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The Parable of the Sower
Again he began to teach beside the sea. And a very large crowd gathered about him, so that he got into a boat and sat in it on the sea, and the whole crowd was beside the sea on the land.
Again he began to teach beside the sea. And a very large crowd gathered about him, so that he got into a boat and sat in it on the sea, and the whole crowd was beside the sea on the land.
Parable of the Sower and Soils
He began to teach again by the sea. And such a very large crowd gathered to Him that He got into a boat in the sea and sat down; and the whole crowd was by the sea on the land.
He began to teach again by the sea. And such a very large crowd gathered to Him that He got into a boat in the sea and sat down; and the whole crowd was by the sea on the land.
And he was teaching them many things in parables, and in his teaching he said to them:
And He was teaching them many things in parables, and was saying to them in His teaching,
And as he sowed, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it.
as he was sowing, some seed fell beside the road, and the birds came and ate it up.
Other seed fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil, and immediately it sprang up, since it had no depth of soil.
“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 when the sun rose, it was scorched, and since it had no root, it withered away.
“And after the sun had risen, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.
Other seed fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked it, and it yielded no grain.
“Other seed fell among the thorns, and the thorns came up and choked it, and it yielded no crop.
And other seeds fell into good soil and produced grain, growing up and increasing and yielding thirtyfold and sixtyfold and a hundredfold.”
“Other seeds fell into the good soil, and as they grew up and increased, they yielded a crop and produced thirty, sixty, and a hundredfold.”
And he said, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”
And He was saying, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”
The Purpose of the Parables
And when he was alone, those around him with the twelve asked him about the parables.
And when he was alone, those around him with the twelve asked him about the parables.
As soon as He was alone, His followers, along with the twelve, began asking Him about the parables.
And he said to them, “To you has been given the secret of the kingdom of God, but for those outside everything is in parables,
And He was saying to them, “To you has been given the mystery of the kingdom of God, but those who are outside get everything in parables,
so that
“‘they may indeed see but not perceive,
and may indeed hear but not understand,
lest they should turn and be forgiven.’”
“‘they may indeed see but not perceive,
and may indeed hear but not understand,
lest they should turn and be forgiven.’”
so that WHILE SEEING, THEY MAY SEE AND NOT PERCEIVE, AND WHILE HEARING, THEY MAY HEAR AND NOT UNDERSTAND, OTHERWISE THEY MIGHT RETURN AND BE FORGIVEN.”
And he said to them, “Do you not understand this parable? How then will you understand all the parables?
Explanation
And He said to them, “Do you not understand this parable? How will you understand all the parables?
And these are the ones along the path, where the word is sown: when they hear, Satan immediately comes and takes away the word that is sown in them.
“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 the ones sown on rocky ground: the ones who, when they hear the word, immediately receive it with joy.
“In a similar way these are the ones on whom seed was sown on the rocky places, who, when they hear the word, immediately receive it with joy;
and they have no firm root in themselves, but are only temporary; then, when affliction or persecution arises because of the word, immediately they fall away.
And others are the ones sown among thorns. They are those who hear the word,
“And others are the ones on whom seed was sown among the thorns; these are the ones who have heard the word,
but the cares of the world and the deceitfulness of riches and the desires for other things enter in and choke the word, and it proves unfruitful.
but the worries of the world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the desires for other things enter in and choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.
But those that were sown on the good soil are the ones who hear the word and accept it and bear fruit, thirtyfold and sixtyfold and a hundredfold.”
“And those are the ones on whom seed was sown on the good soil; and they hear the word and accept it and bear fruit, thirty, sixty, and a hundredfold.”
A Lamp Under a Basket
And he said to them, “Is a lamp brought in to be put under a basket, or under a bed, and not on a stand?
And he said to them, “Is a lamp brought in to be put under a basket, or under a bed, and not on a stand?
And He was saying to them, “A lamp is not brought to be put under a basket, is it, or under a bed? Is it not brought to be put on the lampstand?
For nothing is hidden except to be made manifest; nor is anything secret except to come to light.
“For nothing is hidden, except to be revealed; nor has anything been secret, but that it would come to light.
And he said to them, “Pay attention to what you hear: with the measure you use, it will be measured to you, and still more will be added to you.
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.
For to the one who has, more will be given, and from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away.”
“For whoever has, to him more shall be given; and whoever does not have, even what he has shall be taken away from him.”
The Parable of the Seed Growing
And he said, “The kingdom of God is as if a man should scatter seed on the ground.
And he said, “The kingdom of God is as if a man should scatter seed on the ground.
Parable of the Seed
And He was saying, “The kingdom of God is like a man who casts seed upon the soil;
He sleeps and rises night and day, and the seed sprouts and grows; he knows not how.
and he goes to bed at night and gets up by day, and the seed sprouts and grows — how, he himself does not know.
The earth produces by itself, first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear.
“The soil produces crops by itself; first the blade, then the head, then the mature grain in the head.
But when the grain is ripe, at once he puts in the sickle, because the harvest has come.”
“But when the crop permits, he immediately puts in the sickle, because the harvest has come.”
The Parable of the Mustard Seed
And he said, “With what can we compare the kingdom of God, or what parable shall we use for it?
And he said, “With what can we compare the kingdom of God, or what parable shall we use for it?
Parable of the Mustard Seed
And He said, “How shall we picture the kingdom of God, or by what parable shall we present it?
It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when sown on the ground, is the smallest of all the seeds on earth,
“It is like a mustard seed, which, when sown upon the soil, though it is smaller than all the seeds that are upon the soil,
yet when it is sown it grows up and becomes larger than all the garden plants and puts out large branches, so that the birds of the air can make nests in its shade.”
yet when it is sown, it grows up and becomes larger than all the garden plants and forms large branches; so that THE BIRDS OF THE AIR can NEST UNDER ITS SHADE.”
With many such parables he spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear it.
With many such parables He was speaking the word to them, so far as they were able to hear it;
He did not speak to them without a parable, but privately to his own disciples he explained everything.
and He did not speak to them without a parable; but He was explaining everything privately to His own disciples.
Jesus Calms a Storm
On that day, when evening had come, he said to them, “Let us go across to the other side.”
On that day, when evening had come, he said to them, “Let us go across to the other side.”
Jesus Stills the Sea
On that day, when evening came, He said to them, “Let us go over to the other side.”
And leaving the crowd, they took him with them in the boat, just as he was. And other boats were with him.
Leaving the crowd, they took Him along with them in the boat, just as He was; and other boats were with Him.
And a great windstorm arose, and the waves were breaking into the boat, so that the boat was already filling.
And there arose a fierce gale of wind, and the waves were breaking over the boat so much that the boat was already filling up.
But he 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?”
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 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 got up and rebuked the wind and said to the sea, “Hush, be still.” And the wind died down and it became perfectly calm.
He said to them, “Why are you so afraid? Have you still no faith?”
And He said to them, “Why are you afraid? Do you still have no faith?”