Mark 4:8-26

⁸Some againe fell in good grounde, and did yeelde fruite that sprong vp, and grewe, and it brought foorth, some thirtie folde, some sixtie folde, and some an hundreth folde.

⁹Then he said vnto them, He that hath eares to heare, let him heare.

¹⁰And whe he was alone, they that were about him with the twelue, asked him of ye parable.

¹¹And he saide vnto them, To you it is giuen to knowe the mysterie of the kingdome of God: but vnto them that are without, all thinges bee done in parables,

¹²That they seeing, may see, and not discerne: and they hearing, may heare, and not vnderstand, least at any time they should turne, and their sinnes should be forgiuen them.

¹³Againe he said vnto them, Perceiue ye not this parable? howe then should ye vnderstand all other parables?

¹⁴The sower soweth the worde.

¹⁵And these are they that receiue the seede by the wayes side, in whome the worde is sowen: but when they haue heard it, Satan commeth immediatly, and taketh away the worde that was sowen in their heartes.

¹⁶And likewise they that receiue the seede in stony ground, are they, which whe they haue heard the word, straightwayes receiue it with gladnesse.

¹⁷Yet haue they no roote in themselues, and endure but a time: for when trouble and persecution ariseth for the worde, immediatly they be offended.

¹⁸Also they that receiue the seede among the thornes, are such as heare the word:

¹⁹But the cares of this world, and the deceitfulnes of riches, and the lustes of other things enter in, and choke the word, and it is vnfruitfull.

²⁰But they that haue receiued seede in good ground, are they that heare the worde, and receiue it, and bring foorth fruite: one corne thirtie, another sixtie, and some an hundreth.

²¹Also he saide vnto them, Commeth the candle in, to be put vnder a bushell, or vnder the bed, and not to be put on a candlesticke?

²²For there is nothing hid, that shall not be opened: neither is there a secret, but that it shall come to light.

²³If any man haue eares to heare, let him heare.

²⁴And 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.

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

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