Pericope 23 - The fish are reeled in, … seed that's sown is grown.
And when, it came to pass, he was alone
with those around about him, and the twelve,
they then began to ask about (bemoan,
their lack of understanding) parables.
And he was saying to them (as they came)
"The myst'ry of God's rule, God's reign has been
now given or laid open - (means the same) -
to you (who are now walking in this scene).
However, to those who are 'out-side-ers',
it's all now done (or will be being done),
in parables, which act as providers
of prophecies fulfilled, since scriptures run:
"that seeing, they might see, yet not perceive;
& hearing, they might hear the sounds but not
quite understand or grasp what they "believe",
or really 'get' the stuff that they have got.
"Else they might turn around, and be let off."
And who on earth would want a state that brings
remission, or forgiveness? That is rough
if you will not 'admit you've done the things
that now can be remitted, or forgi'en!
And "Do not you quite "get" this parable?
How will you understand them all? He then
says… (and, they now receive as arable
good soil: himself, his thoughts, and words, until
quite soon, they've 'got' it clearly (at least some
of it, enough for now), they get their fill).
"The sower sows the word (which is now come).
And these are they along the pathway where
the word is sown, and when they hear, there comes
(and straightaway), to take away from there
the word which was sown in them (like some crumbs),
a prosecuting lawyer from the court
a devil's advocate who sees each seed
that sits on surface (not "let in" at all,
so grace can't grow in them as even "weed").
And likewise, those sown on the rocky spots,
are folk who when they hear the word, at once
receive it, take it in with joy (a lot),
so quickly grow, but its roots can not run
so deep (the bedrock underneath's incurred!)
So when the troubles of this life occur,
or difficulties come 'coz of the Word,
then straightaway they fall away, a blurr.
And these are those then sown among the thorns:
they are the ones who (sure) have heard the word..
but then the cares of this age (leave them worn
so much), and "wealth" 's illusions (leave them stirred),
along with plain de-si-res (left to rule),
all enter in and choke God's word (so beaut,
although it's still alive, it's now a tool
of lesser things, and it does not bear fruit!
And these are those, then seeded in good earth:
they hear the word, receive (weigh up what's said
to them), and bring forth fruit (it's like they've birthed),
one thirty-fold, one sixty, one hundred!
10Καὶ ὅτε ἐγένετο κατὰ μόνας, ἠρώτων αὐτὸν οἱ περὶ αὐτὸν σὺν τοῖς δώδεκα τὰς παραβολάς. 11καὶ ἔλεγεν αὐτοῖς· ὑμῖν τὸ μυστήριον δέδοται τῆς βασιλείας τοῦ θεοῦ· ἐκείνοις δὲ τοῖς ἔξω ἐν παραβολαῖς τὰ πάντα γίνεται,
12ἵνα
βλέποντες βλέπωσιν καὶ μὴ ἴδωσιν,*
καὶ ἀκούοντες ἀκούωσιν καὶ μὴ συνιῶσιν,*
καὶ ἀκούοντες ἀκούωσιν καὶ μὴ συνιῶσιν,*
μήποτε ἐπιστρέψωσιν καὶ*
ἀφεθῇ αὐτοῖς*.
13Καὶ λέγει αὐτοῖς· οὐκ οἴδατε τὴν παραβολὴν ταύτην, καὶ πῶς πάσας τὰς παραβολὰς γνώσεσθε; 14ὁ σπείρων τὸν λόγον σπείρει. 15οὗτοι δέ εἰσιν οἱ παρὰ τὴν ὁδόν· ὅπου σπείρεται ὁ λόγος καὶ ὅταν ἀκούσωσιν, εὐθὺς ἔρχεται ὁ σατανᾶς καὶ αἴρει τὸν λόγον τὸν ἐσπαρμένον εἰς αὐτούς. 16καὶ οὗτοί εἰσιν οἱ ἐπὶ τὰ πετρώδη σπειρόμενοι, οἳ ὅταν ἀκούσωσιν τὸν λόγον εὐθὺς μετὰ χαρᾶς λαμβάνουσιν αὐτόν, 17καὶ οὐκ ἔχουσιν ῥίζαν ἐν ἑαυτοῖς ἀλλὰ πρόσκαιροί εἰσιν, εἶτα γενομένης θλίψεως ἢ διωγμοῦ διὰ τὸν λόγον εὐθὺς σκανδαλίζονται. 18καὶ ἄλλοι εἰσὶν οἱ εἰς τὰς ἀκάνθας σπειρόμενοι· οὗτοί εἰσιν οἱ τὸν λόγον ἀκούσαντες, 19καὶ αἱ μέριμναι τοῦ αἰῶνος καὶ ἡ ἀπάτη τοῦ πλούτου καὶ αἱ περὶ τὰ λοιπὰ ἐπιθυμίαι εἰσπορευόμεναι συμπνίγουσιν τὸν λόγον καὶ ἄκαρπος γίνεται. 20καὶ ἐκεῖνοί εἰσιν οἱ ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν τὴν καλὴν σπαρέντες, οἵτινες ἀκούουσιν τὸν λόγον καὶ παραδέχονται καὶ καρποφοροῦσιν ἓν τριάκοντα καὶ ἓν ἑξήκοντα καὶ ἓν ἑκατόν. Mark 4:10-20 NA28
