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Mark 4 :: New American Standard Bible 2020 (NASB20)

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Parable of the Sower and Soils

(Mat 13:1–9; Luk 8:4–8 )

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Again^G3825 He began^G757 to teach^G1321 by the sea^G2281. And such a very^G4183 large^G4183 crowd^G3793 gathered^G4863 to Him that He got^G1684 into a boat^G4143 on the sea^G2281 and sat^G2521 down^G2521; and the whole^G3956 crowd^G3793 was by the sea^G2281 on the land^G1093.

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Mar 4:2 - And He was teaching^G1321 them many^G4183 things^G4183 in parables^G3850, and was saying^G3004 to them in His teaching^G1322,

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Mar 4:3 - “Listen^G191 to this! Behold^G2400, the sower^G4687 went^G1831 out^G1831 to sow^G4687;

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Mar 4:4 - as he was sowing^G4687, some^G3739^G3303 seed fell^G4098 beside^G3844 the road^G3598, and the birds^G4071 came^G2064 and ate^G2719 it up^G2719.

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Mar 4:5 - “Other^G243 seed fell^G4098 on the rocky^G4075 ground where^G3699 it did not have^G2192 much^G4183 soil^G1093; and immediately^G2117 it sprang^G1816 up^G1816 because^G1223 it had^G2192 no^G3361 depth^G899 of soil^G1093.

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Mar 4:6 - “And when^G3753 the sun^G2246 had risen^G393, it was scorched^G2739; and because^G1223 it had^G2192 no^G3361 root^G4491, it withered^G3583 away^G3583.

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Mar 4:7 - “Other^G243 seed fell^G4098 among^G1519 the thorns^G173, and the thorns^G173 came^G305 up^G305 and choked^G4846 it, and it yielded^G1325 no^G3756 crop^G2590.

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Mar 4:8 - “Other^G243 seeds fell^G4098 into the good^G2570 soil^G1093, and as they grew^G305 up^G305 and increased^G837, they yielded^G1325 a crop^G2590 and produced^G5342 thirty^G5144, sixty^G1835, and a hundred^G1540 times as much.”

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Mar 4:9 - And He was saying^G3004, “He who^G3739 has^G2192 ears^G3775 to hear^G191, [fn]let him hear^G191.”

(Mat 13:10–17; Luk 8:9, 10 )

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As soon^G3753 as He was alone^G3441, [fn]His followers^G3588^G4012, along^G4862 with the twelve^G1427 disciples, began asking^G2065 Him about the parables^G3850.

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Mar 4:11 - And He was saying^G3004 to them, “To you has been given^G1325 the mystery^G3466 of the kingdom^G932 of God^G2316, but for those^G1565 who are outside^G1854, everything^G3956 comes^G1096 in parables^G3850,

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Mar 4:12 - so^G2443 that^G2443 WHILE SEEING^G991 THEY MAY SEE^G991, AND NOT PERCEIVE^G3708, AND WHILE HEARING^G191, THEY MAY HEAR^G191, AND NOT UNDERSTAND^G4920, OTHERWISE^G3379 THEY MIGHT RETURN^G1994 AND IT WOULD BE FORGIVEN^G863 THEM.”

Explanation of the Parable

(Mat 13:18–23; Luk 8:11–15 )

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And He *said^G3004 to them, “Do you not understand^G6063 this^G3778 parable^G3850? How^G4459 will you understand^G1097 all^G3956 the parables^G3850?

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Mar 4:14 - “The sower^G4687 sows^G4687 the word^G3056.

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Mar 4:15 - “These^G3778 are the ones who^G3588 are beside^G3844 the road^G3598 where^G3699 the word^G3056 is sown^G4687; and when^G3752 they hear^G191, immediately^G2117 Satan^G4567 comes^G2064 and takes^G142 away^G142 the word^G3056 which has been sown^G4687 in them.

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Mar 4:16 - “And in a similar^G3668 way^G3668 these^G3778 are the ones sown^G4687 with seed on the rocky^G4075 places, who^G3739, when^G3752 they hear^G191 the word^G3056, immediately^G2117 receive^G2983 it with joy^G5479;

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Mar 4:17 - and yet they have^G2192 no^G3756 firm root^G4491 in themselves^G1438, but are only temporary^G4340; then^G1534, when affliction^G2347 or^G2228 persecution^G1375 occurs^G1096 because^G1223 of the word^G3056, immediately^G2117 they [fn]fall^G4624 away^G4624.

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Mar 4:18 - “And others^G243 are the ones sown^G4687 with seed among^G1519 the thorns^G173; these^G3778 are the ones who have heard^G191 the word^G3056,

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Mar 4:19 - but the worries^G3308 of the [fn]world^G165, and the deceitfulness^G539 of wealth^G4149, and the desires^G1939 for other^G3062 things^G3062 enter^G1531 and choke^G4846 the word^G3056, and it [fn]becomes^G1096 unfruitful^G175.

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Mar 4:20 - “And those^G1565 are the ones sown^G4687 with seed on the good^G2570 soil^G1093; and they hear^G191 the word^G3056 and accept^G3858 it and bear^G2592 fruit^G2592, thirty^G5144, sixty^G1835, and a hundred^G1540 times as much.”

(Luk 8:16–18 )

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And He was saying^G3004 to them, “A lamp^G3088 is not brought^G2064 to be put^G5087 under^G5259 a [fn]basket^G3426, or^G2228 under^G5259 a bed^G2825, is it? Is it not brought to be put^G5087 on the lampstand^G3087?

