New American Standard Bible 1995

Mark 4

Parable of the Sower and Soils

1He beganἤρξατοērxatoG757to teachδιδάσκεινdidaskeinG1321againπάλινpalinG3825by the seaθάλασσαν.thalassanG2281.And such a veryG4183largeG4183crowdὄχλοςochlosG3793gatheredσυνάγεταιsunagetaiG4863to Him thatHe gotἐμβάνταembantaG1684into a boatπλοῖονploionG4143in the seaθαλάσσῃ,thalassēG2281and satG2521downG2521;and the wholeπᾶςpasG3956crowdὄχλοςochlosG3793was by the seaθάλασσανthalassanG2281on the landγῆςgēsG1093.

2And He was teachingἐδίδασκενedidaskenG1321them manyπολλὰpollaG4183thingsG4183inparablesπαραβολαῖςparabolaisG3850,and was sayingἔλεγενelegenG3004to them in His teachingδιδαχῇdidachēaG1322,

3“ListenἈκούετε.¶AkoueteG191to this!BeholdἸδοὺIdouG2400,the sowerσπείρωνspeirōnG4687wentἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831out to sowσπεῖραι·speiraiG4687;

4as he was sowingσπείρειν,speireinG4687,someὃ μὲνho menG3739 G3303seedfellἔπεσενepesenG4098besideπαρὰparaG3844the roadὁδόν,hodonG3598,and the birdsπετεινὰpeteinaG4071cameἦλθενēlthenG2064and ateκατέφαγενkatephagenG2719it up.

5OtherἄλλοalloG243seedfellἔπεσενepesenG4098on the rockyπετρῶδεςpetrōdesG4075groundwhereὅπουhopouG3699it did not haveεἶχενeichenG2192muchπολλήν,pollēnG4183soilγῆνgēnG1093;and immediatelyG2117it sprangἐξανέτειλενexaneteilenG1816up becauseδιὰdiaG1223it hadἔχεινecheinG2192noμὴmēG3361depthβάθοςbathosG899of soilγῆς.gēsG1093.

6And afterὅτεhoteG3753the sunἥλιος,hēliosG2246had risenἀνέτειλενaneteilenG393,it was scorchedἐκαυματίσθηekaumatisthēG2739;and becauseδιὰdiaG1223it hadἔχεινecheinG2192noμὴmēG3361rootῥίζανrhizanG4491,it witheredG3583awayἐξηράνθη.exēranthēG3583.

7OtherἄλλοalloG243seedfellἔπεσενepesenG4098amongεἰςeisG1519the thornsἀκάνθας,akanthasG173,and the thornsἄκανθαιakanthaiG173cameἀνέβησανanebēsanG305up and chokedσυνέπνιξανsunepnixanG4846it, and it yieldedἔδωκεν.edōkenG1325noοὐκoukG3756cropκαρπὸνkarponG2590.

8OtherἄλλαallaG243seedsfellἔπεσενepesenG4098into the goodκαλὴνkalēnG2570soilγῆνgēnG1093,and as they grewἀναβαίνονταanabainontaG305up and increasedαὐξανόμεναauxanomenaG837,they yieldedἐδίδουedidouG1325a cropκαρπὸνkarponG2590and producedἔφερενepherenG5342thirtyτριάκονταtriakontaG5144,sixtyἑξήκονταhexēkontaG1835,and a hundredfoldἑκατόν.hekatonG1540.”

9And He was sayingἔλεγενelegenG3004, “He whoὃςhosG3739hasἔχειecheiG2192earsὦταōtaG3775to hearἀκούεινakoueinG191,let him hearἀκουέτω.¶akouetōG191.”

10As soonὅτεhoteG3753as He was aloneμόνας,monasG3441,His followersπερὶperiG3588 G4012,alongσὺνsunG4862with the twelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427, beganaskingἠρώτωνērōtōnG2065Him aboutthe parablesπαραβολάς.parabolasG3850.

