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But what fell in rich soil -- these are the ones who, when they hear the message, hold onto it with a good, receptive heart; and by persevering, they bring forth a harvest.
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"No one who has lit a lamp covers it with a bowl or puts it under a bed; no, he puts it on a stand; so that those coming in may see the light.
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For nothing is hidden that will not be disclosed, nothing is covered up that will not be known and come out into the open.
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Pay attention, then, to how you hear! For anyone who has something will be given more; but from anyone who has nothing, even what he seems to have will be taken away."
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Then Yeshua's mother and brothers came to see him, but they couldn't get near him because of the crowd.
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It was reported to him, "Your mother and your brothers are standing outside and want to see you."
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But he gave them this answer: "My mother and brothers are those who hear God's message and act on it!"
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One day Yeshua got into a boat with his talmidim and said to them, "Let's cross to the other side of the lake."
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So they set out; and as they were sailing, he fell asleep. A windstorm came down on the lake, so that the boat began to fill up with water, putting them in great danger.
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They went and woke him, saying, "Rabbi! Rabbi! We're about to die!" He woke up, rebuked the wind and the rough water; and they calmed down, so that it was still.
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Then he said to the talmidim, "Where is your trust?" Awestruck, they marveled, asking one another, "Who can this be, that he commands even the wind and the water, and they obey him?"