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Mar 4:22 - “For nothing^G3756^G5100 is hidden^G2927, except^G1437^G3361 to be revealed^G5319; nor^G3761 has anything been^G1096 secret^G614, but that it would come^G2064 to light^G5318.

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Mar 4:23 - “If^G1487 anyone^G5100 has^G2192 ears^G3775 to hear^G191, [fn]let him hear^G191.”

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Mar 4:24 - And He was saying^G3004 to them, “Take^G991 care^G991 what^G5101 you listen^G191 to. [fn]By your standard^G3358 of measure^G3354 it will be measured^G3354 to you; and more will be given^G4369 you besides^G4369.

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Mar 4:25 - “For whoever^G3739 has^G2192, to him more will be given^G1325; and whoever^G3739 does not have^G2192, even^G2532 what^G3739 he has^G2192 will be taken^G142 away^G142 from him.”

Parable of the Seed

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And He was saying^G3004, “The kingdom^G932 of God^G2316 is like^G3779^G5613 a man^G444 who casts^G906 seed^G4703 upon the soil^G1093;

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Mar 4:27 - and he goes^G2518 to^G2518 bed^G2518 at night^G3571 and gets^G1453 up^G1453 daily^G2250, and the seed^G4703 sprouts^G985 and grows^G3373—how^G5613, he himself^G846 does not know^G6063.

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Mar 4:28 - “The soil^G1093 produces^G2592 crops^G2592 by^G844 itself^G844; first^G4413 the stalk^G5528, then^G1534 the head^G4719, then^G1534 the mature^G4134 grain^G4621 in the head^G4719.

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Mar 4:29 - “Now^G1161 when^G3752 the crop^G2590 permits^G3860, he immediately^G2117 [fn]puts^G649 in^G649 the sickle^G1407, because^G3754 the harvest^G2326 has come^G3936.”

Parable of the Mustard Seed

(Mat 13:31, 32; Luk 13:18, 19 )

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And He was saying^G3004, “How^G4459 shall we [fn]picture^G3666 the kingdom^G932 of God^G2316, or^G2228 by what^G5101 parable^G3850 shall we present^G5087 it?

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Mar 4:31 - “It is like^G5613 a mustard^G4615 seed^G2848, which^G3739, when^G3752 sown^G4687 upon the soil^G1093, though it is the smallest^G3398 of all^G3956 the seeds^G4690 that are upon the soil^G1093,

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Mar 4:32 - yet^G2532 when^G3752 it is sown^G4687, it grows^G305 up^G305 and becomes^G1096 larger^G3173 than all^G3956 the garden^G3001 plants^G3001, and forms^G4160 large^G3173 branches^G2798, with^G5620 the^G5620 result^G5620 that^G5620 THE BIRDS^G4071 OF THE SKY^G3772 can^G1410 NEST^G2681 UNDER^G5259 its shade^G4639.”

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And with many^G4183 such^G5108 parables^G3850 He was speaking^G2980 the word^G3056 to them, so^G2531 far^G2531 as^G2531 they were able^G1410 to [fn]understand^G191 it;

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Mar 4:34 - and He did not speak^G2980 to them without^G5565 a parable^G3850; but He was explaining^G1956 everything^G3956 privately^G2596^G2398 to His own^G2398 disciples^G3101.

Jesus Stills the Sea

(Mat 8:23–27; Luk 8:22–25 )

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On that day^G2250, when evening^G3798 came^G1096, He *said^G3004 to them, “Let’s go^G1330 over^G1330 to the other^G4008 side^G4008.”

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Mar 4:36 - After dismissing^G863 the crowd^G3793, they *took^G3880 Him along^G3880 with them in the boat^G4143, just^G5613 as^G5613 He was; and other^G243 boats^G4143 were with Him.

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Mar 4:37 - And a fierce^G3173 gale^G2978 of wind^G417 *developed^G1096, and the waves^G2949 were breaking^G1911 over^G1911 the boat^G4143 so^G5620 much that the boat^G4143 was already^G2235 filling^G1072 with water.

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Mar 4:38 - And yet Jesus Himself^G846 was in the stern^G4403, asleep^G2518 on the cushion^G4344; and they *woke^G1453 Him and *said^G3004 to Him, “Teacher^G1320, do You not care^G3199 that we are perishing^G622?”

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Mar 4:39 - And He got^G1326 up^G1326 and rebuked^G2008 the wind^G417 and said^G3004 to the sea^G2281, “Hush^G4623, be still^G5392.” And the wind^G417 died^G2869 down^G2869 and [fn]it became^G1096 perfectly^G3173 calm^G1055.

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Mar 4:40 - And He said^G3004 to them, “Why^G5101 are you [fn]afraid^G1169? Do you still^G3768 have^G2192 no^G3768 faith^G4102?”

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Mar 4:41 - They became^G5399 very^G3173 much^G3173 afraid^G5399 and said^G3004 to one^G240 another^G240, “Who^G5101, then^G686, is this^G3778, that even^G2532 the wind^G417 and the sea^G2281 obey^G5219 Him?”

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NASB20 Footnotes

(4:9)

Or hear! or listen!

(4:10)

Lit those about Him

(4:17)

I.e., from the faith

(4:19)

Or age

(4:19)

Or proves to be unfruitful

(4:21)

Lit peck-measure

(4:23)

Or hear! or listen!

(4:24)

Lit By what measure you measure

Lit sends forth

Lit compare

Lit hear

Lit a great calm occurred

(4:40)

Lit cowardly

See the NASB20 Preface for an explanation on the use of the asterisk.

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Mark 4 :: New American Standard Bible 2020 (NASB20)

Parable of the Sower and Soils

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Parable of the Seed

Parable of the Mustard Seed

Jesus Stills the Sea

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