11And He was sayingἔλεγενelegenG3004to them,“To you has been givenδέδοταιdedotaiG1325the mysteryμυστήριονmustērionG3466of the kingdomβασιλείαςbasileiasG932of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316, butthoseἐκείνοιςekeinoisG1565who are outsideἔξωexōG1854getγίνεταιginetaiG1096everythingπάνταpantaG3956in parablesπαραβολαῖςparabolaisG3850,

12soἵναinaG2443thatwhile seeingβλέποντεςblepontesG991,they may seeβλέπωσινblepōsinG991and not perceiveG3708,and while hearingἀκούοντεςakouontesG191,they may hearἀκούωσινakouōsinG191and not understandσυνιῶσινsuniōsinG4920,otherwiseG3379they might returnἐπιστρέψωσινepistrepsōsinG1994and be forgivenἀφεθῇaphethēaG863.”

Explanation

13And He saidλέγειlegeiG3004to them,“Do you not understandG3609thisταύτην;tautēnG3778parableπαραβολὴνparabolēnG3850?HowπῶςpōsG4459will you understandγνώσεσθε;gnōsestheG1097allπάσαςpasasG3956the parablesπαραβολὰςparabolasG3850?

14The sowerσπείρωνspeirōnG4687sowsσπείρει.speireiG4687the wordλόγονlogonG3056.

15TheseοὗτοιhoutoiG3778are the ones whoG3588are besideπαρὰparaG3844the roadὁδὸνhodonG3598whereὅπουhopouG3699the wordλόγος,logosG3056is sownσπείρεταιspeiretaiG4687;and whenὅτανhotanG3752they hearἀκούσωσιν,akousōsinG191,immediatelyG2117SatanσατανᾶςsatanasG4567comesἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064and takesG142awayαἴρειaireiG142the wordλόγονlogonG3056which has been sownἐσπαρμένονesparmenonG4687in them.

16In a similarG3668wayG3668theseοὗτοίhoutoiG3778are the ones on whom seed was sownσπειρόμενοι,speiromenoiG4687on the rockyπετρώδηpetrōdēG4075places,whoοἳhoiG3739,whenὅτανhotanG3752they hearἀκούσωσινakousōsinG191the wordλόγον,logonG3056,immediatelyG2117receiveλαμβάνουσινlambanousinG2983it with joyχαρᾶςcharasG5479;

17and they haveἔχουσινechousinG2192noοὐκoukG3756firmrootῥίζανrhizanG4491in themselvesἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisG1438, but are onlytemporaryπρόσκαιροίproskairoiG4340;thenεἶταeitaG1534,when afflictionθλίψεωςthlipseōsG2347orἢēG2228persecutionδιωγμοῦdiōgmouG1375arisesγενομένηςgenomenēsG1096becauseδιὰdiaG1223of the wordλόγον,logonG3056,immediatelyG2117theyfallσκανδαλίζονται.skandalizontaiG4624awayG4624.

18And othersἄλλοιalloiG243are the ones on whom seed was sownσπειρόμενοι·speiromenoiG4687amongεἰςeisG1519the thornsἀκάνθαςakanthasG173;theseοὗτοίhoutoiG3778are the ones who have heardἀκούσαντες,akousantesG191the wordλόγονlogonG3056,

19but the worriesμέριμναιmerimnaiG3308of theworldαἰῶνοςaiōnosG165, and thedeceitfulnessἀπάτηapatēG539of richesπλούτουploutouG4149,and the desiresἐπιθυμίαιepithumiaiG1939for otherλοιπὰloipaG3062thingsG3062enterεἰσπορευόμεναιeisporeuomenaiG1531in and chokeσυμπνίγουσινsumpnigousinG4846the wordλόγον,logonG3056,and it becomesγίνεται.ginetaiG1096unfruitfulἄκαρποςakarposG175.

20And thoseἐκεῖνοίekeinoiG1565are the ones on whom seed was sownσπαρέντες,sparentesG4687on the goodκαλὴνkalēnG2570soilγῆνgēnG1093;and they hearἀκούουσινakouousinG191the wordλόγονlogonG3056and acceptπαραδέχονταιparadechontaiG3858it andbearG2592fruitκαρποφοροῦσινkarpophorousinG2592,thirtyτριάκονταtriakontaG5144,sixtyἑξήκονταhexēkontaG1835,and a hundredfoldἑκατόν.¶hekatonG1540.”

