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Post by clarkthompson on Aug 20, 2015 11:08:00 GMT -5
Mark 4:1 King James Version (KJV)
4 And he began again to teach by the sea side: and there was gathered unto him a great multitude, so that he entered into a ship, and sat in the sea; and the whole multitude was by the sea on the land.
Mark 4:1 Contemporary English Version (CEV)
A Story about a Farmer
4 The next time Jesus taught beside Lake Galilee, a big crowd gathered. It was so large that he had to sit in a boat out on the lake, while the people stood on the shore.
Contemporary English Version (CEV) Copyright © 1995 by American Bible Society
These are my thoughts.
Many have to come Jesus but not all of them would follow Him.
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Post by clarkthompson on Aug 27, 2015 6:38:10 GMT -5
Mark 4:2 King James Version (KJV)
2 And he taught them many things by parables, and said unto them in his doctrine,
Mark 4:2 Contemporary English Version (CEV)
2 He used stories to teach them many things, and this is part of what he taught:
Contemporary English Version (CEV) Copyright © 1995 by American Bible Society
These are my thoughts.
Sometimes a story can help us better understand things, the Lord wanted people to understand, those that did not was because they refused to believe by faith.
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Post by clarkthompson on Sept 3, 2015 6:24:55 GMT -5
Mark 4:3 King James Version (KJV)
3 Hearken; Behold, there went out a sower to sow:
Mark 4:3 Contemporary English Version (CEV)
3 Now listen! A farmer went out to scatter seed in a field.
Contemporary English Version (CEV) Copyright © 1995 by American Bible Society
These are my thoughts.
We are to do the same with the gospel, spreading the gospel so the Lord can grow the seed He uses us to plant.
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Post by clarkthompson on Sept 11, 2015 6:17:22 GMT -5
Mark 4:4 King James Version (KJV)
4 And it came to pass, as he sowed, some fell by the way side, and the fowls of the air came and devoured it up.
Mark 4:4 Contemporary English Version (CEV)
4 While the farmer was scattering the seed, some of it fell along the road and was eaten by birds.
Contemporary English Version (CEV) Copyright © 1995 by American Bible Society
These are my thoughts.
We don’t the seeds of the gospel we throw out to eat by the birds of the world but we are not to let the chance of this happening keep us from being used to spread the seed.
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Post by clarkthompson on Sept 18, 2015 6:32:51 GMT -5
Mark 4:5 King James Version (KJV)
5 And some fell on stony ground, where it had not much earth; and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of earth:
Mark 4:5 Contemporary English Version (CEV)
5 Other seeds fell on thin, rocky ground and quickly started growing because the soil wasn’t very deep.
Contemporary English Version (CEV) Copyright © 1995 by American Bible Society
These are my thoughts.
There are some who start out with a fire for the Lord as soon as they hear the gospel, we are all to have a fire for Him as Christians.
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Post by clarkthompson on Sept 24, 2015 6:37:33 GMT -5
Mark 4:6 King James Version (KJV)
6 But when the sun was up, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.
Mark 4:6 Contemporary English Version (CEV)
6 But when the sun came up, the plants were scorched and dried up, because they did not have enough roots.
Contemporary English Version (CEV) Copyright © 1995 by American Bible Society
These are my thoughts.
If our roots are not founded in Him this world will do a great harm to us.
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Post by clarkthompson on Oct 1, 2015 6:47:36 GMT -5
Mark 4:7 King James Version (KJV)
7 And some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit.
Mark 4:7 Contemporary English Version (CEV)
7 Some other seeds fell where thornbushes grew up and choked out the plants. So they did not produce any grain.
Contemporary English Version (CEV) Copyright © 1995 by American Bible Society
These are my thought.
Some Christians grow but because they do not have the right people in their lives to help them grow past the thorns they get choked by them, we should try to people for them to help bring down the thorns so they can keep growing.
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Post by clarkthompson on Oct 9, 2015 6:43:17 GMT -5
Mark 4:8 King James Version (KJV)
8 And other fell on good ground, and did yield fruit that sprang up and increased; and brought forth, some thirty, and some sixty, and some an hundred.
Mark 4:8 Contemporary English Version (CEV)
8 But a few seeds did fall on good ground where the plants grew and produced thirty or sixty or even a hundred times as much as was scattered.
