Mark 4:24-30 in English

²⁴ And he said unto them, Take heed what ye hear: with what measure ye mete it shall be measured unto you; and more shall be given unto you.

²⁵ For he that hath, to him shall be given: and he that hath not, from him shall be taken away even that which he hath.

²⁶ And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed upon the earth;

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

²⁸ The earth beareth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear.

²⁹ But when the fruit is ripe, straightway he putteth forth the sickle, because the harvest is come.

³⁰ And he said, How shall we liken the kingdom of God? or in what parable shall we set it forth?

²⁴ 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.

²⁵ For he that hath, to him shall be given: and he that hath not, from him shall be taken even that which he hath.

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

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

²⁸ For the earth bringeth forth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear.

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

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

²⁴ 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.

²⁵ For he that hath, to him shall be given: and he that hath not, from him shall be taken even that which he hath.

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

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

²⁸ For the earth bringeth forth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear.

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

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

²⁴ And he said unto them, Take heed what ye hear: with what measure ye mete it shall be measured unto you: and more shall be given unto you.

²⁵ For he that hath, to him shall be given: and he that hath not, from him shall be taken away even that which he hath.

²⁶ And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed upon the earth;

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

²⁸ The earth beareth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, then the full corn in the ear.

²⁹ But when the fruit is ripe, straightway he putteth forth the sickle, because the harvest is come.

³⁰ And he said, How shall we liken the kingdom of God? or in what parable shall we set it forth?

²⁴ Then he said to them, “Consider carefully what you hear me say to you, for God will let you understand to the same degree that you consider what I say. He will let you understand even more than that.

²⁵ Those who consider what I say and understand it, God will enable them to understand more. But those who do not consider carefully what I say, they will forget even what they already know.”

²⁶ Jesus also said, “God has the power to change people who let him rule their lives. I will illustrate how that can happen MET. A man planted seeds in the ground.

²⁷ Afterwards he slept each night and rose each day without worrying about the seeds. During that time the seeds sprouted and grew in a way that he did not understand, because by itself the soil caused the plants to grow and produce grain.

²⁸ First the stalks appeared. Then the heads appeared. Then the full kernels in the heads appeared.

²⁹ As soon as the grain was ripe he sent people MTY to harvest it because it was time to harvest the grain.”

³⁰ Jesus told them another parable. He said, “I will tell you RHQ how the number of people whose lives God rules in a new way will continue to grow (OR, each continue to have more and more influence in this world). I hope RHQ that this illustration will show this to you.

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 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 He said, “God’s Kingdom is as if a man should cast seed on the earth,

²⁷ and should sleep and rise night and day, and the seed should spring up and grow, though he doesn’t know how.

²⁸ For the earth bears fruit by itself: first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear.

²⁹ But when the fruit is ripe, immediately he puts in the sickle, because the harvest has come.”

³⁰ He said, “How will we liken God’s Kingdom? Or with what parable will we illustrate it?

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 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 He said, “God’s Kingdom is as if a man should cast seed on the earth,

²⁷ and should sleep and rise night and day, and the seed should spring up and grow, though he doesn’t know how.

²⁸ For the earth bears fruit by itself: first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear.

²⁹ But when the fruit is ripe, immediately he puts in the sickle, because the harvest has come.”

³⁰ He said, “How will we liken God’s Kingdom? Or with what parable will we illustrate it?

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 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 He said, “God’s Kingdom is as if a man should cast seed on the earth,

²⁷ and should sleep and rise night and day, and the seed should spring up and grow, though he doesn’t know how.

²⁸ For the earth bears fruit by itself: first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear.

²⁹ But when the fruit is ripe, immediately he puts in the sickle, because the harvest has come.”

³⁰ He said, “How will we liken God’s Kingdom? Or with what parable will we illustrate it?

²⁴ And he said to them, Take care what you give ear to: in the same measure as you give you will get, and more will be given to you.

²⁵ He who has, to him will be given: and he who has not, from him will be taken even that which he has.

²⁶ And he said, Such is the kingdom of God, as if a man put seed in the earth,

²⁷ And went to sleep and got up, night and day, and the seed came to growth, though he had no idea how.

²⁸ The earth gives fruit by herself; first the leaf, then the head, then the full grain.

²⁹ But when the grain is ready, he quickly sends men to get it cut, because the time for cutting has come.

³⁰ And he said, What picture may we give of the kingdom of God, or with what story may we make it clear?

²⁴ And he said to them, Take heed what ye hear; with what measure ye mete, it shall be meted to you; and there shall be more added to you.

²⁵ For whosoever has, to him shall be given; and he who has not, even what he has shall be taken from him.