21And He was sayingἔλεγενelegenG3004to them, “A lampλύχνοςluchnosG3088is not broughtἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064to be putτεθῇtethēaG5087underὑπὸhupoG5259abasketμόδιονmodionG3426,is it, orἢēG2228underὑπὸhupoG5259a bedκλίνην;klinēnG2825? Is it not broughtto be putτεθῇ;tethēaG5087on the lampstandλυχνίανluchnianG3087?

22For nothingοὐouG3756 G5100is hiddenκρυπτόνkruptonG2927,exceptἐὰν μὴean mēG1437 G3361to be revealedφανερωθῇ,phanerōthēaG5319;norοὐδὲoudeG3761has anythingbeenἐγένετοegenetoG1096secretἀπόκρυφονapokruphonG614,but that it would comeἔλθῃelthēG2064to lightφανερόν.phaneronG5318.

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

24And He was sayingἔλεγενelegenG3004to them,“TakeβλέπετεblepeteG991careG991whatτίtiG5101you listenἀκούετε.akoueteG191to.By your standardμέτρῳmetrōG3358of measureμετρεῖτεmetreiteG3354it will be measuredμετρηθήσεταιmetrēthēsetaiG3354to you; and moreG4369will be givenG4369you besidesG4369.

25For whoeverὃςhosG3739hasἔχει,echeiG2192, to him moreshall be givenδοθήσεταιdothēsetaiG1325;and whoeverὃςhosG3739does not haveἔχει,echeiG2192,evenG2532whatὃhoG3739he hasἔχειecheiG2192shall be takenG142awayἀρθήσεταιarthēsetaiG142from him.”

Parable of the Seed

26And He was sayingἔλεγεν·elegenG3004,“The kingdomβασιλείαbasileiaG932of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316is likeοὕτως ὡςhoutōs hōsG3779 G5613a manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444who castsβάλῃbalēG906seedσπόρονsporonG4703upon the soilγῆςgēsG1093;

27and he goesG2518to bedG2518at nightνύκταnuktaG3571and getsἐγείρηταιegeirētaiG1453up by dayἡμέραν,hēmeranG2250,and the seedσπόροςsporosG4703sproutsβλαστᾷblastaG985and growsμηκύνηταιmēkunētaiG3373--howὡςhōsG5613,he himselfαὐτός.autosG846does not knowG3609.

28The soilγῆgēG1093producesG2592cropsG2592by itselfαὐτομάτηautomatēG844;firstπρῶτονprōtonG4413the bladeχόρτονchortonG5528,thenG1535the headστάχυνstachunG4719,thenG1535the matureπλήρηςplērēsG4134grainσῖτονsitonG4621in the headστάχυϊ.stachuiG4719.

29But whenὅτανhotanG3752the cropκαρπός,karposG2590permitsπαραδοῖparadoiG3860,he immediatelyG2117putsἀποστέλλειapostelleiG649in the sickleδρέπανονdrepanonG1407,becauseὅτιhotiG3754the harvestθερισμός.¶therismosG2326has comeπαρέστηκενparestēkenG3936.”

Parable of the Mustard Seed

30And He saidἔλεγεν·elegenG3004,“HowπῶςpōsG4459shall wepictureὁμοιώσωμενhomoiōsōmenG3666the kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,orἢēG2228by whatτίνιtiniG5101parableπαραβολῇparabolēaG3850shall we presentθῶμεν;thōmenG5087it?

