Mark · Patriarchal Text (Antoniades 1904/1912)
Mark 4 Patriarchal Text (Antoniades 1904/1912)
Audio: World English Bible (WEB), read by Winfred W. Henson · About the recordings
Notes on this text (3)
- The digital source has no accents or capitals (as Robinson distributes it); 1912 base text, movable nu regularised.
- Double square brackets [[ ]] are marks in the digital source; at 1 John 5:7–8 they enclose the words the 1904 edition prints in smaller type.
- Credit: Maurice A. Robinson & Jussi Ala-Konni (byztxt).
1 και παλιν ηρξατο διδασκειν παρα την θαλασσαν· και συνηχθη προς αυτον οχλος πολυς, ωστε αυτον εμβαντα εις το πλοιον καθησθαι εν τη θαλασση· και πας ο οχλος προς την θαλασσαν επι της γης ησαν.
1 Again he began to teach by the seaside. A great multitude was gathered to him, so that he entered into a boat in the sea and sat down. All the multitude were on the land by the sea.
2 και εδιδασκεν αυτους εν παραβολαις πολλα, και ελεγεν αυτοις εν τη διδαχη αυτου·
2 He taught them many things in parables, and told them in his teaching,
3 ακουετε. ιδου εξηλθεν ο σπειρων του σπειραι.
3 “Listen! Behold, the farmer went out to sow.
4 και εγενετο εν τω σπειρειν ο μεν επεσεν επι την οδον, και ηλθον τα πετεινα και κατεφαγεν αυτο·
4 As he sowed, some seed fell by the road, and the birds came and devoured it.
5 και αλλο επεσεν επι το πετρωδες, οπου ουκ ειχεν γην πολλην, και ευθεως εξανετειλεν δια το μη εχειν βαθος γης,
5 Others fell on the rocky ground, where it had little soil, and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of soil.
6 ηλιου δε ανατειλαντος εκαυματισθη, και δια το μη εχειν ριζαν εξηρανθη·
6 When the sun had risen, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.
7 και αλλο επεσεν εις τας ακανθας, και ανεβησαν αι ακανθαι και συνεπνιξαν αυτο, και καρπον ουκ εδωκεν·
7 Others fell among the thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked it, and it yielded no fruit.
8 και αλλο επεσεν εις την γην την καλην και εδιδου καρπον αναβαινοντα και αυξανοντα, και εφερεν εν τριακοντα και εν εξηκοντα και εν εκατον.
8 Others fell into the good ground and yielded fruit, growing up and increasing. Some produced thirty times, some sixty times, and some one hundred times as much.”
9 και ελεγεν αυτοις· ο εχων ωτα ακουειν ακουετω.
9 He said, “Whoever has ears to hear, let him hear.”
10 οτε δε εγενετο κατα μονας, ηρωτησαν αυτον οι περι αυτον συν τοις δωδεκα την παραβολην.
10 When he was alone, those who were around him with the twelve asked him about the parables.
11 και ελεγεν αυτοις· υμιν δεδοται γνωναι τα μυστηρια της βασιλειας του θεου· εκεινοις δε τοις εξω εν παραβολαις τα παντα γινεται,
11 He said to them, “To you is given the mystery of God’s Kingdom, but to those who are outside, all things are done in parables,
12 ινα βλεποντες βλεπωσιν και μη ιδωσιν, και ακουοντες ακουωσιν και μη συνιωσιν, μηποτε επιστρεψωσιν και αφεθη αυτοις τα αμαρτηματα.
12 that ‘seeing they may see and not perceive, and hearing they may hear and not understand, lest perhaps they should turn again, and their sins should be forgiven them.’”
13 και λεγει αυτοις· ουκ οιδατε την παραβολην ταυτην, και πως πασας τας παραβολας γνωσεσθε;
13 He said to them, “Don’t you understand this parable? How will you understand all of the parables?
14 ο σπειρων τον λογον σπειρει.
14 The farmer sows the word.
15 ουτοι δε εισιν οι παρα την οδον οπου σπειρεται ο λογος, και οταν ακουσωσιν, ευθυς ερχεται ο σατανας και αιρει τον λογον τον εσπαρμενον εν ταις καρδιαις αυτων.
