New American Standard Bible 1995

Mark 4:26-41

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.”

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.

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?”

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