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* And again he began to teach by the sea . And a great crowd was gathered together to him , so that going on board ship he sat in the sea , and all the crowd were close to the sea on the land . * And he taught them many things in parables . And he said to them in his doctrine , * Hearken : Behold , the sower went forth to sow . * And it came to pass as he sowed , one fell by the wayside , and the birds came and devoured it . * And another fell on the rocky ground , where it had not much earth , and immediately it sprung up out [of the ground ] because it had no depth of earth ; * and when the sun arose it was burnt up , and because of its not having any root , it withered . * And another fell among the thorns , and the thorns grew up and choked it , and it yielded no fruit . * And another fell into the good ground , and yielded fruit , growing up and increasing ; and bore , one thirty , and one sixty , and one a hundred . * And he said , He that has ears to hear , let him hear . * And when he was alone , those about him with the twelve asked him [as to ] the parables . * And he said to them , To you is given [to know ] the mystery of the kingdom of God ; but to them who are without , all things are done in parables , * that beholding they may behold and not see , and hearing they may hear and not understand , lest it may be , they should be converted and they should be forgiven . * And he says to them , Do ye not know this parable ? and how will ye be acquainted with all the parables ? * The sower sows the word : * 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 . * And these are they in like manner who are sown upon the rocky places , who when they hear the word , immediately receive it with joy , * and they have no root in themselves , but are for a time : then , tribulation arising , or persecution on account of the word , immediately they are offended . * And others are they who are sown among the thorns : these are they who have heard the word , * and the cares of life , and the deceitfulness of riches , and the lusts of other things , entering in , choke the word , and it becomes unfruitful . * And these are they who have been sown on the good ground , such as hear the word and receive it , and bear fruit ; one thirty , and one sixty , and one a hundred [fold ]. * And he said to them , Does the lamp come that it should be put under the bushel or under the couch ? [Is it ] not that it should be set upon the lamp-stand ? * For there is nothing hidden which shall not be made manifest ; nor does any secret thing take place , but that it should come to light . * If any one have ears to hear , let him hear . * And he said to them , Take heed what ye hear ; with what measure ye mete , it shall be meted to you ; and there shall be [more ] added to you . * For whosoever has , to him shall be given ; and he who has not , even what he has shall be taken from him . * And he said , Thus is the kingdom of God , as if a man should cast the seed upon the earth , * and should sleep and rise up night and day , and the seed should sprout and grow , he does not know how . * The earth bears fruit of itself , first [the ] blade , then an ear , then full corn in the ear . * But when the fruit is produced , immediately he sends the sickle , for the harvest is come . * And he said , How should we liken the kingdom of God , or with what comparison should we compare it ? * As to a grain of mustard [seed ], which , when it is sown upon the earth , is less than all seeds which are upon the earth , * and when it has been sown , mounts up and becomes greater than all herbs , and produces great branches , so that the birds of heaven can roost under its shadow . * And with many such parables he spoke the word to them , as they were able to hear , * but without a parable spoke he not to them ; and in private he explained all things to his disciples . * And on that day , when evening was come , he says to them , Let us go over to the other side : * and having sent away the crowd , they take him with [them ], as he was , in the ship . But other ships also were with him . * And there comes a violent gust of wind , and the waves beat into the ship , so that it already filled . * And he was in the stern sleeping on the cushion . And they awake him up and say to him , Teacher , dost thou not care that we are perishing ? * And awaking up he rebuked the wind , and said to the sea , Silence ; be mute . And the wind fell , and there was a great calm . * And he said to them , Why are ye [thus ] fearful ? how [is it ] ye have not faith ? * And they feared [with ] great fear , and said one to another , Who then is this , that even the wind and the sea obey him ?

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