15 The ones by the road are the ones where the word is sown; and when they have heard, immediately Satan comes and takes away the word which has been sown in them.
16 και ουτοι ομοιως εισιν οι επι τα πετρωδη σπειρομενοι, οι οταν ακουσωσιν τον λογον, ευθυς μετα χαρας λαμβανουσιν αυτον,
16 These in the same way are those who are sown on the rocky places, who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with joy.
17 και ουκ εχουσιν ριζαν εν εαυτοις, αλλα προσκαιροι εισιν· ειτα γενομενης θλιψεως η διωγμου δια τον λογον, ευθυς σκανδαλιζονται.
17 They have no root in themselves, but are short-lived. When oppression or persecution arises because of the word, immediately they stumble.
18 και ουτοι εισιν οι εις τας ακανθας σπειρομενοι, οι τον λογον ακουοντες,
18 Others are those who are sown among the thorns. These are those who have heard the word,
19 και αι μεριμναι του αιωνος τουτου και η απατη του πλουτου και αι περι τα λοιπα επιθυμιαι εισπορευομεναι συμπνιγουσιν τον λογον, και ακαρπος γινεται.
19 and the cares of this age, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.
20 και ουτοι εισιν οι επι την γην την καλην σπαρεντες, οιτινες ακουουσιν τον λογον και παραδεχονται, και καρποφορουσιν εν τριακοντα και εν εξηκοντα και εν εκατον.
20 Those which were sown on the good ground are those who hear the word, accept it, and bear fruit, some thirty times, some sixty times, and some one hundred times.”
21 και ελεγεν αυτοις· μητι ερχεται ο λυχνος ινα υπο τον μοδιον τεθη η υπο την κλινην; ουχ ινα επι την λυχνιαν επιτεθη;
21 He said to them, “Is a lamp brought to be put under a basket or under a bed? Isn’t it put on a stand?
22 ου γαρ εστιν κρυπτον ο εαν μη φανερωθη, ουδε εγενετο αποκρυφον αλλ ινα ελθη εις φανερον.
22 For there is nothing hidden except that it should be made known, neither was anything made secret but that it should come to light.
23 ει τις εχει ωτα ακουειν, ακουετω.
23 If any man has ears to hear, let him hear.”
24 και ελεγεν αυτοις· βλεπετε τι ακουετε. εν ω μετρω μετρειτε, μετρηθησεται υμιν, και προστεθησεται υμιν τοις ακουουσιν.
24 He said to them, “Take heed what you hear. With whatever measure you measure, it will be measured to you; and more will be given to you who hear.
25 ος γαρ αν εχη, δοθησεται αυτω· και ος ουκ εχει, και ο εχει αρθησεται απ αυτου.
25 For whoever has, to him more will be given; and he who doesn’t have, even that which he has will be taken away from him.”
26 και ελεγεν· ουτως εστιν η βασιλεια του θεου, ως αν ανθρωπος βαλη τον σπορον επι της γης,
26 He said, “God’s Kingdom is as if a man should cast seed on the earth,
27 και καθευδη και εγειρηται νυκτα και ημεραν, και ο σπορος βλαστανη και μηκυνηται ως ουκ οιδεν αυτος.
27 and should sleep and rise night and day, and the seed should spring up and grow, though he doesn’t know how.
28 αυτοματη γαρ η γη καρποφορει, πρωτον χορτον, ειτα σταχυν, ειτα πληρη σιτον εν τω σταχυι.
28 For the earth bears fruit by itself: first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear.
29 οταν δε παραδω ο καρπος, ευθεως αποστελλει το δρεπανον, οτι παρεστηκεν ο θερισμος.
29 But when the fruit is ripe, immediately he puts in the sickle, because the harvest has come.”
30 και ελεγεν· πως ομοιωσωμεν την βασιλειαν του θεου; η εν τινι παραβολη παραβαλωμεν αυτην;
30 He said, “How will we liken God’s Kingdom? Or with what parable will we illustrate it?
31 ως κοκκον σιναπεως, ος οταν σπαρη επι της γης, μικροτερος παντων των σπερματων εστιν των επι της γης·
31 It’s like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown in the earth, though it is less than all the seeds that are on the earth,
32 και οταν σπαρη, αναβαινει και γινεται μειζων παντων των λαχανων, και ποιει κλαδους μεγαλους, ωστε δυνασθαι υπο την σκιαν αυτου τα πετεινα του ουρανου κατασκηνουν.
