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* And again he began to teach by the seaside . And there is gathered to him a very great multitude , so that he entered into a boat , and sat in the sea ; and all the multitude were by the sea on the land . * And he taught them many things in parables , and said to them in his teaching , * Listen : Look , the sower went forth to sow : * and it came to pass , as he sowed , some [seed ] fell by the wayside , and the birds came and devoured it . * And other [seed ] fell on the rocky [ground ], where it did not have much earth ; and right away it sprang up , because it had no deepness of earth : * and when the sun had risen , it was scorched ; and because it had no root , it withered away . * And other [seed ] fell among the thorns , and the thorns grew up , and choked it , and it yielded no fruit . * And others fell into the good ground , and yielded fruit , growing up and increasing ; and brought forth , thirtyfold , and sixtyfold , and a hundredfold . * And he said , Who has ears to hear , let him hear . * And when he was alone , those who were about him with the twelve asked of him the parables . * And he said to them , To you (note :){+}(:note ) is given the mystery of the kingdom of God : but to those who are outside , all things are done in parables : * that seeing they may see , and not perceive ; and hearing they may hear , and not understand ; lest perhaps they should turn again , and it should be forgiven them . * And he says to them , Do you (note :){+}(:note ) not know this parable ? And how will you {+} know all the parables ? * The sower sows the word . * And these are those by the wayside , where the word is sown ; and when they have heard , right away Satan comes , and takes away the word which has been sown in them . * And these are those who are sown on the rocky [places ], who , when they have heard the word , right away receive it with joy ; * and they have no root in themselves , but endure for awhile ; then , when tribulation or persecution rises because of the word , right away they stumble . * And others are those who are sown among the thorns ; these are those who have heard the word , * and the cares of the age , and the deceitfulness of riches , and the desires of other things entering in , choke the word , and it becomes unfruitful . * And those are the ones who were sown on the good ground ; such as hear the word , and accept it , and bear fruit , thirtyfold , and sixtyfold , and a hundredfold . * And he said to them , Is the lamp brought to be put under the bushel , or under the bed , [and ] not to be put on the lampstand ? * For there is nothing hid , except that it should be manifested ; neither was [anything ] made secret , but that it should come to light . * If any man has ears to hear , let him hear . * And he said to them , Take heed what you (note :){+}(:note ) hear : with what measure you {+} mete it will be measured to you {+}; and more will be given to you {+}. * For he who has , to him will be given : and he who has not , from him will be taken away even that which he has . * And he said , So is the kingdom of God , as if a man should cast seed on the earth ; * and should sleep and rise night and day , and the seed should spring up and grow , he doesn 't know how . * The earth bears fruit of herself ; first the blade , then the ear , then the full grain in the ear . * But when the fruit is [ready to ] deliver , right away he puts forth the sickle , because the harvest has come . * And he said , How shall we liken the kingdom of God ? Or in what parable shall we set it forth ? * It is like a grain of mustard seed , which , when it is sown on the earth , though it is less than all the seeds that are on the earth , * yet when it is sown , grows up , and becomes greater than all the herbs , and puts out great branches ; so that the birds of the heaven can lodge under its shadow . * And with many such parables he spoke the word to them , as they were able to hear it ; * and without a parable he did not speak to them : but privately to his own disciples he expounded all things . * And on that day , when evening came , he says to them , Let us go over to the other side . * And leaving the multitude , they take him with them , even as he was , in the boat . And other boats were with him . * And there rises a great storm of wind , and the waves beat into the boat , insomuch that the boat was now filling . * And he himself was in the stern , asleep on the cushion : and they wake him , and say to him , Teacher , don 't you care that we perish ? * And he awoke , and rebuked the wind , and said to the sea , Peace , be still . And the wind ceased , and there was a great calm . * And he said to them , Why are you (note :){+}(:note ) fearful ? Have you {+} not yet faith ? * And they feared exceedingly , and said one to another , Who then is this , that even the wind and the sea obey him ?

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