Berean Standard Bible
Mark 4:3-20
4AndκαὶkaiG2532ἐγένετοegenetoG1096asἐνenG1722τῷtōG3588he was sowingσπείρειν,speireinG4687μὲνmenG3303,someὃhoG3739seedfellἔπεσενepesenG4098alongπαρὰparaG3844theτὴνtēnG3588pathὁδόν,hodonG3598,andκαὶkaiG2532theτὰtaG3588birdsπετεινὰpeteinaG4071cameἦλθενēlthenG2064andκαὶkaiG2532devouredκατέφαγενkatephagenG2719itαὐτό.autoG846.
5καὶkaiG2532SomeἄλλοalloG243fellἔπεσενepesenG4098onἐπὶepiG1909τὸtoG3588rocky groundπετρῶδεςpetrōdesG4075,whereὅπουhopouG3699it did not haveοὐκ εἶχενouk eichenG3756G2192muchπολλήν,pollēnG4183soilγῆνgēnG1093καὶkaiG2532.It sprang upἐξανέτειλενexaneteilenG1816quicklyεὐθὺςeuthusG2112becauseδιὰdiaG1223the soilγῆς.gēsG1093was shallowτὸ μὴ ἔχειν βάθοςto mē echein bathosG3361G3588G2192G899.
7καὶkaiG2532OtherἄλλοalloG243seedfellἔπεσενepesenG4098amongεἰςeisG1519τὰςtasG3588thornsἀκάνθας,akanthasG173καὶkaiG2532αἱhaiG3588, whichἄκανθαιakanthaiG173grew upἀνέβησανanebēsanG305andκαὶkaiG2532chokedσυνέπνιξανsunepnixanG4846the seedlingsαὐτό,autoG846,andκαὶkaiG2532theyyieldedἔδωκεν.edōkenG1325noοὐκoukG3756cropκαρπὸνkarponG2590.
8StillκαὶkaiG2532otherἄλλαallaG243seedfellἔπεσενepesenG4098onεἰςeisG1519τὴνtēnG3588τὴνtēnG3588goodκαλὴνkalēnG2570soilγῆνgēnG1093, where itsproutedἀναβαίνονταanabainontaG305καὶkaiG2532,grew upαὐξανόμεναauxanomenaG837,andκαὶkaiG2532producedἐδίδουedidouG1325a cropκαρπὸνkarponG2590καὶkaiG2532—oneἓνhenG1520bearingἔφερενepherenG5342thirtyfoldτριάκονταtriakontaG5144καὶkaiG2532,anotherἓνhenG1520sixtyfoldἑξήκονταhexēkontaG1835,andκαὶkaiG2532anotherἓνhenG1520a hundredfoldἑκατόν.hekatonG1540.”
10As soon asΚαὶ ὅτεKai hoteG2532G3753JesuswasἐγένετοegenetoG1096aloneκατὰ μόνας,kata monasG2596G3441withtheοἱhoiG3588TwelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427andσὺνsunG4862thoseτοῖςtoisG3588aroundπερὶperiG4012HimαὐτὸνautonG846,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;otherwiseμήποτεmēpotepoteG3361G4219they might turnἐπιστρέψωσινepistrepsōsinG1994andκαὶkaiG2532be forgivenἀφεθῇ αὐτοῖςaphethēa autoisG863G846.’”
13ThenΚαὶKaiG2532JesussaidλέγειlegeiG3004to themαὐτοῖς·autoisG846, “Do you not understandοὐκoukG3756G1492thisταύτην;tautēnG3778τὴνtēnG3588parableπαραβολὴνparabolēnG3850?ThenκαὶkaiG2532howπῶςpōsG4459will you understandγνώσεσθε;gnōsestheG1097any ofπάσαςpasasG3956theτὰςtasG3588parablesπαραβολὰςparabolasG3850?
