'Again2he began3to teach4beside5the6sea.7And8a very large13crowd12gathered9about10him,11so that14he15got18into16a boat17and8sat19in iton20the21sea,22and23the25whole24crowd26was33beside27the28sea29on30the31land.32 And1he was teaching2them3many [things]6in4parables,5and7in10his13teaching12he said8to them:9 “Listen!1Behold,2a4sower5went out3to sow.6 And1as3he4sowed,5some6seedfell8along9the10path,11and12the14birds15came13and16devoured17it.18 Other2seedfell3on4rocky ground,6where7it did9not8have18much11soil,10and12immediately13it sprang up,14since15it had18no17depth19of soil.20 And1when2the4sun5rose,3it was scorched,6and7since8it9had11no10root,12it withered away.13 Other2seedfell3among4thorns,6and7the9thorns10grew up8and11choked12it,13and14it yielded17no16grain.15 And1other2seedsfell3into4good8soil6and9produced10grain,11growing up12and13increasing14and15yielding16thirtyfold18and19sixtyfold21and22a hundredfold.”24 And1he said,2“He3who has4ears5to hear,6let him hear.”7 And1when2he was3alone,45those8around9him10with11the12twelve13asked6him7about the14parables.15 And1he said2to them,3“To you4has been given7the5secret6of the8kingdom9of God,11but13for those12outside15everything1819is20in16parables,17 so that1they may indeed see23but4not5perceive,6and7may indeed hear89but10not11understand,12lest13they should turn14and15be forgiven.”16 And1he said2to them,3“Doyou5not4understand5this8parable?7How10then9will you understand14all11the12parables?13 The1sower2sows5the3word.4 And2these1are3the ones4along5the6path,7where8the10word11is sown:9when13they hear,14Satan18immediately15comes16and12takes away20the21word22that is sown24in25them.26 And1these2are3the ones4sown8on5rocky ground7: the ones who,9when10they hear11the12word,13immediately14receive17it18with15joy.16 And1they have3no2root4in5themselves,6but7[endure]9for a while;8then,10when11tribulation12or13persecution14arises11on account of15the16word,17immediately18they fall away.19 And1others2are3the ones4sown8among5thorns.7They9are10those11who hear14the12word,13 but1the2cares3of the4world5and6the7deceitfulness8of riches10and11the12desires16for13other15things14enter in17andchoke18the19word,20and21it proves23unfruitful.22 But1those2that were sown10on5the6good9soil7are3the ones4who11hear12the13word14and15accept16itand17bear fruit,18thirtyfold20and21sixtyfold23and24a hundredfold.”26 And1he said2to them,3“Is5a6lamp7brought in5to be put812under9a10basket,11or13under14a15bed,16andnot17on19a20stand?21 For2nothing1is3hidden4except56to be made manifest;78nor9is anything10secret11except12to come1314to15light.16 If1anyone2has3ears4to hear,5let him hear.”6 And1he said2to them,3“Pay attention4to what5you hear:6with7the8measure9you use,10it will be measured11to you,12and13still more will be added14to you.15 For2to the one5who1has,3morewill be given,4and6from14the one15who7has9not,8even10what11he has12will be taken away.”13 And1he said,2“The5kingdom6of God8is4as9ifa man10should scatter11seed13on14the15ground.16 He sleeps2and3rises4night5and6day,7and8the9seed10sprouts11and12grows;13he17knows16not15how.14 The2earth3produces4by itself,1first5the blade,6then7the ear,8then9thefull10grain11in12the13ear.14 But2when1the4grain5is ripe,3at once6he puts in7the8sickle,9because10the12harvest13has come.”11 And1he said,2“With what3can we compare4the5kingdom6of God,8or9what11parable13shall we use14for it?12 It islike1a grain2of mustard seed,3which,4when5sown6on7the8ground,9is11thesmallest10of all12the13seeds14on16earth,18 yet1when2it is sown3it grows up4and5becomes6larger than7all8the9garden plants10and11puts out12large14branches,13so that15the21birds22of the23air24can16make nests25in17its20shade.”19 With many4such2parables3he spoke5the7word8to them,6as9they were able10to hear11it. He did5not4speak5to them6without1a parable,3but9privately78to his own11disciples12he explained13everything.14 On4that5day,7when9evening8had come,9he said2to them,3“Let us go across10to11the12other side.”13 And1leaving2the3crowd,4they took5him6with them5in9the10boat,11just as7he was.8And12other13boats14were15with16him.17 And1a great4windstorm35arose,2and6the7waves8were breaking9into10the11boat,12so that13the16boat17was15already14filling.15 But1he2was3in4the5stern,6asleep10on7the8cushion.9And11they woke12him13and14said15to him,16“Teacher,17doyou20not18care19that21we are perishing?”22 And1he awoke2andrebuked3the4wind5and6said7to the8sea,9“Peace!10Be still!”11And12the14wind15ceased,13and16there was17a great19calm.18 He said2to them,3“Why4are you6soafraid?5Have you8still no7faith?”9 And1they were filled2with great4fear3and5said6to7one another,8“Who9then10is12this,11that13even14the15wind16and17the18sea19obey20him?”21