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Mark 4:1-41 (NIV)
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1 Again Jesus began to teach by the lake. The crowd that gathered around him was so large that he got into a boat and sat in it out on the lake, while all the people were along the shore at the water's edge. 2 He taught them many things by parables, and in his teaching said: 3 "Listen! A farmer went out to sow his seed. 4 As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up. 5 Some fell on rocky places, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly, because the soil was shallow. 6 But when the sun came up, the plants were scorched, and they withered because they had no root. 7 Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the plants, so that they did not bear grain. 8 Still other seed fell on good soil. It came up, grew and produced a crop, multiplying thirty, sixty, or even a hundred times." 9 Then Jesus said, "He who has ears to hear, let him hear." 10 When he was alone, the Twelve and the others around him asked him about the parables. 11 He told them, "The secret of the kingdom of God has been given to you. But to those on the outside everything is said in parables 12 so that, "`they may be ever seeing but never perceiving, and ever hearing but never understanding; otherwise they might turn and be forgiven!' " 13 Then Jesus said to them, "Don't you understand this parable? How then will you understand any parable? 14 The farmer sows the word. 15 Some people are like seed along the path, where the word is sown. As soon as they hear it, Satan comes and takes away the word that was sown in them. 16 Others, like seed sown on rocky places, hear the word and at once receive it with joy. 17 But since they have no root, they last only a short time. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, they quickly fall away. 18 Still others, like seed sown among thorns, hear the word; 19 but the worries of this life, the deceitfulness of wealth and the desires for other things come in and choke the word, making it unfruitful. 20 Others, like seed sown on good soil, hear the word, accept it, and produce a crop--thirty, sixty or even a hundred times what was sown." 21 He said to them, "Do you bring in a lamp to put it under a bowl or a bed? Instead, don't you put it on its stand? 22 For whatever is hidden is meant to be disclosed, and whatever is concealed is meant to be brought out into the open. 23 If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear." 24 "Consider carefully what you hear," he continued. "With the measure you use, it will be measured to you--and even more. 25 Whoever has will be given more; whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken from him." 26 He also said, "This is what the kingdom of God is like. A man scatters seed on the ground. 27 Night and day, whether he sleeps or gets up, the seed sprouts and grows, though he does not know how. 28 All by itself the soil produces grain--first the stalk, then the head, then the full kernel in the head. 29 As soon as the grain is ripe, he puts the sickle to it, because the harvest has come." 30 Again he said, "What shall we say the kingdom of God is like, or what parable shall we use to describe it? 31 It is like a mustard seed, which is the smallest seed you plant in the ground. 32 Yet when planted, it grows and becomes the largest of all garden plants, with such big branches that the birds of the air can perch in its shade." 33 With many similar parables Jesus spoke the word to them, as much as they could understand. 34 He did not say anything to them without using a parable. But when he was alone with his own disciples, he explained everything. 35 That day when evening came, he said to his disciples, "Let us go over to the other side." 36 Leaving the crowd behind, they took him along, just as he was, in the boat. There were also other boats with him. 37 A furious squall came up, and the waves broke over the boat, so that it was nearly swamped. 38 Jesus was in the stern, sleeping on a cushion. The disciples woke him and said to him, "Teacher, don't you care if we drown?" 39 He got up, rebuked the wind and said to the waves, "Quiet! Be still!" Then the wind died down and it was completely calm. 40 He said to his disciples, "Why are you so afraid? Do you still have no faith?" 41 They were terrified and asked each other, "Who is this? Even the wind and the waves obey him!"
