Mark 4 | English Greek Bible

Mark 4

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4:1

Καὶ πάλιν ἤρξατο διδάσκειν παρὰ τὴν θάλασσαν καὶ συνάγεται πρὸς αὐτὸν ὄχλος πλεῖστος ὥστε εἰς πλοῖον ἐμβάντα καθῆσθαι ἐν τῇ θαλάσσῃ πᾶς ὁ ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς ἦσαν

kai palin ērxato didaskein para tēn thalassan kai synagetai pros auton ochlos pleistos hōste eis ploion embanta kathēsthai en tē thalassē pas ho epi tēs gēs ēsan

And again he began to teach by the Sea And was gathered together to him crowd great so as for a boat having entered sat in the sea all - at - land they were

¹And again he began to teach beside the sea, and a numerous crowd was gathered to him, so having stepped onto a boat he sat; all were on the land by the sea.

4:2

Καὶ ἐδίδασκεν αὐτοὺς ἐν παραβολαῖς πολλά καὶ ἔλεγεν αὐτοῖς τῇ διδαχῇ αὐτοῦ

kai edidasken autous en parabolais polla kai elegen autois tē didachē autou

And He was teaching they in parables many things And He said to them the teaching of Him’”

²And he was teaching them many things in parables and he was speaking his teaching to them.

4:3

Ἀκούετε ἰδοὺ ἐξῆλθεν ὁ σπείρων σπεῖραι

Akouete idou exēlthen ho speirōn speirai

Listen Behold it came forth - sowing to sow

³Listen! Look! The sower went out to sow.

4:4

καὶ ἐγένετο ἐν τῷ σπείρειν ὃ μὲν ἔπεσεν παρὰ τὴν ὁδόν ἦλθεν τὰ πετεινὰ κατέφαγεν αὐτό

kai egeneto en tō speirein ho men epesen para tēn hodon ēlthen ta peteina katephagen auto

And it came to pass in - he sowed that which - fell by the way [that] came the birds devoured it

⁴And it came to pass he sowed what fell beside the path [and] birds came and ate it up.

4:5

Καὶ ἄλλο ἔπεσεν ἐπὶ τὸ πετρῶδες (καὶ) ὅπου οὐκ εἶχεν γῆν πολλήν καὶ εὐθὺς ἐξανέτειλεν διὰ μὴ ἔχειν βάθος γῆς

kai allo epesen epi to petrōdes kai hopou ouk eichen gēn pollēn kai euthys exaneteilen dia mē echein bathos gēs

And other fell at the rocky place and where not it had soil much And immediately it sprang up on account of not to have depth land

⁵And another fell on a rocky place where it had not much soil, and immediately it sprang up because it did not have depth in the soil.

4:6

καὶ ὅτε ἀνέτειλεν ὁ ἥλιος ἐκαυματίσθη διὰ τὸ μὴ ἔχειν ῥίζαν ἐξηράνθη

kai hote aneteilen ho hēlios ekaumatisthē dia to mē echein rhizan exēranthē

And when rose - sun it was scorched on account of the not to have root it withered away

⁶And when the sun rose it was scorched; because it did not have a root it withered.

4:7

Καὶ ἄλλο ἔπεσεν εἰς τὰς ἀκάνθας καὶ ἀνέβησαν αἱ ἄκανθαι συνέπνιξαν αὐτό καρπὸν οὐκ ἔδωκεν

kai allo epesen eis tas akanthas kai anebēsan hai akanthai synepnixan auto karpon ouk edōken

And other fell for the thorns And grew up the thorns choked it fruit not he gave

⁷And another fell among thorns and the thorn bushes grew up and choked it [and] it gave no fruit.

4:8

Καὶ ἄλλα ἔπεσεν εἰς τὴν γῆν καλήν καὶ ἐδίδου καρπὸν ἀναβαίνοντα αὐξανόμενα ἔφερεν ἓν* τριάκοντα ἓν ἑξήκοντα ἑκατόν

kai alla epesen eis tēn gēn kalēn kai edidou karpon anabainonta auxanomena epheren hen triakonta hen hexēkonta hekaton

And other fell for the soil good And began yielding fruit growing up increasing bearing one thirtyfold one sixty a hundred

⁸And another fell on good soil and was giving fruit, growing up, increasing; one was bearing thirty, one sixty, [and] one a hundred.

