NASB — Mark 4 — KJV

Parable of the Sower and Soils

1 aHe began° to teach° again° bby the sea°. And such a very° large° crowd° gathered° to Him that cHe got° into a boat° in the sea° and sat° down°; and the whole° crowd° was by the sea° on the land°. 2 And He was teaching° them many° things° in aparables°, and was saying° to them in His teaching°, 3 “Listen° [to this]! Behold°, the sower° went° out to sow°; 4 as he was sowing°, some°° [seed] fell° beside° the road°, and the birds° came° and ate° it up. 5 Other° [seed] fell° on the rocky° [ground] where° it did not have° much° soil°; and immediately° it sprang° up because° it had° no° depth° of soil°. 6 And after° the sun° had risen°, it was scorched°; and because° it had° no° root°, it withered° away°. 7 Other° [seed] fell° among° the thorns°, and the thorns° came° up and choked° it, and it yielded° no° crop°. 8 Other° [seeds] fell° into the good° soil°, and as they grew° up and increased°, they yielded° a crop° and produced° thirty°, sixty°, and a hundredfold°.” 9 And He was saying°, aHe who° has° ears° to hear°, Ilet him hear°.”

[1] aMk 4:1-12: Mt 13:1-15; Lk 8:4-10 bMk 2:13; 3:7 cLk 5:1-3
[2] aMt 13:3ff; Mk 3:23; 4:2ff
[9] IOr hear!; or listen! aMt 11:15; Mk 4:23; Rv 2:7, 11, 17, 29

10 ¶ As soon° as He was alone°, IHis followers°°, along° with the twelve°, [began] asking° Him [about] the parables°. 11 And He was saying° to them, “To you has been given° the mystery° of the kingdom° of God°, but athose° who are outside° get° everything° bin parables°, 12 so° that aWHILE SEEING°, THEY MAY SEE° AND NOT PERCEIVE°, AND WHILE HEARING°, THEY MAY HEAR° AND NOT UNDERSTAND°, OTHERWISE° THEY MIGHT RETURN° AND BE FORGIVEN°.”

[10] ILit those about Him
[11] a1Co 5:12f; Col 4:5; 1Th 4:12; 1Ti 3:7 bMk 3:23; 4:2
[12] aIs 6:9f; 43:8; Jr 5:21; Ezk 12:2; Mt 13:14; Lk 8:10; Jn 12:40; Ro 11:8

Explanation

13aAnd He *said° to them, “Do you not understand° this° parable°? How° will you understand° all° the parables°? 14 The sower° sows° the word°. 15 These° are the ones who° are beside° the road° where° the word° is sown°; and when° they hear°, immediately° aSatan° comes° and takes° away° the word° which has been sown° in them. 16 In a similar° way° these° are the ones on whom seed was sown° on the rocky° [places], who°, when° they hear° the word°, immediately° receive° it with joy°; 17 and they have° no° [firm] root° in themselves°, but are [only] temporary°; then°, when affliction° or° persecution° arises° because° of the word°, immediately° they Ifall° away°. 18 And others° are the ones on whom seed was sown° among° the thorns°; these° are the ones who have heard° the word°, 19 but the worries° of athe Iworld°, and the bdeceitfulness° of riches°, and the desires° for other° things° enter° in and choke° the word°, and it becomes° unfruitful°. 20 And those° are the ones on whom seed was sown° on the good° soil°; and they hear° the word° and accept° it and abear° fruit°, thirty°, sixty°, and a hundredfold°.”

