MARK 4:15 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) And there are some along the path where the good message is being spread, who hear, but Satan turns up immediately and snatches the message from them.

Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT Now these are the ones beside the road, where the word is being sown, but whenever they have heard it, Satan immediately comes and takes away the word that was sown in them.

UST Some people are like the instance when the seeds fell along the path. When they hear God’s message, Satan comes at once and causes them to forget what they have heard.

BSB Some are like the seeds [fn] along the path, where the word is sown. As soon as they hear it, Satan comes and takes away the word that was sown in them.

4:15 Or the word; similarly in verses 16, 18, and 20; literally Now these are the ones

BLB And these are those along the road, where the word is sown; and when they hear, immediately Satan comes and takes away the word having been sown in them.

AICNT These are the ones by the road; where the word is sown and when they hear, immediately Satan comes and takes away the word that was {sown in them}.[fn]

4:15, sown in them: Some manuscripts read “sown in their hearts.”

OEB The people meant by the seed that falls along the path are these – where the message is sown, but, as soon as they have heard it, Satan immediately comes and carries away the message that has been sown in them.

WEBBE The ones by the road are the ones where the word is sown; and when they have heard, immediately Satan comes and takes away the word which has been sown in them.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET These are the ones on the path where the word is sown: Whenever they hear, immediately Satan comes and snatches the word that was sown in them.

LSV and these are they by the way where the word is sown: and whenever they may hear, Satan immediately comes, and he takes away the word that has been sown in their hearts.

FBV The seeds on the path where the word is sown illustrate those who hear the message, but then Satan immediately comes along and takes away the word that's been sown in them.

TCNT Now some people are like the seed along the path, where the word is sown. When they hear, Satan immediately comes and takes away the word that is sown in [fn]their hearts.

4:15 their hearts ¦ them CT

T4T Some people are like the path on which some of the seeds fell. When they hear the message, Satan comes at once and causes them to forget what they have heard.

LEB And these are the ones beside the path where the word is sown, and whenever they hear it,[fn] immediately Satan comes and takes away the word that was sown in them.

4:15 *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation

BBE And these are they by the wayside, where the word is planted; and when they have given ear, the Evil One comes straight away and takes away the word which has been planted in them.

Moff No Moff MARK book available

Wymth Those who receive the seed by the way-side are those in whom the Message is sown, but, when they have heard it, Satan comes at once and carries away the Message sown in them.

ASV And these are they by the way side, where the word is sown; and when they have heard, straightway cometh Satan, and taketh away the word which hath been sown in them.

DRA And these are they by the way side, where the word is sown, and as soon as they have heard, immediately Satan cometh and taketh away the word that was sown in their hearts.

YLT and these are they by the way where the word is sown: and whenever they may hear, immediately cometh the Adversary, and he taketh away the word that hath been sown in their hearts.

Drby and these are they by the wayside where the word is sown, and when they hear, immediately Satan comes and takes away the word that was sown in them.

RV And these are they by the way side, where the word is sown; and when they have heard, straightway cometh Satan, and taketh away the word which hath been sown in them.

Wbstr 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.

KJB-1769 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.
( And these are they by the way side, where the word is sown; but when they have heard, Satan cometh/comes immediately, and taketh away the word that was sown in their hearts. )

KJB-1611 And these are they by the way side, where the word is sowen, but when they haue heard, Satan commeth immediately, and taketh away the word that was sowen in their hearts.
(And these are they by the way side, where the word is sowen, but when they have heard, Satan cometh/comes immediately, and taketh away the word that was sown in their hearts.)

Bshps And they that receaued seede by the way side, are those where the worde is sowe: but when they haue hearde, Satan cometh immediatly, and taketh away the word that was sowen in their heartes.
(And they that received seed by the way side, are those where the word is sow: but when they have heard, Satan cometh/comes immediately, and taketh away the word that was sown in their hearts.)

Gnva And these are they that receiue the seede by the wayes side, in whome the worde is sowen: but when they haue heard it, Satan commeth immediatly, and taketh away the worde that was sowen in their heartes.
(And these are they that receive the seed by the ways side, in whom the word is sowen: but when they have heard it, Satan cometh/comes immediately, and taketh away the word that was sown in their hearts. )

Cvdl These be they that are by the waye syde: where the worde is sowne, and as soone as they haue herde it, immediatly commeth Satha, and taketh awaye the worde that was sowen in their hertes.
(These be they that are by the way side: where the word is sowne, and as soon as they have heard it, immediately cometh/comes Satha, and taketh away the word that was sown in their hearts.)

TNT And they that are by the wayes syde where the worde is sowen are they to whom assone as they have herde it Satha cometh immediatly and takith awaye the worde that was sowe in their hertes.
(And they that are by the ways side where the word is sown are they to whom as soon as they have heard it Satha cometh/comes immediately and takith away the word that was sowe in their hearts. )

Wyc But these it ben that ben aboute the weie, where the word is sowun; and whanne thei han herd, anoon cometh Satanas, and takith awei the word that is sowun in her hertis.
(But these it been that been about the way, where the word is sowun; and when they have herd, anon/immediately cometh/comes Satanas, and takith away the word that is sowun in her hearts.)

