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He answered and said to them, "Because it has been given to you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given.

For whoever has, to him more will be given, and he will have abundance; but whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.

But blessed are your eyes for they see, and your ears for they hear;

But he who received the seed on stony places, this is he who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy;

yet he has no root in himself, but endures only for a while. For when tribulation or persecution arises because of the word, immediately he stumbles.

But he who received seed on the good ground is he who hears the word and understands it, who indeed bears fruit and produces: some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty."

but while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat and went his way.

But when the grain had sprouted and produced a crop, then the tares also appeared.

But he said, "No, lest while you gather up the tares you also uproot the wheat with them.

Let both grow together until the harvest, and at the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, "First gather together the tares and bind them in bundles to burn them, but gather the wheat into my barn.""'

which indeed is the least of all the seeds; but when it is grown it is greater than the herbs and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and nest in its branches."

The field is the world, the good seeds are the sons of the kingdom, but the tares are the sons of the wicked one.

which, when it was full, they drew to shore; and they sat down and gathered the good into vessels, but threw the bad away.

So they were offended at Him. But Jesus said to them, "A prophet is not without honor except in his own country and in his own house."

But when Herod's birthday was celebrated, the daughter of Herodias danced before them and pleased Herod.

Mark 6:30-44; Luke 9:10-17; John 6:1-14">[xr] When Jesus heard it, He departed from there by boat to a deserted place by Himself. But when the multitudes heard it, they followed Him on foot from the cities.

But Jesus said to them, "They do not need to go away. You give them something to eat."

But the boat was now in the middle of the sea, [fn] tossed by the waves, for the wind was contrary.

But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, "Be of good cheer! It is I; do not be afraid."

But when he saw that the wind was boisterous, [fn] he was afraid; and beginning to sink he cried out, saying, "Lord, save me!"