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撒种的比喻(A)

耶稣又在海边教导人。有一大群人聚集到他那里,因此他上船坐下来。船在海中,群众都朝着海站在岸上。 他用比喻教训他们许多事,在教训中他说: “你们听着!有一个撒种的出去撒种, 撒的时候,有的落在路旁,小鸟飞来就吃掉了。 有的落在泥土不多的石地上,因为泥土不深,很快就长起来。 但太阳一出来,就把它晒干,又因为没有根就枯萎了。 有的落在荆棘里,荆棘长起来,把它挤住,它就结不出果实来。 有的落在好土里,就生长繁茂,结出果实,有三十倍的、有六十倍的、有一百倍的。” 耶稣又说:“有耳可听的,就应当听。”

用比喻的目的(B)

10 耶稣独自一人的时候,那些经常跟着他的人和十二门徒,来问这些比喻的意义。 11 耶稣对他们说:“ 神的国的奥秘,只给你们知道,但对于外人,一切都用比喻, 12 叫他们

‘看是看见了,却不领悟,

听是听见了,却不明白,

免得他们回转过来,得到赦免。’”

解释撒种的比喻(C)

13 耶稣又对他们说:“你们不明白这个比喻,怎能明白一切比喻呢? 14 撒种的人所撒的就是道。 15 那撒在路旁的,就是人听了道,撒但立刻来,把撒在他心里的道夺去。 16 照样,那撒在石地上的,就是人听了道,立刻欢欢喜喜地接受了; 17 可是他们里面没有根,只是暂时的;一旦为道遭遇患难,受到迫害,就立刻跌倒了。 18 那撒在荆棘里的,是指另一些人;他们听了道, 19 然而今世的忧虑、财富的迷惑,以及种种的欲望,接连进来,把道挤住,就结不出果实来。 20 那撒在好土里的,就是人听了道,接受了,并且结出果实,有三十倍的、有六十倍的、有一百倍的。”

隐藏的事终必显露(D)

21 耶稣又对他们说:“灯难道是拿来放在量器底下或床底下的吗?它不是该放在灯台上吗? 22 因为没有甚么隐藏的事不被显明出来,没有甚么掩盖的事不被揭露的。 23 有耳可听的,就应当听。”

24 耶稣又对他们说:“要留心你们所听到的,你们用甚么尺度量给人, 神也要用甚么尺度量给你们,并且要超过尺度给你们。 25 因为那有的,还要给他;那没有的,就算他有甚么也要拿去。”

种子发芽生长的比喻

26 耶稣说:“ 神的国好象人在地里撒种, 27 他夜里睡觉,白天起来,种子发芽生长,自己也不知道怎么会这样的。 28 地生五谷是自然的,先长苗,后吐穗,最后穗上结满了子粒。 29 庄稼熟了,就派人用镰刀割下,因为收成的时候到了。”

芥菜种的比喻(E)

30 又说:“我们要把 神的国比作甚么呢?我们可以用甚么比喻来形容它呢? 31 它好象一粒芥菜种,刚种下去的时候,比地上的一切种子都小, 32 种下以后,生长起来,却比一切蔬菜都大,长出大枝子,甚至天空的飞鸟都可以在它的荫下搭窝。”

33 耶稣用许多这样的比喻,照着他们所能听懂的,向他们讲道; 34 不用比喻,就不对他们讲。只有单独和自己的门徒在一起的时候,才把一切解释给他们听。

平静风浪(F)

35 当天黄昏,耶稣对门徒说:“我们渡到海那边去吧。” 36 门徒离开群众,耶稣已经在船上,他们就载他过去,也有别的船和他同去。 37 忽然起了狂风,波浪不断地打进船来,舱里积满了水。 38 耶稣却在船尾靠着枕头睡着了。门徒把他叫醒,对他说:“老师,我们要死了,你不管吗?” 39 耶稣起来,斥责了风,又对海说:“不要作声!安静吧!”风就停止,大大地平静了。 40 然后对他们说:“为甚么这样胆怯呢?你们怎么没有信心呢?” 41 门徒非常惧怕,彼此说:“这到底是谁,连风和海都听从他?”