[13] aMk 4:13-20: Mt 13:18-23; Lk 8:11-15
[15] aMt 4:10f; 1P 5:8; Rv 20:2, 3, 7-10
[17] ILit are caused to stumble
[19] IOr age aMt 13:22; Ro 12:2; Ep 2:2; 6:12 bPv 23:4; 1Ti 6:9, 10, 17
[20] aJn 15:2ff; Ro 7:4

21 ¶ And He was saying° to them, aA lamp° is not brought° to be put° under° a Ibasket°, is it, or° under° a bed°? Is it not [brought] to be put° on the lampstand°? 22 aFor nothing°° is hidden°, except°° to be revealed°; nor° has [anything] been° secret°, but that it would come° to light°. 23 aIf° anyone° has° ears° to hear°, let him hear°.” 24 And He was saying° to them, “Take° care° what° you listen° to. IaBy your standard° of measure° it will be measured° to you; and more° will be given° you besides°. 25 aFor whoever° has°, to him [more] shall be given°; and whoever° does not have°, even° what° he has° shall be taken° away° from him.”

[21] IOr peck-measure aMt 5:15; Lk 8:16; 11:33
[22] aMt 10:26; Lk 8:17; 12:2
[23] aMt 11:15; 13:9, 43; Mk 4:9; Lk 8:8; 14:35; Rv 3:6, 13, 22; 13:9
[24] ILit By what measure you measure aMt 7:2; Lk 6:38
[25] aMt 13:12; 25:29; Lk 8:18; 19:26

Parable of the Seed

26 ¶ And He was saying°, “The kingdom° of God° is like°° a man° who casts° seed° upon the soil°; 27 and he goes° to bed° at night° and gets° up by day°, and the seed° sprouts° and grows°—how°, he himself° does not know°. 28 The soil° produces° crops° by itself°; first° the blade°, then° the head°, then° the mature° grain° in the head°. 29 But when° the crop° permits°, he immediately° Iaputs° in the sickle°, because° the harvest° has come°.”

[29] ILit sends forth aJol 3:13

Parable of the Mustard Seed

30aAnd He said°, “How° shall we Ibpicture° the kingdom° of God°, or° by what° parable° shall we present° it? 31 [It is] like° a mustard° seed°, which°, when° sown° upon the soil°, though it is smaller° than all° the seeds° that are upon the soil°, 32 yet° when° it is sown°, it grows° up and becomes° larger° than all° the garden° plants° and forms° large° branches°; so° that aTHE BIRDS° OF THE IAIR° can° NEST° UNDER° ITS SHADE°.”

[30] ILit compare aMk 4:30-32: Mt 13:31, 32; Lk 13:18, 19 bMt 13:24
[32] IOr sky aEzk 17:23; Ps 104:12; Ezk 31:6; Dn 4:12

33 ¶ With many° such° parables° He was speaking° the word° to them, so° far as they were able° to hear° it; 34 and He did not speak° to them awithout° a parable°; but He was bexplaining° everything° privately°° to His own° disciples°.

[34] aMt 13:34; Jn 10:6; 16:25 bLk 24:27

Jesus Stills the Sea

35aOn that day°, when evening° came°, He *said° to them, “Let us go° over° to the other° side°.” 36 ILeaving° the crowd°, they *took° Him along° with them ain the boat°, just° as He was; and other° boats° were with Him. 37 And there *arose° a fierce° gale° of wind°, and the waves° were breaking° over° the boat° so° much that the boat° was already° filling° up. 38 Jesus Himself° was in the stern°, asleep° on the cushion°; and they *woke° Him and *said° to Him, “Teacher°, do You not care° that we are perishing°?” 39 And He got° up and arebuked° the wind° and said° to the sea°, “Hush°, be still°.” And the wind° died° down° and Iit became° perfectly° calm°. 40 And He said° to them, “Why° are you Iafraid°? aDo you still° have° no° faith°?” 41 They became very° much° afraid° and said° to one° another°, “Who° then° is this°, that even° the wind° and the sea° obey° Him?”

