Berean Standard Bible

Mark 4

(Matthew 13:1–9; Luke 8:4–8)

1OnceΚαὶKaiG2532againπάλινpalinG3825JesusbeganG756to teachδιδάσκεινdidaskeinG1321besideπαρὰparaG3844theτὴνtēnG3588seaθάλασσαν.thalassanG2281,andκαὶkaiG2532sucha largeπλεῖστοςpleistosG4118crowdὄχλοςochlosG3793gatheredσυνάγεταιsunagetaiG4863aroundπρὸςprosG4314HimαὐτὸνautonG846thatὥστεhōsteG5620HeαὐτὸνautonG846got intoεἰς ἐμβάνταeis embantaG1684 G1519a boatπλοῖονploionG4143andsatκαθῆσθαιkathēsthaiG2521inἐνenG1722τῇtēaG3588itθαλάσσῃ,thalassēG2281,whileκαὶkaiG2532allπᾶςpasG3956theὁhoG3588peopleὄχλοςochlosG3793crowdedπρὸς τὴν θάλασσαν ἦσαν.pros tēn thalassan ēsanG1510 G4314 G3588 G2281alongἐπὶepiG1909theτῆςtēsG3588shoreγῆςgēsG1093.

2AndκαὶkaiG2532He taughtἐδίδασκενedidaskenG1321themαὐτοὺςautousG846many thingsπολλὰpollaG4183inἐνenG1722parablesπαραβολαῖςparabolaisG3850,andκαὶkaiG2532inἐνenG1722HisαὐτοῖςautoisG846τῇtēaG3588teachingδιδαχῇdidachēaG1322He saidG2036αὐτοῦ·autouG846,

3“ListenἈκούετε.¶ ἸδοὺAkouete IdouG191 G2400!AὁhoG3588farmerσπείρωνspeirōnG4687went outἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831to sow his seedσπεῖραι·speiraiG4687.

4AndκαὶkaiG2532ἐγένετοegenetoG1096asἐνenG1722τῷtōG3588he was sowingσπείρειν,speireinG4687μὲνmenG3303,someὃhoG3739seedfellἔπεσενepesenG4098alongπαρὰparaG3844theτὴνtēnG3588pathὁδόν,hodonG3598,andκαὶkaiG2532theτὰtaG3588birdsπετεινὰpeteinaG4071cameἦλθενēlthenG2064andκαὶkaiG2532devouredκατέφαγενkatephagenG2719itαὐτό.autoG846.

5καὶkaiG2532SomeἄλλοalloG243fellἔπεσενepesenG4098onἐπὶepiG1909τὸtoG3588rocky groundπετρῶδεςpetrōdesG4075,whereὅπουhopouG3699it did not haveοὐκ εἶχενouk eichenG3756 G2192muchπολλήν,pollēnG4183soilγῆνgēnG1093καὶkaiG2532.It sprang upἐξανέτειλενexaneteilenG1816quicklyεὐθὺςeuthusG2112becauseδιὰdiaG1223the soilγῆς.gēsG1093was shallowτὸ μὴ ἔχειν βάθοςto mē echein bathosG3361 G3588 G2192 G899.

6ButκαὶkaiG2532whenὅτεhoteG3753theὁhoG3588sunἥλιος,hēliosG2246roseἀνέτειλενaneteilenG393, the seedlingswere scorchedἐκαυματίσθηekaumatisthēG2739,andκαὶkaiG2532they witheredἐξηράνθη.exēranthēG3583becauseδιὰdiaG1223τὸtoG3588they hadἔχεινecheinG2192noμὴmēG3361rootῥίζανrhizanG4491.

7καὶkaiG2532OtherἄλλοalloG243seedfellἔπεσενepesenG4098amongεἰςeisG1519τὰςtasG3588thornsἀκάνθας,akanthasG173καὶkaiG2532αἱhaiG3588, whichἄκανθαιakanthaiG173grew upἀνέβησανanebēsanG305andκαὶkaiG2532chokedσυνέπνιξανsunepnixanG4846the seedlingsαὐτό,autoG846,andκαὶkaiG2532theyyieldedἔδωκεν.edōkenG1325noοὐκoukG3756cropκαρπὸνkarponG2590.