4:9

Καὶ ἔλεγεν Ὃς ἔχει ὦτα ἀκούειν ἀκουέτω

kai elegen Hos echei ōta akouein akouetō

And He said He who has ears to hear let him hear

⁹And he was saying, He who has ears to hear, let him hear.

4:10

Καὶ ὅτε ἐγένετο κατὰ μόνας ἠρώτων αὐτὸν οἱ περὶ σὺν τοῖς δώδεκα τὰς παραβολάς

kai hote egeneto kata monas ērōtōn auton hoi peri syn tois dōdeka tas parabolas

And when it came to pass with alone began asking him - around with on the twelve the parable

¹⁰And when he became alone, those together with the twelve were asking him about the parables.

4:11

Καὶ ἔλεγεν αὐτοῖς Ὑμῖν τὸ μυστήριον δέδοται τῆς βασιλείας τοῦ Θεοῦ ἐκείνοις δὲ τοῖς ἔξω ἐν παραβολαῖς τὰ πάντα γίνεται

kai elegen autois Hymin to mystērion dedotai tēs basileias tou Theou ekeinois de tois exō en parabolais ta panta ginetai

And He said to them To you the mystery has been given - kingdom of the of God To those however on the out in parables the all it came to pass

¹¹And he said to them, The mystery of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to those on the outside, it all happens in parables,

4:12

ἵνα Βλέποντες βλέπωσιν καὶ μὴ ἴδωσιν Καὶ ἀκούοντες ἀκούωσιν συνιῶσιν Μή‿ ποτε ἐπιστρέψωσιν ἀφεθῇ αὐτοῖς

hina blepontes blepōsin kai mē idōsin kai akouontes akouōsin syniōsin mē pote epistrepsōsin aphethē autois

so that Seeing they might see And not perceive And having heard they might hear understand lest ever they should turn should be forgiven to them

¹²so that looking, they might look and might not have seen, and hearing, they might hear and might not understand, that they never may have turned and been forgiven.

4:13

Καὶ λέγει αὐτοῖς Οὐκ οἴδατε τὴν παραβολὴν ταύτην καὶ πῶς πάσας τὰς παραβολὰς γνώσεσθε;

kai legei autois Ouk oidate tēn parabolēn tautēn kai pōs pasas tas parabolas gnōsesthe

And He says to them Not understand you the parable this? And How all the parables will you understand?

¹³And he says to them, You have not understood this parable; and how will you come to know all the parables?

4:14

Ὁ σπείρων τὸν λόγον σπείρει

ho speirōn ton logon speirei

- sowing the matter sows

¹⁴The [one] sowing the word sows.

4:15

οὗτοι δέ εἰσιν οἱ παρὰ τὴν ὁδὸν ὅπου σπείρεται ὁ λόγος καὶ ὅταν ἀκούσωσιν εὐθὺς ἔρχεται Σατανᾶς αἴρει τὸν λόγον ἐσπαρμένον εἰς αὐτούς

houtoi de eisin hoi para tēn hodon hopou speiretai ho logos kai hotan akousōsin euthys erchetai Satanas airei ton logon esparmenon eis autous

These now are - by the way where is sown - word And when they hear immediately comes Satan tears away the matter having been sown for them

¹⁵Now these are the [ones] beside the path where the word is sown, and when they might have heard, immediately Satan comes and takes away the word having been sown in them.

4:16

Καὶ οὗτοί εἰσιν ὁμοίως οἱ ἐπὶ τὰ πετρώδη σπειρόμενοι οἳ ὅταν ἀκούσωσιν τὸν λόγον εὐθὺς μετὰ χαρᾶς λαμβάνουσιν αὐτόν

kai houtoi eisin homoiōs hoi epi ta petrōdē speiromenoi hoi hotan akousōsin ton logon euthys meta charas lambanousin auton

And these are likewise - at the rocky places sown who when they hear the matter immediately with joy receive Him

¹⁶And likewise these are the [ones] sown on the rocky places, who when they might have heard the word, they immediately receive it with joy.

