Verse 13
Mark 4:13
Free Bible Version
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The seeds on the path where the word is sown illustrate those who hear the message, but then Satan immediately comes along and takes away the word that's been sown in them.
Original Language Text
greek
Καὶ λέγει αὐτοῖς· Οὐκ οἴδατε τὴν παραβολὴν ταύτην, καὶ πῶς πάσας τὰς παραβολὰς γνώσεσθε;
English Translation
And he says to them: Do you not understand this parable, and how will you know all the parables?
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Chapter 4 Context
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Yashua (Jesus) began teaching beside the Sea again. So many people came to listen to him that he cli...
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“Listen,” he said. “A sower went out to sow.
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Now as he was scattering the seeds, some fell on the path, and birds came and ate them up.
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Other seeds fell on stony ground where there wasn't much earth. In the shallow soil the plants start...
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they were scorched when the sun came up. Since they didn't have any real roots, they soon withered.
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Other seeds fell among thorns. The thorns grew up and choked the sprouting seeds, so they produced n...
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Other seeds fell on good soil where they sprouted and grew. They produced a harvest of some thirty,...
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If you have ears to hear, listen to what I'm saying.”
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9
When he was by himself, his twelve disciples and the others who were with him asked him what the ill...
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10
He told them, “The mystery of God (Elohim)'s kingdom has been given to you to understand. But outsid...
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so that even though they see, they don't really ‘see,’ and even though they hear, they don't underst...
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12
“Don't you understand this story?” Yashua (Jesus) asked them. “If you can't, how are you going to un...
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The seeds on the path where the word is sown illustrate those who hear the message, but then Satan i...
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Likewise the seeds on the rocky ground illustrate those who hear the word, and happily accept it rig...
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But since they have no real roots, they only last for a while until trouble or persecution comes, an...
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Those sown among the thorns illustrate those who hear the word,
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but worries of this world, the temptation of wealth, and other distractions choke the growth of the...
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But the seeds sown on good soil illustrate those who hear the word, accept it, and are productive—pr...
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Who puts a lamp under a bucket, or beneath a bed?” Yashua (Jesus) asked them. “No, you put a lamp up...
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Everything that is hidden will be revealed, and everything that is secret will be brought out into t...
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If you have ears to hear, listen to what I'm saying!
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Pay attention to what you're hearing,” he told them, “for you will be given according to how much yo...
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More will be given to those who already have understanding, but those who don't want to know will ha...
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God (Elohim)'s kingdom is like a man sowing seed in the ground,” Yashua (Jesus) said.
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“He goes to bed and gets up, day after day, but the man has no knowledge of how the seeds sprout and...
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The earth produces a harvest by itself. First a shoot appears, then the heads of grain, and then the...
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When the grain is ripe, the farmer reaps it with a sickle, because the harvest is ready.
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What can we compare God (Elohim)'s kingdom to? What illustration shall we use?” he asked.
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“It's like a mustard seed, the tiniest seed of all.
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But when it's sown it grows into a plant that's larger than other plants. It has branches big enough...
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In fact, when he spoke publicly, he only used stories; however in private he explained everything to...
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32
Later that day, in the evening, he said to his disciples, “Let's go across to the other side of the...
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33
Leaving the crowd behind, the disciples went with Yashua (Jesus), just as he was, and got into a boa...
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Soon a terrible storm started blowing, and waves crashed against the boat, filling it with water.
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Yashua (Jesus) was asleep in the stern, resting his head on a cushion. The disciples woke him up, sh...
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Yashua (Jesus) woke up. He told the wind to die down and told the waves, “Be quiet! Be still.” The w...
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“Why are you so frightened? Haven't you learned to trust me?” he asked them.
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They were stunned and terrified. They asked each other, “Who is this? Even the wind and the waves ob...
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