8StillκαὶkaiG2532otherἄλλαallaG243seedfellἔπεσενepesenG4098onεἰςeisG1519τὴνtēnG3588τὴνtēnG3588goodκαλὴνkalēnG2570soilγῆνgēnG1093, where itsproutedἀναβαίνονταanabainontaG305καὶkaiG2532,grew upαὐξανόμεναauxanomenaG837,andκαὶkaiG2532producedἐδίδουedidouG1325a cropκαρπὸνkarponG2590καὶkaiG2532—oneἓνhenG1520bearingἔφερενepherenG5342thirtyfoldτριάκονταtriakontaG5144καὶkaiG2532,anotherἓνhenG1520sixtyfoldἑξήκονταhexēkontaG1835,andκαὶkaiG2532anotherἓνhenG1520a hundredfoldἑκατόν.hekatonG1540.”

9ThenκαὶkaiG2532JesussaidG2036, “He whoὃςhosG3739hasἔχειecheiG2192earsὦταōtaG3775to hearἀκούεινakoueinG191,let him hearἀκουέτω.¶akouetōG191.”

The Purpose of Jesus’ Parables

(Isaiah 6:1–13; Matthew 13:10–17; Luke 8:9–10)

10As soon asΚαὶ ὅτεKai hoteG2532 G3753JesuswasἐγένετοegenetoG1096aloneκατὰ μόνας,kata monasG2596 G3441withtheοἱhoiG3588TwelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427andσὺνsunG4862thoseτοῖςtoisG3588aroundπερὶperiG4012HimαὐτὸνautonG846,they askedἠρώτωνērōtōnG2065HimαὐτὸνautonG846abouttheτὰςtasG3588parableπαραβολάς.parabolasG3850.

11καὶkaiG2532He repliedG2036αὐτοῖς·autoisG846, “TheτὸtoG3588mysteryμυστήριονmustērionG3466of theτῆςtēsG3588kingdomβασιλείαςbasileiasG932τοῦtouG3588of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316has been givenδέδοταιdedotaiG1325to youὑμῖνhuminG4771,butδὲdeG1161to thoseἐκείνοιςekeinoisG1565τοῖςtoisG3588on the outsideἔξωexōG1854τὰtaG3588everythingπάνταpantaG3956is expressedγίνεταιginetaiG1096inἐνenG1722parablesπαραβολαῖςparabolaisG3850,

12so thatἵναinaG2443, ‘they may be ever seeingG991butκαὶkaiG2532neverμὴmēG3361perceivingG3708,andκαὶkaiG2532ever hearingG191butκαὶkaiG2532neverμὴmēG3361understandingσυνιῶσινsuniōsinG4920;otherwiseμήποτεmēpotepoteG3361 G4219they might turnἐπιστρέψωσινepistrepsōsinG1994andκαὶkaiG2532be forgivenἀφεθῇ αὐτοῖςaphethēa autoisG863 G846.’”

The Parable of the Sower Explained

(Matthew 13:18–23; Luke 8:11–15)

13ThenΚαὶKaiG2532JesussaidλέγειlegeiG3004to themαὐτοῖς·autoisG846, “Do you not understandοὐκoukG3756 G1492thisταύτην;tautēnG3778τὴνtēnG3588parableπαραβολὴνparabolēnG3850?ThenκαὶkaiG2532howπῶςpōsG4459will you understandγνώσεσθε;gnōsestheG1097any ofπάσαςpasasG3956theτὰςtasG3588parablesπαραβολὰςparabolasG3850?

14TheὁhoG3588farmerσπείρωνspeirōnG4687sowsσπείρει.speireiG4687theτὸνtonG3588wordλόγονlogonG3056.