4:17

καὶ οὐκ ἔχουσιν ῥίζαν ἐν ἑαυτοῖς ἀλλὰ πρόσκαιροί εἰσιν εἶτα γενομένης θλίψεως ἢ διωγμοῦ διὰ τὸν λόγον εὐθὺς σκανδαλίζονται

kai ouk echousin rhizan en heautois alla proskairoi eisin eita genomenēs thlipseōs ē diōgmou dia ton logon euthys skandalizontai

And not have root in themselves But temporary are then having come tribulation or persecution on account of the matter immediately they fall away

¹⁷And they do not have a root in themselves but are temporary; then tribulation or persecution having come because of the word, they immediately offend.

4:18

Καὶ ἄλλοι εἰσὶν οἱ εἰς τὰς ἀκάνθας σπειρόμενοι οὗτοί εἰσιν τὸν λόγον ἀκούσαντες

kai alloi eisin hoi eis tas akanthas speiromenoi houtoi eisin ton logon akousantes

And these are - for the thorns sown these are the matter having heard [of it]

¹⁸And [the] others are sown among thorns; these are the [ones] having heard the word,

4:19

καὶ αἱ μέριμναι τοῦ αἰῶνος ἡ ἀπάτη πλούτου περὶ τὰ λοιπὰ ἐπιθυμίαι εἰσπορευόμεναι συμπνίγουσιν τὸν λόγον ἄκαρπος γίνεται

kai hai merimnai tou aiōnos hē apatē ploutou peri ta loipa epithymiai eisporeuomenai sympnigousin ton logon akarpos ginetai

And the cares of the of this age the deceit riches around the other things desires entering in choke the matter unfruitful it came to pass

¹⁹and the cares of the age, the deceit of riches, [and] desires about other things crowd in on the word [and] it becomes unfruitful.

4:20

Καὶ ἐκεῖνοί εἰσιν οἱ ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν καλὴν σπαρέντες οἵτινες ἀκούουσιν τὸν λόγον καὶ παραδέχονται καρποφοροῦσιν ἓν τριάκοντα ἑξήκοντα ἑκατόν

kai ekeinoi eisin hoi epi tēn gēn kalēn sparentes hoitines akouousin ton logon kai paradechontai karpophorousin hen triakonta hexēkonta hekaton

And these are - at the soil good having been sown such as hear the matter And receive [it] bring forth fruit one thirtyfold sixty a hundred

²⁰And these are those having been sown into good soil, whoever hears the word and accept it; one bears thirty fruit, [one] sixty, [and one] a hundred.

4:21

Καὶ ἔλεγεν αὐτοῖς 〈〈ὅτι〉 Μήτι ἔρχεται ὁ λύχνος ἵνα ὑπὸ τὸν μόδιον τεθῇ ἢ τὴν κλίνην; οὐχ ἐπὶ λυχνίαν τεθῇ;

kai elegen autois hoti Mēti erchetai ho lychnos hina hypo ton modion tethē ē tēn klinēn ouch epi lychnian tethē

And He said to them - Not comes - lamp so that by the basket it might be put or the bed? not at lampstand it might be put?

²¹And he was saying to them, Can it be the lamp comes so that it might be placed under the basket or the couch [and] might not be placed on the lampstand?

4:22

οὐ γάρ ἐστιν 〈〈τι〉 κρυπτὸν ἐὰν μὴ ἵνα φανερωθῇ οὐδὲ ἐγένετο ἀπόκρυφον ἀλλ’ ἔλθῃ εἰς φανερόν

ou gar estin ti krypton ean mē hina phanerōthē oude egeneto apokryphon all’ elthē eis phaneron

not for is which [is] hidden if not so that it should be made manifest nor it came to pass a secret thing but it should come for light

²²For what is hidden except that it might be made visible, nor did it become hidden but that it might come into the light.

4:23

Εἴ τις ἔχει ὦτα ἀκούειν ἀκουέτω

ei tis echei ōta akouein akouetō

If anyone has ears to hear let him hear

²³If anyone has ears to hear let him hear.

4:24

Καὶ ἔλεγεν αὐτοῖς Βλέπετε τί ἀκούετε ἐν ᾧ μέτρῳ μετρεῖτε μετρηθήσεται ὑμῖν καὶ προστεθήσεται

kai elegen autois Blepete ti akouete en hō metrō metreite metrēthēsetai hymin kai prostethēsetai

And He said to them Take heed Which you hear in which measure you measure it will be measured to you And more will be added

²⁴And he said to them, Discern what you hear; with the measure you measure it will be measured to you, and [more] will be added.