[35] aMk 4:35-41: Mt 8:18, 23-27; Lk 8:22, 25
[36] IOr Sending away aMk 3:9; 4:1; 5:2, 21
[39] ILit a great calm occurred aPs 65:7; 89:9; 107:29; Mt 8:26; Lk 8:24
[40] IOr cowardly aMt 14:31; Lk 8:25


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The parable of the sower,

1 ¶ Andº he beganºª againº to teachºª byº the² sea side:º andº there was gatheredºª untoº himº a greatº multitude,º so thatº heº enteredºª intoº a ship,º and satºª inº the² sea;º andº the² wholeº multitudeº wasºª byº the² seaº onº the² land.º 2 Andº he taughtºª themº many thingsº byº parables,º andº saidºª unto themº inº his¹² doctrine,º 3 Hearken;ºª Behold,ºª there went outºª a sowerºª to sow:ºª 4 Andº it came to pass,ºª as¹ he sowed,ºª someºº fellºª byº the² way side,º andº the² fowlsº of the² airº cameºª andº devoured¹ª it¹ up.ºª² 5 Andº someº fellºª onº stony ground,º whereº it hadºª notº muchº earth;º andº immediatelyº it sprang up,ºª because¹ it hadºª noº depthº of earth:º 6 Butº when¹ª the sunº was up,ºª it was scorched;ºª andº because¹ it hadºª noº root,º it withered away.ºª 7 Andº someº fellºª amongº thorns,º andº the² thornsº grew up,ºª andº chokedºª it,º andº it yieldedºª noº fruit.º 8 Andº otherº fellºª onº goodº ground,º andº did yieldºª fruitº that sprang upºª andº increased;ºª andº brought forth,ºª someº thirty,º andº someº sixty,º andº someº an hundred.º 9 Andº he saidºª unto them,º He that hathºª earsº to hear,ºª let him hear.ºª 10 Andº whenº he wasºª alone,º they² that were aboutº himº withº the² twelveº askedºª of himº the² parable.º 11 Andº he saidºª unto them,º Unto youº it is givenºª to knowºª the² mysteryº of the² kingdomº of God:º butº unto themº that² are without,º all [these] thingsº are doneºª inº parables:º 12 Thatº seeingºª they may see,ºª andº notº perceive;ºª andº hearingºª they may hear,ºª andº notº understand;ºª lest at any timeº they should be converted,ºª andº [their] sinsº should be forgivenºª them.º 13 Andº he saidºª unto them,º Know² ye¹ª notº thisº parable?º andº how² then¹ will ye knowºª allº parables?º

[1] Mt 13:1, 2; Mk 2:13; Lk 5:1; 8:4.
[2] Ps 49:4; 78:2; Mt 7:28; 13:3, 10, 34; Mk 3:23; 4:11, 34; 12:38; Jn 7:16; 18:19.
[3] Dt 4:1; Ps 34:11; 45:10; Pv 7:24; 8:32; Ec 11:6; Is 28:23; 46:3, 12; 55:1; Mt 13:3, 24, 26; Mk 4:9, 14, 23, 26; 7:14, 16; Lk 8:5; Jn 4:35; Ac 2:14; 1Co 3:6; He 2:1; Jm 2:5; Rv 2:7, 11, 29.
[4] Gn 15:11; Mt 13:4, 19; Mk 4:15; Lk 8:5, 12.
[5] Ezk 11:19; 36:26; Ho 10:12; Am 6:12; Mt 13:5, 20; Mk 4:16; Lk 8:6, 13.
[6] Ps 1:3; 92:13; So 1:6; Is 25:4; Jr 17:5; Jna 4:8; Ep 3:17; Col 2:7; 2Th 2:10; Jm 1:11; Jde 1:12; Rv 7:16.
[7] Gn 3:17; Jr 4:3; Mt 13:7, 22; Mk 4:18; Lk 8:7, 14; 12:15; 21:34; 1Ti 6:9; 1Jn 2:15.
[8] Gn 26:12; Is 58:1; Jr 23:29; Mt 13:8, 23; Mk 4:20; Lk 8:8, 15; Jn 1:12; 3:19; 7:17; 15:5; Ac 17:11; Php 1:11; Col 1:6; He 4:1; Jm 1:19; 1P 2:1.
[9] Mt 11:15; 13:9; 15:10; Mk 4:3, 23; 7:14, 16; Lk 8:18; Rv 3:6, 13, 22.
[10] Pv 13:20; Mt 13:10, 36; Mk 4:34; 7:17; Lk 8:9.
[11] Mt 11:25; 13:11, 13, 16; 16:17; Lk 8:10; 10:21; 1Co 4:7; 5:12; 2Co 4:6; Ep 1:9; 2:4; Col 4:5; 1Th 4:12; 1Ti 3:7; Tit 3:3; Jm 1:16; 1Jn 5:20.
[12] Dt 29:4; Is 6:9; 44:18; Jr 5:21; 31:18; Ezk 18:27; Mt 13:14; Lk 8:10; Jn 12:37; Ac 3:19; 28:25; Ro 11:8; 2Ti 2:25; He 6:6.
[13] Mt 13:51; 15:15; 16:8; Mk 7:17; Lk 24:25; 1Co 3:1; He 5:11; Rv 3:19.

