^{1 Ref} And again he began to teach by the sea, and there was gathered unto him a great multitude, so that he, having gone into the boat, sat in the sea, and all the multitude was near the sea, on the land,

^{2 Ref} and he taught them many things in similes, and he said to them in his teaching:

^{3 Ref} `Hearken, lo, the sower went forth to sow;

^{4 Ref} and it came to pass, in the sowing, some fell by the way, and the fowls of the heaven did come and devour it;

^{5 Ref} and other fell upon the rocky ground, where it had not much earth, and immediately it sprang forth, because of not having depth of earth,

^{6 Ref} and the sun having risen, it was scorched, and because of not having root it did wither;

^{7 Ref} and other fell toward the thorns, and the thorns did come up, and choke it, and fruit it gave not;

^{8 Ref} and other fell to the good ground, and was giving fruit, coming up and increasing, and it bare, one thirty-fold, and one sixty, and one an hundred.'

^{9 Ref} And he said to them, `He who is having ears to hear -- let him hear.'

^{10 Ref} And when he was alone, those about him, with the twelve, did ask him of the simile,

^{11 Ref} and he said to them, `To you it hath been given to know the secret of the reign of God, but to those who are without, in similes are all the things done;

^{12 Ref} that seeing they may see and not perceive, and hearing they may hear and not understand, lest they may turn, and the sins may be forgiven them.'

^{13 Ref} And he saith to them, `Have ye not known this simile? and how shall ye know all the similes?

^{14 Ref} He who is sowing doth sow the word;

^{15 Ref} and these are they by the way where the word is sown: and whenever they may hear, immediately cometh the Adversary, and he taketh away the word that hath been sown in their hearts.

^{16 Ref} `And these are they, in like manner, who on the rocky ground are sown: who, whenever they may hear the word, immediately with joy do receive it,

^{17 Ref} and have not root in themselves, but are temporary; afterward tribulation or persecution having come because of the word, immediately they are stumbled.

^{18 Ref} `And these are they who toward the thorns are sown: these are they who are hearing the word,

^{19 Ref} and the anxieties of this age, and the deceitfulness of the riches, and the desires concerning the other things, entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful.

^{20 Ref} `And these are they who on the good ground have been sown: who do hear the word, and receive, and do bear fruit, one thirty-fold, and one sixty, and one an hundred.'

^{21 Ref} And he said to them, `Doth the lamp come that under the measure it may be put, or under the couch -- not that it may be put on the lamp-stand?

^{22 Ref} for there is not anything hid that may not be manifested, nor was anything kept hid but that it may come to light.

^{23 Ref} If any hath ears to hear -- let him hear.'

^{24 Ref} And he said to them, `Take heed what ye hear; in what measure ye measure, it shall be measured to you; and to you who hear it shall be added;

^{25 Ref} for whoever may have, there shall be given to him, and whoever hath not, also that which he hath shall be taken from him.'

^{26 Ref} And he said, `Thus is the reign of God: as if a man may cast the seed on the earth,

^{27 Ref} and may sleep, and may rise night and day, and the seed spring up and grow, he hath not known how;

^{28 Ref} for of itself doth the earth bear fruit, first a blade, afterwards an ear, afterwards full corn in the ear;

^{29 Ref} and whenever the fruit may yield itself, immediately he doth send forth the sickle, because the harvest hath come.'

^{30 Ref} And he said, `To what may we liken the reign of God, or in what simile may we compare it?

^{31 Ref} As a grain of mustard, which, whenever it may be sown on the earth, is less than any of the seeds that are on the earth;

^{32 Ref} and whenever it may be sown, it cometh up, and doth become greater than any of the herbs, and doth make great branches, so that under its shade the fowls of the heaven are able to rest.'

^{33 Ref} And with many such similes he was speaking to them the word, as they were able to hear,

^{34 Ref} and without a simile he was not speaking to them, and by themselves, to his disciples he was expounding all.

^{35 Ref} And he saith to them on that day, evening having come, `We may pass over to the other side;'

^{36 Ref} and having let away the multitude, they take him up as he was in the boat, and other little boats also were with him.

^{37 Ref} And there cometh a great storm of wind, and the waves were beating on the boat, so that it is now being filled,

^{38 Ref} and he himself was upon the stern, upon the pillow sleeping, and they wake him up, and say to him, `Teacher, art thou not caring that we perish?'

