New American Standard Bible 2020

Mark 4

Parable of the Sower and Soils

1AgainπάλινpalinG3825He beganἤρξατοērxatoG757to teachδιδάσκεινdidaskeinG1321by the seaθάλασσαν.thalassanG2281.And such a veryG4183largeG4183crowdὄχλοςochlosG3793gatheredσυνάγεταιsunagetaiG4863to Him thatHe gotἐμβάνταembantaG1684into a boatπλοῖονploionG4143on 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 sowerσπείρωνspeirōnG4687wentG1831outG1831to sowσπεῖραι·speiraiG4687;

4as he was sowingσπείρειν,speireinG4687,someὃ μὲνho menG3739 G3303seedfellἔπεσενepesenG4098besideπαρὰparaG3844the roadὁδόν,hodonG3598,and the birdsπετεινὰpeteinaG4071cameἦλθενēlthenG2064and ateG2719it upG2719.

5OtherἄλλοalloG243seedfellἔπεσενepesenG4098on the rockyπετρῶδεςpetrōdesG4075groundwhereὅπουhopouG3699it did not haveεἶχενeichenG2192muchπολλήν,pollēnG4183soilγῆνgēnG1093;and immediatelyG2117it sprangG1816upG1816becauseδιὰdiaG1223it hadἔχεινecheinG2192noμὴmēG3361depthβάθοςbathosG899of soilγῆς.gēsG1093.

6And whenὅτεhoteG3753the sunἥλιος,hēliosG2246had risenἀνέτειλενaneteilenG393,it was scorchedἐκαυματίσθηekaumatisthēG2739;and becauseδιὰdiaG1223it hadἔχεινecheinG2192noμὴmēG3361rootῥίζανrhizanG4491,it witheredG3583awayἐξηράνθη.exēranthēG3583.

7OtherἄλλοalloG243seedfellἔπεσενepesenG4098amongεἰςeisG1519the thornsἀκάνθας,akanthasG173,and the thornsἄκανθαιakanthaiG173cameG305upG305and chokedσυνέπνιξανsunepnixanG4846it, and it yieldedἔδωκεν.edōkenG1325noοὐκoukG3756cropκαρπὸνkarponG2590.

8OtherἄλλαallaG243seedsfellἔπεσενepesenG4098into the goodκαλὴνkalēnG2570soilγῆνgēnG1093,and as they grewG305upG305and increasedαὐξανόμεναauxanomenaG837,they yieldedἐδίδουedidouG1325a cropκαρπὸνkarponG2590and producedἔφερενepherenG5342thirtyτριάκονταtriakontaG5144,sixtyἑξήκονταhexēkontaG1835,and a hundredἑκατόν.hekatonG1540times as much.”

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

10As soonὅτεhoteG3753as He was aloneμόνας,monasG3441,His followersπερὶperiG3588 G4012,alongσὺνsunG4862with the twelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427disciples, beganaskingἠρώτωνērōtōnG2065Him aboutthe parablesπαραβολάς.parabolasG3850.

11And He was sayingἔλεγενelegenG3004to them,“To you has been givenδέδοταιdedotaiG1325the mysteryμυστήριονmustērionG3466of the kingdomβασιλείαςbasileiasG932of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316, but forthoseἐκείνοιςekeinoisG1565who are outsideἔξωexōG1854,everythingπάνταpantaG3956comesγίνεταιginetaiG1096in parablesπαραβολαῖςparabolaisG3850,

12soἵναinaG2443thatG2443while seeingβλέποντεςblepontesG991they may seeβλέπωσινblepōsinG991,and not perceiveG3708,and while hearingἀκούοντεςakouontesG191,they may hearἀκούωσινakouōsinG191,and not understandσυνιῶσινsuniōsinG4920,otherwiseG3379they might returnἐπιστρέψωσινepistrepsōsinG1994and it would be forgivenἀφεθῇaphethēaG863them.”

Explanation of the Parable

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.

16And in a similarG3668wayG3668theseοὗτοίhoutoiG3778are the ones sownσπειρόμενοι,speiromenoiG4687with seedon the rockyπετρώδηpetrōdēG4075places,whoοἳhoiG3739,whenὅτανhotanG3752they hearἀκούσωσινakousōsinG191the wordλόγον,logonG3056,immediatelyG2117receiveλαμβάνουσινlambanousinG2983it with joyχαρᾶςcharasG5479;

17and yetthey haveἔχουσινechousinG2192noοὐκoukG3756firmrootῥίζανrhizanG4491in themselvesἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisG1438, but are onlytemporaryπρόσκαιροίproskairoiG4340;thenεἶταeitaG1534,when afflictionθλίψεωςthlipseōsG2347orἢēG2228persecutionδιωγμοῦdiōgmouG1375occursγενομένηςgenomenēsG1096becauseδιὰdiaG1223of the wordλόγον,logonG3056,immediatelyG2117theyfallσκανδαλίζονται.skandalizontaiG4624awayG4624.

18And othersἄλλοιalloiG243are the ones sownσπειρόμενοι·speiromenoiG4687with seedamongεἰςeisG1519the thornsἀκάνθαςakanthasG173;theseοὗτοίhoutoiG3778are the ones who have heardἀκούσαντες,akousantesG191the wordλόγονlogonG3056,

19but the worriesμέριμναιmerimnaiG3308of theworldαἰῶνοςaiōnosG165, and thedeceitfulnessἀπάτηapatēG539of wealthπλούτουploutouG4149,and the desiresἐπιθυμίαιepithumiaiG1939for otherλοιπὰloipaG3062thingsG3062enterεἰσπορευόμεναιeisporeuomenaiG1531and chokeσυμπνίγουσινsumpnigousinG4846the wordλόγον,logonG3056, and itbecomesγίνεται.ginetaiG1096unfruitfulἄκαρποςakarposG175.

