Worsley - Mark - 4

4:1  And He began to teach again by the sea-side, and there was gathered unto Him a great multitude; so that He went into a ship, and sat on board, and all the people were by the sea, upon the shore.

4:2  And He taught them many things by similitudes, and said to them in his instruction,

4:3  hearken, Behold a sower went out to sow:

4:4  and in sowing, some fell by the way-side, and the birds came and ate it up:

4:5  and some fell on stony ground, where it had not much earth, and it sprang up immediately, because it had not depth of earth;

4:6  but when the sun rose, it was burnt up, and withered because it had no root:

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 springing up and increasing; and produced some thirty, and some sixty, and some an hundred-fold.

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

4:10  And when He was apart from the multitude, those that were about Him with the twelve asked Him concerning the parable.

4:11  And he said unto them, To you it is granted to know the mystery of the kingdom of God; but unto them that are without all things are delivered in parables:

4:12  that in seeing they may see and not perceive, and in hearing they may hear and not understand, least they should be converted, and their sins be forgiven them.

4:13  Then saith He unto them, Do ye not understand this parable? how then will ye understand all my other parables.

4:14  The sower is he that soweth the word. And these are they by the way-side:

4:15  where the word is sown; but when they have heard it, Satan cometh immediately, and taketh away the word that was sown in their hearts.

4:16  And in like manner, they that are sown as on stony grounds are such, as when they hear the word,

4:17  immediately receive it with joy, but have no root in themselves, and so continue but for a short season: and then, when affliction cometh, or persecution on account of the word, they are as soon offended.

4:18  And those that are sown as among thorns, are these: such as hear the word indeed,

4:19  but the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and inordinate desires after other things entering in choke the word, and so it becometh unfruitful.

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

4:21  And He said unto them, Is a candle brought to be put under a bushel, or a bed, and not to be set on a candlestick?

4:22  for there is nothing hidden, which may not be revealed; nor was there any thing concealed, but in order to become manifest.

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

4:24  And mind what ye hear: for with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you; and more shall be imparted to you that are observant:

4:25  for whosoever hath, to him more shall be given; and he that hath not, even what he hath, or seemeth to have, shall be taken from him.

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

4:27  and sleep, and rise night and day, and the seed should spring up, and increase; he knows not how.

4:28  For the earth produces fruit of itself, first the blade, then the ear, then the full corn in the ear:

4:29  but when the fruit is ripe, he immediately puts in the sickle, because the harvest is come.

4:30  And He said, To what shall we compare the kingdom of God, or by what similitude shall we represent it?

4:31  It is like to a grain of mustard-seed, which when it is sown in the ground, is one of the lest of all the seeds on the earth:

4:32  but after it is sown, it grows up, and becomes greater than all herbs, and produces large branches, so that the birds of the air may lodge under it's shadow.

4:33  And in many such parables spake He the word to them, as they had ability to hear it: but spake not to them without a parable.

4:34  And He explained all to his disciples in private.

4:35  And the same day, in the evening, He saith to them, Let us go over to the other side.

4:36  So they dismissed the multitude, and took Him as He was in the ship. But there were other small vessels likewise with Him.

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

4:38  And He was in the stern asleep on a pillow: and they awake Him, and say unto Him, Master, art thou under no concern that we are perishing?

4:39  And He rose and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still; and the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.

4:40  And He said unto them, Why are ye so fearful? how! have ye no faith?

4:41  And they were exceedingly afraid, and said to one another, Who is this? that even the wind and the sea obey Him?