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Mark 4 :: Bible in Basic English (BBE)

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Parable of the Sower and Soils

(Mat 13:1–9; Luk 8:4–8 )

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:1 - And again he was teaching by the seaside. And a very great number of people had come to him, so that he got into a boat on the sea and took his seat; and all the people were on the land by the seaside.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:2 - And he gave them teaching about a number of things in the form of stories, and said to them in his teaching, Give ear:

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:3 - A man went out to put seed in the earth:

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:4 - And while he was doing it, some was dropped by the wayside, and the birds came and took it for food.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:5 - And some went on the stones, where it had not much earth; and it came up straight away, because the earth was not deep:

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:6 - And when the sun was high, it was burned; and because it had no root, it became dry and dead.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:7 - And some went among the thorns, and the thorns came up, and it had no room for growth and gave no fruit.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:8 - And some, falling on good earth, gave fruit, coming up and increasing, and giving thirty, sixty, and a hundred times as much.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:9 - And he said to them, Whoever has ears, let him give ear.
(Mat 13:10–17; Luk 8:9, 10 )

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:10 - And when he was by himself, those who were round him with the twelve put questions to him about the purpose of the stories.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:11 - And he said to them, To you is given the secret of the kingdom of God, but to those who are outside, all things are given in the form of stories;

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:12 - So that seeing they may see, and it will not be clear to them; and hearing it, they will not get the sense; for fear that they may be turned again to me and have forgiveness.

Explanation

(Mat 13:18–23; Luk 8:11–15 )

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:13 - And he said to them, If you are not clear about this story, how will you be clear about the others?

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:14 - The seed is the word.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:15 - And these are they by the wayside, where the word is planted; and when they have given ear, the Evil One comes straight away and takes away the word which has been planted in them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:16 - And in the same way, these are they who are planted on the stones, who, when the word has come to their ears, straight away take it with joy;

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:17 - And they have no root in themselves, but go on for a time; then, when trouble comes or pain, because of the word, they quickly become full of doubts.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:18 - And others are those planted among the thorns; these are they who have given ear to the word,

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:19 - And the cares of this life, and the deceits of wealth, and the desire for other things coming in, put a stop to the growth of the word, and it gives no fruit.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:20 - And these are they who were planted on the good earth; such as give ear to the word, and take it into their hearts, and give fruit, thirty and sixty and a hundred times as much.
(Luk 8:16–18 )

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:21 - And he said to them, When the light comes in, do people put it under a vessel, or under the bed, and not on its table?

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:22 - There is nothing covered which will not be seen openly, and nothing has been made secret which will not come to light.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:23 - If any man has ears, let him give ear.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:24 - And he said to them, Take care what you give ear to: in the same measure as you give you will get, and more will be given to you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:25 - He who has, to him will be given: and he who has not, from him will be taken even that which he has.

Parable of the Seed

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:26 - And he said, Such is the kingdom of God, as if a man put seed in the earth,

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:27 - And went to sleep and got up, night and day, and the seed came to growth, though he had no idea how.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:28 - The earth gives fruit by herself; first the leaf, then the head, then the full grain.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:29 - But when the grain is ready, he quickly sends men to get it cut, because the time for cutting has come.

Parable of the Mustard Seed

(Mat 13:31, 32; Luk 13:18, 19 )

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:30 - And he said, What picture may we give of the kingdom of God, or with what story may we make it clear?

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:31 - It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is put in the earth, is smaller than all the seeds on the earth,

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:32 - But when it is planted, it comes up, and becomes taller than all the plants, and puts out great branches, so that the birds of heaven are able to take rest in its shade.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:33 - And with a number of such stories he gave them his teaching, as they were able to take it:

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:34 - And without a story he said nothing to them: but privately to his disciples he made all things clear.

Jesus Stills the Sea

(Mat 8:23–27; Luk 8:22–25 )

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:35 - And on that day, when the evening had come, he said to them, Let us go over to the other side.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:36 - And going away from the people, they took him with them, as he was, in the boat. And other boats were with him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:37 - And a great storm of wind came up, and the waves came into the boat, so that the boat was now becoming full.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:38 - And he himself was in the back of the boat, sleeping on the cushion: and they, awaking him, said, Master, is it nothing to you that we are in danger of destruction?

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:39 - And he came out of his sleep, and gave strong orders to the wind, and said to the sea, Peace, be at rest. And the wind went down, and there was a great calm.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:40 - And he said to them, Why are you full of fear? have you still no faith?

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:41 - And their fear was great, and they said one to another, Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea do his orders?
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