^{39 Ref} And having waked up, he rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, `Peace, be stilled;' and the wind did lull, and there was a great calm:

^{40 Ref} and he said to them, `Why are ye so fearful? how have ye not faith?'

^{41 Ref} and they feared a great fear, and said one to another, `Who, then, is this, that even the wind and the sea do obey him?'

^{1 Ref} Again he began to teach by the seaside. A great multitude was gathered to him, so that he entered into a boat in the sea, and sat down. All the multitude were on the land by the sea.

^{2 Ref} He taught them many things in parables, and told them in his teaching,

^{3 Ref} "Listen! Behold, the farmer went out to sow,

^{4 Ref} and it happened, as he sowed, some seed fell by the road, and the birds{TR adds "of the air"} came and devoured it.

^{5 Ref} Others fell on the rocky ground, where it had little soil, and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of soil.

^{6 Ref} When the sun had risen, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.

^{7 Ref} Others fell among the thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit.

^{8 Ref} Others fell into the good ground, and yielded fruit, growing up and increasing. Some brought forth thirty times, some sixty times, and some one hundred times as much."

^{9 Ref} He said, "Whoever has ears to hear, let him hear."

^{10 Ref} When he was alone, those who were around him with the twelve asked him about the parables.

^{11 Ref} He said to them, "To you is given the mystery of the Kingdom of God, but to those who are outside, all things are done in parables,

^{12 Ref} that 'seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest perhaps they should turn again, and their sins should be forgiven them.'"

^{13 Ref} He said to them, "Don't you understand this parable? How will you understand all of the parables?

^{14 Ref} The farmer sows the word.

^{15 Ref} These are the ones by the road, where the word is sown; and when they have heard, immediately Satan comes, and takes away the word which has been sown in them.

^{16 Ref} These in like manner are those who are sown on the rocky places, who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with joy.

^{17 Ref} They have no root in themselves, but are short-lived. When oppression or persecution arises because of the word, immediately they stumble.

^{18 Ref} Others are those who are sown among the thorns. These are those who have heard the word,

^{19 Ref} and the cares of this age, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.

^{20 Ref} These are those which were sown on the good ground: such as hear the word, and accept it, and bear fruit, some thirty times, some sixty times, and some one hundred times."

^{21 Ref} He said to them, "Is the lamp brought to be put under a basket{Literally, a modion, a dry measuring basket containing about a peck (about 9 litres)} or under a bed? Isn't it put on a lampstand?

^{22 Ref} For there is nothing hidden, except that it should be made known; neither was anything made secret, but that it should come to light.

^{23 Ref} If any man has ears to hear, let him hear."

^{24 Ref} He said to them, "Take heed what you hear. With whatever measure you measure, it will be measured to you, and more will be given to you who hear.

^{25 Ref} For whoever has, to him will more be given, and he who doesn't have, from him will be taken away even that which he has."

^{26 Ref} He said, "The Kingdom of God is as if a man should cast seed on the earth,

^{27 Ref} and should sleep and rise night and day, and the seed should spring up and grow, he doesn't know how.

^{28 Ref} For the earth bears fruit: first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear.

^{29 Ref} But when the fruit is ripe, immediately he puts forth the sickle, because the harvest has come."

^{30 Ref} He said, "How will we liken the Kingdom of God? Or with what parable will we illustrate it?

^{31 Ref} It's like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown in the earth, though it is less than all the seeds that are on the earth,

^{32 Ref} 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 sky can lodge under its shadow."

^{33 Ref} With many such parables he spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear it.

^{34 Ref} Without a parable he didn't speak to them; but privately to his own disciples he explained all things.

^{35 Ref} On that day, when evening had come, he said to them, "Let's go over to the other side."

^{36 Ref} Leaving the multitude, they took him with them, even as he was, in the boat. Other small boats were also with him.

^{37 Ref} There arose a great wind storm, and the waves beat into the boat, so much that the boat was already filled.

^{38 Ref} He himself was in the stern, asleep on the cushion, and they woke him up, and told him, "Teacher, don't you care that we are dying?"

^{39 Ref} He awoke, and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, "Peace! Be still!" The wind ceased, and there was a great calm.

^{40 Ref} He said to them, "Why are you so afraid? How is it that you have no faith?"

^{41 Ref} They were greatly afraid, and said to one another, "Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?"

