New American Standard Bible 1995

Mark 4:1-20

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.”

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.”

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