A parábola do semeador(A)

E outra vez começou a ensinar junto ao mar, e ajuntou-se a ele grande multidão; de sorte que ele entrou e assentou-se num barco, sobre o mar; e toda a multidão estava em terra junto ao mar. E ensinava-lhes muitas coisas por parábolas e lhes dizia na sua doutrina: Ouvi: Eis que saiu o semeador a semear. E aconteceu que, semeando ele, uma parte da semente caiu junto ao caminho, e vieram as aves do céu e a comeram. E outra caiu sobre pedregais, onde não havia muita terra, e nasceu logo, porque não tinha terra profunda. Mas, saindo o sol, queimou-se e, porque não tinha raiz, secou-se. E outra caiu entre espinhos, e, crescendo os espinhos, a sufocaram, e não deu fruto. E outra caiu em boa terra e deu fruto, que vingou e cresceu; e um produziu trinta, outro, sessenta, e outro, cem. E disse-lhes: Quem tem ouvidos para ouvir, que ouça.

10 E, quando se achou só, os que estavam junto dele com os doze interrogaram-no acerca da parábola. 11 E ele disse-lhes: A vós vos é dado saber os mistérios do Reino de Deus, mas aos que estão de fora todas essas coisas se dizem por parábolas, 12 para que, vendo, vejam e não percebam; e, ouvindo, ouçam e não entendam, para que se não convertam, e lhes sejam perdoados os pecados. 13 E disse-lhes: Não percebeis esta parábola? Como, pois, entendereis todas as parábolas? 14 O que semeia semeia a palavra; 15 e os que estão junto ao caminho são aqueles em quem a palavra é semeada; mas, tendo eles a ouvido, vem logo Satanás e tira a palavra que foi semeada no coração deles. 16 E da mesma sorte os que recebem a semente sobre pedregais, que, ouvindo a palavra, logo com prazer a recebem; 17 mas não têm raiz em si mesmos; antes, são temporãos; depois, sobrevindo tribulação ou perseguição por causa da palavra, logo se escandalizam. 18 E os outros são os que recebem a semente entre espinhos, os quais ouvem a palavra; 19 mas os cuidados deste mundo, e os enganos das riquezas, e as ambições de outras coisas, entrando, sufocam a palavra, e fica infrutífera. 20 E os que recebem a semente em boa terra são os que ouvem a palavra, e a recebem, e dão fruto, um, a trinta, outro, a sessenta, e outro, a cem, por um.

A parábola da candeia(B)

21 E disse-lhes: Vem, porventura, a candeia para ser posta debaixo do cesto ou debaixo da cama? Não vem, antes, para se colocar no velador? 22 Porque nada há encoberto que não haja de ser manifesto; e nada se faz para ficar oculto, mas para ser descoberto. 23 Se alguém tem ouvidos para ouvir, que ouça. 24 E disse-lhes: Atendei ao que ides ouvir. Com a medida com que medirdes vos medirão a vós, e ser-vos-á ainda acrescentada. 25 Porque ao que tem, ser-lhe-á dado; e, ao que não tem, até o que tem lhe será tirado.

A parábola da semente

26 E dizia: O Reino de Deus é assim como se um homem lançasse semente à terra, 27 e dormisse, e se levantasse de noite ou de dia, e a semente brotasse e crescesse, não sabendo ele como. 28 Porque a terra por si mesma frutifica; primeiro, a erva, depois, a espiga, e, por último, o grão cheio na espiga. 29 E, quando o fruto se mostra, mete-lhe logo a foice, porque está chegada a ceifa.

A parábola do grão de mostarda(C)

30 E dizia: A que assemelharemos o Reino de Deus? Ou com que parábola o representaremos? 31 É como um grão de mostarda, que, quando se semeia na terra, é a menor de todas as sementes que há na terra; 32 mas, tendo sido semeado, cresce, e faz-se a maior de todas as hortaliças, e cria grandes ramos, de tal maneira que as aves do céu podem aninhar-se debaixo da sua sombra.

33 E com muitas parábolas tais lhes dirigia a palavra, segundo o que podiam compreender. 34 E sem parábolas nunca lhes falava, porém tudo declarava em particular aos seus discípulos.