²⁶ And he said, Thus is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast the seed upon the earth,

²⁷ and should sleep and rise up night and day, and the seed should sprout and grow, he does not know how.

²⁸ The earth bears fruit of itself, first the blade, then an ear, then full corn in the ear.

²⁹ But when the fruit is produced, immediately he sends the sickle, for the harvest is come.

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

²⁴ And he said to them: Take heed what you hear. In what measure you shall mete, it shall be measured to you again, and more shall be given to you.

²⁵ For he that hath, to him shall be given: and he that hath not, that also which he hath shall be taken away from him.

²⁶ And he said: So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the earth,

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

²⁸ For the earth of itself bringeth forth fruit, first the blade, then the ear, afterwards the full corn in the ear.

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

³⁰ And he said: To what shall we liken the kingdom of God? or to what parable shall we compare it?

²⁴ Then He said to them, “Watch what you hear. By what measure you measure, it will be measured out to you; and more will be added to you who hear.

²⁵ For whoever has, more will be given to him; and he who does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.”

²⁶ And He said, “Thus is the kingdom of God as if a man should cast seed on the ground,

²⁷ and should sleep by night and rise by day, and the seed should sprout and should grow, he himself does not know how.

²⁸ For the earth produces crops by itself: first a shoot, then a head of grain, then full wheat in the head of grain.

²⁹ But whenever the crop permits, immediately he sends forth the sickle, because the harvest has come.”

³⁰ Then He said, “To what shall we compare the kingdom of God? Or by what sort of parable shall we illustrate it?

²⁴ Then He said to them: “Pay attention to what you hear. With the same measure you use it will be measured to you in return; and to you who hear, more will be added.

²⁵ Because whoever has, to him more will be given; whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.”

²⁶ He also said: “The Kingdom of God is as if a man should scatter the seed on the ground

²⁷ and should sleep and get up night and day, and the seed should sprout and grow, he himself does not know how.

²⁸ All by itself the earth produces fruit: first a shoot, then a head of grain, then full grain in the head.

²⁹ But as soon as the grain is ready, he sends in the sickle, because the harvest has come.”

³⁰ Again He said: “To what shall we compare the Kingdom of God, or with what sort of parable should we illustrate it?

²⁴ Pay attention to what you're hearing,” he told them, “for you will be given according to how much you want to receive, measure for measure.

²⁵ More will be given to those who already have understanding, but those who don't want to know will have what little understanding they have taken from them.

²⁶ God's kingdom is like a man sowing seed in the ground,” Jesus said.

²⁷ “He goes to bed and gets up, day after day, but the man has no knowledge of how the seeds sprout and grow.

²⁸ The earth produces a harvest by itself. First a shoot appears, then the heads of grain, and then the heads of grain ripen.

²⁹ When the grain is ripe, the farmer reaps it with a sickle, because the harvest is ready.

³⁰ What can we compare God's kingdom to? What illustration shall we use?” he asked.

²⁴ And he said vnto them, Take heede what ye heare. With what measure ye mete, it shall be measured vnto you: and vnto you that heare, shall more be giuen.

²⁵ For vnto him that hath, shall it be giuen, and from him that hath not, shall be taken away, euen that he hath.

²⁶ Also he said, So is the kingdome of God, as if a man should cast seede in the ground,

²⁷ And shoulde sleepe, and rise vp night and day, and the seede should spring and growe vp, he not knowing howe.

²⁸ For the earth bringeth foorth fruite of it selfe, first the blade, then the eares, after that full corne in the eares.

²⁹ And assoone as the fruite sheweth it selfe, anon hee putteth in the sickle, because the haruest is come.

³⁰ He saide moreouer, Whereunto shall wee liken the kingdome of God? or with what comparison shall we compare it?

²⁴ And he said unto them, Take heed what you hear: with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you: and unto you that hear shall more be given.

²⁵ For he that hath, to him shall be given: and he that hath not, from him shall be taken even that which he hath.

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

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

²⁸ For the earth bringeth forth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear.

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

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

²⁴ And he said to them, Take heed what ye hear. With what measure ye mete, it will be measured to you, and more will be added to you.

²⁵ For he that hath, to him will be given; and he that hath not, from him will be taken away even what he hath.

²⁶ And he said, Thus is the kingdom of God, as when a man has cast seed upon the ground,

²⁷ and sleeps and rises night and day, and the seed springs and grows up, he knows not how.

²⁸ For the earth brings forth fruit of itself, first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear.

²⁹ But when the fruit puts itself forth, immediately he sends out the sickle, because the harvest is come.

³⁰ And he said, To what shall we liken the kingdom of God? or under what comparison shall we set it forth?

²⁴ “Take care what you listen to,” said Jesus. “The standard you use will be used for you, and more will be added for you.

