Verse
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
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
again he
began to teach by
the sea, and there
was
gathered unto
him a
great
multitude,
so
that he ,
having
gone
into the
boat ,
sat in the
sea
, and
all the multitude
was
near
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 in similes
, and he
said
to
them
in his teaching :
“Listen!
A
farmer
went out
to sow his
seed.
`Hearken,
lo,
the
sower
went forth
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,
in
the
sowing, some fell by
the way
, and the fowls
of
the
heaven
did
come
and devour
it ;
Some
fell on
rocky ground, where it did
not have
much soil.
It sprang up
quickly
because the
soil
was
shallow.
and
other
fell upon
the
rocky ground, where it had
not much earth,
and
immediately
it sprang forth,
because of
not
having
depth
of
earth,
But
when
the sun rose
, the
seedlings
were
scorched, and they
withered
because they
had
no
root .
and
the sun having
risen
, it
was
scorched, and because of
not
having
root it
did
wither;
Other seed
fell among
thorns, which
grew
up
and choked
the seedlings
, and they
yielded
no
crop.
and
other fell toward
the
thorns, and the thorns
did
come
up
, and choke
it,
and
fruit
it
gave
not;
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 to
the
good ground
, and
was
giving
fruit
, coming
up and
increasing
, and it
bare,
one thirty-fold
, and
one
sixty
, and one
an
hundred
. '
Then
Jesus
said, “
He who has
ears to hear ,
let him hear. ”
And
he
said to
them
, `
He who is
having
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 ,
those
about
him,
with the twelve, did
ask
him of
the simile,
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
to
them
, `To
you
it
hath
been
given
to
know
the secret
of the reign
of God, but to those who
are
without
, in
similes
are
all
the
things
done;
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
they
may
turn ,
and the
sins
may
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
saith
to them, `Have
ye
not known
this simile
? and
how shall
ye
know
all
the similes
?
The
farmer
sows
the word .
He
who
is
sowing
doth
sow
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
where the word is sown :
and
whenever
they may
hear, immediately
cometh
the
Adversary,
and he
taketh
away the word that hath
been
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,
in
like manner,
who
on the
rocky ground are
sown:
who,
whenever
they may
hear the word ,
immediately
with joy do
receive
it,
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 not
root in
themselves
, but
are
temporary;
afterward
tribulation
or persecution having
come
because of the word, immediately
they are
stumbled
.
Others
are like
the
seeds
sown
among
the thorns .
They hear
the word,
`And
these
are they
who
toward
the thorns are
sown:
these
are
they who
are
hearing
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 anxieties
of this age
, and
the deceitfulness of the
riches
, and the desires
concerning
the
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
who
on the
good ground
have
been
sown:
who
do
hear the word, and
receive, and do
bear
fruit
, one
thirty-fold
, and
one
sixty,
and
one
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 to them, `Doth
the
lamp come
that
under the
measure
it
may
be
put,
or under the
couch
--
not
that
it may
be
put
on the
lamp-
stand?
For there is nothing
hidden
that will
not be disclosed
, and
nothing
concealed
that will
not
be
brought
to light.
for there is not
anything
hid
that may
not be manifested
, nor
was
anything
kept
hid
but
that it
may
come
to light.
If anyone
has
ears to hear ,
let him hear. ”
If any
hath
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
to them
, `Take
heed
what ye
hear ;
in
what
measure ye
measure
, it shall
be measured to you ;
and to you who
hear
it
shall
be
added;
For whoever has
will
be given more.
But
whoever does
not have
, even
what
he has
will
be taken away
from him. ”
for whoever may
have,
there
shall
be given to
him,
and
whoever hath
not, also
that
which
he hath
shall
be taken from him. '
Jesus
also
said, “
The kingdom
of God is
like
a man who
scatters
seed on the ground.
And
he
said, `Thus
is
the reign
of God :
as
if
a man may
cast
the
seed on the earth,
Night and day he
sleeps
and
wakes
, and the seed sprouts
and grows
, though
he knows
not how .
and
may
sleep,
and
may
rise
night and day, and the seed spring
up
and grow
, he hath
not known
how ;
All
by
itself the earth produces
a
crop—
first the
stalk
, then
the
head
, then
grain
that
ripens
within.
for
of
itself doth
the earth bear
fruit,
first a
blade
, afterwards
an
ear
, afterwards
full
corn
in
the
ear;
And as
soon
as
the grain
is
ripe
, he swings
the sickle, because the harvest has
come. ”
and whenever
the fruit
may
yield
itself
, immediately
he doth
send
forth
the sickle, because the harvest hath
come. '
Then
He asked
, “
To what can
we compare
the kingdom
of God ?
With
what parable
shall
we present
it?
And
he said
, `
To what may
we liken
the reign
of God ,
or
in
what simile
may
we compare
it?
It
is
like
a mustard seed
, which is
the smallest
of all
seeds sown
upon
the earth .
As
a grain
of
mustard, which ,
whenever
it
may
be
sown
on
the earth,
is
less
than
any
of the
seeds that
are
on
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
. ”
and
whenever
it may
be
sown
, it cometh
up,
and
doth
become
greater
than
any
of the
herbs,
and doth
make
great branches, so that under
its
shade
the fowls
of the heaven
are
able
to
rest
. '
With many such parables
Jesus
spoke
the
word
to them ,
to
the extent
that
they could
understand.
And
with many such similes
he
was
speaking
to them the word,
as
they were
able
to
hear,
He
did
not
tell
them
anything
without using
a parable.
But
privately
He explained
everything
to His own
disciples.
and
without a simile
he was
not
speaking
to them,
and
by
themselves,
to
his disciples he
was
expounding
all
.
When
that
evening
came,
He said
to His
disciples
, “Let
us
cross
to the other side .”
And
he saith
to them
on
that
day
, evening
having
come,
`We
may
pass
over
to 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
having
let
away
the multitude
, they take
him
up
as
he was in the boat ,
and other little
boats also
were
with him.
Soon
a violent
windstorm
came
up
, and the waves were breaking
over
the boat, so that it was
being swamped.
And
there
cometh
a great
storm
of
wind
, and the waves were beating
on
the boat, so that it is
now
being filled,
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
himself
was upon
the stern, upon
the pillow
sleeping,
and
they wake
him up,
and say
to
him
, `
Teacher, art
thou
not
caring
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 having
waked
up,
he
rebuked the wind ,
and said
to
the sea ,
`Peace,
be stilled;'
and the wind did
lull
, and there
was a
great
calm :
“
Why are you
so afraid
? ”
He
asked.
“Do
you
still
have no
faith? ”
and
he
said
to
them,
`
Why are ye
so fearful
? how
have ye
not
faith? '
Overwhelmed
with
fear, they
asked
one another, “
Who is this, that even the wind and the sea obey Him? ”
and
they
feared
a
great
fear, and
said
one to
another, `
Who ,
then,
is this, that even the wind and the sea do
obey him? '
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