馬可福音 4

撒種的比喻

1 耶穌又在海邊教導人。有一大群人聚集到他那裡，因此他上船坐下來。船在海中，群眾都朝著海站在岸上。2 他用比喻教訓他們許多事，在教訓中他說：3 “你們聽著！有一個撒種的出去撒種，4 撒的時候，有的落在路旁，小鳥飛來就吃掉了。5 有的落在泥土不多的石地上，因為泥土不深，很快就長起來。6 但太陽一出來，就把它曬乾，又因為沒有根就枯萎了。7 有的落在荊棘裡，荊棘長起來，把它擠住，它就結不出果實來。8 有的落在好土裡，就生長繁茂，結出果實，有三十倍的、有六十倍的、有一百倍的。”

9 耶穌又說：“有耳可聽的，就應當聽。”
用比喻的目的
10 耶穌獨自一人的時候，那些經常跟著他的人和十二門徒，來問這些比喻的意義。11 耶穌對他們說：“　神的國的奧祕，只給你們知道，但對於外人，一切都用比喻，

12 叫他們
‘看是看見了，卻不領悟，
聽是聽見了，卻不明白，
免得他們回轉過來，得到赦免。’”
解釋撒種的比喻

13 耶穌又對他們說：“你們不明白這個比喻，怎能明白一切比喻呢？14 撒種的人所撒的就是道。15 那撒在路旁的，就是人聽了道，撒但立刻來，把撒在他心裡的道奪去。16 照樣，那撒在石地上的，就是人聽了道，立刻歡歡喜喜地接受了；17 可是他們裡面沒有根，只是暫時的；一旦為道遭遇患難，受到迫害，就立刻跌倒了。18 那撒在荊棘裡的，是指另一些人；他們聽了道，19 然而今世的憂慮、財富的迷惑，以及種種的慾望，接連進來，把道擠住，就結不出果實來。

20 那撒在好土裡的，就是人聽了道，接受了，並且結出果實，有三十倍的、有六十倍的、有一百倍的。”

隱藏的事終必顯露

21 耶穌又對他們說：“燈難道是拿來放在量器底下或床底下的嗎？它不是該放在燈臺上嗎？22 因為沒有甚麼隱藏的事不被顯明出來，沒有甚麼掩蓋的事不被揭露的。

23 有耳可聽的，就應當聽。”
24 耶穌又對他們說：“要留心你們所聽到的，你們用甚麼尺度量給人，　神也要用甚麼尺度量給你們，並且要超過尺度給你們。

25 因為那有的，還要給他；那沒有的，就算他有甚麼也要拿去。”
種子發芽生長的比喻
26 耶穌說：“　神的國好像人在地裡撒種，27 他夜裡睡覺，白天起來，種子發芽生長，自己也不知道怎麼會這樣的。28 地生五穀是自然的，先長苗，後吐穗，最後穗上結滿了子粒。

29 莊稼熟了，就派人用鐮刀割下，因為收成的時候到了。”
芥菜種的比喻

30 又說：“我們要把　神的國比作甚麼呢？我們可以用甚麼比喻來形容它呢？31 它好像一粒芥菜種，剛種下去的時候，比地上的一切種子都小，

32 種下以後，生長起來，卻比一切蔬菜都大，長出大枝子，甚至天空的飛鳥都可以在它的蔭下搭窩。”
33 耶穌用許多這樣的比喻，照著他們所能聽懂的，向他們講道；

34 不用比喻，就不對他們講。只有單獨和自己的門徒在一起的時候，才把一切解釋給他們聽。
平靜風浪
35 當天黃昏，耶穌對門徒說：“我們渡到海那邊去吧。”36 門徒離開群眾，耶穌已經在船上，他們就載他過去，也有別的船和他同去。37 忽然起了狂風，波浪不斷地打進船來，艙裡積滿了水。38 耶穌卻在船尾靠著枕頭睡著了。門徒把他叫醒，對他說：“老師，我們要死了，你不管嗎？”39 耶穌起來，斥責了風，又對海說：“不要作聲！安靜吧！”風就停止，大大地平靜了。40 然後對他們說：“為甚麼這樣膽怯呢？你們怎麼沒有信心呢？”

