Mark - Ferrar Fenton Bible Translation page 1087

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16 18 20 :1 22 26 28 scattered in their hearts. And so like- wise, that which fel} upon stony pkzces are those who. receiving the message, at once accept it with delight; yet possessing no root in themselves, they are temporary: then when trouble or persecution comes by reason of the message, they immediately fall. Again, these sown among the thistles are those who accept the message; but the anxieties of this age, the seduc- tions of wealth,and the admission of other inordinate desires, choke the message, and it becomes unfruitful. On the other hand, these sown upon good soil are those who receive the message ; and,c1inging to it, yield fruit, some thirty, some sixty, and some one hundredfold. He pro-

is it to be placed under the corn~measm·e, or under the bed? Is it not rather in order that it may be placed upon the lamp~stand ? For there is nothing hidden that cannot be revealed ; nor so concealed that it may not come into view. Whoever has ears to hear, $2trzt ®r¤i¤il;. Be careful

what you listen to. With the selfsame measure with which you measure, it will be measured to you, and applied to yourselves ; for gifts will be given to whoever possesses ; and from those having nothing, whatever they have will be taken away} The

Kingdom of God is thus: it is like a man who throws seed upon the ground and sleeps, and rises night and day. The seed sprouts and grows up, yet he knows not how. The earth, by its own action, yields grain; first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear. But when the grain is ripe, he immediately sends the reapers, because the harvest is ready. Eh: ghluslarh Enh. '1'0 what

shall I compare the Kingdom of God ? or in what allegory shall I represent it? just by a grain of mustard seed, which, when sown upon the ground, is the smallest of all the seeds which they sow upon the land: but when it grows up, it is the largest of all garden herbs, and produces great branches: so that the birds of the sky can mke shelter under its shadow. And by many such allegories He

often spoke to them the message, as they were able to listen to it. Indeed, He spoke nothing to them withoutan allegory; but in private He explained everything to His disciples. Stillirtg the Sturm. When the evening of that day

Let us go Then leav~ ing the crowd, they took Him away, as He was, in the vessel; although other boats were with Him. And a very heavy gale began to blow,

and the waves rushed into the boat, so that it was rapidly filling. And He Himself was at the stern, lying asleep upon a cushion. They accordingly Teacher! do You not care if we perish ? ’ And having woke up, He restrained

Si·· The wind then lulled, Why} do you doubt in this way ? How is it that you cannot yet have faith? ’ A But they became terrihed ; and said

What can Hebe? for even the wind and the sea obey @132 ®ahar2u2 Qznmxxiac. Arriving at the other side of the

lake, they landed in the district of the Gadarenes. And disembarking from the boat, a man possessed by a foul spirit, who had his dwelling among the tombs, at once ran to Him from the tombs. And none could restrain him, not even by binding; for they had often bound him with chains and shackles, and he had torn asunder the chains and smashed the shackles : and no man had the strength to tame him. Continually, night and day, he was among the tombs and mountains, shrieking, and bruising himself with stones. But seeing jesus from a dis- tance, he ran and knelt to Him ; and calling with a loud voice, he said, ‘What is there between me and You, jesus, Son of the Highest God? I put you on oath before that God For Begone, foul spirit, out of the man I ‘ What is your io87 33

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