| Chapter 4
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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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2 | And he taught them many things by parables, and said unto them in
his doctrine, |
| 3 | Hearken;
Behold, there went out a sower 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. |
| 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: |
| 6 | But when the sun
was up, it was scorched; and because 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. |
| 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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| And he said unto them, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. |
| 10 | And when he was alone,
they that were about him with the twelve asked of him the parable. |
| 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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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.
Isa 6:9,10
Matt 13:15
Acts 28:27
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13 | And he said unto them, Know ye not this parable?
and how then will ye know all parables? |
| 14 | The sower soweth the word. |
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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. |
| 16 | And these are they likewise which are sown on stony
ground; who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with
gladness; |
| 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. |
| 18 | And these are they which
are sown among thorns; such as 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. |
| 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. |
| 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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22 | For there is nothing hid, which shall not be manifested; neither
was any thing kept secret, but that it should come abroad. |
| 23 | If any man have ears to hear, let him
hear. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 26 | And he said, So
is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground; |
| 27 | And should sleep, and rise
night and day, and the seed should spring and grow up, he knoweth not how. |
| 28 | For the earth bringeth
forth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn
in the ear. |
| 29 | But when
the fruit is brought forth, immediately he putteth in the sickle, because the
harvest is come. |
| 30 | And
he said, Whereunto shall we liken the kingdom of God? or with what comparison
shall we compare 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: |
| 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. |
| 33 | And with many such parables spake he the word unto
them, as they were able to hear it. |
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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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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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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. |
| 37 | And there
arose a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the ship, so that it was
now full. |
| 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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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. |
| 40 | And he said unto them,
Why are ye so fearful? how is it that ye have 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? |