31It islikeὡςhōsG5613a mustardσινάπεωςsinapeōsG4615seedG2848,whichὃςhosG3739,whenὅτανhotanG3752sownσπαρῇsparēaG4687upon the soilγῆς,gēsG1093,though it is smallerμικρότερονmikroteronG3398than allπάντωνpantōnG3956the seedsσπερμάτωνspermatōnG4690that are upon the soilγῆς.gēsG1093,

32yetG2532whenὅτανhotanG3752it is sownσπαρῇ,sparēaG4687,it growsἀναβαίνειanabaineiG305up and becomesγίνεταιginetaiG1096largerμεῖζονmeizonG3173than allπάντωνpantōnG3956the gardenλαχάνωνlachanōnG3001plantsG3001and formsποιεῖpoieiG4160largeμεγάλουςmegalousG3173branchesκλάδουςkladousG2798;soὥστεhōsteG5620thatthe birdsπετεινὰpeteinaG4071of theairοὐρανοῦouranouG3772canδύνασθαιdunasthaiG1410nestκατασκηνοῦν.¶kataskēnounG2681underὑπὸhupoG5259its shadeσκιὰνskianG4639.”

33With manyπολλαῖςpollaisG4183suchτοιαύταιςtoiautaisG5108parablesπαραβολαῖςparabolaisG3850He was speakingἐλάλειelaleiG2980the wordλόγονlogonG3056to them, soκαθὼςkathōsG2531far as they were ableἠδύναντοēdunantoG1410to hearἀκούειν.akoueinG191it;

34and He did not speakἐλάλειelaleiG2980to themwithoutχωρὶςchōrisG5565a parableπαραβολῆςparabolēsG3850; but He wasexplainingἐπέλυενepeluenG1956everythingπάντα.¶pantaG3956privatelyκατ᾽ ἰδίανkat᾽ idianG2596 G2398to His ownἰδίοιςidioisG2398disciplesμαθηταῖςmathētaisG3101.

Jesus Stills the Sea

35On that dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250,when eveningὀψίαςopsiasG3798cameγενομένης·genomenēsG1096,He saidλέγειlegeiG3004to them,“Let us goG1330overG1330to the otherπέραν.peranG4008sideG4008.”

36LeavingἀφέντεςaphentesG863the crowdὄχλονochlonG3793,they tookπαραλαμβάνουσινparalambanousinG3880Him alongG3880with themin the boatπλοίῳ,ploiōG4143,justὡςhōsG5613as He was; and otherἄλλαallaG243boatsπλοῖαploiaG4143were with Him.

37And there aroseγίνεταιginetaiG1096a fierceμεγάληmegalēG3173galeλαῖλαψlailapsG2978of windἀνέμου,anemouG417,and the wavesκύματαkumataG2949were breakingG1911overG1911the boatπλοῖονploionG4143soὥστεhōsteG5620much that the boatπλοῖον.ploionG4143was alreadyἤδηēdēG2235fillingγεμίζεσθαιgemizesthaiG1072up.

38Jesus HimselfG846was in the sternπρύμνῃprumnēG4403,asleepκαθεύδων.katheudōnG2518on the cushionπροσκεφάλαιονproskephalaionG4344;and they wokeἐγείρουσινegeirousinG1453Him and saidλέγουσινlegousinG3004to Him, “Teacherδιδάσκαλε,didaskaleG1320,do You not careμέλειmeleiG3199that we are perishingἀπολλύμεθα;apollumethaG622?”

39And He gotδιεγερθεὶςdiegertheisG1326up andrebukedἐπετίμησενepetimēsenG2008the windἀνέμῳanemōG417and saidG3004to the seaθαλάσσῃ·thalassēG2281,“Hushσιώπα,siōpaG4623,be stillπεφίμωσο.pephimōsoG5392.”And the windἄνεμος,anemosG417diedG2869downG2869andit becameἐγένετοegenetoG1096perfectlyμεγάλη.¶megalēG3173calmγαλήνηgalēnēG1055.

40And He saidG3004to them,“WhyτίtiG5101are youafraidδειλοίdeiloiG1169?Do you stillG3768haveἔχετεecheteG2192noG3768faithπίστιν;pistinG4102?”

41They became veryG3173muchG3173afraidἐφοβήθησανephobēthēsanG5399and saidἔλεγονelegonG3004to oneG240anotherG240, “WhoτίςtisG5101thenἄραaraG686is thisοὗτόςhoutosG3778,that evenG2532the windἄνεμοςanemosG417and the seaθάλασσαthalassaG2281obeyὑπακούειhupakoueiG5219Him?”