and the meaning thereof.

14The² sowerºª sowethºª the² word.º 15 Andº theseº are² they¹ª² byº the² way side,º whereº the² wordº is sown;ºª butº whenº they have heard,ºª Satanº comethºª immediately,º andº taketh awayºª the² wordº that was sownºª inº theirº hearts.º 16 Andº theseº are² they¹ª likewise¹ which are sownºª² onº stony ground;º who,º whenº they have heardºª the² word,º immediatelyº receiveºª itº withº gladness;º 17 Andº haveºª noº rootº inº themselves,º andº so² endure¹ª but for a time:º afterward,º when afflictionº orº persecutionº arisethºª for¹ the word's sake,º²² immediatelyº they are offended.ºª 18 Andº theseº areºª they which are¹ª sownºª amongº thorns;º such as¹ hearºª the² word,º 19 Andº the² caresº of thisº world,º andº the² deceitfulnessº of riches,º andº the² lustsº ofº other thingsº entering in,ºª chokeºª the² word,º andº it becomethºª unfruitful.º 20 Andº theseº areºª they which are sownºª onº goodº ground;º such asº hearºª the² word,º andº receiveºª [it], andº bring forth fruit,ºª someº thirtyfold,º² someº¹ sixty,º andº someº an hundred.º

[14] Is 32:20; Mt 13:19, 37; Mk 2:2; 4:3; Lk 8:11; Col 1:5; 1P 1:23.
[15] Gn 19:14; Jb 1:6; Is 53:1; Zc 3:1; Mt 13:19; 22:5; Mk 4:4; Lk 8:12; 14:18; Ac 5:3; 17:18, 32; 18:14; 25:19; 26:31; 2Co 2:11; 4:3; 2Th 2:9; He 2:1; 12:16; 1P 5:8; Rv 12:9; 20:2, 7, 10.
[16] Ezk 33:31; Mt 8:19; 13:20; Mk 6:20; 10:17; Lk 8:13; Jn 5:35; Ac 8:13, 18; 24:25; 26:28.
[17] Jb 19:28; 27:8; Mt 11:6; 12:31; 13:21; 24:9; Mk 4:5; Lk 12:10; Jn 8:31; 15:2; 1Co 10:12; Ga 6:12; 1Th 3:3; 2Ti 1:15; 2:17; 4:10, 16; He 10:29; 1Jn 2:19; Rv 2:10, 13.
[18] Jr 4:3; Mt 13:22; Mk 4:7; Lk 8:14.
[19] Pv 23:5; Ec 4:8; 5:10; Is 5:2, 4; Mt 3:10; Lk 10:41; 12:17, 29; 14:18; 21:34; Jn 15:2; Php 4:6; 1Ti 6:9, 17; 2Ti 4:10; He 6:7; 1P 4:2; 2P 1:8; 1Jn 2:15; Jde 1:12.
[20] Gn 26:12; Mt 13:23; Mk 4:8; Lk 8:15; Jn 15:4; Ro 7:4; Ga 5:22; Php 1:11; Col 1:10; 1Th 4:1; 2P 1:8.

