1And again he began to teach by the seaside. And there is gathered to him a very great multitude, so that he entered into a boat, and sat in the sea; and all the multitude were by the sea on the land. 2And he taught them many things in parables, and said to them in his teaching, 3Listen: Behold, the sower went out to sow: 4and it happened, as he sowed, some seed fell by the wayside, and the birds came and devoured it. 5And other seed fell on the rocky ground, where it did not have much earth; and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of earth: 6and when the sun had risen, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away. 7And other seed fell among the thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit. 8And others fell into the good ground, and yielded fruit, growing up and increasing; and brought forth, thirtyfold, and sixtyfold, and a hundredfold. 9And he said, He who has ears to hear, let him hear. 10And when he was alone, those who were about him with the twelve asked him about the parables. 11And he said to them, To you is given the mystery of the kingdom of God: but to those who are outside, all things are done in parables: 12that seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest perhaps they should turn again, and it should be forgiven them. 13And he says to them, Do you not know this parable? and how shall you know all the parables? 14The sower sows the word. 15And these are those by the wayside, where the word is sown; and when they have heard, immediately Satan comes, and takes away the word which has been sown in them. 16And these in like manner are those who are sown upon the rocky places, who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with joy; 17and they have no root in themselves, but endure for a while; then, when tribulation or persecution arises because of the word, immediately they stumble. 18And others are those who are sown among the thorns; these are those who have heard the word, 19and the cares of the world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful. 20And these are those who were sown upon the good ground; such as hear the word, and accept it, and bear fruit, thirtyfold, and sixtyfold, and a hundredfold. 21And he said to them, Is the lamp brought to be put under the bushel, or under the bed, and not to be put on the stand? 22For there is nothing hidden, except that it should be manifested; nor was anything made secret, but that it should come to light. 23If any man has ears to hear, let him hear. 24And he said to them, Take heed what you hear: with what measure you measure it shall be measured to you; and more shall be given to you. 25For he who has, to him shall be given: and he who does not have, from him shall be taken away even what he has. 26And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed upon the earth; 27and should sleep and rise night and day, and the seed should spring up and grow, he does not know how. 28The earth bears fruit by itself; first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear. 29But when the fruit is ripe, immediately he puts in the sickle, because the harvest has come. 30And he said, How shall we liken the kingdom of God? or in what parable shall we set it forth? 31It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown upon the earth, though it is less than all the seeds that are upon the earth, 32yet when it is sown, grows up, and becomes greater than all the herbs, and puts out great branches; so that the birds of the heaven can lodge under the shadow of it. 33And with many such parables he spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear it; 34and without a parable he did not speak to them: but privately to his own disciples he expounded all things. 35And on that day, when evening had come, he says to them, Let us go over to the other side. 36And leaving the multitude, they take him with them, even as he was, in the boat. And other boats were with him. 37And there arises a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the boat, so that the boat was now filling. 38And he himself was in the stern, asleep on the cushion: and they awake him, and say to him, Teacher, do you not care that we perish? 39And he awoke, and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm. 40And he said to them, Why are you fearful? do you not yet have faith? 41And they feared exceedingly, and said one to another, Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?