Etheridge - Mark - 4

4:1  And he began again to teach by the sea-side: and great assemblies were gathered to him; so that, ascending, he sat in a bark on the sea, and the whole multitude stood on the land, by the edge of the water.

4:2  And he instructed them by many parables, and said in his teaching,

4:3  Listen: Behold, a sower went forth to sow;

4:4  and as he sowed, some fell by the way-side, and the fowl came and devoured it.

4:5  And other fell upon the rock, so that it had not much earth; and it soon came up, because it had not depth of earth:

4:6  but when the sun arose, it became hot; and inasmuch as it had no root, it dried up.

4:7  And other fell in a place of thorns; and the thorns sprang up, and choked it, and it gave no fruits.

4:8  But other fell upon good ground; and it came up, and grew, and gave fruits, some thirty, some sixty, and some a hundred.

4:9  And he said, Whoever hath ears to hear, let him hear.

4:10  And when he was alone, they who were with him along with his twelve inquired of him that parable.

4:11  And Jeshu said to them, To you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of Aloha; but to those without every thing is in parables:

4:12  that while seeing they may see, and not see; and while hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest they should be converted, and their sins be forgiven them.

4:13  And he said to them, Do you not know this parable? how will you know all parables?

4:14  The sower who sowed, the word sowed.

4:15  These which were by the way-side, these are they in whom the word is sown; and when they have heard, immediately cometh Satana, and taketh up the word which was sowed in their heart.

4:16  And these who upon the rock are sowed, these are they who, when they have heard the word, at once with joy receive it:

4:17  but they have no root in themselves, but are (only) for a time; and when there is affliction or persecution on account of the word, they are soon offended.

4:18  And these who in the place of thorns are sown, these are they who hear the word;

4:19  and the care of this world, and the deceptiveness of wealth, and the remainder of other lusts, entering, choke the word, and it is without fruits.

4:20  And these who in good ground are sowed, these are they who hear the word, and receive, and give fruits, thirty, and sixty, and a hundred.

4:21  And he said to them, A lamp never cometh to be put under a measure, or under a bed: is it not set upon a candlestick?

4:22  For nothing is hid which shall not be revealed; nor is there any thing in secret which is not to be manifested.

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

4:24  AND he said to them, Consider what you hear. With that measure which you mete, you shall have measured to you; and there shall be, added to you those which you hear.

4:25  For whosoever hath, unto him shall be given; and whosoever hath not, that also which he hath shall be taken from him.

4:26  And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as a man who shall cast seed into the earth;

4:27  and shall sleep, and rise up by night and day, and the seed shall increase, and become long, while he knoweth not,

4:28  For the earth yieldeth him fruit; and first is there the plant, and after it the ear, but lastly the completed corn in the ear.

4:29  But when the fruit is mature, immediately cometh the sickle, because the harvest is come.

4:30  And he said, To what may we compare the kingdom of Aloha? and with what comparison shall we compare it?

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

4:32  and when it is sown, it springeth up, and becometh greater than all herbs, and maketh great branches; so that in its shadow the fowl can dwell.

4:33  In parables such as these spake Jeshu with them, in parables such as they could hear.

4:34  And without parable did he not speak with them: but to his disciples, between him and them, he explained all.

4:35  AND he said to them that day, in the evening, Let us pass to the opposite shore.

4:36  And they sent away the assembles, and took him into the vessel; and other vessels were with him.

4:37  And there was a great commotion and wind, and the waves fell upon the vessel, which was nigh being filled.

4:38  But Jeshu upon a pillow slept in the after-part of the vessel, and they came and raised him, saying to him, Raban, hast thou no care that we are perishing?

4:39  And he arose, and restrained the wind, and said to the sea, Peace, be silent. And the wind ceased, and there was a great stillness.

4:40  And he said to them, Why feared ye? how is it ye have no faith?

4:41  And they feared with great fear, and said among themselves, Who is this, to whom the winds and the sea are obedient?