Mark 4:2-9 Parallel Bible Translations

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2	He taught them many things in parables, and in his teaching said to them:	And he was teaching them many things in parables, and in his teaching he said to them:	He taught them many things by parables, and in his teaching said:
3	\|Listen! A sower went out to sow.	“Listen! Behold, a sower went out to sow.	“Listen! A farmer went out to sow his seed.
4	And as he sowed, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it.	And as he sowed, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it.	As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up.
5	Other seed fell on rocky ground where it did not have much soil. It sprang up at once because the soil was not deep.	Other seed fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil, and immediately it sprang up, since it had no depth of soil.	Some fell on rocky places, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly, because the soil was shallow.
6	When the sun came up it was scorched, and because it did not have sufficient root, it withered.	And when the sun rose, it was scorched, and since it had no root, it withered away.	But when the sun came up, the plants were scorched, and they withered because they had no root.
7	Other seed fell among the thorns, and they grew up and choked it, and it did not produce grain.	Other seed fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked it, and it yielded no grain.	Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the plants, so that they did not bear grain.
8	But other seed fell on good soil and produced grain, sprouting and growing; some yielded thirty times as much, some sixty, and some a hundred times.\|	And other seeds fell into good soil and produced grain, growing up and increasing and yielding thirtyfold and sixtyfold and a hundredfold.”	Still other seed fell on good soil. It came up, grew and produced a crop, some multiplying thirty, some sixty, some a hundred times.”
9	And he said, \|Whoever has ears to hear had better listen!\|	And he said, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”	Then Jesus said, “Whoever has ears to hear, let them hear.”
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