²⁵ For, to those who have, more will be given; while, from those who have nothing, even what they have will be taken away.”

²⁶ Jesus also said, “This is what the kingdom of God is like — like a man who has scattered seed on the ground,

²⁷ and then sleeps by night and rises by day, while the seed is shooting up and growing — he knows not how.

²⁸ The ground bears the crop of itself — first the blade, then the ear, and then the full grain in the ear;

²⁹ but, as soon as the crop is ready, immediately he puts in the sickle because harvest has come.”

³⁰ Jesus also said, “To what can we liken the kingdom of God?

²⁴ “Take care what you listen to,” said Jesus. “The standard you use will be used for you, and more will be added for you.

²⁵ For, to those who have, more will be given; while, from those who have nothing, even what they have will be taken away.”

²⁶ Jesus also said, “This is what the kingdom of God is like — like a man who has scattered seed on the ground,

²⁷ and then sleeps by night and rises by day, while the seed is shooting up and growing — he knows not how.

²⁸ The ground bears the crop of itself — first the blade, then the ear, and then the full grain in the ear;

²⁹ but, as soon as the crop is ready, immediately he puts in the sickle because harvest has come.”

³⁰ Jesus also said, “To what can we liken the kingdom of God?

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 For whoever has, to him will more be given, and he who does not have, even that which he has will be taken away from him.”

²⁶ He said, “God’s Kingdom is as if a man should cast seed on the earth,

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

²⁸ For the earth bears fruit: first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear.

²⁹ But when the fruit is ripe, immediately he puts in the sickle, because the harvest has come.”

³⁰ He said, “How will we liken God’s Kingdom? Or with what parable will we illustrate it?

²⁴ Then Jesus said, “Make sure you listen to me properly and think about what I say. When you really take notice of my message, God will help you understand it, and he will help you to know more and more of his word. But if you don’t want to listen to my message, God will stop you from understanding anything you do hear.”

²⁶ Jesus kept on teaching, and said, “I want you to know the way God’s family grows. This is another picture story. A man wanted to grow some seed food, so he threw some seeds on the ground. The seeds fell on the ground and after that the man walked away and left the seeds there. Those seeds grew all by themselves and that man didn’t know what made those seeds grow. He just left them there for many days and they grew. God made those seeds grow in the ground. At first the long stick part grew, and after that the head part grew with all the seeds inside it. At the right time God made the seeds get hard, ready for people to cut down those plants and pick up the seed food. God is boss for everyone and his family will grow just like the seeds in that story.”

³⁰ Jesus talked some more. He said, “Do you know what God’s family is like? I will tell you another picture story to help you understand it.

²⁴ And he sayde vnto them: take hede what ye heare. With what measure ye mete with the same shall it be measured vnto you agayne. And vnto you that heare shall more be geve.

²⁵ For vnto him that hath shall it be geven: and from him that hath not shalbe taken awaye even that he hath.

²⁶ And he sayde: so is the kyngdome of God even as yf a man shuld sowe seed in the groude

²⁷ and shulde slepe and ryse vp night and daye: and the seede shuld springe and growe vp he not ware.

²⁸ For the erth bringeth forthe frute of her silfe: fyrst the blade then the eares after that full corne in the eares.

²⁹ And as sone as the frute is brought forth anone he throusteth in the sykell because the hervest is come.

³⁰ And he sayde: where vnto shall we lyke the kyngdome of God? or with what compareson shall we compare it?

²⁴ He said to them, “Pay attention to what you hear, for the measure you use will be measured to you, and more will be added to you.

²⁵ Because whoever has, to him will be given more, and whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken.”

²⁶ He also said, “The kingdom of God is like a man who sows his seed on the ground.

²⁷ He sleeps at night and gets up by day, and the seed sprouts and grows, though he does not know how.

²⁸ The earth bears grain by itself: First the blade, then the ear, then the mature grain in the ear.

²⁹ When the crop is ripe, he immediately sends in the sickle because the harvest has come.”

³⁰ Again he said, “To what can we compare the kingdom of God, or what parable can we use to explain it?

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 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 He said, “God’s Kingdom is as if a man should cast seed on the earth,

²⁷ and should sleep and rise night and day, and the seed should spring up and grow, though he doesn’t know how.

²⁸ For the earth bears fruit by itself: first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear.

²⁹ But when the fruit is ripe, immediately he puts in the sickle, because the harvest has come.”

³⁰ He said, “How will we liken God’s Kingdom? Or with what parable will we illustrate it?

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 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 He said, “God’s Kingdom is as if a man should cast seed on the earth,

²⁷ and should sleep and rise night and day, and the seed should spring up and grow, though he doesn’t know how.

²⁸ For the earth bears fruit by itself: first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear.

