1. And he began again to
teach by the sea side: and there was gathered unto him a great
multitude, so that he entered into a ship, and sat in the sea; and the
whole multitude was by the sea on the land.
2. And he taught them many
things by parables, and said unto them in his doctrine,
3. Hearken;
Behold, there went out a sower to sow:
4. And it came to pass, as
he sowed, some fell by the wayside, and the fowls of the air came and
devoured it up.
5. And some fell on stony
ground, where it had not much earth; and immediately it sprang up,
because it had no depth of earth:
6. But when the sun was up,
it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.
7. And some fell among
thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no
fruit.
8. And other fell on good
ground, and did yield fruit that sprang up and increased, and brought
forth, some thirty, and some sixty, and some an hundred.
9. And he said unto them,
He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
10. And when he was alone,
they that were about him with the twelve asked of him the parable.
11. And he said unto them,
Unto
you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto
them that are without, all these things are done in parables:
12. That seeing they may
see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand;
lest at any time they should be converted, and their sins should be
forgiven them.
13. And he said unto them,
Know
ye not this parable? and how then will ye know all parables?
14. The sower soweth the
word.
15. And these are they by
the wayside, where the word is sown; but when they have heard, Satan
cometh immediately, and taketh away the word that was sown in their
hearts.
16. And these are they
likewise which are sown on stony ground; who, when they have heard the
word, immediately receive it with gladness;
17. And have no root in
themselves, and so endure but for a time: afterward, when affliction
or persecution ariseth for the word's sake, immediately they are
offended.
18. And these are they
which are sown among thorns; such as hear the word,
19. And the cares of this
world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things
entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful.
20. And these are they
which are sown on good ground; such as hear the word, and receive it,
and bring forth fruit, some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some a
hundred.
21. And he said unto them,
Is
a candle brought to put under a bushel, or under a bed? and not to be
set on a candlestick?
22. For there is nothing
hid, which shall not be manifested; neither was any thing kept secret,
but that it should come abroad.
23. If any man have ears to
hear, let him hear.
24. And he said unto them,
Take
heed what ye hear. With what measure ye mete, it shall be
measured to you; and unto you that hear shall more be given.
25. For he that hath, to
him shall be given; and he that hath not, from him shall be taken even
that which he hath.
26. And he said,
So
is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground;
27. And should sleep, and
rise night and day, and the seed should spring and grow up, he knoweth
not how.
28. For the earth bringeth
forth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, after that the
full corn in the ear.
29. But when the fruit is
brought forth, immediately he putteth in the sickle, because the
harvest is come.
30. And he said, Whereunto
shall we liken the kingdom of God? or with what comparison shall we
compare it?
31. It is like a grain of
mustard seed, which, when it is sown in the earth, is less than all
the seeds that be in the earth:
32. But when it is sown, it
groweth up, and becometh greater than all herbs, and shooteth out
great branches; so that the fowls of the air may lodge under the
shadow of it.
33. And with many such
parables spake he the word
unto them, as they
were able to hear it.
34. But without a parable
spake he not unto them: and when they were alone, he expounded all
things to his disciples.
35. And the same day,
when the even was come, he saith unto them, Let
us pass over unto the other side.
36. And when they had sent
away the multitude, they took him even as he was in the ship.
And there were also with him other little ships.
37. And there arose a great
storm of wind, and the waves beat into the ship, so that it was now
full.
38. And he was in the
hinder part of the ship, asleep on a pillow: and they awake him, and
say unto him, Master, carest thou not that we perish?
39. And he arose, and
rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea,
Peace,
be still. And
the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.
40. And he said unto them,
Why
are ye so fearful? how is it that ye have no faith?
41. And they feared
exceedingly, and said one to another, What manner of man is this, that
even the wind and the sea obey him?
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