1 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 He taught them many things in parables, and told them in his teaching, 3 "Listen! Behold, the farmer went out to sow, 4 and as he sowed, some seed fell by the road, and the birds came and devoured it. 5 Others fell on the rocky ground, where it had little soil, and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of soil. 6 When the sun had risen, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away. 7 Others fell among the thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit. 8 Others fell into the good ground, and yielded fruit, growing up and increasing. Some produced thirty times, some sixty times, and some one hundred times as much." 9 He said, "Whoever has ears to hear, let him hear."

10 When he was alone, those who were around him with the twelve asked him about the parables. 11 He said to them, "To you is given the mystery of God’s Kingdom, but to those who are outside, all things are done in parables, 12 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 He said to them, "Don’t you understand this parable? How will you understand all of the parables? 14 The farmer sows the word. 15 The ones by the road are the ones 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 These in the same way are those who are sown on the rocky places, who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with joy. 17 They have no root in themselves, but are short-lived. When oppression or persecution arises because of the word, immediately they stumble. 18 Others are those who are sown among the thorns. These are those who have heard the word, 19 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 Those which were sown on the good ground are those who hear the word, and accept it, and bear fruit, some thirty times, some sixty times, and some one hundred times."

21 He said to them, "Is the lamp brought to be put under a basket or under a bed? Isn’t it put on a stand? 22 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 If any man has ears to hear, let him hear."

24 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 For whoever has, to him more will be given, and he who doesn’t have, even that which he has will be taken away from him."

26 He said, "God’s Kingdom is as if a man should cast seed on the earth, 27 and should sleep and rise night and day, and the seed should spring up and grow, though he doesn’t know how. 28 For the earth bears fruit by itself: first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear. 29 But when the fruit is ripe, immediately he puts in the sickle, because the harvest has come."

30 He said, "How will we liken God’s Kingdom? Or with what parable will we illustrate it? 31 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 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 With many such parables he spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear it. 34 Without a parable he didn’t speak to them; but privately to his own disciples he explained everything.

35 On that day, when evening had come, he said to them, "Let’s go over to the other side." 36 Leaving the multitude, they took him with them, even as he was, in the boat. Other small boats were also with him. 37 A big wind storm arose, and the waves beat into the boat, so much that the boat was already filled. 38 He himself was in the stern, asleep on the cushion, and they woke him up, and told him, "Rabbi, don’t you care that we are dying?"

39 He awoke, and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, "Peace! Be still!" The wind ceased, and there was a great calm. 40 He said to them, "Why are you so afraid? How is it that you have no faith?"

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

1 Again, he was teaching by the sea side, when so great a multitude gathered about him, that he was obliged to go aboard a bark, and sit there, while all the people remained on shore.2 Then he taught them many things by parables.3 In teaching, he said to them, Attend, behold the sower went out to sow.4 And as he sowed, part of the seed fell by the way-side, and the birds came and picked it up.5 Part fell upon rocky ground, where it had little mold. This sprang sooner, because there was no depth of soil.6 But after the sun had beaten upon it, it was scorched, and having no root, it withered away.7 Part fell among thorns; and the thorns grew up and stifled it, so that it yielded nothing.8 Part fell into good ground, and sprang up, and became so fruitful, that some grains produced thirty, some sixty, and some a hundred.9 He added. Whoever has ears to hear, let him hear.10 When he was in private, those who were about him with the twelve, asked him the meaning of the parable.11 He said to them, It is your privilege to know the secrets of the Reign of God, but to those without everything is veiled in parables;12 that they may not perceive what they look at, or understand what they hear; lest they should be reclaimed, and obtain the forgiveness of their sins.13 He said also to them, Do you not understand this parable? How then will you understand all the parables?14 The sower is he who disperses the word.15 The wayside on which some of the grain fell, denotes those who have no sooner heard the word, than Satan comes, and takes away that which was sown in their hearts.16 The rocky ground denotes those, who, hearing the word, receive it first with pleasure;17 yet not having it rooted in their minds, retain it but a while; for when trouble or persecution comes because of the word, they instantly relapse.18 The ground overrun with thorns, denotes those hearers19 in whom worldly cares, and delusive riches, and the inordinate desire of other things, stifle the word, and render it unfruitful.20 The good soil on which some grains yielded thirty, some sixty, and some a hundred, denotes those who hear the word, and retain it, and produce the fruits thereof.21 He said further, Is a lamp brought to be put under a vessel, or under a bed, and not to be set on a stand?22 For there is no secret, that is not discovered; nor has anything been concealed, which is not to be divulged.23 If any man have ears to hear, let him hear.24 He said, moreover, Consider what you hear: with the measure with which you give, you shall receive.25 For to him who has, more shall be given; but from him who has not, even that which he has shall be taken.26 He said also, The kingdom of God is like seed, which a man sowed in his field.27 While he slept by night, and waked by day, the seed shot up, and grew without his minding it.28 For the earth produces of itself first the blade, then the ear; afterward the full corn.29 But as soon as the grain was ripe, he applied the sickle, because it was time to reap it.30 He said also, To what shall we compare the kingdom of God, or by what similitude shall we represent it?31 It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown in the earth, is the smallest of all the seeds that are there.32 But after it is sown, it springs up, and becomes greater than any herb, and shoots out branches so large, that under their shades, the birds of the air may find shelter.33 And in many such similitudes, he conveyed instruction to the people, as he found them disposed to hear:34 and without a similitude he told them nothing; but he solved all to his disciples in private.35 That day, in the evening, he said to them, Let us pass to the other side.36 And they, leaving the people, but having him in the bark, set sail in company with other small barks.37 Then there arose a great storm of wind which drove the billows into the bark, which was now full.38 Jesus being in the stern, asleep on a pillow, they awake him, saying, Rabbi, do you not care that we perish?39 And he arose, and commanded the wind, saying to the sea, Peace! be still! Immediately the wind ceased, and great calm ensued.40 And he said to them, Why are you so timorous? How is it that you have no faith?41 And they were exceedingly terrified, and said one to another, Who is this, whom even the wind and the sea obey?