Revised Literal Translation

Mark 4:26-41

26AndΚαὶKaiG2532he saidἔλεγεν·elegenG3004,SoοὕτωςhoutōsG3779isἐστὶνestinG1510the kingdomἡ βασιλείαhē basileiaG3588 G932of Godτοῦ θεοῦ,tou theouG3588 G2316,asὡςhōsG5613ifG1437a manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444should castβάλῃbalēG906seedτὸν σπόρονton sporonG3588 G4703intoἐπὶepiG1909the groundτῆς γῆςtēs gēsG3588 G1093;

27AndκαὶkaiG2532should sleepκαθεύδῃkatheudēG2518,andκαὶkaiG2532riseἐγείρηταιegeirētaiG1453nightνύκταnuktaG3571andκαὶkaiG2532dayἡμέραν,hēmeranG2250,andκαὶkaiG2532the seedὁ σπόροςho sporosG3588 G4703should springβλαστᾷblastaG985andκαὶkaiG2532grow upμηκύνηταιmēkunētaiG3373,heαὐτός.autosG846knowethG1492notοὐκoukG3756howὡςhōsG5613.

28ForG1063the earthἡ γῆhē gēG3588 G1093bringeth forth fruitκαρποφορεῖkarpophoreiG2592of herselfαὐτομάτηautomatēG844;firstG4412the bladeχόρτονchortonG5528,thenεἶταeitaG1534the earστάχυνstachunG4719,after thatεἶταeitaG1534theG4621fullπλήρηςplērēsG4134grainσῖτονsitonG4621inἐνenG1722the headτῷ στάχυϊ.tō stachuiG3588 G4719.

29ButδὲdeG1161whenὅτανhotanG3752the fruitὁ καρπός,ho karposG3588 G2590is brought forthπαραδοῖparadoiG3860,immediatelyεὐθὺςeuthusG2112he putteth inἀποστέλλειapostelleiG649the sickleτὸ δρέπανονto drepanonG3588 G1407,becauseὅτιhotiG3754the harvestὁ θερισμός.¶ho therismosG3588 G2326is comeπαρέστηκενparestēkenG3936.

30AndΚαὶKaiG2532he saidἔλεγεν·elegenG3004,WhereuntoτίνιtiniG5101shall we likenὁμοιώσωμενhomoiōsōmenG3666the kingdomτὴν βασιλείανtēn basileianG3588 G932of Godτοῦ θεοῦtou theouG3588 G2316?orἢēG2228withἐνenG1722whatG4169comparisonπαραβολῇparabolēaG3850shall we compareG3846itαὐτὴνautēnG846?

31It islikeὡςhōsG5613a grainG2848of mustard seedσινάπεωςsinapeōsG4615,whichὃςhosG3739,whenὅτανhotanG3752it is sownσπαρῇsparēaG4687inἐπὶepiG1909the earthτῆς γῆς,tēs gēsG3588 G1093,isὂνonG1510less thanμικρότερονmikroteronG3398allπάντωνpantōnG3956the seedsτῶν σπερμάτωνtōn spermatōnG3588 G4690that beτῶνtōnG3588inἐπὶepiG1909the earthτῆς γῆς.tēs gēsG3588 G1093:

32ButκαὶkaiG2532whenὅτανhotanG3752it is sownσπαρῇ,sparēaG4687,it groweth upἀναβαίνειanabaineiG305,andκαὶkaiG2532becomethγίνεταιginetaiG1096greater thanμεῖζονmeizonG3173allπάντωνpantōnG3956herbsτῶν λαχάνωνtōn lachanōnG3588 G3001,andκαὶkaiG2532shooteth outποιεῖpoieiG4160greatμεγάλουςmegalousG3173branchesκλάδουςkladousG2798;so thatὥστεhōsteG5620the fowlsτὴν πετεινὰtēn peteinaG3588 G4071of the airτὰ οὐρανοῦta ouranouG3588 G3772mayδύνασθαιdunasthaiG1410lodgeκατασκηνοῦν.¶kataskēnounG2681underὑπὸhupoG5259the shadowσκιὰν τοῦskian touG3588 G4639of itαὐτοῦautouG846.

33AndΚαὶKaiG2532withG5108manyπολλαῖςpollaisG4183suchτοιαύταιςtoiautaisG5108parablesπαραβολαῖςparabolaisG3850spake heἐλάλειelaleiG2980the wordτὸν λόγονton logonG3588 G3056unto themαὐτοῖςautoisG846,asκαθὼςkathōsG2531they were ableἠδύναντοēdunantoG1410to hearἀκούειν.akoueinG191it.