Contemporary English Version (CEV) Copyright © 1995 by American Bible Society
These are my thoughts.
We are to be the good ground that way God can use the seed of the Spirit to lead us to share the seed of the gospel with others and be used for the Spirit to bring them into His fold.
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Post by clarkthompson on Oct 16, 2015 6:48:53 GMT -5
Mark 4:9 King James Version (KJV)
9 And he said unto them, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
Mark 4:9 Contemporary English Version (CEV)
9 Then Jesus said, “If you have ears, pay attention.”
Contemporary English Version (CEV) Copyright © 1995 by American Bible Society
These are my thoughts.
We all need to listen to His word, if we don’t the time will come that we wished we had.
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Post by clarkthompson on Oct 23, 2015 6:21:12 GMT -5
Mark 4:10 King James Version (KJV)
10 And when he was alone, they that were about him with the twelve asked of him the parable.
Mark 4:10 Contemporary English Version (CEV)
Why Jesus Used Stories
10 When Jesus was alone with the twelve apostles and some others, they asked him about these stories.
Contemporary English Version (CEV) Copyright © 1995 by American Bible Society
These are my thoughts.
The disciples were able to ask God face to face questions, this connection was something they had to have for them to be used to build the church.
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Post by clarkthompson on Oct 30, 2015 6:23:20 GMT -5
Mark 4:11 King James Version (KJV)
11 And he said unto them, Unto you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all these things are done in parables:
Mark 4:11 Contemporary English Version (CEV)
11 He answered:
I have explained the secret about God’s kingdom to you, but for others I can use only stories.
Contemporary English Version (CEV) Copyright © 1995 by American Bible Society
These are my thoughts.
These stories were parables but by the Lord teaching us we can learn the secrets.
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Post by clarkthompson on Nov 6, 2015 7:17:08 GMT -5
Mark 4:12 King James Version (KJV)
12 That seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest at any time they should be converted, and their sins should be forgiven them.
Mark 4:12 Contemporary English Version (CEV)
12 The reason is,
“These people will look
and look, but never see.
They will listen and listen,
but never understand.
If they did,
they would turn to God,
and he would forgive them.”
Contemporary English Version (CEV) Copyright © 1995 by American Bible Society
These are my thoughts.
The world does not truly understand and believe otherwise they would not reject Him as Lord.
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Post by clarkthompson on Nov 13, 2015 7:39:23 GMT -5
Mark 4:13 King James Version (KJV)
13 And he said unto them, Know ye not this parable? and how then will ye know all parables?
Mark 4:13 Contemporary English Version (CEV)
Jesus Explains the Story about the Farmer
13 Jesus told them:
If you don’t understand this story, you won’t understand any others.
Contemporary English Version (CEV)
Copyright © 1995 by American Bible Society
These are my thoughts.
This does not mean we won’t understand all scripture if we understand one but means if we can not understand the simple scriptures we can not understand any of it.
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Post by clarkthompson on Nov 18, 2015 17:45:20 GMT -5
Mark 4:14 King James Version (KJV)
14 The sower soweth the word.
Mark 4:14 Contemporary English Version (CEV)
14 What the farmer is spreading is really the message about the kingdom.
Contemporary English Version(CEV)Copyright © 1995 by American Bible Society
These are my thoughts.
We are to do this type of farming in the name of the Lord.
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Post by clarkthompson on Nov 26, 2015 10:44:22 GMT -5
Mark 4:15 King James Version (KJV)
15 And these are they by the way side, where the word is sown; but when they have heard, Satan cometh immediately, and taketh away the word that was sown in their hearts.
Mark 4:15 Contemporary English Version (CEV)
15 The seeds that fell along the road are the people who hear the message. But Satan soon comes and snatches it away from them.
Contemporary English Version (CEV)Copyright © 1995 by American Bible Society
These are my thoughts.
There are people who hear but the world is used by Satan to bring them down.
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Post by clarkthompson on Dec 4, 2015 7:34:50 GMT -5
Mark 4:16 King James Version (KJV)
16 And these are they likewise which are sown on stony ground; who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with gladness;
Mark 4:16 Contemporary English Version (CEV)
16 The seeds that fell on rocky ground are the people who gladly hear the message and accept it right away.
Contemporary English Version (CEV) Copyright © 1995 by American Bible Society
These are my thoughts.
