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The Gospel According to Saint Mark, Chapter 4
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And he began again to teach by the sea side: and there was
gathered unto him a great multitude, so that he entered into a ship,
and sat in the sea; and the whole multitude was by the sea on the
land.
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And he taught them many things by parables, and said unto them in
his doctrine,
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Hearken; Behold, there went out a sower to sow:
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And it came to pass, as he sowed, some fell by the way side, and the
fowls of the air came and devoured it up.
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And some fell on stony ground, where it had not much earth; and
immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of earth:
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But
when the sun was up, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it
withered away.
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And some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked it,
and it yielded no fruit.
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And other fell on good ground, and did yield fruit that sprang up
and increased; and brought forth, some thirty, and some sixty, and
some an hundred.
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And he said unto them, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
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And when he was alone, they that were about him with the twelve
asked of him the parable.
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And he said unto them, Unto you it is given to know the mystery
of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all these
things are done in parables:
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That seeing they may see, and not
perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest at any
time they should be converted, and their sins should be forgiven them.
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And he said unto them, Know ye not this parable? and how then
will ye know all parables?
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The sower soweth the word.
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And these are they by the way side, where the word is sown; but
when they have heard, Satan cometh immediately, and taketh away the
word that was sown in their hearts.
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And these are they likewise which are sown on stony ground; who,
when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with gladness;
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And have no root in themselves, and so endure but for a time:
afterward, when affliction or persecution ariseth for the word's sake,
immediately they are offended.
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And these are they which are sown among thorns; such as hear the
word,
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And the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of
riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word, and
it becometh unfruitful.
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And these are they which are sown on good ground; such as hear
the word, and receive it, and bring forth fruit, some thirtyfold, some
sixty, and some an hundred.
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And he said unto them, Is a candle brought to be put under a
bushel, or under a bed? and not to be set on a candlestick?
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For
there is nothing hid, which shall not be manifested; neither was any
thing kept secret, but that it should come abroad.
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If any man have ears to hear, let him hear.
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And he said unto them, Take heed what ye hear: with what measure
ye mete, it shall be measured to you: and unto you that hear shall
more be given.
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For he that hath, to him shall be given: and he that hath not,
from him shall be taken even that which he hath.
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And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast
seed into the ground;
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And should sleep, and rise night and day,
and the seed should spring and grow up, he knoweth not how.
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For the earth bringeth forth fruit of herself; first the blade,
then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear.
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But when the fruit is brought forth, immediately he putteth in
the sickle, because the harvest is come.
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And he said, Whereunto shall we liken the kingdom of God? or with
what comparison shall we compare it?
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It is like a grain of
mustard seed, which, when it is sown in the earth, is less than all
the seeds that be in the earth:
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But when it is sown, it groweth
up, and becometh greater than all herbs, and shooteth out great
branches; so that the fowls of the air may lodge under the shadow of
it.
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And with many such parables spake he the word unto them, as they
were able to hear it.
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But without a parable spake he not unto them: and when they were
alone, he expounded all things to his disciples.
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And the same day, when the even was come, he saith unto them, Let
us pass over unto the other side.
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And when they had sent away the multitude, they took him even as
he was in the ship. And there were also with him other little ships.
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And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into
the ship, so that it was now full.
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And he was in the hinder part of the ship, asleep on a pillow:
and they awake him, and say unto him, Master, carest thou not that we
perish?
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And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the
sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.
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And he said unto them, Why are ye so fearful? how is it that ye
have no faith?
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And they feared exceedingly, and said one to
another, What manner of man is this, that even the wind and the sea
obey him?
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