RWebster - Mark - 4

4:1  And he began again to teach by the sea side: and there was gathered to him a great multitude, so that he entered into a boat, and sat on the sea; and the whole multitude was by the sea on the land.

4:2  And he taught them many things by parables, and said to them in his doctrine,

4:3  Hearken; Behold, a sower went out to sow:

4:4  And it came to pass, as he sowed, some fell by the way side, and the fowls of the air came and devoured it.

4:5  And some fell on stony ground, where it had not much earth; and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of earth:

4:6  But when the sun had risen, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.

4:7  And some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit.

4:8  And other fell on good ground, and yielded fruit that sprang up and increased; and brought forth, some thirty, and some sixty, and some an hundred.

4:9  And he said to them, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

4:10  And when he was alone, they that were about him with the twelve asked of him the parable.

4:11  And he said to them, To you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but to them that are outside, all these things are done in parables:

4:12  That seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest at any time they should be converted, and their sins should be forgiven them.

4:13  And he said to them, Know ye not this parable? and how then will ye know all parables?

4:14  The sower soweth the word.

4:15  And these are they by the way side, where the word is sown; but when they have heard, Satan cometh immediately, and taketh away the word that was sown in their hearts.

4:16  And these are they likewise who are sown on stony ground; who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with gladness;

4:17  And have no root in themselves, and so endure but for a time: afterward, when affliction or persecution ariseth for the word’s sake, immediately they fall away.

4:18  And these are they who are sown among thorns; such as hear the word,

4:19  And the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful.

4:20  And these are they who are sown on good ground; such as hear the word, and receive it, and bring forth fruit, some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some an hundred.

4:21  And he said to them, Is a lamp brought to be put under a basket, or under a bed? and not to be set on a lampstand?

4:22  For there is nothing hid, which shall not be revealed; neither hath any thing been kept secret, but that it should come to light.

4:23  If any man hath ears to hear, let him hear.

4:24  And he said to them, Take heed what ye hear: with the measure which ye measure, it shall be measured to you: and to you that hear shall more be given.

4:25  For he that hath, to him shall be given: and he that hath not, from him shall be taken even that which he hath.

4:26  And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground;

4:27  And should sleep, and rise night and day, and the seed should spring and grow up, he knoweth not how.

4:28  For the earth bringeth forth fruit of itself; first the blade, then the ear, after that the ripe grain in the head.

4:29  But when the fruit is brought forth, immediately he putteth in the sickle, because the harvest is come.

4:30  And he said, To what shall we liken the kingdom of God? or with what comparison shall we compare it?

4:31  It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown in the earth, is less than all the seeds that are in the earth:

4:32  But when it is sown, it groweth up, and becometh greater than all herbs, and shooteth out great branches; so that the fowls of the air may lodge under its shadow.

4:33  And with many such parables he spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear it .

4:34  But without a parable he spoke not to them: and when they were alone, he expounded all things to his disciples.

4:35  And the same day, when the evening was come, he saith to them, Let us pass over to the other side.

4:36  And when they had sent away the multitude, they took him even as he was in the boat. And there were also with him other little boats.

4:37  And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the boat, so that it was now full.

4:38  And he was in the stern of the boat, asleep on a pillow: and they awake him, and say to him, Master, carest thou not that we perish?

4:39  And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.

4:40  And he said to them, Why are ye so fearful? how is it that ye have no faith?

4:41  And they feared exceedingly, and said one to another, What manner of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?