15δέdeG1161SomeοὗτοιhoutoiG3778are likeεἰσινeisinG1510theοἱhoiG3588seedsalongπαρὰparaG3844theτὴνtēnG3588pathὁδὸνhodonG3598,whereὅπουhopouG3699theὁhoG3588wordλόγος,logosG3056is sownσπείρεταιspeiretaiG4687καὶkaiG2532.As soon asὅταν εὐθὺςhotan euthusG2112 G3752they hearἀκούσωσιν,akousōsinG191itὁhoG3588,SatanσατανᾶςsatanasG4567comesἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064andκαὶkaiG2532takes awayαἴρειaireiG142theτὸνtonG3588wordλόγονlogonG3056thatτὸνtonG3588was sownἐσπαρμένονesparmenonG4687inG1519themG846.

16καὶkaiG2532SomeοὗτοίhoutoiG3778areεἰσινeisinG1510likeὁμοίωςhomoiōsG3668theοἱhoiG3588seedssownσπειρόμενοι,speiromenoiG4687onἐπὶepiG1909τὰtaG3588rocky groundπετρώδηpetrōdēG4075. TheyοἳhoiG3739ὅτανhotanG3752hearἀκούσωσινakousōsinG191theτὸνtonG3588wordλόγον,logonG3056andat onceεὐθὺςeuthusG2112receiveλαμβάνουσινlambanousinG2983itαὐτὸνautonG846withμετὰmetaG3326joyχαρᾶςcharasG5479.

17ButκαὶkaiG2532they themselves haveἔχουσιν ἐν ἑαυτοῖςechousin en he'autoisG2192 G1722 G1438noοὐκoukG3756rootῥίζανrhizanG4491, andἀλλὰallaG235they remainεἰσιν.eisinG1510for only a seasonπρόσκαιροίproskairoiG4340.WhenεἶταeitaG1534troubleθλίψεωςthlipseōsG2347orἢēG2228persecutionδιωγμοῦdiōgmouG1375comesγενομένηςgenomenēsG1096because ofδιὰdiaG1223theτὸνtonG3588wordλόγον,logonG3056,they quickly fall awayεὐθὺς σκανδαλίζονται.euthus skandalizontaiG2112 G4624.

18Othersκαὶ ἄλλοιkai alloiG2532 G243are likeεἰσὶνeisinG1510theοἱhoiG3588seedssownσπειρόμενοι·speiromenoiG4687amongεἰςeisG1519theτὰςtasG3588thornsἀκάνθαςakanthasG173. Theyοὗτοί εἰσιν οἱhoutoi eisin hoiG3778 G1510 G3588hearἀκούσαντες,akousantesG191theτὸνtonG3588wordλόγονlogonG3056,

19butκαὶkaiG2532theαἱhaiG3588worriesμέριμναιmerimnaiG3308τοῦtouG3588of this lifeαἰῶνοςaiōnosG165καὶkaiG2532,theἡhēG3588deceitfulnessἀπάτηapatēG539ofτοῦtouG3588wealthπλούτουploutouG4149,andκαὶkaiG2532theαἱhaiG3588desireἐπιθυμίαιepithumiaiG1939forπερὶperiG4012τὰtaG3588other thingsλοιπὰloipaG3062come inεἰσπορευόμεναιeisporeuomenaiG1531andchokeσυμπνίγουσινsumpnigousinG4846theτὸνtonG3588wordλόγον,logonG3056,andκαὶkaiG2532it becomesγίνεται.ginetaiG1096unfruitfulἄκαρποςakarposG175.

20StillκαὶkaiG2532othersἐκεῖνοίekeinoiG1565are likeεἰσινeisinG1510theοἱhoiG3588seedssownσπαρέντες,sparentesG4687onἐπὶepiG1909τὴνtēnG3588τὴνtēnG3588goodκαλὴνkalēnG2570soilγῆνgēnG1093. TheyοἵτινεςoitinesG3748hearἀκούουσινakouousinG191theτὸνtonG3588wordλόγονlogonG3056καὶkaiG2532,receiveπαραδέχονταιparadechontaiG3858it,andκαὶkaiG2532produce a cropκαρποφοροῦσινkarpophorousinG2592ἓνhenG1520—thirtyfoldτριάκονταtriakontaG5144καὶkaiG2532ἓνhenG1520,sixtyfoldἑξήκονταhexēkontaG1835, orκαὶkaiG2532aἓνhenG1520hundredfoldἑκατόν.¶hekatonG1540.”

