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Mark 4 :: New American Standard Bible 1995 (NASB95)

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Parable of the Sower and Soils

(Mat 13:1–9; Luk 8:4–8 )

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Mar 4:1 - He began^G757 to teach^G1321 again^G3825 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 in 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 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.

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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 because^G1223 it had^G2192 no^G3361 depth^G899 of soil.^G1093

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Mar 4:6 - “And after^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 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 and increased,^G837 they yielded^G1325 a crop^G2590 and produced^G5342 thirty,^G5144 sixty,^G1835 and a hundredfold.”^G1540

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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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Mar 4:10 - As soon^G3753 as He was alone,^G3441 [fn]His followers,^G3588^G4012 along^G4862 with the twelve,^G1427 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 those^G1565 who are outside^G1854 get^G1096 everything^G3956 in parables,^G3850

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Mar 4:12 - so^G2443 that 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 BE FORGIVEN^G863.”

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(Mat 13:18–23; Luk 8:11–15 )

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Mar 4:13 - 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 - “In a similar^G3668 way^G3668 these^G3778 are the ones on whom seed was sown^G4687 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 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 arises^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 on whom seed was sown^G4687 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 riches,^G4149 and the desires^G1939 for other^G3062 things^G3062 enter^G1531 in and choke^G4846 the word,^G3056 and it becomes^G1096 unfruitful.^G175

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Mar 4:20 - “And those^G1565 are the ones on whom seed was sown^G4687 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 hundredfold.”^G1540

(Luk 8:16–18 )

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Mar 4:21 - And He was saying^G3004 to them, “A lamp^G3088 is not brought^G2064 to be put^G5087 under^G5259 a [fn]basket,^G3426 is it, or^G2228 under^G5259 a bed?^G2825 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 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^G4369 will be given^G4369 you besides.^G4369

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

Parable of the Seed

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Mar 4:26 - 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 bed^G2518 at night^G3571 and gets^G1453 up by day,^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 itself;^G844 first^G4413 the blade,^G5528 then^G1534 the head,^G4719 then^G1534 the mature^G4134 grain^G4621 in the head.^G4719

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Mar 4:29 - “But when^G3752 the crop^G2590 permits,^G3860 he immediately^G2117 [fn]puts^G649 in 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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Mar 4:30 - And He said,^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 smaller^G3398 than 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 and becomes^G1096 larger^G3173 than all^G3956 the garden^G3001 plants^G3001 and forms^G4160 large^G3173 branches;^G2798 so^G5620 that THE BIRDS^G4071 OF THE [fn]AIR^G3772 can^G1410 NEST^G2681 UNDER^G5259 ITS SHADE^G4639.”

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Mar 4:33 - With many^G4183 such^G5108 parables^G3850 He was speaking^G2980 the word^G3056 to them, so^G2531 far as they were able^G1410 to hear^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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Mar 4:35 - On that day,^G2250 when evening^G3798 came,^G1096 He *said^G3004 to them, “Let us go^G1330 over^G1330 to the other^G4008 side.”^G4008

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

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

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Mar 4:38 - 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 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 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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NASB95 Footnotes

(4:9)

Or, hear!; or listen!

(4:10)

Literally: those about Him

(4:17)

Literally: are caused to stumble

(4:19)

Or, age

(4:21)

Or, peck-measure

(4:24)

Literally: By what measure you measure

(4:29)

Literally: sends forth

Literally: compare

Or, sky

Or, Sending away

Literally: a great calm occurred

(4:40)

Or, cowardly

See the NASB95 Preface for an explanation on the use of the asterisk.

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Mark 4 :: New American Standard Bible 1995 (NASB95)

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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