20And thoseἐκεῖνοίekeinoiG1565are the ones sownσπαρέντες,sparentesG4687with seedon the goodκαλὴνkalēnG2570soilγῆνgēnG1093;and they hearἀκούουσινakouousinG191the wordλόγονlogonG3056and acceptπαραδέχονταιparadechontaiG3858it andbearG2592fruitκαρποφοροῦσινkarpophorousinG2592,thirtyτριάκονταtriakontaG5144,sixtyἑξήκονταhexēkontaG1835,and a hundredἑκατόν.¶hekatonG1540times as much.”

21And He was sayingἔλεγενelegenG3004to them, “A lampλύχνοςluchnosG3088is not broughtἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064to be putτεθῇtethēaG5087underὑπὸhupoG5259abasketμόδιονmodionG3426,orἢēG2228underὑπὸhupoG5259a bedκλίνην;klinēnG2825, is it? 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 morewill be givenG4369you besidesG4369.

25For whoeverὃςhosG3739hasἔχει,echeiG2192, to him morewill be givenδοθήσεταιdothēsetaiG1325;and whoeverὃςhosG3739does not haveἔχει,echeiG2192,evenG2532whatὃhoG3739he hasἔχειecheiG2192will 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 goesG2518toG2518bedG2518at nightνύκταnuktaG3571and getsG1453upG1453dailyἡμέραν,hēmeranG2250,and the seedσπόροςsporosG4703sproutsβλαστᾷblastaG985and growsμηκύνηταιmēkunētaiG3373--howὡςhōsG5613,he himselfαὐτός.autosG846does not knowG3609.

28The soilγῆgēG1093producesG2592cropsG2592byG844itselfG844;firstπρῶτονprōtonG4413the stalkχόρτονchortonG5528,thenG1535the headστάχυνstachunG4719,thenG1535the matureπλήρηςplērēsG4134grainσῖτονsitonG4621in the headστάχυϊ.stachuiG4719.

29NowδὲdeG1161whenὅτανhotanG3752the cropκαρπός,karposG2590permitsπαραδοῖparadoiG3860,he immediatelyG2117putsG649inG649the sickleδρέπανονdrepanonG1407,becauseὅτιhotiG3754the harvestθερισμός.¶therismosG2326has comeπαρέστηκενparestēkenG3936.”

Parable of the Mustard Seed

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

31It islikeὡςhōsG5613a mustardσινάπεωςsinapeōsG4615seedG2848,whichὃςhosG3739,whenὅτανhotanG3752sownσπαρῇsparēaG4687upon the soilγῆς,gēsG1093,though it is the smallestμικρότερονmikroteronG3398of allπάντωνpantōnG3956the seedsσπερμάτωνspermatōnG4690that are upon the soilγῆς.gēsG1093,

32yetG2532whenὅτανhotanG3752it is sownσπαρῇ,sparēaG4687,it growsG305upG305and becomesγίνεταιginetaiG1096largerμεῖζονmeizonG3173than allπάντωνpantōnG3956the gardenλαχάνωνlachanōnG3001plantsG3001,and formsποιεῖpoieiG4160largeμεγάλουςmegalousG3173branchesκλάδουςkladousG2798,withG5620theG5620resultG5620thatG5620the birdsπετεινὰpeteinaG4071of the skyοὐρανοῦouranouG3772canδύνασθαιdunasthaiG1410nestκατασκηνοῦν.¶kataskēnounG2681underὑπὸhupoG5259its shadeσκιὰνskianG4639.”

33And with manyπολλαῖςpollaisG4183suchτοιαύταιςtoiautaisG5108parablesπαραβολαῖςparabolaisG3850He was speakingἐλάλειelaleiG2980the wordλόγονlogonG3056to them, soG2531farG2531asG2531they were ableἠδύναντοēdunantoG1410tounderstandἀκούειν.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’s goG1330overG1330to the otherπέραν.peranG4008sideG4008.”

36After dismissingἀφέντεςaphentesG863the crowdὄχλονochlonG3793,they tookπαραλαμβάνουσινparalambanousinG3880Him alongG3880with themin the boatπλοίῳ,ploiōG4143,justG5613asG5613He was; and otherἄλλαallaG243boatsπλοῖαploiaG4143were with Him.

37And a fierceμεγάληmegalēG3173galeλαῖλαψlailapsG2978of windἀνέμου,anemouG417developedγίνεταιginetaiG1096,and the wavesκύματαkumataG2949were breakingG1911overG1911the boatπλοῖονploionG4143soὥστεhōsteG5620much that the boatπλοῖον.ploionG4143was alreadyἤδηēdēG2235fillingγεμίζεσθαιgemizesthaiG1072with water.

38And yet JesusHimselfG846was 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 gotG1326upG1326andrebukedἐπετίμησενepetimēsenG2008the 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 becameG5399veryG3173muchG3173afraidG5399and saidἔλεγονelegonG3004to oneG240anotherG240, “WhoτίςtisG5101,thenἄραaraG686,is thisοὗτόςhoutosG3778,that evenG2532the windἄνεμοςanemosG417and the seaθάλασσαthalassaG2281obeyὑπακούειhupakoueiG5219Him?”