马可福音 4

撒种的比喻

1 耶稣又到湖边讲道，周围聚集了许多人，耶稣只好上到湖边的船上坐下，众人都站在岸上。2 耶稣用比喻教导他们许多事，在教导中祂说：3 “听着！有一个农夫出去撒种。4 撒种的时候，有些种子落在路旁，被飞鸟吃掉了；5 有些落在石头地上，因为泥土不深，种子很快就发芽了，6 然而因为没有根，被太阳一晒就枯萎了；7 有些落在荆棘丛中，荆棘长起来便把嫩苗挤住了，以致不能结实；8 有些落在沃土里，就发芽生长，结出果实，收成多达三十倍、六十倍、一百倍！”9 然后祂说：“有耳可听的，都应当听。”

10 当耶稣独自一人的时候，十二使徒和追随祂的人来请教比喻的意思。11 耶稣说：“上帝国的奥秘只让你们知道，对于外人，我只用比喻，12 使他们‘看了又看，却不领悟；听了又听，却不明白，免得他们回心转意，得到赦免。’”

13 耶稣又对他们说：“你们不明白这个比喻，又怎能明白其他比喻呢？14 农夫撒的是上帝的道。15 种子落在路旁，是指人听了道，撒旦立刻过来夺去了撒在他们心里的道。16 种子落在石头地上，是指人听了道后，立刻欢喜地接受了，　17 但他们心里没有根基，不过是暂时接受，一旦为道遭受患难和逼迫，就立刻放弃了。18 种子落在荆棘丛中，是指人虽然听过道，19 但生活的忧虑、钱财的迷惑和其他欲望把道挤住了，以致不能结出果实。20 种子落在沃土里，是指人听了道，领受了，又结出果实，收成多达三十倍、六十倍、甚至一百倍。”

灯的比喻

21 耶稣继续说：“人会把灯拿来放在篮子底下或床底下吗？当然不会，他一定会把它放在灯台上。22 隐藏的事是不能掩盖的，终会显露出来。23 有耳可听的，就应当听。”24 耶稣又说：“要好好思想你们所听到的，你们用什么量器量给人，就用什么量器量给你们，甚至要多给你们。25 因为凡有的，还要给他更多；凡没有的，连他仅有的也要夺去！”

种子生长的比喻

26 祂又说：“上帝的国就像一个人在地上撒种。27 他天天日出而作，日落而息。种子就在他不知不觉中渐渐发芽长大。28 大地会使种子生长，先发苗后吐穗，最终结出饱满的籽粒。29 庄稼成熟后，他就拿起镰刀来收割，因为收成的时候到了。”

芥菜种的比喻

30 耶稣说：“我们拿什么比作上帝的国呢？用什么比喻来解释呢？31 上帝的国就像一粒芥菜种。它是种子中最小的，32 但种在地里，却能长得比各样蔬菜都大，有粗大的枝条，可以让飞鸟在它的树荫中筑巢。”33 耶稣用了许多类似的比喻，按照众人所能领悟的，把上帝的道讲给他们听。34 祂总是用比喻对他们讲论，只有单独和门徒在一起的时候，才把一切解释清楚。

平息风浪

35 那天晚上，耶稣对门徒说：“我们渡到对面去吧。”36 他们就离开众人，上了耶稣乘坐的船，一起渡到湖的对岸，还有其他船只跟着去。37 忽然，湖面上狂风大作，波浪撞击船身，船内几乎灌满了水。38 耶稣却还在船尾枕着枕头睡觉。门徒叫醒了祂，说：“老师，我们快淹死了，你怎么不管呢？”39 耶稣起来斥责狂风，对着湖面说：“静下来！停下来！” 于是就风平浪静了。40 祂对门徒说：“你们为什么这样害怕呢？你们还是没有信心吗？”41 他们极其害怕，彼此议论说：“祂到底是谁？连风浪都听祂的！”

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