15δέdeG1161SomeοὗτοιhoutoiG3778are likeεἰσινeisinG1510theοἱhoiG3588seedsalongπαρὰparaG3844theτὴνtēnG3588pathὁδὸνhodonG3598,whereὅπουhopouG3699theὁhoG3588wordλόγος,logosG3056is sownσπείρεταιspeiretaiG4687καὶkaiG2532.As soon asὅταν εὐθὺςhotan euthusG2112G3752they hearἀκούσωσιν,akousōsinG191itὁhoG3588,SatanσατανᾶςsatanasG4567comesἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064andκαὶkaiG2532takes awayαἴρειaireiG142theτὸνtonG3588wordλόγονlogonG3056thatτὸνtonG3588was sownἐσπαρμένονesparmenonG4687inG1519themG846.
16καὶkaiG2532SomeοὗτοίhoutoiG3778areεἰσινeisinG1510likeὁμοίωςhomoiōsG3668theοἱhoiG3588seedssownσπειρόμενοι,speiromenoiG4687onἐπὶepiG1909τὰtaG3588rocky groundπετρώδηpetrōdēG4075. TheyοἳhoiG3739ὅτανhotanG3752hearἀκούσωσινakousōsinG191theτὸνtonG3588wordλόγον,logonG3056andat onceεὐθὺςeuthusG2112receiveλαμβάνουσινlambanousinG2983itαὐτὸνautonG846withμετὰmetaG3326joyχαρᾶςcharasG5479.
17ButκαὶkaiG2532they themselves haveἔχουσιν ἐν ἑαυτοῖςechousin en he'autoisG2192G1722G1438noοὐκoukG3756rootῥίζανrhizanG4491, andἀλλὰallaG235they remainεἰσιν.eisinG1510for only a seasonπρόσκαιροίproskairoiG4340.WhenεἶταeitaG1534troubleθλίψεωςthlipseōsG2347orἢēG2228persecutionδιωγμοῦdiōgmouG1375comesγενομένηςgenomenēsG1096because ofδιὰdiaG1223theτὸνtonG3588wordλόγον,logonG3056,they quickly fall awayεὐθὺς σκανδαλίζονται.euthus skandalizontaiG2112G4624.
19butκαὶkaiG2532theαἱhaiG3588worriesμέριμναιmerimnaiG3308τοῦtouG3588of this lifeαἰῶνοςaiōnosG165καὶkaiG2532,theἡhēG3588deceitfulnessἀπάτηapatēG539ofτοῦtouG3588wealthπλούτουploutouG4149,andκαὶkaiG2532theαἱhaiG3588desireἐπιθυμίαιepithumiaiG1939forπερὶperiG4012τὰtaG3588other thingsλοιπὰloipaG3062come inεἰσπορευόμεναιeisporeuomenaiG1531andchokeσυμπνίγουσινsumpnigousinG4846theτὸνtonG3588wordλόγον,logonG3056,andκαὶkaiG2532it becomesγίνεται.ginetaiG1096unfruitfulἄκαρποςakarposG175.
20StillκαὶkaiG2532othersἐκεῖνοίekeinoiG1565are likeεἰσινeisinG1510theοἱhoiG3588seedssownσπαρέντες,sparentesG4687onἐπὶepiG1909τὴνtēnG3588τὴνtēnG3588goodκαλὴνkalēnG2570soilγῆνgēnG1093. TheyοἵτινεςoitinesG3748hearἀκούουσινakouousinG191theτὸνtonG3588wordλόγονlogonG3056καὶkaiG2532,receiveπαραδέχονταιparadechontaiG3858it,andκαὶkaiG2532produce a cropκαρποφοροῦσινkarpophorousinG2592ἓνhenG1520—thirtyfoldτριάκονταtriakontaG5144καὶkaiG2532ἓνhenG1520,sixtyfoldἑξήκονταhexēkontaG1835, orκαὶkaiG2532aἓνhenG1520hundredfoldἑκατόν.¶hekatonG1540.”
Commentaries on Mark 4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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