1 And again he began to teach beside the sea,
2 And he began to teach
3 “Listen! Behold, the sower went out to sow.
4 And it happened that while
5 And other
6 And when the sun rose it was scorched, and because it did not have
7 And other
8 And other
9 And he said, “Whoever has ears to hear, let him hear!”
10 And when he was alone, those around him together with the twelve began asking
11 And he said to them, “To you has been granted the secret of the kingdom of God, but to those who are outside everything is in parables,
12 so that
13 And he said to them, “Do you not understand this parable? And how will you understand all the parables?
14 The sower sows the word.
15 And these are the ones beside the path where the word is sown, and whenever they hear
16 And these are the ones sown on the rocky ground, who whenever they hear the word immediately receive it with joy.
17 And they have no root in themselves, but are temporary. Then
18 And others are the ones sown among the thorn plants—these are the ones who hear the word,
19 and the cares of the world and the deceitfulness of wealth and the desires for other
20 And those are the ones sown on the good soil, who hear the word and receive
21 And he said to them, “Surely a lamp is not brought so that it may be put under a bushel basket or under a bed,
22 For nothing is secret except so that it may be revealed, nor has become hidden except so that it will come to light.
23 If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear!”
24 And he said to them, “Take care what you hear! With the measure by which you measure out, it will be measured out to you, and will be added to you.
25 For whoever has,
26 And he said, “The kingdom of God is like this: like a man scatters seed on the ground.
27 And he sleeps and gets up, night and day, and the seed sprouts and grows—
28 By itself the soil produces a crop: first the grass, then the head of grain, then the full grain in the head.
29 But when the crop permits, he sends
30 And he said, “With what can we compare the kingdom of God, or by what parable can we present it?
32 but when it is sown it grows up and becomes the largest of all the garden herbs, and sends out large branches so that the birds of the sky are able to nest in its shade.”
33 And with many parables such as these he was speaking the word to them, as they were able to hear
34 And he did not speak to them without a parable, but in private he explained everything to his own disciples.
35 And on that day,
36 And leaving the crowd, they took him along, as he was, in the boat. And other boats were with him.
37 And a great storm of wind developed, and the waves were breaking into the boat, so that the boat was already being filled
38 And he was in the stern sleeping on the cushion, and they woke him up and said to him, “Teacher, is it not a concern to you that we are perishing?”
39 And he woke up
40 And he said to them, “Why are you fearful? Do you not yet have faith?”
41 And