The Lesson of the Lamp

(Luke 8:16–18)

21Jesusalso saidΚαὶKaiG2532 G2036to themαὐτοῖςautoisG846G3754, “Does anyone bring inἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064aὁhoG3588lampλύχνοςluchnosG3088toμήτι ἵναmēti inaG3385 G2443putτεθῇtethēaG5087itunderὑπὸhupoG5259τὸνtonG3588a basketμόδιονmodionG3426orἢēG2228underὑπὸhupoG5259τὴνtēnG3588a bedκλίνην;klinēnG2825?Doesn’tοὐχouchG3756ἵναinaG2443he set itτεθῇ;tethēaG5087onἐπὶepiG1909τὴνtēnG3588a standλυχνίανluchnianG3087?

22ForγάρgarG1063there isἐστινestinG1510nothingοὐouG3756G5101hiddenκρυπτόνkruptonG2927ἐὰνeanG1437thatἵναinaG2443will not beμὴmēG3361disclosedφανερωθῇ,phanerōthēaG5319,and nothingοὐδὲoudeG3761concealedἐγένετο ἀπόκρυφονegeneto apokruphonG1096 G614ἀλλ᾽all᾽G235thatἵναinaG2443will not be broughtἔλθῃelthēG2064toεἰςeisG1519lightφανερόν.phaneronG5318.

23IfεἴeiG1487anyoneτιςtisG5100hasἔχειecheiG2192earsὦταōtaG3775to hearἀκούεινakoueinG191,let him hearἀκουέτω.¶akouetōG191.”

24ΚαὶKaiG2532He went on to sayG2036αὐτοῖς·autoisG846, “Pay attention toβλέπετεblepeteG991whatτίtiG5101you hearἀκούετε.akoueteG191.WithἐνenG1722theᾧhōG3739measureμέτρῳmetrōG3358youμετρεῖτεmetreiteG3354use,it will be measuredμετρηθήσεταιmetrēthēsetaiG3354to youὑμῖνhuminG4771,andκαὶkaiG2532even more will be addedπροστεθήσεταιprostethēsetaiG4369to youὑμῖνhuminG4771.

25ForγὰρgarG1063whoeverὃςhosG3739hasἔχει,echeiG2192will be givenδοθήσεταιdothēsetaiG1325moreαὐτῷ·autōG846. ButκαὶkaiG2532whoeverὃςhosG3739does not haveοὐκ ἔχει,ouk echeiG3756 G2192,evenκαὶkaiG2532whatὃhoG3739he hasἔχειecheiG2192will be taken awayἀρθήσεταιarthēsetaiG142fromἀπ᾽ap᾽G575himαὐτοῦ.¶autouG846.”

The Seed Growing Secretly

26Jesusalso saidΚαὶKaiG2532 G2036, “TheἡhēG3588kingdomβασιλείαbasileiaG932τοῦtouG3588of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316isἐστὶνestinG1510likeοὕτως ὡςhoutōs hōsG3779 G5613a manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444who scattersβάλῃbalēG906τὸνtonG3588seedσπόρονsporonG4703onἐπὶepiG1909theτῆςtēsG3588groundγῆςgēsG1093.

27καὶkaiG2532NightνύκταnuktaG3571andκαὶkaiG2532dayἡμέραν,hēmeranG2250he sleepsκαθεύδῃkatheudēG2518andκαὶkaiG2532wakesἐγείρηταιegeirētaiG1453,andκαὶkaiG2532theὁhoG3588seedσπόροςsporosG4703sproutsβλαστᾷblastaG985andκαὶkaiG2532growsμηκύνηταιmēkunētaiG3373, thoughheαὐτός.autosG846knowsG1492notοὐκoukG3756howὡςhōsG5613.

