Mark Chapter 4 (KJV) – Read & Study

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¹And 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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²And he taught them many things by parables, and said unto them in his doctrine,

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³Hearken; Behold, there went out a sower to sow:

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⁴And 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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⁵And 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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⁶But when the sun was up, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.

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⁷And some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit.

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⁸And 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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⁹And he said unto them,He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

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¹⁰And when he was alone, they that were about him with the twelve asked of him the parable.

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¹¹And 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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¹²That 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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¹³And he said unto them,Know ye not this parable? and how then will ye know all parables?

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¹⁴The sower soweth the word.

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¹⁵And 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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¹⁶And 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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¹⁷And 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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¹⁸And these are they which are sown among thorns; such as hear the word,

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¹⁹And 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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²⁰And 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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²¹And 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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²²For 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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²³If any man have ears to hear, let him hear.

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²⁴And 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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²⁵For 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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²⁶And he said,So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground;

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²⁷And should sleep, and rise night and day, and the seed should spring and grow up, he knoweth not how.

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²⁸For 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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²⁹But when the fruit is brought forth, immediately he putteth in the sickle, because the harvest is come.

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³⁰And he said,Whereunto shall we liken the kingdom of God? or with what comparison shall we compare it?

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³¹It 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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³²But 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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