This passage relates to the following topic(s):
(v. 18) Money / Greed / Debt / Wealth / Stealing / Covet - Deceitfulness of wealth comes and choke out the word
(v. 18) Faith / Doubt / Worry - Worries comes and choke out the word
(v. 19) Faith / Doubt / Worry - Worries comes and choke out the word
(v. 19) Money / Greed / Debt / Wealth / Stealing / Covet - Deceitfulness of wealth comes and choke out the word
(v. 33) Word of God / Teaching / Knowledge - Jesus - spoke the word to them (as much as they could understand)
(v. 39) Strength / Sovereignty / Power - He has control of the wind and waves
This passage relates to the following question(s):
(v. 11) What is the difference between the "Kingdom of God" and the "Kingdom of Heaven"? Kingdom of God has come near
This passage is referenced in the following quiet time(s):
(v. 1) A Life of Impact - Storyteller and Chastening (2009-06-27)
(v. 2) A Life of Impact - Storyteller and Chastening (2009-06-27)
(v. 3) A Life of Impact - Storyteller and Chastening (2009-06-27)
(v. 4) A Life of Impact - Storyteller and Chastening (2009-06-27)
(v. 5) A Life of Impact - Storyteller and Chastening (2009-06-27)
(v. 6) A Life of Impact - Storyteller and Chastening (2009-06-27)
(v. 7) A Life of Impact - Storyteller and Chastening (2009-06-27)
(v. 8) A Life of Impact - Storyteller and Chastening (2009-06-27)
(v. 9) A Life of Impact - Storyteller and Chastening (2009-06-27)
(v. 10) A Life of Impact - Storyteller and Chastening (2009-06-27)
(v. 11) A Life of Impact - Storyteller and Chastening (2009-06-27)
(v. 12) A Life of Impact - Storyteller and Chastening (2009-06-27)
(v. 13) A Life of Impact - Storyteller and Chastening (2009-06-27)
(v. 14) Guarding Your Heart (part I) (2011-12-02)
(v. 14) A Life of Impact - Discernment and Productivity (2009-06-28)
(v. 15) A Life of Impact - Discernment and Productivity (2009-06-28)
(v. 15) Guarding Your Heart (part I) (2011-12-02)
(v. 16) Guarding Your Heart (part I) (2011-12-02)
(v. 16) A Life of Impact - Discernment and Productivity (2009-06-28)
(v. 17) A Life of Impact - Discernment and Productivity (2009-06-28)
(v. 17) Guarding Your Heart (part I) (2011-12-02)
(v. 18) Hunger for Christ (2010-11-07)
(v. 18) A Life of Impact - Discernment and Productivity (2009-06-28)
(v. 18) Guarding Your Heart (part I) (2011-12-02)
(v. 19) Hunger for Christ (2010-11-07)
(v. 19) Guarding Your Heart (part I) (2011-12-02)
(v. 19) A Life of Impact - Discernment and Productivity (2009-06-28)
(v. 19) Raising Awesome Kids - First Things First (part 2) (2008-11-17)
(v. 20) Guarding Your Heart (part I) (2011-12-02)
(v. 20) A Life of Impact - Discernment and Productivity (2009-06-28)
(v. 21) A Life of Impact - Disclosure (2009-06-29)
(v. 22) A Life of Impact - Disclosure (2009-06-29)
(v. 23) A Life of Impact - Disclosure (2009-06-29)
(v. 24) A Life of Impact - Disclosure (2009-06-29)
(v. 25) A Life of Impact - Disclosure (2009-06-29)
(v. 26) A Life of Impact - Dream Shared (2009-06-30)
(v. 27) A Life of Impact - Dream Shared (2009-06-30)
(v. 28) A Life of Impact - Dream Shared (2009-06-30)
(v. 29) A Life of Impact - Dream Shared (2009-06-30)
(v. 30) A Life of Impact - Dream Shared (2009-06-30)
(v. 31) A Life of Impact - Dream Shared (2009-06-30)
(v. 32) A Life of Impact - Dream Shared (2009-06-30)
(v. 33) A Life of Impact - Dream Shared (2009-06-30)
(v. 34) A Life of Impact - Dream Shared (2009-06-30)
(v. 35) Jesus with People - Call of the Wild (2009-01-25)
(v. 38) Nothing to Fear (2015-05-26)
This passage is referenced in the following study note(s):
(v. 18) Devotional: Futility of a Life Without God (2008-12-18)
(v. 19) Devotional: Futility of a Life Without God (2008-12-18)
(v. 35) Bible Talk: Why ask Why? (2014-08-20)
(v. 35) Bible Talk: Bibical Jesus (2008-12-11)
(v. 36) Bible Talk: Why ask Why? (2014-08-20)
(v. 36) Bible Talk: Bibical Jesus (2008-12-11)
(v. 37) Bible Talk: Bibical Jesus (2008-12-11)
(v. 37) Bible Talk: Why ask Why? (2014-08-20)
(v. 38) Bible Talk: Why ask Why? (2014-08-20)
(v. 38) Bible Talk: Bibical Jesus (2008-12-11)
(v. 39) Bible Talk: Why ask Why? (2014-08-20)
(v. 39) Bible Talk: Bibical Jesus (2008-12-11)
(v. 40) Bible Talk: Bibical Jesus (2008-12-11)
(v. 40) Bible Talk: Why ask Why? (2014-08-20)
(v. 40) Bible Talk: Why ask Why? (2014-08-20)
(v. 41) Bible Talk: Bibical Jesus (2008-12-11)
(v. 41) Bible Talk: Why ask Why? (2014-08-20)
Definition(s):
Jesus (Jeez-us): savior; deliverer
Satan (Seh-tan): contrary; adversary; enemy; accuser