34ButδὲdeG1161withoutχωρὶςchōrisG5565a parableπαραβολῆςparabolēsG3850spake heἐλάλειelaleiG2980notοὐκoukG3756unto themG846:andκατ᾽kat᾽G2596whenδὲdeG1161they were aloneG2398,he expoundedἐπέλυενepeluenG1956all thingsπάντα.¶pantaG3956toG3588 G3101hisG846disciplesG3588 G3101.

35AndΚαὶKaiG2532ἐνenG1722theG3588 G2250sameἐκείνῃekeinēG1565dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG3588 G2250,whenG1096the evenὀψίαςopsiasG3798was comeγενομένης·genomenēsG1096,he saithλέγειlegeiG3004unto themαὐτοῖςautoisG846,Let us pass overδιέλθωμενdielthōmenG1330untoεἰςeisG1519the other sideπέραν.peranG4008.G3588

36AndκαὶkaiG2532when they had sent awayἀφέντεςaphentesG863the multitudeτὸν ὄχλονton ochlonG3588 G3793,they tookπαραλαμβάνουσινparalambanousinG3880himαὐτὸνautonG846even asὡςhōsG5613he wasἦνēnG1510inἐνenG1722the shipτῷtōG3588 G4143.AndκαὶkaiG2532there wereἦνēnG1510alsoG1161withμετ᾽met᾽G3326himαὐτοῦ.autouG846otherἄλλαallaG243little shipsG4142.

37AndG2532there aroseγίνεταιginetaiG1096aG2978greatμεγάληmegalēG3173stormλαῖλαψlailapsG2978of windἀνέμου,anemouG417,andG1161the wavesκύματαkumataG2949beatἐπέβαλλενepeballenG1911intoεἰςeisG1519the shipG3588 G4143,so thatὥστεhōsteG5620itG846wasG1072nowἤδηēdēG2235fullG1072.G3588

38AndκαὶkaiG2532heαὐτὸςautosG846wasἦνēnG1510inG1909the hinder part of the shipτῇ πρύμνῃtēa prumnēG3588 G4403,asleepκαθεύδων.katheudōnG2518onG1909a pillowτὸ προσκεφάλαιονto proskephalaionG3588 G4344:andκαὶkaiG2532they awakeG1326himαὐτὸνautonG846,andκαὶkaiG2532sayλέγουσινlegousinG3004unto himαὐτῷ·autōG846,Masterδιδάσκαλε,didaskaleG1320,carestμέλειmeleiG3199thouσοιsoiG4771notοὐouG3756thatὅτιhotiG3754we perishἀπολλύμεθα;apollumethaG622?

39AndG2532he aroseδιεγερθεὶςdiegertheisG1326,andG2532rebukedἐπετίμησενepetimēsenG2008the windτῷ ἀνέμῳtō anemōG3588 G417,andG2532saidG3004unto the seaτῇ θαλάσσῃ·tēa thalassēG3588 G2281,Peaceσιώπα,siōpaG4623,be stillπεφίμωσο.pephimōsoG5392.AndG2532the windὁ ἄνεμος,ho anemosG3588 G417ceasedἐκόπασενekopasenG2869,andG2532there wasἐγένετοegenetoG1096aG1055greatμεγάλη.¶megalēG3173calmγαλήνηgalēnēG1055.

40AndΚαὶKaiG2532he saidG3004unto themαὐτοῖς·autoisG846,WhyτίtiG5101are yeἐστε;esteG1510soG3779fearfulδειλοίdeiloiG1169?how is it thatG4459ye haveἔχετεecheteG2192noG3756faithπίστιν;pistinG4102?

41AndκαὶkaiG2532they fearedἐφοβήθησανephobēthēsanG5399φόβονphobonG5401exceedinglyμέγανmeganG3173,andκαὶkaiG2532saidἔλεγονelegonG3004oneG240toπρὸςprosG4314anotherG240,WhatτίςtisG5101mannerG687of manisἐστινestinG1510thisοὗτόςhoutosG3778,thatὅτιhotiG3754evenκαὶkaiG2532the windὁ ἄνεμοςho anemosG3588 G417andκαὶkaiG2532the seaἡ θάλασσαhē thalassaG3588 G2281obeyὑπακούειhupakoueiG5219himαὐτῷ;¶autōG846?

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