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1 And again he began to teach by the sea. And a very large crowd is gathered(# historical present tense) to him, so as him, having gotten into a boat, to sit in the sea(=so that he got into a boat and sat on the sea) And all the crowd was on the land by the sea.
2 And he was teaching them many things in parables. And he was saying (to) them in his teaching,
3 “Listen! Behold, the one sowing went out to sow.”
4 “And it happened, in the to sow(=as he sowed), (that) some fell by the way. And the birds came and devoured it.”
5 “And other fell on the rocky (ground), where it was not having(=did not have) much earth. And immediately it sprang up, and because the not to have(=because it had no) depth of earth.”
6 “And when the sun rose, it was scorched. And because the not to have(=because it had no) root, it withered away.”
7 “And other fell among the thorns. And the thorns grew up and choked it. And it yielded no fruit.”
8 “And others fell into good soil. And it was yielding fruit, growing up and increasing. And it was bearing [one, # Hebraic form of distributive] thirtyfold, and [one] sixtyfold, and [one] hundredfold.”
9 And he was saying, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear!”
10 And when he was alone, the ones around him with the twelve were asking him (about) the parables.
11 And he was saying (to) them, “(To) you has been given the mystery of the kingdom of God. But to those outside all things is(=are) in parables.”
12 “so that, ‘Seeing they may see, and they might(=do) not know; and hearing they may hear, and they may(=do) not understand; lest they should turn back, and it should be forgiven them.’”
13 And he says(# historical present tense) (to) them, “Don’t you know this parable? How then will you know all the parables?”
14 “The one sowing sows the word.
15 And these are the ones (fallen) by the way, where the word is sown. And when they [might] hear, [the] Satan comes immediately and takes away the word having being sown(# perfect) in them.”
16 “And these are the ones being sown on [the] rocky (ground), when they [might] hear the word, immediately receive it with joy.”
17 “And they have no root in themselves, but are lasting(=endure) for a while, then trouble or persecution’s happening(=when trouble or persecution comes)1 because of the word, immediately they stumble.”
18 “And others are the ones being sown among the thorns. These are the ones having heard the word.”
19 “And the cares of the age(=this world), and the deceitfulness of wealth, and the desires for [the] other things, coming into, choke the word. And it becomes unfruitful.”
20 And these are the ones having been sown on the good soil, who hear the word, and accept(=welcome) (it), and bear fruit [one, # Hebraic form of distributive] thirtyfold, and [one] sixtyfold, and [one] hundredfold.”
21 And he was saying (to) them, “[not, # expecting ‘No’] Does the lamp come in(=Is the lamp brought in)2 that it might be put under the bowl or under the bed? Not(=Isn’t it brought in) that it might be put on the lampstand?”
22 “For there is not(=nothing) hidden, except that it might be disclosed, nor is (anything) secret, but that it should come to light.”
23 “If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear.”
24 And he was saying (to) them, “Watch(=Take heed) what you hear. With the (same) measure that you measure, it will be measured (to) you. And it will be more given you.”
25 “For the one who(=whoever) has, it will be given to him. And the one who(=whoever) does not have, even what he has will be taken from him.”
26 And he was saying, “So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast(=scatter) [the] seed on the earth(=ground).”
27 “And he may sleep(=sleeps) and may be risen(=rises) night and day(# accusative of time). And the seed may sprout(=sprouts) and may be lengthened(=grows), (though) he does not know how.”
28 “The earth bears fruit(=produces grain) by itself, first the blade, then (the) head, then full grain in the head.”
29 “But when the fruit might deliver(=the grain is ripe), immediately he sends(=puts) the sickle, because the harvest has come.”
30 And he was saying, “With what might(=can) we compare the kingdom of God? Or in what parable might(=can) we set (it) forth?”
31 “(It is) like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it might be sown(=is sown) on the earth(=ground), is smaller than all the seeds on [the] earth.”
32 “And when it might be sown(=is sown), it grows and becomes greater than all the herbs. And it makes(=shoots out) great branches, so as the birds of heaven to be able to settle(=so that the birds of the air can nest) under its shade.”
33 And (with) many such parables he was speaking the word to them, as they were [being] able to hear (it).
34 And without a parable, he was not speaking to them, but privately he was explaining all things to his own disciples.
35 And he says (to) them on that day, evening’s having become(=when evening has come)3, “Let us go across to the other side.”
36 And having left the crowd, they take him, as he was, in the boat. And other boats was(=were) with him.
37 And a great storm of wind becomes(=arises). And the waves were throwing over(=were beating) into the boat so as the boat to be already filled(=so that the boat was already being filled)4.
38 And he was in the stern, sleeping on the pillow(=cushion). And they wake him and say to him, “Teacher, isn’t it care to you(=do you not care) that we perish(=are perishing)?”
39 And having been awoken, he rebuked the wind, and said (to) the sea, “Be quiet! Be still!” And the wind dropped(=ceased), and there was a great calm.
40 And he said (to) them, “Why are you (so) afraid? Have you still no faith?”
41 And they feared great fear(=exceedingly)5, and were saying to one another, “Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?”