28All by itselfαὐτομάτηautomatēG844theἡhēG3588earthγῆgēG1093produces a cropκαρποφορεῖkarpophoreiG2592—firstG4412thestalkχόρτονchortonG5528,thenεἶταeitaG1534theheadστάχυνstachunG4719,thenεἶταeitaG1534grainσῖτονsitonG4621thatripensπλήρηςplērēsG4134withinἐν τῷ στάχυϊ.en tō stachuiG1722 G3588 G4719.

29AndδὲdeG1161as soon asὅταν εὐθὺςhotan euthusG2112 G3752theὁhoG3588grainκαρπός,karposG2590is ripeπαραδοῖparadoiG3860,he swingsἀποστέλλειapostelleiG649theτὸtoG3588sickleδρέπανονdrepanonG1407,becauseὅτιhotiG3754theὁhoG3588harvestθερισμός.¶therismosG2326has comeπαρέστηκενparestēkenG3936.”

The Parable of the Mustard Seed

(Matthew 13:31–32; Luke 13:18–19)

30ThenΚαὶKaiG2532He askedG2036, “To whatπῶςpōsG4459can we compareὁμοιώσωμενhomoiōsōmenG3666theτὴνtēnG3588kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316ἢēG2228?WithἐνenG1722whatτίνιtiniG5101parableπαραβολῇparabolēaG3850shall we presentθῶμεν;thōmenG5087itαὐτὴνautēnG846?

31It is likeὡςhōsG5613a mustard seedσινάπεωςsinapeōsG2848 G4615,whichὃςhosG3739ὅτανhotanG3752isὂνonG1510thesmallestμικρότερονmikroteronG3398of allπάντωνpantōnG3956τῆςtēsG3588seedsσπερμάτωνspermatōnG4690sownσπαρῇ ἐπὶ γῆς, τῶνsparēa epi gēs tōnG4687 G1909 G3588 G1093τῶνtōnG3588uponἐπὶepiG1909theτῆςtēsG3588earthγῆς.gēsG1093.

32ButκαὶkaiG2532afterὅτανhotanG3752it is plantedσπαρῇ,sparēaG4687,it growsἀναβαίνειanabaineiG305καὶkaiG2532to beγίνεταιginetaiG1096the largestμεῖζονmeizonG3173of allπάντωνpantōnG3956τῶνtōnG3588garden plantsλαχάνωνlachanōnG3001andκαὶkaiG2532puts forthποιεῖpoieiG4160greatμεγάλουςmegalousG3173branchesκλάδουςkladousG2798,so thatὥστεhōsteG5620theτὴνtēnG3588birdsπετεινὰpeteinaG4071of theτὰtaG3588airοὐρανοῦouranouG3772δύνασθαιdunasthaiG1410nestκατασκηνοῦν.¶kataskēnounG2681inὑπὸhupoG5259itsαὐτοῦautouG846τοῦtouG3588shadeσκιὰνskianG4639.”

33ΚαὶKaiG2532With many suchτοιαύταις πολλαῖςtoiautais pollaisG5108 G4183parablesπαραβολαῖςparabolaisG3850JesusspokeἐλάλειelaleiG2980theτὸνtonG3588wordλόγονlogonG3056to themαὐτοῖςautoisG846,to the extent thatκαθὼςkathōsG2531they couldἠδύναντοēdunantoG1410understandἀκούειν.akoueinG191.

34δὲdeG1161He did not tell themοὐκ ἐλάλει αὐτοῖς·ouk elalei autoisG3756 G2980 G846anythingwithout usingχωρὶςchōrisG5565a parableπαραβολῆςparabolēsG3850.ButδὲdeG1161privatelyκατ᾽ ἰδίανkat᾽ idianG2596 G2398He explainedἐπέλυενepeluenG1956everythingπάντα.¶pantaG3956to HisτοῖςtoisG3588ownἰδίοιςidioisG2398disciplesμαθηταῖςmathētaisG3101.