There are some people who accept the gospel right away but we are stand with people as they grow with Christ.
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Post by clarkthompson on Dec 10, 2015 17:03:43 GMT -5
Mark 4:17 King James Version (KJV)
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.
Mark 4:17 Contemporary English Version (CEV)
17 But they don’t have any roots, and they don’t last very long. As soon as life gets hard or the message gets them in trouble, they give up.
Contemporary English Version (CEV) Copyright © 1995 by American Bible Society
These are my thoughts.
There are those out there that appear to be Christians but aren’t willing to put on the armor of God and fight.
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Post by clarkthompson on Dec 16, 2015 7:21:10 GMT -5
Mark 4:18 King James Version (KJV)
18 And these are they which are sown among thorns; such as hear the word,
Mark 4:18 Contemporary English Version (CEV)
18 The seeds that fell among the thorn bushes are also people who hear the message.
Contemporary English Version (CEV) Copyright © 1995 by American Bible Society
These are my thoughts.
Many people will hear the message but many will not allow it to change their lives.
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Post by clarkthompson on Dec 23, 2015 9:58:47 GMT -5
Mark 4:19 King James Version (KJV)
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.
Mark 4:19 Contemporary English Version (CEV)
19 But they start worrying about the needs of this life. They are fooled by the desire to get rich and to have all kinds of other things. So the message gets choked out, and they never produce anything.
Contemporary English Version (CEV) Copyright © 1995 by American Bible Society
These are my thoughts.
We are not to let the struggles in this life keep us from going to the Lord.
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Post by clarkthompson on Dec 30, 2015 13:17:33 GMT -5
Mark 4:20 King James Version (KJV)
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.
Mark 4:20 Contemporary English Version (CEV)
20 The seeds that fell on good ground are the people who hear and welcome the message. They produce thirty or sixty or even a hundred times as much as was planted.
Contemporary English Version (CEV) Copyright © 1995 by American Bible Society
These are my thoughts.
These are these people that devote their lives to the Lord, those of true to Faith the real Christians.
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Post by clarkthompson on Jan 7, 2016 7:24:18 GMT -5
Mark 4:21 King James Version (KJV)
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?
Mark 4:21 Contemporary English Version (CEV)
Light
21 Jesus also said: You don’t light a lamp and put it under a clay pot or under a bed. Don’t you put a lamp on a lampstand?
Contemporary English Version(CEV) Copyright © 1995 by American Bible Society
These are my thoughts.
We are to let His light shine thru us.
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Post by clarkthompson on Jan 14, 2016 19:32:22 GMT -5
Mark 4:22 King James Version (KJV)
22 For there is nothing hid, which shall not be manifested; neither was any thing kept secret, but that it should come abroad.
Mark 4:22 Contemporary English Version (CEV)
22 There is nothing hidden that will not be made public. There is no secret that will not be well known.
Contemporary English Version(CEV)Copyright © 1995 by American Bible Society
These are my thoughts.
The things we think we have hidden can not be hidden from the Lord.
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Post by clarkthompson on Jan 20, 2016 7:40:16 GMT -5
Mark 4:23 King James Version (KJV)
23 If any man have ears to hear, let him hear.
Mark 4:23 Contemporary English Version (CEV)
23 If you have ears, pay attention!
Contemporary English Version (CEV) Copyright © 1995 by American Bible Society
These are my thoughts.
We are to listen to God’s word and just not hear it.
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Post by clarkthompson on Jan 29, 2016 7:34:05 GMT -5
Mark 4:24 King James Version (KJV)
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.
Mark 4:24 Contemporary English Version (CEV)
24 Listen carefully to what you hear! The way you treat others will be the way you will be treated—and even worse.
Contemporary English Version (CEV) Copyright © 1995 by American Bible Society
These are my thoughts.
We should only treat as we want them to treat us but treat them as the Lord treats us, with love.
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Post by clarkthompson on Feb 5, 2016 7:38:28 GMT -5
Mark 4:25 King James Version (KJV)
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.
Mark 4:25 Contemporary English Version (CEV)
25 Everyone who has something will be given more. But people who don’t have anything will lose what little they have.
Contemporary English Version(CEV) Copyright © 1995 by American Bible Society
These are my thoughts.
With what we have isn’t the Lord it is not something we will keep.
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