New American Standard Bible 2020

Mark 4:10-41

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.”

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.”

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.”

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.

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?”

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