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And, again, began he to be teaching by the sea; and there come together unto him a very great multitude, so that, he, into a boat, entering, was sitting upon the sea, - -and, all the multitude, were, near the sea upon the land.

And he began to teach them, in parables, many things, and was saying unto them, in his teaching -

Hearken! Lo! the sower went forth to sow;

And it came to pass, as he sowed, some, indeed, fell by the pathway, and the birds came, and devoured it;

And, some, fell on the rocky places, evenwhere it had not much earth, - and, straightway, it sprang forth, by reason of its not having depth of earth;

and, when the sun arose, it was scorched, - and, by reason of its not having root, it was dried up;

And, some, fell among the thorns, and the thorns came up and choked it, and, fruit, it yielded not;

And, other, fell into the good ground, and was yielding fruit, coming up and growing, - and was bearing, thirtyfold and sixtyfold and a hundredfold,

And he was saying - He that hath ears to hear, let him hear!