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And he began agayne to teache by the seesyde. And there gadered to gedder vnto him moche people so greatly yt he entred into a ship and sate in the see and all the people was by the seeside on the shoore.

And he begane agayne to teach by ye seeside. And there gathered moch people vnto him, so that he wente in to a shippe, and sat vpon the water. And all the people stode vpon the londe by the see syde.

And he taught them many thynges in similitudes and sayde vnto them in his doctrine:

And he preached longe vnto the by parables, and sayde vnto the in his doctryne:

Herken to. Beholde There wet out a sower to sowe.

Herken to, beholde, there wente out a sower to sowe:

And it fortuned as he sowed that some fell by the waye syde and the fowles of the ayre came and devoured it vp.

& it happened whyle he was sowinge, that some fell by the waye syde. Then came the foules vnder the heauen, and ate it vp.

Some fell on stony grounde where it had not moche erth: and by and by sprange vp because it had not deepth of erth:

Some fell vpon stonye grounde, where it had not moch earth: and anone it came vp, because it had not depe earth.

but as sone as the sunne was vp it caught heet and because it had not rotynge wyddred awaye.

Now wha the Sonne arose, it caught heate: and in so moch as it had no rote, it wythred awaye.

And some fell amonge the thornes and the thornes grewe vp and choked it so that it gave no frute.

And some fel amonge the thornes, & the thornes grew vp, and choked it, and it gaue no frute.

And some fell vpon good grounde and dyd yelde frute that sproge and grewe and brought forthe: some thirty folde some sixtie folde and some an hundred folde.

And some fell vpon a good grounde, which gaue frute, that came vp and grew. And some bare thirtie folde, and some sixtie folde, and some an hundreth folde,

And he sayde vnto them: he that hath eares to heare let him heare.

And he sayde vnto them: Who so hath eares to heare, let him heare.

And when he was alone they yt were aboute him with ye .xii. axed him of ye similitude.

And whan he was alone, they that were aboute him wt the twolue, axed him concernynge this parable.

And he sayde vnto the. To you it is geve to knowe the mistery of the kyngdome of God. But vnto them that are wt out shall all thinges be done in similitudes:

And he sayde vnto the: Vnto you it is geuen, to knowe the mystery of the kyngdome of God: but vnto them that are without, all thinges happen by parables,

yt when they se they shall se and not discerne: and when they heare they shall heare and not vnderstonde: leste at any tyme they shulde tourne and their synnes shuld be forgeve the.

that with seynge eyes they maye se, and not discerne: and that with hearinge eares they maye heare, and not vnderstode, lest at eny tyme they turne, and their synnes be forgeuen them.

And he sayde vnto the: Perceave ye not this similitude? how then shulde ye vnderstonde all other similitudes?

And he sayde vnto them: Vnderstonde ye not this parable? How wyl ye then vnderstonde all other parables?

The sower soweth ye worde.

The sower soweth the worde.

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.

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.

And likewise they that are sowen on the stonye groude are they: which when they have harde the worde at once receave it wt gladnes

And likewyse are they that are sowen on the stonye grounde: which when they haue herde the worde, receaue it with ioye,

yet have no rotes in them selves and so endure but a tyme: and anone as trouble and persecucion aryseth for ye wordes sake they fall immediatly.

and haue no rote in them: but endure for a tyme. When trouble and persecucion aryseth for ye wordes sake, immediatly they are offended.

And they that are sowe amoge the thornes are soche as heare ye worde:

And these are they that are sowen amoge the thornes: which heare the worde,

and ye care of this worlde and ye disseytfulnes of ryches and the lustes of other thinges entre in and choocke ye worde and it is made vnfrutfull.

and ye carefulues of this worlde, and the disceatfulnes of riches, and many other lustes entre in, and choke the worde, and so is it made vnfrutefull.

And those that weare sowe in good grounde are they that heare the worde and receave it and bringe forth frute some thirty folde some sixty folde some an hundred folde.

And these are they yt are sowen vpo a good grounde: Which heare ye worde, and receaue it, and brynge forth frute: some thirtie folde, and some sixtie folde, and some an hundreth folde.

And he sayde vnto them: is ye candle lighted to be put vnder a busshell or vnder ye table and not rather to be put on a cadelstick?

