄκαρποςakarposG175.

20AndthoseareG1510theythatwereG1510sownσπαρέντες,sparentesG4687uponthegoodκαλὴνkalēnG2570groundG1093; suchashearἀκούουσινakouousinG191thewordλόγονlogonG3056,andacceptit,andbearfruitκαρποφοροῦσινkarpophorousinG2592, thirtyfold,andsixtyfold,andahundredfoldG1540.

21AndhesaidἔλεγενelegenG3004untothem,IsthelampλύχνοςluchnosG3088broughttobeputτεθῇtethēaG5087underthebushel,orunderthebedκλίνην;klinēnG2825,andnottobeputτεθῇ;tethēaG5087onthestand?

22ForthereisG1510nothinghid, savethatitshouldbeG1510manifestedφανερωθῇ,phanerōthēaG5319;neitherwasG1510anythingG5100madesecretG2927,butthatitshouldcomeἔλθῃelthēG2064tolightφανερόν.phaneronG5318.

23IfanymanhathearsὦταōtaG3775tohearἀκούεινakoueinG191, lethimhearἀκουέτω.¶akouetōG191.

24AndhesaidἔλεγενelegenG3004untothem,TakeβλέπετεblepeteG991heedG991whatyehearἀκούετε.akoueteG191:withwhatmeasureG3354ye meteitshallbemeasuredG3354untoyou;andmoreshallbegivenuntoyou.

25Forhethathath,tohimshallbegivenG1325:andhethathathnot,fromhimshallbetakenG142awayἀρθήσεταιarthēsetaiG142evenG2532thatwhichhehath.

26Andhesaidἔλεγεν·elegenG3004,SoisG1510thekingdomβασιλείαbasileiaG932ofGodθεοῦ,theouG2316,asifamanἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444shouldcastβάλῃbalēG906seedσπόρονsporonG4703upontheearthγῆςgēsG1093;

27andshouldsleepκαθεύδῃkatheudēG2518andriseG1453nightνύκταnuktaG3571anddayἡμέραν,hēmeranG2250,andtheseedσπόροςsporosG4703shouldspringupandgrow,heknowethnothowὡςhōsG5613.

28TheearthγῆgēG1093bearethfruitκαρποφορεῖkarpophoreiG2592ofherself;firstπρῶτονprōtonG4413theblade,thenεἶταeitaG1534theear,thenεἶταeitaG1534thefullπλήρηςplērēsG4134grainσῖτονsitonG4621intheear.

29ButwhenὅτανhotanG3752thefruitκαρπός,karposG2590isripe, straightwayheputtethforthG649thesickleδρέπανονdrepanonG1407,becausetheharvestθερισμός.¶therismosG2326iscome.

30Andhesaidἔλεγεν·elegenG3004,HowπῶςpōsG4459shallwelikenthekingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316?orinwhatparableπαραβολῇparabolēaG3850shallwesetG5087itforth?

31ItisG1510likeagrainG2848ofmustardσινάπεωςsinapeōsG4615seedσπερμάτωνspermatōnG4690,which,whenὅτανhotanG3752itisG1510sownσπαρῇsparēaG4687upontheearthγῆς,gēsG1093,thoughitbeG1510lessthanalltheseedsG4690thatareG1510upontheearthγῆς.gēsG1093,

32yetwhenὅτανhotanG3752itissownσπαρῇ,sparēaG4687, growethup,andbecomethgreaterG3173thanalltheherbs,andputtethoutgreatG3173branchesκλάδουςkladousG2798;sothatthebirdsπετεινὰpeteinaG4071oftheheavenG3772canlodgeundertheshadowσκιὰνskianG4639thereof.

33AndwithmanyπολλαῖςpollaisG4183suchτοιαύταιςtoiautaisG5108parablesG3850spakehethewordλόγονlogonG3056untothem,astheywereableἠδύναντοēdunantoG1410tohearἀκούειν.akoueinG191it;

34andwithoutaparableG3850spakehenotuntothem:butprivatelytohisownG2398disciplesμαθηταῖςmathētaisG3101heexpoundedallthingsπάντα.¶pantaG3956.

35AndonthatdayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250,whenevenG2532wascomeγενομένης·genomenēsG1096,hesaith untothem,LetusgoG1330overuntotheotherπέραν.peranG4008sideG4008.

36AndleavingG863themultitudeG3793,theytakeπαραλαμβάνουσινparalambanousinG3880himwiththem,evenG2532ashewasG1510,intheboatπλοίῳ,ploiōG4143.AndotherἄλλαallaG243boatsπλοῖαploiaG4143wereG1510withhim.

37AndtherearisethagreatG3173stormλαῖλαψlailapsG2978ofwindἀνέμου,anemouG417,andthewavesbeatintotheboatπλοῖονploionG4143, insomuchthattheboatπλοῖον.ploionG4143wasnowfillingγεμίζεσθαιgemizesthaiG1072.

38AndhehimselfwasG1510inthesternπρύμνῃprumnēG4403,asleeponthecushion:andtheyawakehim,andsayλέγουσινlegousinG3004untohim,Teacherδιδάσκαλε,didaskaleG1320, carest thounotthatweperishἀπολλύμεθα;apollumethaG622?

39Andheawoke,andrebukedG2008thewindἀνέμῳanemōG417,andsaidG3004untotheseaθαλάσσῃ·thalassēG2281, Peace,bestill.Andthewindἄνεμος,anemosG417ceased,andtherewasagreatμεγάλη.¶megalēG3173calmγαλήνηgalēnēG1055.

40AndhesaidG3004untothem,WhyτίtiG5101areG1510ye fearful?haveyenotyetfaithπίστιν;pistinG4102?

41AndtheyfearedἐφοβήθησανephobēthēsanG5399exceedingly,andsaidἔλεγονelegonG3004oneG240toanother,WhothenisG1510this,thatevenG2532thewindἄνεμοςanemosG417andtheseaθάλασσαthalassaG2281obeyG5219him?

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