4:25

ὃς γὰρ ἔχει δοθήσεται αὐτῷ καὶ οὐκ ὃ ἀρθήσεται ἀπ’ αὐτοῦ

hos gar echei dothēsetai autō kai ouk ho arthēsetai ap’ autou

who for has it will be given to Him And not that which will be taken away from of Him’”

²⁵For who has, it will be given to him and that will not be taken away from him.

4:26

Καὶ ἔλεγεν Οὕτως ἐστὶν ἡ βασιλεία τοῦ Θεοῦ ὡς ἄνθρωπος βάλῃ τὸν σπόρον ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς

kai elegen Houtōs estin hē basileia tou Theou hōs anthrōpos balē ton sporon epi tēs gēs

And He said Thus is the kingdom of the of God as a man should cast the seed at - land

²⁴And he was saying, This is how the kingdom of God is, like a man threw seed on the earth.

4:27

καὶ καθεύδῃ ἐγείρηται νύκτα ἡμέραν ὁ σπόρος βλαστᾷ μηκύνηται ὡς οὐκ οἶδεν αὐτός

kai katheudē egeirētai nykta hēmeran ho sporos blasta mēkynētai hōs ouk oiden autos

And should sleep rise night day - seed should sprout grow as not knows Himself

²⁷And if he sleeps, if he rises, night, day, the seed might sprout, grow, how he does not himself know.

4:28

αὐτομάτη ἡ γῆ καρποφορεῖ πρῶτον χόρτον εἶτα* στάχυν πλήρης σῖτον* ἐν τῷ στάχυϊ

automatē hē gē karpophorei prōton chorton eita stachyn plērēs siton en tō stachui

Of itself the earth brings forth fruit— first a plant then an ear full grain in - ear

²⁸Of itself the earth bears fruit; first a shoot, then an ear, then a full grain in the ear.

4:29

ὅταν δὲ παραδοῖ ὁ καρπός εὐθὺς ἀποστέλλει τὸ δρέπανον ὅτι παρέστηκεν θερισμός

hotan de paradoi ho karpos euthys apostellei to drepanon hoti parestēken therismos

when however offers itself - fruit immediately he sends the sickle - has come harvest

²⁹When, however, the fruit is handed over, immediately he sends the sickle because the harvest has come.

4:30

Καὶ ἔλεγεν Πῶς ὁμοιώσωμεν τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ Θεοῦ ἢ ἐν τίνι αὐτὴν παραβολῇ θῶμεν;

kai elegen Pōs homoiōsōmen tēn basileian tou Theou ē en tini autēn parabolē thōmen

And He said How shall we liken the kingdom of the of God or in what her parable shall we present?

³⁰And he was saying, How might I compare the kingdom of God, or by what parable might I present [it]?

4:31

ὡς κόκκῳ σινάπεως ὃς ὅταν σπαρῇ ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς μικρότερον ὂν πάντων τῶν σπερμάτων

hōs kokkō sinapeōs hos hotan sparē epi tēs gēs mikroteron on pantōn tōn spermatōn

as to a grain of mustard who when it has been sown at - land smallest is all of the seeds

³¹Like a grain of mustard that, when it was sown on the soil, is the smallest of all the seeds.

4:32

καὶ ὅταν σπαρῇ ἀναβαίνει γίνεται μεῖζον πάντων τῶν λαχάνων ποιεῖ κλάδους μεγάλους ὥστε δύνασθαι ὑπὸ τὴν σκιὰν αὐτοῦ τὰ πετεινὰ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ κατασκηνοῦν*

kai hotan sparē anabainei ginetai meizon pantōn tōn lachanōn poiei kladous megalous hōste dynasthai hypo tēn skian autou ta peteina tou ouranou kataskēnoun

And when it has been sown He goes up it came to pass greater all of the garden plants it produces branches great so as was able by the shadow of Him’” the birds of the air to perch

³²And when it was sown, it comes up to become the greatest of all the garden plants; it produces large branches so in its shadow the birds of the air can dwell.

4:33

Καὶ τοιαύταις παραβολαῖς πολλαῖς ἐλάλει αὐτοῖς τὸν λόγον καθὼς ἠδύναντο ἀκούειν

kai toiautais parabolais pollais elalei autois ton logon kathōs ēdynanto akouein

And with such parables many He was speaking to them the matter as they were able to hear

³³And in many such parables he was speaking the word to them to the extent they were able to hear.

