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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.
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Again he began to teach beside the sea. Such a very large crowd gathered around him that he got into a boat on the sea and sat there, while the whole crowd was beside the sea on the land.
2 And he taught them many things by parables, and said unto them in his doctrine,
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He began to teach them many things in parables, and in his teaching he said to them:
3 Hearken; Behold, there went out a sower to sow:
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"Listen! A sower went out to sow.
4 And it came to pass, as he sowed, some fell by the way side, and the fowls of the air came and devoured it up.
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And as he sowed, some seed fell on the path, and the birds came and ate 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:
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Other seed fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil, and it sprang up quickly, since it had no depth of soil.
6 But when the sun was up, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.
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And when the sun rose, it was scorched; and since 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.
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Other seed fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked it, and it yielded no grain.
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.
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Other seed fell into good soil and brought forth grain, growing up and increasing and yielding thirty and sixty and a hundredfold."
9 And he said unto them,He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
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And he said, "Let anyone with ears to hear listen!"
10 And when he was alone, they that were about him with the twelve asked of him the parable.
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When he was alone, those who were around him along with the twelve asked him about the parables.
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:
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And he said to them, "To you has been given the secret of the kingdom of God, but for those outside, everything comes 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.
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in order that "they may indeed look, but not perceive, and may indeed listen, but not understand; so that they may not turn again and be forgiven.' "
13 And he said unto them,Know ye not this parable? and how then will ye know all parables?
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And he said to them, "Do you not understand this parable? Then how will you understand all the parables?
14 The sower soweth the word.
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The sower sows the word.
15 And these are they by the way side, where the word is sown; but when they have heard, Satan cometh immediately, and taketh away the word that was sown in their hearts.
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These are the ones on the path where the word is sown: when they hear, Satan immediately comes and takes away the word that is sown in them.
16 And these are they likewise which are sown on stony ground; who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with gladness;
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And these are the ones sown on rocky ground: when they hear the word, they immediately receive it with joy.
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.
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But they have no root, and endure only for a while; then, when trouble or persecution arises on account of the word, immediately they fall away.
18 And these are they which are sown among thorns; such as hear the word,
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And others are those sown among the thorns: these are the ones who 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.
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but the cares of the world, and the lure of wealth, and the desire for other things come in and choke the word, and it yields nothing.
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 an hundred.
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And these are the ones sown on the good soil: they hear the word and accept it and bear fruit, thirty and sixty and a hundredfold."
21 And he said unto them,Is a candle brought to be put under a bushel, or under a bed? and not to be set on a candlestick?
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He said to them, "Is a lamp brought in to be put under the bushel basket, or under the bed, and not on the lampstand?
22 For there is nothing hid, which shall not be manifested; neither was any thing kept secret, but that it should come abroad.
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For there is nothing hidden, except to be disclosed; nor is anything secret, except to come to light.
23 If any man have ears to hear, let him hear.
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Let anyone with ears to hear listen!"
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.
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And he said to them, "Pay attention to what you hear; the measure you give will be the measure you get, and still more will be given you.
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.
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For to those who have, more will be given; and from those who have nothing, even what they have will be taken away."
26 And he said,So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground;
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He also said, "The kingdom of God is as if someone would scatter seed on the ground,
27 And should sleep, and rise night and day, and the seed should spring and grow up, he knoweth not how.
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and would sleep and rise night and day, and the seed would sprout and grow, he does not know how.
28 For the earth bringeth forth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear.
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The earth produces of itself, first the stalk, then the head, then the full grain in the head.
29 But when the fruit is brought forth, immediately he putteth in the sickle, because the harvest is come.
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But when the grain is ripe, at once he goes in with his sickle, because the harvest has come."
30 And he said,Whereunto shall we liken the kingdom of God? or with what comparison shall we compare it?
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He also said, "With what can we compare the kingdom of God, or what parable will we use for 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:
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It is like a mustard seed, which, when sown upon the ground, is the smallest of all the seeds on 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.
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yet when it is sown it grows up and becomes the greatest of all shrubs, and puts forth large branches, so that the birds of the air can make nests in its shade."
33 And with many such parables spake he the word unto them, as they were able to hear it.
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With many such parables he spoke the word to 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.
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he did not speak to them except in parables, but he explained everything in private 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.
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On that day, when evening had come, he said to them, "Let us go across to 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.
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And leaving the crowd behind, they took him with them in the boat, just as he was. Other boats were with him.
37 And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the ship, so that it was now full.
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A great windstorm arose, and the waves beat into the boat, so that the boat was already being swamped.
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?
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But he was in the stern, asleep on the cushion; and they woke him up and said to him, "Teacher, do you not care that we are perishing?"
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.
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He woke up and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, "Peace! Be still!" Then the wind ceased, and there was a dead calm.
40 And he said unto them,Why are ye so fearful? how is it that ye have no faith?
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He said to them, "Why are you afraid? Have you still 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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And they were filled with great awe and said to one another, "Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?"
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