We must communicate the light of our knowledge to others.

21 ¶ Andº he saidºª unto them,º Is¹ a² candleº broughtºª toº be putºª underº a bushel,º orº underº a bed?º and notº toº be setºª onº a candlestick?º 22 Forº there isºª nothingº² hid,º¹ whichº shall¹ª notº be manifested;ºª neitherº was² any thing kept¹ª secret,º butº thatº it should comeºª abroad.ºº 23 If any manº haveºª earsº to hear,ºª let him hear.ºª 24 Andº he saidºª unto them,º Take heedºª whatº ye hear:ºª withº whatº measureº ye mete,ºª it shall be measuredºª to you:º andº unto youº that hearºª shall more be given.ºª 25 Forº¹ he²² that¹ hath,ºª to himº shall be given:ºª andº he² that¹ hathºª not,º fromº himº shall be takenºª evenº that whichº he hath.ºª

[21] Is 60:1; Mt 5:15; Lk 8:16; 11:33; 1Co 12:7; Ep 5:3; Php 2:15.
[22] Ps 40:9; 78:2; Ec 12:14; Mt 10:26; Lk 8:17; 12:2; Ac 4:20; 20:27; 1Co 4:5; 1Jn 1:1.
[23] Mt 11:15; Mk 4:9; Rv 2:7, 11, 17, 29.
[24] Pv 19:27; Is 55:3; Mt 7:2; Mk 9:7; Lk 6:37; 8:18; Jn 5:25; 10:16, 27; Ac 17:11; 2Co 9:6; He 2:1; 1P 2:2; 2P 2:1; 1Jn 4:1.
[25] Mt 13:12; 25:28; Lk 8:18; 16:9; 19:24; Jn 15:2.

The parable of the seed growing secretly,

26 ¶ Andº he said,ºª Soº isºª the² kingdomº of God,º asº ifº a manº should castºª seedº intoº the² ground;º 27 Andº should sleep,ºª andº riseºª nightº andº day,º andº the² seedº should springºª andº grow up,ºª heº knowethºª notº how.º 28 Forº the² earthº bringeth forth fruitºª of herself;º firstº the blade,º thenº the ear,º after² that¹ the² fullº cornº inº the² ear.º 29 Butº whenº the² fruitº is brought forth,ºª immediatelyº he putteth inºª the² sickle,º becauseº the² harvestº is come.ºª

[26] Pv 11:18; Ec 11:4, 6; Is 28:24; 32:20; Mt 3:2; 4:17; 13:3, 11, 24, 31, 33; Mk 4:3, 14; Lk 8:5, 11; 13:18; Jn 4:36; 12:24; 1Co 3:6; Jm 3:18; 1P 1:23.
[27] Ec 8:17; 11:5; Jn 3:7; 1Co 15:37; 2Th 1:3; 2P 3:18.
[28] Gn 1:11; 2:4, 9; 4:11; Ps 1:3; 92:13; Pv 4:18; Ec 3:1, 11; Is 61:11; Ho 6:3; Mt 13:26; Mk 4:31; Php 1:6, 9; Col 1:10; 1Th 3:12.
[29] Jb 5:26; Is 57:1; Jol 3:13; Mt 13:30, 40; 2Ti 4:7; Rv 14:13.

and of the mustard seed.

