Mark 4, side by side

¹Again he began to teach by the seaside. A great multitude was gathered to him, so that he entered into a boat in the sea, and sat down. All the multitude were on the land by the sea.

¹And he began again to teach by the sea side: and there was gathered unto him a great multitude, so that he entered into a ship, and sat in the sea; and the whole multitude was by the sea on the land.

²He taught them many things in parables, and told them in his teaching,

²And he taught them many things by parables, and said unto them in his doctrine,

³“Listen! Behold, the farmer went out to sow,

³Hearken; Behold, there went out a sower to sow:

⁴and as he sowed, some seed fell by the road, and the birds came and devoured it.

⁴And it came to pass, as he sowed, some fell by the way side, and the fowls of the air came and devoured it up.

⁵Others fell on the rocky ground, where it had little soil, and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of soil.

⁵And some fell on stony ground, where it had not much earth; and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of earth:

⁶When the sun had risen, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.

⁶But when the sun was up, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.

⁷Others fell among the thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit.

⁷And some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit.

⁸Others fell into the good ground, and yielded fruit, growing up and increasing. Some produced thirty times, some sixty times, and some one hundred times as much.”

⁸And other fell on good ground, and did yield fruit that sprang up and increased; and brought forth, some thirty, and some sixty, and some an hundred.

⁹He said, “Whoever has ears to hear, let him hear.”

⁹And he said unto them, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

¹⁰When he was alone, those who were around him with the twelve asked him about the parables.

¹⁰And when he was alone, they that were about him with the twelve asked of him the parable.

¹¹He said to them, “To you is given the mystery of God’s Kingdom, but to those who are outside, all things are done in parables,

¹¹And he said unto them, Unto you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all these things are done in parables:

¹²that ‘seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest perhaps they should turn again, and their sins should be forgiven them.’ ”

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.

¹³He said to them, “Don’t you understand this parable? How will you understand all of the parables?

¹³And he said unto them, Know ye not this parable? and how then will ye know all parables?

¹⁴The farmer sows the word.

¹⁴The sower soweth the word.

¹⁵The ones by the road are the ones where the word is sown; and when they have heard, immediately Satan comes, and takes away the word which has been sown in them.

¹⁵And these are they by the way side, where the word is sown; but when they have heard, Satan cometh immediately, and taketh away the word that was sown in their hearts.

¹⁶These in the same way are those who are sown on the rocky places, who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with joy.

¹⁶And these are they likewise which are sown on stony ground; who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with gladness;

¹⁷They have no root in themselves, but are short-lived. When oppression or persecution arises because of the word, immediately they stumble.

¹⁷And have no root in themselves, and so endure but for a time: afterward, when affliction or persecution ariseth for the word’s sake, immediately they are offended.

¹⁸Others are those who are sown among the thorns. These are those who have heard the word,

¹⁸And these are they which are sown among thorns; such as hear the word,

¹⁹and the cares of this age, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.

¹⁹And the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful.

²⁰Those which were sown on the good ground are those who hear the word, and accept it, and bear fruit, some thirty times, some sixty times, and some one hundred times.”

²⁰And these are they which are sown on good ground; such as hear the word, and receive it, and bring forth fruit, some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some an hundred.

²¹He said to them, “Is the lamp brought to be put under a basket or under a bed? Isn’t it put on a stand?

²¹And he said unto them, Is a candle brought to be put under a bushel, or under a bed? and not to be set on a candlestick?

²²For there is nothing hidden, except that it should be made known; neither was anything made secret, but that it should come to light.

²²For there is nothing hid, which shall not be manifested; neither was any thing kept secret, but that it should come abroad.

²³If any man has ears to hear, let him hear.”

²³If any man have ears to hear, let him hear.

²⁴He said to them, “Take heed what you hear. With whatever measure you measure, it will be measured to you, and more will be given to you who hear.

²⁴And he said unto them, Take heed what ye hear: with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you: and unto you that hear shall more be given.

²⁵For whoever has, to him more will be given, and he who doesn’t have, even that which he has will be taken away from him.”

²⁵For he that hath, to him shall be given: and he that hath not, from him shall be taken even that which he hath.

²⁶He said, “God’s Kingdom is as if a man should cast seed on the earth,

²⁶And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground;

²⁷and should sleep and rise night and day, and the seed should spring up and grow, though he doesn’t know how.

²⁷And should sleep, and rise night and day, and the seed should spring and grow up, he knoweth not how.

²⁸For the earth bears fruit: first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear.

²⁸For the earth bringeth forth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear.

²⁹But when the fruit is ripe, immediately he puts in the sickle, because the harvest has come.”

²⁹But when the fruit is brought forth, immediately he putteth in the sickle, because the harvest is come.

³⁰He said, “How will we liken God’s Kingdom? Or with what parable will we illustrate it?

³⁰And he said, Whereunto shall we liken the kingdom of God? or with what comparison shall we compare it?

³¹It’s like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown in the earth, though it is less than all the seeds that are on the earth,

³¹It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown in the earth, is less than all the seeds that be in the earth:

³²yet when it is sown, grows up, and becomes greater than all the herbs, and puts out great branches, so that the birds of the sky can lodge under its shadow.”

³²But when it is sown, it groweth up, and becometh greater than all herbs, and shooteth out great branches; so that the fowls of the air may lodge under the shadow of it.

³³With many such parables he spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear it.

³³And with many such parables spake he the word unto them, as they were able to hear it.

³⁴Without a parable he didn’t speak to them; but privately to his own disciples he explained everything.

³⁴But without a parable spake he not unto them: and when they were alone, he expounded all things to his disciples.

³⁵On that day, when evening had come, he said to them, “Let’s go over to the other side.”

³⁵And the same day, when the even was come, he saith unto them, Let us pass over unto the other side.

³⁶Leaving the multitude, they took him with them, even as he was, in the boat. Other small boats were also with him.

³⁶And when they had sent away the multitude, they took him even as he was in the ship. And there were also with him other little ships.

³⁷A big wind storm arose, and the waves beat into the boat, so much that the boat was already filled.

³⁷And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the ship, so that it was now full.

³⁸He himself was in the stern, asleep on the cushion, and they woke him up, and told him, “Teacher, don’t you care that we are dying?”

³⁸And he was in the hinder part of the ship, asleep on a pillow: and they awake him, and say unto him, Master, carest thou not that we perish?

³⁹He awoke, and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, “Peace! Be still!” The wind ceased, and there was a great calm.

³⁹And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.

⁴⁰He said to them, “Why are you so afraid? How is it that you have no faith?”

⁴⁰And he said unto them, Why are ye so fearful? how is it that ye have no faith?

⁴¹They were greatly afraid, and said to one another, “Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?”

⁴¹And they feared exceedingly, and said one to another, What manner of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?