The Holy Bible - The New King James Version - Mark
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- And again He began to teach by the sea. And a great multitude was gathered
to Him, so that He got into a boat and sat in it on the sea; and the whole
multitude was on the land facing the sea.
- Then He taught them many things by parables, and said to them in His
teaching:
- "Listen! Behold, a sower went out to sow.
- And it happened, as he sowed, that some seed fell by the wayside; and the
birds of the air came and devoured it.
- Some fell on stony ground, where it did not have much earth; and
immediately it sprang up because it had no depth of earth.
- But when the sun was up it was scorched, and because it had no root it
withered away.
- And some seed fell among thorns; and the thorns grew up and choked it, and
it yielded no crop.
- But other seed fell on good ground and yielded a crop that sprang up,
increased and produced: some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some a hundred."
- And He said to them, "He who has ears to hear, let him hear!"
- But when He was alone, those around Him with the twelve asked Him about
the parable.
- And He said to them, "To you it has been given to know the mystery of the
kingdom of God; but to those who are outside, all things come in parables,
- So that 'Seeing they may see and not perceive, And hearing they may hear
and not understand; Lest they should turn, And their sins be forgiven them.' "
- And He said to them, "Do you not understand this parable? How then will
you understand all the parables?
- The sower sows the word.
- And these are the ones by the wayside where the word is sown. When they
hear, Satan comes immediately and takes away the word that was sown in their
hearts.
- These likewise are the ones sown on stony ground who, when they hear the
word, immediately receive it with gladness;
- And they have no root in themselves, and so endure only for a time.
Afterward, when tribulation or persecution arises for the word's sake,
immediately they stumble.
- Now these are the ones sown among thorns; they are the ones who hear the
word,
- And the cares of this world, the deceitfulness of riches, and the desires
for other things entering in choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.
- But these are the ones sown on good ground, those who hear the word,
accept it, and bear fruit: some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some a hundred."
- Also He said to them, "Is a lamp brought to be put under a basket or under
a bed? Is it not to be set on a lampstand?
- For there is nothing hidden which will not be revealed, nor has anything
been kept secret but that it should come to light.
- If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear."
- Then He said to them, "Take heed what you hear. With the same measure you
use, it will be measured to you; and to you who hear, more will be given.
- For whoever has, to him more will be given; but whoever does not have,
even what he has will be taken away from him."
- And He said, "The kingdom of God is as if a man should scatter seed on the
ground,
- And should sleep by night and rise by day, and the seed should sprout and
grow, he himself does not know how.
- For the earth yields crops by itself: first the blade, then the head,
after that the full grain in the head.
- But when the grain ripens, immediately he puts in the sickle, because the
harvest has come."
- Then He said, "To what shall we liken the kingdom of God? Or with what
parable shall we picture it?
- It is like a mustard seed which, when it is sown on the ground, is smaller
than all the seeds on earth;
- But when it is sown, it grows up and becomes greater than all herbs, and
shoots out large branches, so that the birds of the air may nest under its
shade."
- And with many such parables He spoke the word to them as they were able to
hear it.
- But without a parable He did not speak to them. And when they were alone,
He explained all things to His disciples.
- On the same day, when evening had come, He said to them, "Let us cross
over to the other side."
- Now when they had left the multitude, they took Him along in the boat as
He was. And other little boats were also with Him.
- And a great windstorm arose, and the waves beat into the boat, so that it
was already filling.
- But He was in the stern, asleep on a pillow. And they awoke Him and said
to Him, "Teacher, do You not care that we are perishing?"
- Then He arose and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, "Peace, be
still!" And the wind ceased and there was a great calm.
- But He said to them, "Why are you so fearful? How is it that you have no
faith?"
- And they feared exceedingly, and said to one another, "Who can this be,
that even the wind and the sea obey Him!"
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