32 yet when it is sown, grows up and becomes greater than all the herbs, and puts out great branches, so that the birds of the sky can lodge under its shadow.”
33 και τοιαυταις παραβολαις πολλαις ελαλει αυτοις τον λογον, καθως ηδυναντο ακουειν,
33 With many such parables he spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear it.
34 χωρις δε παραβολης ουκ ελαλει αυτοις τον λογον· κατ ιδιαν δε τοις μαθηταις αυτου επελυεν παντα.
34 Without a parable he didn’t speak to them; but privately to his own disciples he explained everything.
35 και λεγει αυτοις εν εκεινη τη ημερα οψιας γενομενης· διελθωμεν εις το περαν.
35 On that day, when evening had come, he said to them, “Let’s go over to the other side.”
36 και αφεντες τον οχλον παραλαμβανουσιν αυτον ως ην εν τω πλοιω· και αλλα δε πλοια ην μετ αυτου.
36 Leaving the multitude, they took him with them, even as he was, in the boat. Other small boats were also with him.
37 και γινεται λαιλαψ ανεμου μεγαλη, τα δε κυματα επεβαλλεν εις το πλοιον, ωστε ηδη αυτο βυθιζεσθαι.
37 A big wind storm arose, and the waves beat into the boat, so much that the boat was already filled.
38 και ην αυτος επι τη πρυμνη επι το προσκεφαλαιον καθευδων· και διεγειρουσιν αυτον και λεγουσιν αυτω· διδασκαλε, ου μελει σοι οτι απολλυμεθα;
38 He himself was in the stern, asleep on the cushion; and they woke him up and asked him, “Teacher, don’t you care that we are dying?”
39 και διεγερθεις επετιμησεν τω ανεμω και ειπεν τη θαλασση· σιωπα, πεφιμωσο. και εκοπασεν ο ανεμος, και εγενετο γαληνη μεγαλη.
39 He awoke and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, “Peace! Be still!” The wind ceased and there was a great calm.
40 και ειπεν αυτοις· τι δειλοι εστε ουτως; πως ουκ εχετε πιστιν;
40 He said to them, “Why are you so afraid? How is it that you have no faith?”
41 και εφοβηθησαν φοβον μεγαν και ελεγον προς αλληλους· τις αρα ουτος εστιν, οτι και ο ανεμος και η θαλασσα υπακουουσιν αυτω;
41 They were greatly afraid and said to one another, “Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?”
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Sea of Galilee
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Cross references (41)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Mark 2:13; Luke 5:1–3; Luke 8:4–10; Matthew 13:1–15; Mark 3:7
- 2 Matthew 13:34–35; Mark 3:23; Mark 4:11; Matthew 13:10; Matthew 13:3
- 3 James 2:5; 1 Corinthians 3:6–9; John 4:35–38; Matthew 13:26; Mark 4:26–29
- 4 Matthew 13:19; Mark 4:15; Matthew 13:4; Luke 8:12; Genesis 15:11
- 5 Ezekiel 36:26; Luke 8:6; Luke 8:13; Hosea 10:12; Matthew 13:5–6
- 6 Jeremiah 17:5–8; James 1:11; Jonah 4:8; Isaiah 25:4; Colossians 2:7
- 7 Jeremiah 4:3; 1 John 2:15–16; Genesis 3:17–18; Luke 12:15; Luke 21:34
- 8 John 15:5; Colossians 1:6; Genesis 26:12; Mark 4:20; Philippians 1:11
- 9 Matthew 11:15; Mark 4:23–24; Revelation 3:22; Revelation 3:13; Revelation 3:6
- 10 Matthew 13:10–17; Luke 8:9–15; Mark 7:17; Matthew 13:36; Mark 4:34
- 11 Matthew 11:25; Luke 8:10; 1 Thessalonians 4:12; James 1:16–18; 1 Corinthians 5:12–13
- 12 Isaiah 6:9–10; Isaiah 44:18; Matthew 13:14–15; Jeremiah 5:21; Deuteronomy 29:4
