Mark:4
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And 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 .
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And he taught them many things by parables ,
and said unto them in his doctrine ,
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Hearken ;
Behold ,
there went out a sower to sow :
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And it came to pass ,
as he sowed ,
some fell by the way side ,
and the fowls of the air came and devoured it up .
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And some fell on stony ground ,
where it had not much earth ;
and immediately it sprang up ,
because it had no depth of earth :
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But when the sun was up ,
it was scorched ;
and because it had no root ,
it withered away .
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And some fell among thorns ,
and the thorns grew up ,
and choked it ,
and it yielded no fruit .
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And 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 .
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And he said unto them ,
He that hath ears to hear ,
let him hear .
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And when he was alone ,
they that were about him with the twelve asked of him the parable .
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And 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 :
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That 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 .
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And he said unto them ,
Know ye not this parable ?
and how then will ye know all parables ?
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The sower soweth the word .
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And 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 .
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And these are they likewise which are sown on stony ground ;
who ,
when they have heard the word ,
immediately receive it with gladness ;
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And 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 .
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And these are they which are sown among thorns ;
such as hear the word ,
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And 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 .
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And 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 .
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And 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 ?
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For there is nothing hid ,
which shall not be manifested ;
neither was any thing kept secret ,
but that it should come abroad .
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If any man have ears to hear ,
let him hear .
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And 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 .
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For he that hath ,
to him shall be given :
and he that hath not ,
from him shall be taken even that which he hath .
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And he said ,
So is the kingdom of God ,
as if a man should cast seed into the ground ;
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And should sleep ,
and rise night and day ,
and the seed should spring and grow up ,
he knoweth not how .
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For the earth bringeth forth fruit of herself ;
first the blade ,
then the ear ,
after that the full corn in the ear .
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But when the fruit is brought forth ,
immediately he putteth in the sickle ,
because the harvest is come .
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And he said ,
Whereunto shall we liken the kingdom of God ?
or with what comparison shall we compare it ?
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It 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 :
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But 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 .
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And with many such parables spake he the word unto them ,
as they were able to hear it .
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But without a parable spake he not unto them :
and when they were alone ,
he expounded all things to his disciples .
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And the same day ,
when the even was come ,
he saith unto them ,
Let us pass over unto the other side .
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And 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 .
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And there arose a great storm of wind ,
and the waves beat into the ship ,
so that it was now full .
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And 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 ?
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And he arose ,
and rebuked the wind ,
and said unto the sea ,
Peace ,
be still .
And the wind ceased ,
and there was a great calm .
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And he said unto them ,
Why are ye so fearful ?
how is it that ye have no faith ?
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And they feared exceedingly ,
and said one to another ,
What manner of man is this ,
that even the wind and the sea obey him ?