Berean Standard Bible

Mark 4:26-41

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.”

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.

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?”

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