Mark 4
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And again he began to teach by the sea side. And there is gathered to him a very great
multitude, so that he entered into a boat, and sat in the sea; and all the multitude
were by the sea on the land.
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And he taught them many things in parables, and said to them in his teaching,
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Hearken: Behold, the sower went forth to sow:
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and it came to pass, as he sowed, some [seed] fell by the way side, and the birds
came and devoured it.
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And other fell on the rocky [ground], where it had not much earth; and straightway
it sprang up, because it had no deepness of earth:
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and when the sun was risen, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered
away.
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And other fell among the thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded
no fruit.
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And others fell into the good ground, and yielded fruit, growing up and increasing;
and brought forth, thirtyfold, and sixtyfold, and a hundredfold.
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And he said, Who has ears to hear, let him hear.
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And when he was alone, they that were about him with the twelve asked of him the parables.
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And he said to them, To you is given the mystery of the kingdom of God: but to them
that are without, all things are done in parables:
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that seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand;
lest haply they should turn again, and it should be forgiven them.
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And he says to them, Know you not this parable? and how shall you know all the parables?
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The sower sows the word.
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And these are they by the way side, where the word is sown; and when they have heard,
straightway comes Satan, and takes away the word which has been sown in them.
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And these in like manner are they that are sown upon the rocky [places], who, when
they have heard the word, straightway receive it with joy;
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and they have no root in themselves, but endure for a while; then, when tribulation
or persecution arises because of the word, straightway they stumble.
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And others are they that are sown among the thorns; these are they that have heard
the word,
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and the cares of the world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other
things entering in, choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.
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And those are they that were sown upon the good ground; such as hear the word, and
accept it, and bear fruit, thirtyfold, and sixtyfold, and a hundredfold.
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And he said to them, Is the lamp brought to be put under the bushel, or under the
bed, [and] not to be put on the stand?
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For there is nothing hid, save that it should be manifested; neither was [anything]
made secret, but that it should come to light.
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If any man has ears to hear, let him hear.
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And he said to them, Take heed what you hear: with what measure you mete it shall
be measured to you; and more shall be given to you.
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For he who has, to him shall be given: and he who has not, from him shall be taken
away even that which he has.
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And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed upon the earth;
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and should sleep and rise night and day, and the seed should spring up and grow, he
knows not how.
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The earth bears fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain
in the ear.
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But when the fruit is ripe, straightway he puts forth the sickle, because the harvest
is come.
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And he said, How shall we liken the kingdom of God? or in what parable shall we set
it forth?
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It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown upon the earth, though
it be less than all the seeds that are upon the earth,
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yet when it is sown, grows up, and becomes greater than all the herbs, and puts out
great branches; so that the birds of the heaven can lodge under its shadow.
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And with many such parables spoke he the word to them, as they were able to hear it;
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and without a parable spoke he not to them: but privately to his own disciples he
expounded all things.
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And on that day, when even was come, he says to them, Let us go over to the other
side.
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And leaving the multitude, they take him with them, even as he was, in the boat. And
other boats were with him.
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And there arises a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the boat, insomuch
that the boat was now filling.
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And he himself was in the stern, asleep on the cushion: and they awake him, and say
to him, Teacher, care you not that we perish?
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And he awoke, and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, Peace, be still. And the
wind ceased, and there was a great calm.
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And he said to them, Why are you fearful? have you not yet faith?
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And they feared exceedingly, and said one to another, Who then is this, that even
the wind and the sea obey him?