²⁹ But when the fruit is ripe, immediately he puts in the sickle, because the harvest has come.”

³⁰ He said, “How will we liken God’s Kingdom? Or with what parable will we illustrate it?

²⁴ And he said to them, Take heed what ye hear: With the measure which ye give, it shall be measured to you: and to you that hear shall more be given.

²⁵ For he that hath, to him shall be given: and he that hath not, from him shall be taken even that which he hath.

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

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

²⁸ For the earth bringeth forth fruit of itself; first the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear.

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

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

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 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 He said, “God’s Kingdom is as if a man should cast seed on the earth,

²⁷ and should sleep and rise night and day, and the seed should spring up and grow, though he doesn’t know how.

²⁸ For the earth bears fruit by itself: first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear.

²⁹ But when the fruit is ripe, immediately he puts in the sickle, because the harvest has come.”

³⁰ He said, “How will we liken God’s Kingdom? Or with what parable will we illustrate it?

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 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 He said, “God’s Kingdom is as if a man should cast seed on the earth,

²⁷ and should sleep and rise night and day, and the seed should spring up and grow, though he doesn’t know how.

²⁸ For the earth bears fruit by itself: first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear.

²⁹ But when the fruit is ripe, immediately he puts in the sickle, because the harvest has come.”

³⁰ He said, “How will we liken God’s Kingdom? Or with what parable will we illustrate it?

²⁴ And he said to them, See ye what ye hear. In what measure ye mete, it shall be meted to you again, and it shall be cast to you.

²⁵ For it shall be given to him that hath, and it shall be taken away from him that hath not, also that that he hath.

²⁶ And he said, So the kingdom of God is, as if a man cast seed into the earth,

²⁷ and he sleep, and it rise up night and day, and bring forth seed, and wax fast, while he knoweth not.

²⁸ For the earth by his own work-ing, or his own will, maketh fruit, first the grass, afterward the ear, and afterward full fruit in the ear.

²⁹ And when of itself it hath brought forth fruit, anon he sendeth a sickle, for reaping time is come.

³⁰ And he said, To what thing shall we liken the kingdom of God? or to what parable shall we comparison it?

²⁴ And he said to them, See ye what ye hear. In what measure ye mete, it shall be meted to you again, and it shall be cast to you (or By which measure ye measure, it shall be measured unto you again, yea, it shall be thrown unto you).

²⁵ For it shall be given to him that hath, and it shall be taken away from him that hath not, also that that he hath. Forsooth it shall be given to him that hath, and if a man hath not, yea this that he hath shall be taken away from him.

²⁶ And he said, So the kingdom of God is, as if a man cast seed into the earth,

²⁷ and he sleep, and it rise up night and day, and bring forth seed, and wax fast (or grow fast), while he knoweth not.

²⁸ For the earth by his own working, or by his own will, (or by its own working, or by its own will), maketh fruit, first the grass, afterward the ear, and afterward full fruit in the ear.

²⁹ And when of itself it hath brought forth fruit, anon (or at once) he sendeth a sickle, for reaping time is come.

³⁰ And he said, To what thing shall we liken the kingdom of God? or to what parable shall we comparison it?

²⁴ And he seide to hem, Se ye what ye heren. In what mesure ye meten, it schal be metun to you ayen, and be cast to you.

²⁵ For it schal be youun to hym that hath, and it schal be takun awei fro him that hath not, also that that he hath.

²⁶ And he seide, So the kingdom of God is, as if a man caste seede in to the erthe,

²⁷ and he sleepe, and it rise up niyt and dai, and brynge forth seede, and wexe faste, while he woot not.

²⁸ For the erthe makith fruyt, first the gras, aftirward the ere, and aftir ful fruyt in the ere.

²⁹ And whanne of it silf it hath brouyt forth fruyt, anoon he sendith a sikil, for repyng tyme is come.

³⁰ And he seide, To what thing schulen we likne the kyngdom of God? or to what parable schulen we comparisoun it?

²⁴ And he said to them, 'Take heed what ye hear; in what measure ye measure, it shall be measured to you; and to you who hear it shall be added;

²⁵ for whoever may have, there shall be given to him, and whoever hath not, also that which he hath shall be taken from him.'

²⁶ And he said, 'Thus is the reign of God: as if a man may cast the seed on the earth,

²⁷ and may sleep, and may rise night and day, and the seed spring up and grow, he hath not known how;

²⁸ for of itself doth the earth bear fruit, first a blade, afterwards an ear, afterwards full corn in the ear;

²⁹ and whenever the fruit may yield itself, immediately he doth send forth the sickle, because the harvest hath come.'

³⁰ And he said, 'To what may we liken the reign of God, or in what simile may we compare it?