Jesus apazigua a tempestade(D)

35 E, naquele dia, sendo já tarde, disse-lhes: Passemos para a outra margem. 36 E eles, deixando a multidão, o levaram consigo, assim como estava, no barco; e havia também com ele outros barquinhos. 37 E levantou-se grande temporal de vento, e subiam as ondas por cima do barco, de maneira que já se enchia de água. 38 E ele estava na popa dormindo sobre uma almofada; e despertaram-no, dizendo-lhe: Mestre, não te importa que pereçamos? 39 E ele, despertando, repreendeu o vento e disse ao mar: Cala-te, aquieta-te. E o vento se aquietou, e houve grande bonança. 40 E disse-lhes: Por que sois tão tímidos? Ainda não tendes fé? 41 E sentiram um grande temor e diziam uns aos outros: Mas quem é este que até o vento e o mar lhe obedecem?

The Parable of the Sower(A)

And (B)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, (C)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 [a]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 [b]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 [c]to them, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear!”

The Purpose of Parables(D)

10 (E)But when He was alone, those around Him with the twelve asked Him about the parable. 11 And He said to them, “To you it has been given to (F)know the [d]mystery of the kingdom of God; but to (G)those who are outside, all things come in parables, 12 so that

(H)‘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.’

The Parable of the Sower Explained(I)

13 And He said to them, “Do you not understand this parable? How then will you understand all the parables? 14 (J)The sower sows the word. 15 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. 16 These likewise are the ones sown on stony ground who, when they hear the word, immediately receive it with gladness; 17 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. 18 Now these are the ones sown among thorns; they are the ones who hear the word, 19 and the (K)cares of this world, (L)the deceitfulness of riches, and the desires for other things entering in choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful. 20 But these are the ones sown on good ground, those who hear the word, [e]accept it, and bear (M)fruit: some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some a hundred.”

Light Under a Basket(N)

21 (O)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? 22 (P)For there is nothing hidden which will not be revealed, nor has anything been kept secret but that it should come to light. 23 (Q)If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear.”

24 Then He said to them, “Take heed what you hear. (R)With the same measure you use, it will be measured to you; and to you who hear, more will be given. 25 (S)For whoever has, to him more will be given; but whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.”

The Parable of the Growing Seed

26 And He said, (T)“The kingdom of God is as if a man should [f]scatter seed on the ground, 27 and should sleep by night and rise by day, and the seed should sprout and (U)grow, he himself does not know how. 28 For the earth (V)yields crops by itself: first the blade, then the head, after that the full grain in the head. 29 But when the grain ripens, immediately (W)he puts in the sickle, because the harvest has come.”

The Parable of the Mustard Seed(X)

30 Then He said, (Y)“To what shall we liken the kingdom of God? Or with what parable shall we picture it? 31 It is like a mustard seed which, when it is sown on the ground, is smaller than all the seeds on earth; 32 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.”

Jesus’ Use of Parables

33 (Z)And with many such parables He spoke the word to them as they were able to hear it. 34 But without a parable He did not speak to them. And when they were alone, (AA)He explained all things to His disciples.

Wind and Wave Obey Jesus(AB)

35 (AC)On the same day, when evening had come, He said to them, “Let us cross over to the other side.” 36 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. 37 And a great windstorm arose, and the waves beat into the boat, so that it was already filling. 38 But He was in the stern, asleep on a pillow. And they awoke Him and said to Him, (AD)“Teacher, (AE)do You not care that we are perishing?”

39 Then He arose and (AF)rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, (AG)“Peace,[g] be still!” And the wind ceased and there was a great calm. 40 But He said to them, “Why are you so fearful? (AH)How[h] is it that you have no faith?” 41 And they feared exceedingly, and said to one another, “Who can this be, that even the wind and the sea obey Him!”

Footnotes

  1. Mark 4:4 NU, M omit of the air
  2. Mark 4:7 Lit. fruit
  3. Mark 4:9 NU, M omit to them
  4. Mark 4:11 secret or hidden truths
  5. Mark 4:20 receive
  6. Mark 4:26 sow
  7. Mark 4:39 Lit. Be quiet
  8. Mark 4:40 NU Have you still no faith?