41 門徒非常懼怕，彼此說：“這到底是誰，連風和海都聽從他？”

Mark 4

The Parable of the Sower

1 Again he began to teach by the lake. Such a large crowd gathered around him that he got into a boat on the lake and sat there whilet the whole crowd was on the shore by the lake.2 He taught them many things in parables,s and in his teaching said to them:3 “Listen! A sower went out to sow.s4 And as he sowed, some seedt fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it.5 Other seed fell on rocky grounds where it did not have much soil. It sprang up at once because the soil was not deep.t6 When the sun came up it was scorched, and because it did not have sufficient root,t it withered.7 Other seed fell among the thorns,s and they grew up and choked it,s and it did not produce grain.8 Butt other seed fell on good soil and produced grain, sprouting and growing; some yielded thirty times as much, some sixty, and some a hundred times.”

9 And he said, “Whoever has ears to hear had better listen!”t

The Purpose of Parables

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

11 He said to them, “The secretts of the kingdom of God has been givent to you. But to those outside, everything is in parables,

12 so that although they look they may look but not see,
and although they hear they may hear but not understand,
so they may not repent and be forgiven.”s
13 He said to them, “Don’t you understand this parable? Thent how will you understand any parable?14 The sower sows the word.15 These are the ones on the path where the word is sown: Whenever they hear, immediately Satans comes and snatches the words that was sown in them.16 These are the ones sown on rocky ground: As soon as they hear the word, they receive it with joy.17 Butt they have no root in themselves and do not endure.t Then, when trouble or persecution comes because of the word, immediately they fall away.18 Others are the ones sown among thorns: They are those who hear the word,19 butt worldly cares, the seductiveness of wealth,t and the desire for other things come in and choke the word,s and it produces nothing.

20 Butt these are the ones sown on good soil: They hear the word and receive it and bear fruit, one thirty times as much, one sixty, and one a hundred.”

The Parable of the Lamp

21 He also said to them, “A lamps isn’t brought to be put under a baskett or under a bed, is it? Isn’t it to be placed on a lampstand?22 For nothing is hidden except to be revealed,t and nothing concealed except to be brought to light.23 If anyone has ears to hear, he had better listen!”t24 And he said to them, “Take care about what you hear. The measure you use will be the measure you receive,t and more will be added to you.

25 For whoever has will be given more, butt whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken from him.”s

The Parable of the Growing Seed

26 He also said, “The kingdom of God is like someone who spreads seed on the ground.27 He goes to sleep and gets up, night and day, and the seed sprouts and grows, though he does not know how.28 By itself the soil produces a crop, first the stalk, then the head, then the full grain in the head.

29 And when the grain is ripe, he sends in the sicklet because the harvest has come.”s

The Parable of the Mustard Seed

30 He also asked, “To what can we compare the kingdom of God, or what parable can we use to present it?31 It is like a mustard seeds that when sown in the ground, even though it is the smallest of all the seeds in the ground –

32 when it is sown, it grows up,t becomes the greatest of all garden plants, and grows large branches so that the wild birdst can nest in its shade.”s

The Use of Parables

33 Sot with many parables like these, he spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear.

34 He did not speak to them without a parable. But privately he explained everything to his own disciples.

Stilling of a Storm

35 On that day, when evening came, Jesust said to his disciples, “Let’s go across to the other side of the lake.”t36 Sot after leaving the crowd, they took him along, just as he was, in the boat,ts and other boats were with him.37 Nowt a great windstormts developed and the waves were breaking into the boat, so that the boat was nearly swamped.38 Butt he was in the stern, sleeping on a cushion. They woke him up and said to him, “Teacher, don’t you care that we are about to die?”39 Sot he got up and rebukedt the wind, and said to the sea,s “Be quiet! Calm down!” Thent the wind stopped, and it was dead calm.40 And he said to them, “Why are you cowardly? Do you still not have faith?”

41 They were overwhelmed by fear and said to one another, “Who then is this?s Even the wind and sea obey him!”s