4:34

χωρὶς δὲ παραβολῆς οὐκ ἐλάλει αὐτοῖς κατ’ ἰδίαν τοῖς ἰδίοις μαθηταῖς ἐπέλυεν πάντα

chōris de parabolēs ouk elalei autois kat’ idian tois idiois mathētais epelyen panta

Without however parables not He was speaking to them With private on the own disciples He would explain all

³⁴Without parables however he was not speaking to them; with his own disciples in private he was explaining everything.

4:35

Καὶ λέγει αὐτοῖς ἐν ἐκείνῃ τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ὀψίας γενομένης Διέλθωμεν εἰς τὸ πέραν

kai legei autois en ekeinē tē hēmera opsias genomenēs Dielthōmen eis to peran

And He says to them in those the days evening having come Let us pass over for the beyond

³⁵And he says to them on that day, evening having come, Let us pass through to the other side.

4:36

καὶ ἀφέντες τὸν ὄχλον παραλαμβάνουσιν αὐτὸν ὡς ἦν ἐν τῷ πλοίῳ ἄλλα πλοῖα μετ’ αὐτοῦ

kai aphentes ton ochlon paralambanousin auton hōs ēn en tō ploiō alla ploia met’ autou

And having left the crowd they take with [them] him as was in - boat other boats with of Him’”

³⁶And they sent the crowd away; they take him with them, as he was, in the boat; other boats [were] with him.

4:37

Καὶ γίνεται λαῖλαψ μεγάλη ἀνέμου καὶ τὰ κύματα ἐπέβαλλεν εἰς τὸ πλοῖον ὥστε ἤδη γεμίζεσθαι

kai ginetai lailaps megalē anemou kai ta kymata epeballen eis to ploion hōste ēdē gemizesthai

And it came to pass a storm violent of wind And the waves were breaking for the a boat so as already is being filled up

³⁷And a large storm of wind happened and the waves were being thrown over the boat so now they fill it.

4:38

καὶ αὐτὸς ἦν ἐν τῇ πρύμνῃ ἐπὶ τὸ προσκεφάλαιον καθεύδων ἐγείρουσιν αὐτὸν λέγουσιν αὐτῷ Διδάσκαλε οὐ μέλει σοι ὅτι ἀπολλύμεθα;

kai autos ēn en tē prymnē epi to proskephalaion katheudōn egeirousin auton legousin autō Didaskale ou melei soi hoti apollymetha

And He was in the stern at the cushion sleeping they awaken him they speak to Him Teacher not is it concern to You - we perish?

³⁸And he was in the stern on a cushion sleeping; they awaken him; they say to him, Teacher, is it not your concern that we perish?

4:39

Καὶ διεγερθεὶς ἐπετίμησεν τῷ ἀνέμῳ καὶ εἶπεν τῇ θαλάσσῃ Σιώπα πεφίμωσο ἐκόπασεν ὁ ἄνεμος ἐγένετο γαλήνη μεγάλη

kai diegertheis epetimēsen tō anemō kai eipen tē thalassē Siōpa pephimōso ekopasen ho anemos egeneto galēnē megalē

And having been awoken rebuked - wind And said the sea Silence be still abated - wind it came to pass a calm violent

³⁹And woken up, he rebuked the wind and said to the sea, Silence, be still; the wind was stilled; a great calm happened.

4:40

Καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς Τί δειλοί ἐστε οὔπω*; ἔχετε πίστιν;

kai eipen autois Ti deiloi este oupō echete pistin

And said to them What fearful are you? Still not have you faith?

⁴⁰And he said to them, Why are you afraid? Do you not yet have faith?

4:41

Καὶ ἐφοβήθησαν φόβον μέγαν καὶ ἔλεγον πρὸς ἀλλήλους Τίς ἄρα οὗτός ἐστιν ὅτι ὁ ἄνεμος ἡ θάλασσα ὑπακούει αὐτῷ;

kai ephobēthēsan phobon megan kai elegon pros allēlous Tis ara houtos estin hoti ho anemos hē thalassa hypakouei autō

And they feared [with] fear great And were saying to each other Who then this is - - wind the sea obey Him?

⁴¹And they were terrified [with] great fear, and they were saying to each other, Who is this then, that the wind [and] sea listen to him?