Parables - Mark 4-6

The Parable of the Sower

[8] "And other [seeds] fell into the good soil, and as they grew up and increased, they were yielding a crop and produced thirty, sixty, and a hundredfold." 

[Mar 4:8 LSB]

[11] And He was saying to them, "To you has been given the mystery of the kingdom of God, but to those who are outside, everything comes in parables, 

[12] so that WHILE SEEING, THEY MAY SEE AND NOT PERCEIVE, AND WHILE HEARING, THEY MAY HEAR AND NOT UNDERSTAND, LEST THEY RETURN AND BE FORGIVEN." 

[Mar 4:11-12 LSB]

The Parable of the Sower Explained

[14] "The sower sows the word. 

[Mar 4:14 LSB]

The Parable of the Seed

[28] "The soil produces crops by itself; first the blade, then the head, then the mature grain in the head. [Mar 4:28 LSB]

The Parable of the Mustard Seed

[31] "[It is] like a mustard seed, which, when sown upon the soil, though it is smallest of all the seeds that are upon the soil, 

[32] yet when it is sown, it grows up and becomes largest of all the garden plants and forms large branches; so that THE BIRDS OF THE AIR can NEST UNDER ITS SHADE." 

[Mar 4:31-32 LSB]

Jesus Calms a Storm

Jesus Saves a Man with Many Demons

[18] And as He was getting into the boat, the man who had been demon-possessed was pleading with Him that he might accompany Him. 

[19] And He did not let him, but He said to him, "Go home to your people and report to them what great things the Lord has done for you, and [how] He had mercy on you." 

[20] And he went away and began to preach in the Decapolis what great things Jesus had done for him; and everyone was marveling. 

[Mar 5:18-20 LSB]

Jesus Heals a Woman and Jairus’ Daughter

[28] For she was saying, "If I just touch His garments, I will be saved [from this]." ... 

[34] And He said to her, "Daughter, your faith has saved you; go in peace and be healed of your affliction." 

[Mar 5:28, 34 LSB]

[36] But Jesus, overhearing what had been spoken, said to the synagogue official, "Do not be afraid, only believe." 

[Mar 5:36 LSB]

[41] And taking the child by the hand, He said to her, "Talitha kum!" (which translated means, "Little girl, I say to you, arise!"). 

[Mar 5:41 LSB]

Jesus Rejected at Nazareth

The Twelve Sent Out

[7] And He summoned the twelve and began to send them out in pairs, and was giving them authority over the unclean spirits; 

[Mar 6:7 LSB]

The Death of John the Baptist

Jesus Feeds Five Thousand

[37] But He answered and said to them, "You give them [something] to eat!" And they said to Him, "Shall we go and spend two hundred denarii on bread and give them [something] to eat?" 

[Mar 6:37 LSB]

Jesus Walks on the Sea

[51] Then He got into the boat with them, and the wind stopped; and they were utterly amazed, 

[52] for they had not gained any insight about the loaves, but their heart was hardened. 

[Mar 6:51-52 LSB]