Mark 4:16-26

16 And these are they likewise which are sown on stony ground; who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with gladness;

17 And have no root in themselves, and so endure but for a time: afterward, when affliction or persecution ariseth for the word's sake, immediately they are offended .

18 And these are they which are sown among thorns; such as hear the word,

19 And the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in , choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful.

20 And these are they which are sown on good ground; such as hear the word, and receive it, and bring forth fruit , some thirtyfold, some * sixty, and some an hundred.

21 And he said unto them, Is a candle brought to be put under a bushel, or under a bed? and not to be set on a candlestick?

22 For there is nothing hid *, which shall not be manifested ; neither was any thing kept secret, but that it should come abroad *.

23 If any man have ears to hear , let him hear .

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;

Footnotes

• [a]. offended: or, stumbled, or, caused to fall into sin
• [b]. lusts: or, inordinate desires
• [c]. bushel: the word in the original signifieth a less measure