Mark 4:2-20

2AndG2532 He taughtG1321 themG846 many thingsG4183 inG1722 parablesG3850, andG2532 inG1722 HisG846 teachingG1322 He saidG2036, 3“ListenG191G2400! AG3588 farmerG4687 went outG1831 to sow his seedG4687. 4AndG2532 asG1722 he was sowingG4687, someG3739 seed fellG4098 alongG3844 theG3588 pathG3598, andG2532 theG3588 birdsG4071 cameG2064 andG2532 devouredG2719 itG846.

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SomeG243 fellG4098 onG1909 rocky groundG4075, whereG3699 it did not haveG3756G2192 muchG4183 soilG1093. It sprang upG1816 quicklyG2112 becauseG1223 the soilG1093 was shallowG3361G3588G2192G899. 6ButG2532 whenG3753 theG3588 sunG2246 roseG393, the seedlings were scorchedG2739, andG2532 they witheredG3583 becauseG1223 they hadG2192 noG3361 rootG4491.

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OtherG243 seed fellG4098 amongG1519 thornsG173, which grew upG305 andG2532 chokedG4846 the seedlings, andG2532 they yieldedG1325 noG3756 cropG2590.

8StillG2532 otherG243 seed fellG4098 onG1519 goodG2570 soilG1093, where it sproutedG305, grew upG837, andG2532 producedG1325 a cropG2590—oneG1520 bearingG5342 thirtyfoldG5144, anotherG1520 sixtyfoldG1835, andG2532 anotherG1520 a hundredfoldG1540.”

9ThenG2532 Jesus saidG2036, “He whoG3739 hasG2192 earsG3775 to hearG191, let him hearG191.”

10As soon asG2532G3753 Jesus wasG1096 aloneG2596G3441 with theG3588 TwelveG1427 andG4862 thoseG3588 aroundG4012 HimG846, they askedG2065 HimG846 about theG3588 parableG3850.

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He repliedG2036, “TheG3588 mysteryG3466 of theG3588 kingdomG932 of GodG2316 has been givenG1325 to youG4771, butG1161 to thoseG1565 on the outsideG1854 everythingG3956 is expressedG1096 inG1722 parablesG3850, 12so thatG2443,

13ThenG2532 Jesus saidG3004 to themG846, “Do you not understandG3756G1492 thisG3778 parableG3850? ThenG2532 howG4459 will you understandG1097 any of theG3588 parablesG3850?

14TheG3588 farmerG4687 sowsG4687 theG3588 wordG3056. 15Some are likeG1510 theG3588 seeds2 alongG3844 theG3588 pathG3598, whereG3699 theG3588 wordG3056 is sownG4687. As soon asG2112G3752 they hearG191 it, SatanG4567 comesG2064 andG2532 takes awayG142 theG3588 wordG3056 thatG3588 was sownG4687 inG1519 themG846.

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Some areG1510 likeG3668 theG3588 seeds sownG4687 onG1909 rocky groundG4075. They hearG191 theG3588 wordG3056 and at onceG2112 receiveG2983 itG846 withG3326 joyG5479. 17ButG2532 they themselves haveG2192G1722G1438 noG3756 rootG4491, and they remainG1510 for only a seasonG4340. WhenG1534 troubleG2347 orG2228 persecutionG1375 comesG1096 because ofG1223 theG3588 wordG3056, they quickly fall awayG2112G4624.

18Others are likeG1510 theG3588 seeds sownG4687 amongG1519 theG3588 thornsG173. They hearG191 theG3588 wordG3056, 19butG2532 theG3588 worriesG3308 of this lifeG165, theG3588 deceitfulnessG539 ofG3588 wealthG4149, andG2532 theG3588 desireG1939 forG4012 other thingsG3062 come inG1531 and chokeG4846 theG3588 wordG3056, andG2532 it becomesG1096 unfruitfulG175.

20StillG2532 others are likeG1510 theG3588 seeds sownG4687 onG1909 goodG2570 soilG1093. They hearG191 theG3588 wordG3056, receiveG3858 it, andG2532 produce a cropG2592—thirtyfoldG5144, sixtyfoldG1835, or aG1520 hundredfoldG1540.”