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BSB
Berean Standard Bible
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King James Version
Once
again
Jesus
began to teach beside
the sea ,
and such
a
large
crowd
gathered around
Him that He got
into a boat
and sat in it,
while
all
the people
crowded
along
the shore
.
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
.
And He taught them many things in
parables, and in His teaching
He
said
,
And he taught them many things by
parables, and said
unto
them
in his doctrine
,
“Listen!
A
farmer
went out to sow his
seed.
Hearken;
Behold,
there
went out a
sower
to sow :
And as he was
sowing
, some seed
fell along
the path
, and the birds
came and devoured it.
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
.
Some fell on rocky
ground, where it did
not have
much soil.
It sprang up quickly
because the
soil
was
shallow.
And
some fell on stony
ground, where it had
not much earth;
and
immediately
it sprang up ,
because it
had
no
depth
of
earth:
But when the sun rose
, the
seedlings
were
scorched ,
and they
withered
because they
had no root.
But when the sun was
up
, it
was
scorched ;
and because it
had no root ,
it
withered
away
.
Other
seed
fell among thorns, which
grew up and choked the
seedlings
, and they
yielded no crop
.
And
some
fell among thorns, and
the
thorns
grew up ,
and choked it
, and it
yielded no fruit
.
Still
other seed
fell on good soil,
where
it
sprouted
, grew
up ,
and produced
a
crop—one
bearing
thirtyfold
, another
sixtyfold
, and another
a
hundredfold
. ”
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
.
Then
Jesus
said, “
He who
has
ears to hear, let him hear. ”
And
he
said unto
them
, He that
hath
ears to hear, let him hear.
As
soon
as
Jesus
was alone with the Twelve and
those
around
Him,
they
asked Him about
the parable.
And
when
he
was alone ,
they
that
were
about
him
with the twelve asked of
him the parable.
He replied
, “
The mystery of the kingdom of God has
been
given
to
you,
but to
those
on
the
outside
everything
is
expressed
in parables ,
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 :
so
that ,
‘
they may be
ever
seeing
but
never
perceiving
, and ever
hearing but
never
understanding
; otherwise
they might
turn
and be forgiven. ’”
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
.
Then
Jesus
said to
them, “Do
you
not understand
this parable? Then
how will you
understand
any
of
the
parables?
And
he
said unto
them, Know
ye
not this parable? and
how then
will ye
know
all
parables?
The farmer
sows
the word.
The sower
soweth
the word.
Some
are like
the
seeds
along
the path
, where the word is sown .
As
soon
as
they hear
it
, Satan comes
and takes
away the word that was sown in them
.
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
.
Some
are like
the
seeds
sown on rocky
ground .
They hear
the word and
at
once
receive it with joy.
And
these
are they
likewise
which
are
sown on stony
ground ;
who,
when
they have
heard
the word ,
immediately
receive it with gladness;
But
they
themselves
have no root, and they
remain
for only
a season.
When trouble
or persecution comes
because
of
the word
, they quickly
fall
away
.
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
.
Others
are like
the
seeds
sown among the
thorns .
They
hear the word,
And
these
are they
which
are
sown among thorns ;
such
as
hear the word,
but
the worries
of this life
, the deceitfulness of wealth
, and the desire
for
other things come
in and
choke the word, and it becomes
unfruitful.
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.
Still
others
are like
the
seeds
sown on good soil.
They
hear the word, receive it, and produce
a
crop—
thirtyfold, sixtyfold
, or
a
hundredfold
. ”
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
.
Jesus
also
said to
them, “Does
anyone
bring
in
a lamp
to put it
under a basket
or under a bed? Doesn’t
he
set it
on a stand
?
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
?
For there is nothing hidden
that
will
not be disclosed
, and
nothing
concealed
that will
not
be
brought
to
light
.
For there is nothing hid,
which
shall
not be manifested;
neither
was
any
thing
kept
secret
, but
that it
should
come
abroad
.
If anyone
has
ears to hear, let him hear. ”
If any
man
have
ears to hear, let him hear.
He went
on
to
say
, “Pay
attention
to
what you
hear .
With the
measure you
use
, it will
be measured to you ,
and even
more will
be added
to
you
.
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
.
For whoever
has
will
be given more.
But
whoever
does
not have
, even
what
he
has
will
be
taken
away
from him. ”
For he
that
hath,
to
him
shall
be given :
and
he
that
hath
not, from him shall
be
taken
even
that
which
he
hath
.
Jesus
also
said, “
The kingdom of God is
like
a man who
scatters
seed on
the ground .
And
he
said, So
is
the kingdom of God ,
as
if
a man should
cast
seed into
the ground ;
Night and day he
sleeps
and
wakes
, and the seed sprouts
and grows
, though
he knows
not how.
And
should
sleep,
and
rise
night and day, and the seed should
spring
and grow
up
, he knoweth
not how.
All
by
itself
the earth produces
a
crop—
first the stalk
, then the head
, then
grain
that ripens
within
.
For
the earth bringeth
forth
fruit
of
herself;
first the blade
, then the ear
, after
that the
full
corn
in
the
ear
.
And
as
soon
as
the grain
is ripe
, he swings
the sickle, because the harvest has
come. ”
But
when
the fruit
is brought
forth
, immediately
he putteth
in
the sickle, because the harvest is
come.
Then
He asked
, “To
what
can
we compare
the kingdom of God? With what parable
shall we present
it?
And
he said
, Whereunto
shall
we liken
the kingdom of God? or
with what comparison
shall we compare
it?
It is like a mustard seed, which is the smallest
of
all seeds sown
upon
the earth .
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 :
But after
it is planted
, it grows
to
be
the
largest
of
all garden
plants
and puts
forth
great branches ,
so that the birds
of the air nest
in
its
shade
. ”
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
.
With many such parables Jesus
spoke
the word to
them, to
the
extent
that
they could
understand
.
And
with many such parables spake
he
the word unto
them, as
they were
able
to
hear
it
.
He
did
not
tell
them
anything
without using
a parable .
But
privately
He explained
everything
to His own
disciples.
But
without a parable spake
he not
unto
them:
and
when
they
were
alone,
he
expounded
all
things
to his disciples.
When that
evening
came
, He said
to
His
disciples
, “
Let us cross
to
the other side. ”
And
the
same
day,
when the
even
was
come
, he saith
unto
them
, Let us pass
over
unto
the other side.
After
they had dismissed
the crowd
, they took Jesus
with
them,
since
He was already
in the boat
. And there were other
boats
with Him.
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
.
Soon
a violent
windstorm
came
up
, and the waves were
breaking
over
the boat
, so that it was being
swamped
.
And
there
arose
a great
storm
of
wind
, and the waves beat
into
the ship
, so that it was now
full
.
But
Jesus
was in the stern
, sleeping
on the
cushion.
So
they woke
Him and said
, “Teacher
, don’t
You
care
that we are
perishing
? ”
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
?
Then
Jesus
got
up
and rebuked the wind and the sea .
“Silence!”
He
commanded.
“
Be still !”
And the wind died
down
, and it
was perfectly
calm.
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.
“
Why are you
so afraid
? ”
He
asked.
“Do
you
still
have no faith? ”
And
he
said
unto
them,
Why are ye
so fearful
? how
is
it
that
ye
have no faith?
Overwhelmed
with
fear,
they asked
one another, “Who
is this, that even the wind and the sea obey Him? ”
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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