^{1 Ref} And again he was teaching by the seaside. And a very great number of people had come to him, so that he got into a boat on the sea and took his seat; and all the people were on the land by the seaside.

^{2 Ref} And he gave them teaching about a number of things in the form of stories, and said to them in his teaching, Give ear:

^{3 Ref} A man went out to put seed in the earth:

^{4 Ref} And while he was doing it, some was dropped by the wayside, and the birds came and took it for food.

^{5 Ref} And some went on the stones, where it had not much earth; and it came up straight away, because the earth was not deep:

^{6 Ref} And when the sun was high, it was burned; and because it had no root, it became dry and dead.

^{7 Ref} And some went among the thorns, and the thorns came up, and it had no room for growth and gave no fruit.

^{8 Ref} And some, falling on good earth, gave fruit, coming up and increasing, and giving thirty, sixty, and a hundred times as much.

^{9 Ref} And he said to them, Whoever has ears, let him give ear.

^{10 Ref} And when he was by himself, those who were round him with the twelve put questions to him about the purpose of the stories.

^{11 Ref} And he said to them, To you is given the secret of the kingdom of God, but to those who are outside, all things are given in the form of stories;

^{12 Ref} So that seeing they may see, and it will not be clear to them; and hearing it, they will not get the sense; for fear that they may be turned again to me and have forgiveness.

^{13 Ref} And he said to them, If you are not clear about this story, how will you be clear about the others?

^{14 Ref} The seed is the word.

^{15 Ref} And these are they by the wayside, where the word is planted; and when they have given ear, the Evil One comes straight away and takes away the word which has been planted in them.

^{16 Ref} And in the same way, these are they who are planted on the stones, who, when the word has come to their ears, straight away take it with joy;

^{17 Ref} And they have no root in themselves, but go on for a time; then, when trouble comes or pain, because of the word, they quickly become full of doubts.

^{18 Ref} And others are those planted among the thorns; these are they who have given ear to the word,

^{19 Ref} And the cares of this life, and the deceits of wealth, and the desire for other things coming in, put a stop to the growth of the word, and it gives no fruit.

^{20 Ref} And these are they who were planted on the good earth; such as give ear to the word, and take it into their hearts, and give fruit, thirty and sixty and a hundred times as much.

^{21 Ref} And he said to them, When the light comes in, do people put it under a vessel, or under the bed, and not on its table?

^{22 Ref} There is nothing covered which will not be seen openly, and nothing has been made secret which will not come to light.

^{23 Ref} If any man has ears, let him give ear.

^{24 Ref} And he said to them, Take care what you give ear to: in the same measure as you give you will get, and more will be given to you.

^{25 Ref} He who has, to him will be given: and he who has not, from him will be taken even that which he has.

^{26 Ref} And he said, Such is the kingdom of God, as if a man put seed in the earth,

^{27 Ref} And went to sleep and got up, night and day, and the seed came to growth, though he had no idea how.

^{28 Ref} The earth gives fruit by herself; first the leaf, then the head, then the full grain.

^{29 Ref} But when the grain is ready, he quickly sends men to get it cut, because the time for cutting has come.

^{30 Ref} And he said, What picture may we give of the kingdom of God, or with what story may we make it clear?

^{31 Ref} It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is put in the earth, is smaller than all the seeds on the earth,

^{32 Ref} But when it is planted, it comes up, and becomes taller than all the plants, and puts out great branches, so that the birds of heaven are able to take rest in its shade.

^{33 Ref} And with a number of such stories he gave them his teaching, as they were able to take it:

^{34 Ref} And without a story he said nothing to them: but privately to his disciples he made all things clear.

^{35 Ref} And on that day, when the evening had come, he said to them, Let us go over to the other side.

^{36 Ref} And going away from the people, they took him with them, as he was, in the boat. And other boats were with him.

^{37 Ref} And a great storm of wind came up, and the waves came into the boat, so that the boat was now becoming full.

^{38 Ref} And he himself was in the back of the boat, sleeping on the cushion: and they, awaking him, said, Master, is it nothing to you that we are in danger of destruction?

^{39 Ref} And he came out of his sleep, and gave strong orders to the wind, and said to the sea, Peace, be at rest. And the wind went down, and there was a great calm.

^{40 Ref} And he said to them, Why are you full of fear? have you still no faith?

^{41 Ref} And their fear was great, and they said one to another, Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea do his orders?