Jesus Calms the Storm

(Psalm 107:1–43; Matthew 8:23–27; Luke 8:22–25)

35WhenΚαὶKaiG2532ἐνenG1722thatἐκείνῃekeinēG1565τῇtēaG3588evening cameἡμέρᾳ ὀψίας γενομένης·hēmera opsias genomenēsG2250 G1096 G3798,He saidλέγειlegeiG3004toαὐτοῖςautoisG846His disciples, “Let us crossδιέλθωμενdielthōmenG1330toεἰςeisG1519theτὸtoG3588other sideπέραν.peranG4008.”

36AfterκαὶkaiG2532they had dismissedἀφέντεςaphentesG863theτὸνtonG3588crowdὄχλονochlonG3793,they took Jesus with themπαραλαμβάνουσιν αὐτὸνparalambanousin autonG3880 G846,sinceὡςhōsG5613He was alreadyἦνēnG1510inἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588boatπλοίῳ,ploiōG4143.AndκαὶkaiG2532there wereἦνēnG1510otherἄλλαallaG243boatsπλοῖαploiaG4143withμετ᾽met᾽G3326Himαὐτοῦ.autouG846.

37SoonκαὶkaiG2532a violentμεγάληmegalēG3173windstormλαῖλαψ ἀνέμου,lailaps anemouG2978 G417came upγίνεταιginetaiG1096,andκαὶkaiG2532theτὰtaG3588wavesκύματαkumataG2949were breakingἐπέβαλλενepeballenG1911overεἰςeisG1519theτὸtoG3588boatπλοῖονploionG4143,so thatὥστεhōsteG5620τὸtoG3588itπλοῖον.ploionG4143was being swampedἤδη γεμίζεσθαιēdē gemizesthaiG2235 G1072.

38ButκαὶkaiG2532JesusαὐτὸςautosG846wasἦνēnG1510inἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588sternπρύμνῃprumnēG4403,sleepingκαθεύδων.katheudōnG2518onἐπὶepiG1909theτὸtoG3588cushionπροσκεφάλαιονproskephalaionG4344. SoκαὶkaiG2532they wokeἐγείρουσινegeirousinG1453HimαὐτὸνautonG846andκαὶkaiG2532saidλέγουσινlegousinG3004αὐτῷ·autōG846, “Teacherδιδάσκαλε,didaskaleG1320,don’t You careοὐ μέλει σοιou melei soiG3756 G3199 G4771thatὅτιhotiG3754we are perishingἀπολλύμεθα;apollumethaG622?”

39ThenκαὶkaiG2532Jesusgot upδιεγερθεὶςdiegertheisG1326andrebukedἐπετίμησενepetimēsenG2008theτῷtōG3588windἀνέμῳanemōG417andκαὶkaiG2532theτῇtēaG3588seaθαλάσσῃ·thalassēG2281. “Silenceσιώπα,siōpaG4623!”He commandedεἶπενeipenG2036. “Be stillπεφίμωσο.pephimōsoG5392!”AndκαὶkaiG2532theὁhoG3588windἄνεμος,anemosG417died downἐκόπασενekopasenG2869,andκαὶkaiG2532it wasἐγένετοegenetoG1096perfectlyμεγάλη.¶megalēG3173calmγαλήνηgalēnēG1055.

40“WhyτίtiG5101are youἐστε;esteG1510so afraidδειλοίdeiloiG1169ΚαὶKaiG2532?”He askedεἶπενeipenG2036αὐτοῖς·autoisG846. “Do you still have noοὔπω ἔχετεoupō echeteG2192 G3768faithπίστιν;pistinG4102?”

41καὶkaiG2532Overwhelmed with fearἐφοβήθησαν φόβον μέγανephobēthēsan phobon meganG5399 G3173 G5401καὶkaiG2532,they askedπρὸςprosG2036 G4314one anotherἀλλήλους·allēlousG240, “WhoτίςtisG5101ἄραaraG686isἐστινestinG1510thisοὗτόςhoutosG3778,thatὅτιhotiG3754evenκαὶkaiG2532theὁhoG3588windἄνεμοςanemosG417andκαὶkaiG2532theἡhēG3588seaθάλασσαthalassaG2281obeyὑπακούειhupakoueiG5219Himαὐτῷ;¶autōG846?”