Luth Diese sind‘s aber, die an dem Wege sind, wo das Wort gesäet wird, und sie es gehöret haben; so kommt alsbald der Satan und nimmt weg das Wort, das in ihr Herz gesäet war.
(This/These sind‘s but, the at to_him Wege are, where the Wort gesäet wird, and they/she/them it gehöret have; so comes alsbald the/of_the Satan and nimmt weg the Wort, the in you/their/her heart gesäet was.)

ClVg Hi autem sunt, qui circa viam, ubi seminatur verbum, et cum audierint, confestim venit Satanas, et aufert verbum, quod seminatum est in cordibus eorum.[fn]
(They however are, who circa viam, where seminatur verbum, and when/with audierint, confestim he_came Satanas, and aufert verbum, that seminatum it_is in cordibus their. )

4.15 Hi autem, etc. Differentias ponit eorum qui audiunt verbum. Sunt autem quidam, ut gentiles, qui nec audiunt.

4.15 They however, etc. Differentias puts their who audiunt verbum. Sunt however quidam, as gentiles, who but_not audiunt.

UGNT οὗτοι δέ εἰσιν οἱ παρὰ τὴν ὁδὸν; ὅπου σπείρεται ὁ λόγος, καὶ ὅταν ἀκούσωσιν, εὐθὺς ἔρχεται ὁ Σατανᾶς, καὶ αἴρει τὸν λόγον τὸν ἐσπαρμένον εἰς αὐτούς.
(houtoi de eisin hoi para taʸn hodon; hopou speiretai ho logos, kai hotan akousōsin, euthus erⱪetai ho Satanas, kai airei ton logon ton esparmenon eis autous.)

SBL-GNT οὗτοι δέ εἰσιν οἱ παρὰ τὴν ὁδὸν ὅπου σπείρεται ὁ λόγος, καὶ ὅταν ἀκούσωσιν ⸀εὐθὺς ἔρχεται ὁ Σατανᾶς καὶ αἴρει τὸν λόγον τὸν ἐσπαρμένον ⸂εἰς αὐτούς⸃.
(houtoi de eisin hoi para taʸn hodon hopou speiretai ho logos, kai hotan akousōsin ⸀euthus erⱪetai ho Satanas kai airei ton logon ton esparmenon ⸂eis autous⸃.)

TC-GNT Οὗτοι δέ εἰσιν οἱ παρὰ τὴν ὁδόν, ὅπου σπείρεται ὁ λόγος, καὶ ὅταν ἀκούσωσιν, [fn]εὐθέως ἔρχεται ὁ Σατανᾶς καὶ αἴρει τὸν λόγον τὸν ἐσπαρμένον [fn]ἐν ταῖς καρδίαις αὐτῶν.
(Houtoi de eisin hoi para taʸn hodon, hopou speiretai ho logos, kai hotan akousōsin, eutheōs erⱪetai ho Satanas kai airei ton logon ton esparmenon en tais kardiais autōn. )

4:15 ευθεως ¦ ευθυς ANT CT

4:15 εν ταις καρδιαις αυτων ¦ εις αυτους NA SBL WH ¦ εν αυτοις ECM TH

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases

δέ

and

Here, the word Now introduces the next thing that Jesus wants to say. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that introduces the next topic, or you could leave Now untranslated. Alternate translation: “Next,”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

οὗτοι & εἰσιν οἱ παρὰ τὴν ὁδὸν

these & are the_‹ones› along the road

Here Jesus speaks about what happens to these people as if it were what happened in the parable when the seeds were sown beside the road. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the idea in simile form. Alternative translation: “what happens to some people is like what happened to the seeds that were sown beside the road”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

σπείρεται ὁ λόγος & τὸν ἐσπαρμένον

/is_being/_sown the word & the (Some words not found in SR-GNT: οὗτοι δέ εἰσιν οἱ παρὰ τὴν ὁδὸν ὅπου σπείρεται ὁ λόγος καὶ ὅταν ἀκούσωσιν εὐθὺς ἔρχεται ὁ Σατανᾶς καὶ αἴρει τὸν λόγον τὸν ἐσπαρμένον εἰς αὐτούς)

If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the ideas in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. If you need to say who did the actions, you could use an indefinite subject. Alternate translation: “someone is sowing the word … that someone sowed”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

ὁ λόγος & τὸν λόγον

the word & the word

Just as in 4:14, Jesus is using the term word to mean the gospel, which people preach using words. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “the gospel … the gospel”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

εὐθὺς ἔρχεται ὁ Σατανᾶς, καὶ αἴρει τὸν λόγον τὸν ἐσπαρμένον εἰς αὐτούς

immediately /is/_coming ¬the Satan and /is/_carrying the word ¬which /having_been/_sown in them

Here Jesus speaks about the gospel as if it were seeds that had been sown in people. He speaks of Satan as if he were a bird that swoops down and takes away the seeds. Since these figures of speech connect to the parable that Jesus told, if possible you should preserve them or express the ideas in simile form. Alternate translation: “Satan immediately comes like a bird and takes away the word, which had been sown like seeds in them”

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