马可福音 4

撒种的比喻

1 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。2 他用比喻教训他们许多事，在教训中他说：3 “你们听着！有一个撒种的出去撒种，4 撒的时候，有的落在路旁，小鸟飞来就吃掉了。5 有的落在泥土不多的石地上，因为泥土不深，很快就长起来。6 但太阳一出来，就把它晒干，又因为没有根就枯萎了。7 有的落在荆棘里，荆棘长起来，把它挤住，它就结不出果实来。8 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。”9 耶稣又说：“有耳可听的，就应当听。”
用比喻的目的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：“ 神的国的奥祕，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，以及种种的慾望，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：“ 神的国好像人在地里撒种，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 它好像一粒芥菜种，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？”

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