The Parable of the Sower(A)(B)

Again Jesus began to teach by the lake.(C) The crowd that gathered around him was so large that he got into a boat and sat in it out on the lake, while all the people were along the shore at the water’s edge. He taught them many things by parables,(D) and in his teaching said: “Listen! A farmer went out to sow his seed.(E) As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up. Some fell on rocky places, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly, because the soil was shallow. But when the sun came up, the plants were scorched, and they withered because they had no root. Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the plants, so that they did not bear grain. Still other seed fell on good soil. It came up, grew and produced a crop, some multiplying thirty, some sixty, some a hundred times.”(F)

Then Jesus said, “Whoever has ears to hear, let them hear.”(G)

10 When he was alone, the Twelve and the others around him asked him about the parables. 11 He told them, “The secret of the kingdom of God(H) has been given to you. But to those on the outside(I) everything is said in parables 12 so that,

“‘they may be ever seeing but never perceiving,
    and ever hearing but never understanding;
otherwise they might turn and be forgiven!’[a](J)

13 Then Jesus said to them, “Don’t you understand this parable? How then will you understand any parable? 14 The farmer sows the word.(K) 15 Some people are like seed along the path, where the word is sown. As soon as they hear it, Satan(L) comes and takes away the word that was sown in them. 16 Others, like seed sown on rocky places, hear the word and at once receive it with joy. 17 But since they have no root, they last only a short time. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, they quickly fall away. 18 Still others, like seed sown among thorns, hear the word; 19 but the worries of this life, the deceitfulness of wealth(M) and the desires for other things come in and choke the word, making it unfruitful. 20 Others, like seed sown on good soil, hear the word, accept it, and produce a crop—some thirty, some sixty, some a hundred times what was sown.”

A Lamp on a Stand

21 He said to them, “Do you bring in a lamp to put it under a bowl or a bed? Instead, don’t you put it on its stand?(N) 22 For whatever is hidden is meant to be disclosed, and whatever is concealed is meant to be brought out into the open.(O) 23 If anyone has ears to hear, let them hear.”(P)

24 “Consider carefully what you hear,” he continued. “With the measure you use, it will be measured to you—and even more.(Q) 25 Whoever has will be given more; whoever does not have, even what they have will be taken from them.”(R)

The Parable of the Growing Seed

26 He also said, “This is what the kingdom of God is like.(S) A man scatters seed on the ground. 27 Night and day, whether he sleeps or gets up, the seed sprouts and grows, though he does not know how. 28 All by itself the soil produces grain—first the stalk, then the head, then the full kernel in the head. 29 As soon as the grain is ripe, he puts the sickle to it, because the harvest has come.”(T)

The Parable of the Mustard Seed(U)

30 Again he said, “What shall we say the kingdom of God is like,(V) or what parable shall we use to describe it? 31 It is like a mustard seed, which is the smallest of all seeds on earth. 32 Yet when planted, it grows and becomes the largest of all garden plants, with such big branches that the birds can perch in its shade.”

33 With many similar parables Jesus spoke the word to them, as much as they could understand.(W) 34 He did not say anything to them without using a parable.(X) But when he was alone with his own disciples, he explained everything.

Jesus Calms the Storm(Y)

35 That day when evening came, he said to his disciples, “Let us go over to the other side.” 36 Leaving the crowd behind, they took him along, just as he was, in the boat.(Z) There were also other boats with him. 37 A furious squall came up, and the waves broke over the boat, so that it was nearly swamped. 38 Jesus was in the stern, sleeping on a cushion. The disciples woke him and said to him, “Teacher, don’t you care if we drown?”

39 He got up, rebuked the wind and said to the waves, “Quiet! Be still!” Then the wind died down and it was completely calm.

40 He said to his disciples, “Why are you so afraid? Do you still have no faith?”(AA)

41 They were terrified and asked each other, “Who is this? Even the wind and the waves obey him!”

Footnotes

  1. Mark 4:12 Isaiah 6:9,10