30 ¶ Andº he said,ºª Whereuntoº shall we likenºª the² kingdomº of God?º orº withº whatº comparisonº shall we compareºª it?º 31 [It is] likeº a grainº of mustard seed,º which,º whenº it is sownºª inº the² earth,º is² lessº than allº the² seedsº that² beºª inº the² earth:º 32 Butº whenº it is sown,ºª it groweth up,ºª andº becomethºª greater² than¹ allº herbs,º andº shooteth outºª greatº branches;º so thatº the² fowlsº of the² airº mayºª lodgeºª underº the² shadowº of it.º 33 Andº with manyº suchº parablesº spake² he¹ª the² wordº unto them,º asº they were ableºª to hearºª [it]. 34 Butº withoutº a parableº spakeºª he notº unto them:º andº when they were alone,ºº he expoundedºª all thingsº to his¹² disciples.º

[30] Lm 2:13; Mt 11:16; Lk 13:18, 20.
[31] Gn 22:17; Ps 72:16; Is 2:2; 9:7; 49:6; 53:2, 12; 54:1; 60:22; Ezk 17:22; Dn 2:34, 44; Am 9:11; Mi 4:1; Zc 2:11; 8:20; 12:8; 14:6; Mal 1:11; Mt 13:31; Lk 13:18; Ac 2:41; 4:4; 5:14; 19:20; 21:20; Rv 11:15; 20:1.
[32] Ps 80:9; 91:1; Pv 4:18; So 2:3; Is 11:9; 32:2; Lm 4:20; Ezk 31:3; Dn 4:10, 20.
[33] Mt 13:34; Jn 16:12; 1Co 3:1; He 5:11.
[34] Mt 13:36; 15:15; Mk 4:10; 7:17; Lk 8:9; 24:27, 44.

Christ stilleth the tempest on the sea.

35 Andº theº sameº day,º when the evenº was come,ºª he saithºª unto them,º Let us pass overºª untoº the² other side.º 36 Andº when they had sent awayºª the² multitude,º they tookºª himº even asº he wasºª inº the² ship.º Andº there wereºª alsoº withº himº otherº little ships.º 37 Andº there aroseºª a greatº stormº of wind,º andº the² wavesº beatºª intoº the² ship,º so thatº itº was¹ª now¹ full.ºª² 38 Andº heº wasºª inº the² hinder part of the ship,º asleepºª onº a pillow:º andº they awakeºª him,º andº sayºª unto him,º Master,º carestºª thouº notº thatº we perish?ºª 39 Andº he arose,ºª and rebukedºª the² wind,º andº saidºª unto the² sea,º Peace,ºª be still.ºª Andº the² windº ceased,ºª andº there wasºª a greatº calm.º 40 Andº he saidºª unto them,º Whyº are² ye¹ª soº fearful?º how² is it¹ that ye haveºª noº faith?º 41 Andº they fearedºª exceedingly,ºº andº saidºª one¹ª to¹ another,º² What¹ manner of man¹² isºª this,º thatº evenº the² windº andº the² seaº obeyºª him?º

[35] Mt 8:18, 23; 14:22; Mk 5:21; 6:45; 8:13; Lk 8:22; Jn 6:1, 17, 25.
[36] Mk 3:9; 4:1.
[37] Jb 1:12, 19; Ps 107:23; Jna 1:4; Mt 8:23; Lk 8:22; Ac 27:14, 41; 2Co 11:25.
[38] 1K 18:27; Jb 8:5; Ps 10:1; 22:1; 44:23; 77:7; Is 40:27; 49:14; 51:9; 54:6; 63:15; 64:12; Lm 3:8; Mt 8:25; Lk 8:24; Jn 4:6; He 2:17; 4:15; 1P 5:7.
[39] Ex 14:16, 22, 28; Jb 38:11; Ps 29:10; 89:9; 93:3; 104:7; 107:29; 148:8; Pv 8:29; Jr 5:22; Lm 3:31; Na 1:4; Mk 9:25; Lk 4:39.
[40] Ps 46:1; Is 42:3; 43:2; Mt 6:30; 8:26; 14:31; 16:8; Lk 8:25; Jn 6:19.
[41] 1S 12:18, 24; Jb 38:11; Ps 89:7; Jna 1:9, 15; Mal 2:5; Mt 8:27; 14:32; Mk 5:33; 7:37; Lk 4:36; 8:25; He 12:28; Rv 15:4.


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