- 13 Revelation 3:19; Luke 8:11–15; Matthew 13:51–52; 1 Corinthians 3:1–2; Hebrews 5:11–14
- 14 Acts 8:4; Matthew 13:19; 1 Peter 1:23–25; Luke 8:11; Matthew 13:37
- 15 1 Peter 5:8; Matthew 13:19; 2 Corinthians 2:11; Luke 8:12; 2 Corinthians 4:3–4
- 16 Luke 8:13; Matthew 13:20–21; Mark 6:20; John 5:35; Ezekiel 33:31–32
- 17 Matthew 11:6; 1 Thessalonians 3:3–5; Revelation 2:10; Matthew 12:31; John 15:2–7
- 18 Luke 8:14; Jeremiah 4:3; Matthew 13:22; Mark 4:7
- 19 1 John 2:15–17; 1 Timothy 6:9–10; 1 Timothy 6:17; 1 Peter 4:2–3; Philippians 4:6
- 20 Colossians 1:10; Luke 8:15; John 15:4–5; Matthew 13:23; Mark 4:8
- 21 Matthew 5:15; Luke 11:33; Luke 8:16; Isaiah 60:1–3; Ephesians 5:3–15
- 22 Luke 8:17; Ecclesiastes 12:14; 1 Corinthians 4:5; Psalm 78:2–4; Matthew 10:26–27
- 23 Matthew 11:15; Mark 4:9; Revelation 2:29; Revelation 2:7; Revelation 2:17
- 24 Hebrews 2:1; Luke 8:18; Matthew 7:2; 2 Corinthians 9:6; Acts 17:11
- 25 Matthew 13:12; Luke 8:18; Matthew 25:28–29; John 15:2; Luke 16:9–12
- 26 Matthew 13:24; 1 Corinthians 3:6–9; 1 Peter 1:23–25; Luke 8:11; Luke 8:5
- 27 Ecclesiastes 11:5; 2 Thessalonians 1:3; Ecclesiastes 8:17; 1 Corinthians 15:37–38; John 3:7–8
- 28 Philippians 1:9–11; Hosea 6:3; Mark 4:31–32; Colossians 1:10; Matthew 13:26
- 29 Joel 3:13; Matthew 13:30; Isaiah 57:1–2; Matthew 13:40–43; Job 5:26
- 30 Matthew 13:31–32; Luke 13:18–21; Lamentations 2:13; Matthew 13:24; Matthew 11:16
- 31 Acts 19:20; Genesis 22:17–18; Luke 13:18–19; Daniel 2:44–45; Malachi 1:11
- 32 Daniel 4:20–22; Daniel 4:10–14; Ezekiel 31:3–10; Psalm 80:9–11; Psalm 91:1
- 33 Matthew 13:34–35; John 16:12; 1 Corinthians 3:1–2; Hebrews 5:11–14
- 34 John 16:25; Luke 24:27; Mark 4:10; Matthew 13:36–43; Matthew 15:15–20
- 35 Matthew 8:18; Luke 8:25; Luke 8:22; Matthew 8:23–27; Matthew 14:22
- 36 Mark 4:1; Mark 3:9; Mark 5:2; Mark 5:21
- 37 Matthew 8:23–24; Job 1:19; Luke 8:22–23; Jonah 1:4; Psalm 107:23–31
- 38 1 Peter 5:7; Hebrews 4:15; Matthew 8:25; Isaiah 54:6–8; Luke 8:24
- 39 Psalm 107:29; Psalm 89:9; Psalm 29:10; Psalm 65:7; Jeremiah 5:22
- 40 Luke 8:25; Matthew 8:26; Matthew 14:31; Isaiah 43:2; Matthew 16:8
- 41 Luke 8:25; Job 38:11; 1 Samuel 12:18–20; Jonah 1:9–10; Jonah 1:15–16
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What the Fathers said
Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations).
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“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).
… if they do not call Himself the Son of the Creator of the world, that is, His Word, through whom the wood fructifies, and the fountains gush forth, and the earth gives "first the blade, then the ear, then the full corn in the ear."
Therefore also another evangelist saith that He reproved them, because they do not understand; saying, "How knew ye not the parable?" But not for this cause only doth He speak in parables, but that He may also make His discourse more vivid, and fix the memory of it in them more perfectly, and bring the things before their sight.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)