Mark 4
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)Translation
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)
Berean Standard Bible
1And again he began to teach by the sea side; and a great multitude was gathered together unto him, so that he went up into a ship, and sat in the sea; and all the multitude was upon the land by the sea side.
1Once again Jesus began to teach beside the sea, and such a large crowd gathered around Him that He got into a boat and sat in it, while all the people crowded along the shore.
2And he taught them many things in parables, and said unto them in his doctrine:
2And He taught them many things in parables, and in His teaching He said,
3Hear ye: Behold, the sower went out to sow.
3“Listen! A farmer went out to sow his seed.
4And whilst he sowed, some fell by the way side, and the birds of the air came and ate it up.
4And as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it.
5And other some fell upon stony ground, where it had not much earth; and it shot up immediately, because it had no depth of earth.
5Some fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly because the soil was shallow.
6And when the sun was risen, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.
6But when the sun rose, the seedlings were scorched, and they withered because they had no root.
7And some fell among thorns; and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit.
7Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the seedlings, and they yielded no crop.
8And some fell upon good ground; and brought forth fruit that grew up, and increased and yielded, one thirty, another sixty, and another a hundred.
8Still other seed fell on good soil, where it sprouted, grew up, and produced a crop—one bearing thirtyfold, another sixtyfold, and another a hundredfold.”
9And he said: He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
9Then Jesus said, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”
10And when he was alone, the twelve that were with him asked him the parable.
10As soon as Jesus was alone with the Twelve and those around Him, they asked Him about the parable.
11And he said to them: To you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but to them that are without, all things are done in parables:
11He replied, “The mystery of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to those on the outside everything is expressed in parables,
12That seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand: lest at any time they should be converted, and their sins should be forgiven them.
12so that, ‘they may be ever seeing but never perceiving, and ever hearing but never understanding; otherwise they might turn and be forgiven.’”
13And he saith to them: Are you ignorant of this parable? and how shall you know all parables?
13Then Jesus said to them, “Do you not understand this parable? Then how will you understand any of the parables?
14He that soweth, soweth the word.
14The farmer sows the word.
15And these are they by the way side, where the word is sown, and as soon as they have heard, immediately Satan cometh and taketh away the word that was sown in their hearts.
15Some are like the seeds along the path, where the word is sown. As soon as they hear it, Satan comes and takes away the word that was sown in them.
16And these likewise are they that are sown on the stony ground: who when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with joy.
16Some are like the seeds sown on rocky ground. They hear the word and at once receive it with joy.
17And they have no root in themselves, but are only for a time: and then when tribulation and persecution ariseth for the word they are presently scandalized.
17But they themselves have no root, and they remain for only a season. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, they quickly fall away.
18And others there are who are sown among thorns: these are they that hear the word,
18Others are like the seeds sown among the thorns. They hear the word,
19And the cares of the world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts after other things entering in choke the word, and it is made fruitless.
19but the worries of this life, the deceitfulness of wealth, and the desire for other things come in and choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.
20And these are they who are sown upon the good ground, who hear the word, and receive it, and yield fruit, the one thirty, another sixty, and another a hundred.
20Still others are like the seeds sown on good soil. They hear the word, receive it, and produce a crop—thirtyfold, sixtyfold, or a hundredfold.”
21And he said to them: Doth a candle come in to be put under a bushel, or under a bed? and not to be set on a candlestick?
21Jesus also said to them, “Does anyone bring in a lamp to put it under a basket or under a bed? Doesn’t he set it on a stand?
22For there is nothing hid, which shall not be made manifest: neither was it made secret, but that it may come abroad.
22For there is nothing hidden that will not be disclosed, and nothing concealed that will not be brought to light.
23If any man have ears to hear, let him hear.
23If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear.”
24And he said to them: Take heed what you hear. In what measure you shall mete, it shall be measured to you again, and more shall be given to you.
24He went on to say, “Pay attention to what you hear. With the measure you use, it will be measured to you, and even more will be added to you.
25For he that hath, to him shall be given: and he that hath not, that also which he hath shall be taken away from him.
25For whoever has will be given more. But whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.”
26And he said: So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the earth,
26Jesus also said, “The kingdom of God is like a man who scatters seed on the ground.
27And should sleep, and rise, night and day, and the seed should spring, and grow up whilst he knoweth not.
27Night and day he sleeps and wakes, and the seed sprouts and grows, though he knows not how.
28For the earth of itself bringeth forth fruit, first the blade, then the ear, afterwards the full corn in the ear.
28All by itself the earth produces a crop—first the stalk, then the head, then grain that ripens within.
29And when the fruit is brought forth, immediately he putteth in the sickle, because the harvest is come.
29And as soon as the grain is ripe, he swings the sickle, because the harvest has come.”
30And he said: To what shall we liken the kingdom of God? or to what parable shall we compare it?
30Then He asked, “To what can we compare the kingdom of God? With what parable shall we present it?
31It is as a grain of mustard seed: which when it is sown in the earth, is less than all the seeds that are in the earth:
31It is like a mustard seed, which is the smallest of all seeds sown upon the earth.
32And when it is sown, it groweth up, and becometh greater than all herbs, and shooteth out great branches, so that the birds of the air may dwell under the shadow thereof.
32But after it is planted, it grows to be the largest of all garden plants and puts forth great branches, so that the birds of the air nest in its shade.”
33And with many such parables, he spoke to them the word, according as they were able to hear.
33With many such parables Jesus spoke the word to them, to the extent that they could understand.
34And without parable he did not speak unto them; but apart, he explained all things to his disciples.
34He did not tell them anything without using a parable. But privately He explained everything to His own disciples.
35And he saith to them that day, when evening was come: Let us pass over to the other side.
35When that evening came, He said to His disciples, “Let us cross to the other side.”
36And sending away the multitude, they take him even as he was in the ship: and there were other ships with him.
36After they had dismissed the crowd, they took Jesus with them, since He was already in the boat. And there were other boats with Him.
37And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the ship, so that the ship was filled.
37Soon a violent windstorm came up, and the waves were breaking over the boat, so that it was being swamped.
38And he was in the hinder part of the ship, sleeping upon a pillow; and they awake him, and say to him: Master, doth it not concern thee that we perish?
38But Jesus was in the stern, sleeping on the cushion. So they woke Him and said, “Teacher, don’t You care that we are perishing?”
39And rising up, he rebuked the wind, and said to the sea: Peace, be still. And the wind ceased: and there was made a great calm.
39Then Jesus got up and rebuked the wind and the sea. “Silence!” He commanded. “Be still!” And the wind died down, and it was perfectly calm.
40And he said to them: Why are you fearful? have you not faith yet? And they feared exceedingly: and they said one to another: Who is this (thinkest thou) that both wind and sea obey him?
40“Why are you so afraid?” He asked. “Do you still have no faith?”
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41Overwhelmed with fear, they asked one another, “Who is this, that even the wind and the sea obey Him?”
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