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Again He began to teach by the sea. And such a very large crowd gathered to Him that He got into a boat on the sea and sat down; and the whole crowd was by the sea on the land.

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.

And He was teaching them many things in parables, and was saying to them in His teaching,

And he taught them many things by parables, and said unto them in his doctrine,

"Listen to this! Behold, the sower went out to sow;

Hearken; Behold, there went out a sower to sow:

as he was sowing, some seed fell beside the road, and the birds came and ate it up.

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.

"Other seed fell on the rocky ground where it did not have much soil; and immediately it sprang up because it had no depth of soil.

And some fell on stony ground, where it had not much earth; and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of earth:

"And when the sun had risen, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.

But when the sun was up, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.

"Other seed fell among the thorns, and the thorns came up and choked it, and it yielded no crop.

And some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit.

"Other seeds fell into the good soil, and as they grew up and increased, they yielded a crop and produced thirty, sixty, and a hundred times as much."

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.

And He was saying, "He who has ears to hear, let him hear."

And he said unto them, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

As soon as He was alone, His followers, along with the twelve disciples, began asking Him about the parables.

And when he was alone, they that were about him with the twelve asked of him the parable.

And He was saying to them, "To you has been given the mystery of the kingdom of God, but for those who are outside, everything comes in parables,

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:

so that WHILE SEEING THEY MAY SEE, AND NOT PERCEIVE, AND WHILE HEARING, THEY MAY HEAR, AND NOT UNDERSTAND, OTHERWISE THEY MIGHT RETURN AND IT WOULD BE FORGIVEN THEM."

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.

And He said to them, "Do you not understand this parable? How will you understand all the parables?

And he said unto them, Know ye not this parable? and how then will ye know all parables?

"The sower sows the word.

The sower soweth the word.

"These are the ones who are beside the road where the word is sown; and when they hear, immediately Satan comes and takes away the word which has been sown in them.

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 in a similar way these are the ones sown with seed on the rocky places, who, when they hear the word, immediately receive it with joy;

And these are they likewise which are sown on stony ground; who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with gladness;

and yet they have no firm root in themselves, but are only temporary; then, when affliction or persecution occurs because of the word, immediately they fall away.

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.

"And others are the ones sown with seed among the thorns; these are the ones who have heard the word,

And these are they which are sown among thorns; such as hear the word,

but the worries of the world, and the deceitfulness of wealth, and the desires for other things enter and choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.

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.

"And those are the ones sown with seed on the good soil; and they hear the word and accept it and bear fruit, thirty, sixty, and a hundred times as much."

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.

And He was saying to them, "A lamp is not brought to be put under a basket, or under a bed, is it? Is it not brought to be put on the lampstand?

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?

"For nothing is hidden, except to be revealed; nor has anything been secret, but that it would come to light.

For there is nothing hid, which shall not be manifested; neither was any thing kept secret, but that it should come abroad.

"If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear."

If any man have ears to hear, let him hear.

And He was saying to them, "Take care what you listen to. By your standard of measure it will be measured to you; and more will be given you besides.

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.

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

For he that hath, to him shall be given: and he that hath not, from him shall be taken even that which he hath.

And He was saying, "The kingdom of God is like a man who casts seed upon the soil;

And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground;

and he goes to bed at night and gets up daily, and the seed sprouts and grows—how, he himself does not know.

And should sleep, and rise night and day, and the seed should spring and grow up, he knoweth not how.

"The soil produces crops by itself; first the stalk, then the head, then the mature grain in the head.

For the earth bringeth forth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear.

"Now when the crop permits, he immediately puts in the sickle, because the harvest has come."

But when the fruit is brought forth, immediately he putteth in the sickle, because the harvest is come.

And He was saying, "How shall we picture the kingdom of God, or by what parable shall we present it?

And he said, Whereunto shall we liken the kingdom of God? or with what comparison shall we compare it?

"It is like a mustard seed, which, when sown upon the soil, though it is the smallest of all the seeds that are upon the soil,

It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown in the earth, is less than all the seeds that be in the earth:

yet when it is sown, it grows up and becomes larger than all the garden plants, and forms large branches, with the result that THE BIRDS OF THE SKY can NEST UNDER its shade."

But when it is sown, it groweth up, and becometh greater than all herbs, and shooteth out great branches; so that the fowls of the air may lodge under the shadow of it.

And with many such parables He was speaking the word to them, so far as they were able to understand it;

And with many such parables spake he the word unto them, as they were able to hear it.

and He did not speak to them without a parable; but He was explaining everything privately to His own disciples.

But without a parable spake he not unto them: and when they were alone, he expounded all things to his disciples.

On that day, when evening came, He said to them, "Let's go over to the other side."

And the same day, when the even was come, he saith unto them, Let us pass over unto the other side.

After dismissing the crowd, they took Him along with them in the boat, just as He was; and other boats were with Him.

And when they had sent away the multitude, they took him even as he was in the ship. And there were also with him other little ships.

And a fierce gale of wind developed, and the waves were breaking over the boat so much that the boat was already filling with water.

And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the ship, so that it was now full.

And yet Jesus Himself was in the stern, asleep on the cushion; and they woke Him and said to Him, "Teacher, do You not care that we are perishing?"

And he was in the hinder part of the ship, asleep on a pillow: and they awake him, and say unto him, Master, carest thou not that we perish?

And He got up and rebuked the wind and said to the sea, "Hush, be still." And the wind died down and it became perfectly calm.

And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.

And He said to them, "Why are you afraid? Do you still have no faith?"

And he said unto them, Why are ye so fearful? how is it that ye have no faith?

They became very much afraid and said to one another, "Who, then, is this, that even the wind and the sea obey Him?"

And they feared exceedingly, and said one to another, What manner of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?