And he sayde vnto the: Is a candle lighted to be put vnder a busshell, or vnder a table? Is it not lighted, to be set vpon a candelsticke?

For there is nothinge so prevy that shall not be opened: nether so secreet but that it shall come abroade.

For there is nothinge hyd, that shal not be openly shewed: and there is nothinge secrete, yt shal not be knowne.

Yf eny man have eares to heare let him heare.

Who so hath eares to heare, let him heare.

And he sayde vnto them: take hede what ye heare. With what measure ye mete with the same shall it be measured vnto you agayne. And vnto you that heare shall more be geve.

And he sayde vnto them: Take hede what ye heare. With what measure ye mete, with the same shal it be measured vnto you agayne. And vnto you that heare this, shal more be geuen.

For vnto him yt hath shall it be geven: and from him that hath not shalbe taken awaye even that he hath.

For who so hath, vnto him shal be geuen: and who so hath not, from him shalbe taken awaye, euen that he hath.

And he sayde: so is the kyngdome of God even as yf a man shuld sowe seed in ye groude

And he sayde: The kyngdome of God is after this maner, as when a man casteth sede vpon the londe,

and shulde slepe and ryse vp night and daye: and the seede shuld springe and growe vp he not ware.

and slepeth, and stondeth vp night and daye, and the sede spryngeth vp, & groweth, he not knowinge of it.

For ye erth bringeth forthe frute of her silfe: fyrst the blade then the eares after that full corne in the eares.

(For the earth bryngeth forth frute of her selfe: first the grasse, afterwarde the eare, then the full wheate in the eare)

And as sone as the frute is brought forth anone he throusteth in ye sykell because the hervest is come.

But whan she hath brought forth the frute, he putteth to the syckell, because the haruest is come.

And he sayde: where vnto shall we lyke the kyngdome of God? or with what copareson shall we copare it?

And he sayde: Where vnto wyl we licken the kyngdome of God? Or by what symilitude wyl we compare it?

It is lyke a grayne of mustard seed which when it is sowe in the erth is the leest of all seedes that be in the erth:

It is like a grayne of mustarde sede, which wha it is sowe vpo the londe, is the leest amonge all sedes of the earth.

but after that it is sowen it groweth vp and is greatest of all yerbes: and bereth greate brauches so that ye fowles of the ayre maye dwell vnder the shadowe of it.

And wha it is sowen, it groweth vp, and is greater then all herbes, and getteth greate braunches, so yt the foules vnder the heaue maye dwell vnder ye shadowe therof.

And with many soche similitudes he preached the worde vnto the after as they myght heare it.

And by many soch parables he spake the worde vnto the, there after as they might heare it,

And with out similitude spake he no thinge vnto them. But when they were aparte he expounded all thinges to his disciples.

& without parables spake he nothinge vnto them: but vnto his disciples he expounded all thinges pryuately.

And the same daye when even was come he sayde vnto them: let vs passe over vnto the other syde.

And the same daye at euen he sayde vnto them: let us passe ouer.

And they lefte the people and toke him even as he was in the shyp. And ther were also with him other shippes.

And they let the people go, and toke him as he was in the shippe, and there were mo shippes with him.

And ther arose a great storme of wynde and dasshed ye waves into the ship so that it was full.

And there arose a greate storme of wynde, and dasshed the wawes in to the shippe, so that the shippe was full.

And he was in the sterne a slepe on a pelowe. And they awoke him and sayde to him: Master carest thou not yt we perisshe?

And he was behynde in the shippe and slepte vpon a pelowe. And they awoke him & sayde vnto him: Master, Carest thou not, that we perishe?

And he rose vp and rebuked the wynde and sayde vnto the see: peace and be still. And the winde alayed and ther folowed a greate calme.

And he arose, and rebuked ye wynde, and sayde vnto the see: Peace, and be styll, And the wynde was layed, & there folowed a greate calme.

And he sayde vnto them: why are ye so fearfull? How is it that ye have no fayth?

And he sayde vnto them: Why are ye so fearfull? How is it, that ye haue no faith?

And they feared excedingly and sayde one to another: what felowe is this? For booth winde and see obey him.

And they feared exceadingly, & sayde one to another: What is he this? For wynde and see are obedient vnto him.