1And again he began to teach by the side of the sea. And great multitudes were assembled about him; so that he embarked and sat in a ship on the sea, and all the multitude stood on the land by the side of the sea. 2And he taught them much by similitudes. And in his teaching, he said: 3Hear ye: Behold a sower went forth to sow. 4And as he sowed, some seed fell on the side of the path; and a bird came, and devoured it. 5And other seed fell on a rock, so that it had not much earth; and it soon shot up, because it had no depth of earth. 6But when the sun was up, it wilted; and because it had no root, it dried up. 7And other seed fell among thorns. And the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruits. 8And other seed fell on good ground, and came up, and grew, and yielded fruits; some thirty, some sixty, and some a hundred. 9And he said: Whoever hath ears to hear, let him hear. 10) And when they were by themselves, those with him, together with the twelve, asked him concerning this similitude. 10 11And Jesus said to them: To you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God; but to them without, all is in similitudes: 12that when they see, they may see and not see, and when they hear, they may hear and not understand; lest they should be converted, and their sins be forgiven them. 13And he said to them: Do ye not understand this similitude? And how will ye understand all similitudes? 14The sower that sowed, sowed the word. 15And those by the side of the path, are they in whom the word is sown; and as soon as they have heard it, Satan cometh, and taketh away the word that was sown in their hearts. 16And those sown on the rock, are they who, when they hear the word, immediately with joy receive it. 17And they have no root in them, but are temporary; and when there is affliction or persecution on account of the word, they are quickly stumbled. 18And those sown among thorns, are they that hear the word, 19and the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the residue of other lusts enter in and choke the word, and it is without fruits. 20And those sown on good ground are they that hear the word, and receive it, and bear fruits, by thirties, and by sixties, and by hundreds. 21And he said to them: Is a lamp brought to be placed under a bushel, or under a bed? Is it not to be placed on a light-stand? 22For there is nothing hid, which will not be exposed; and nothing concealed, which will not be made manifest. 23If any one have ears to hear, let him hear. 24And he said to them: Take heed what ye hear: with what measure ye measure, it shall be measured to you: and there shall more be given to you who hear. 25For to him that hath, will more be given; and from him that hath not, even what he hath, will be taken from him. 26And he said: So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground, 27and should sleep and rise, by night and by day, and the seed should grow an shoot up, he knoweth not how. 28For the earth bringeth forth the fruit; first the plant, and subsequently the ear, and at last the complete wheat in the ear. 29And when the fruit is ripe, immediately cometh the sickle, because the harvest hath arrived. 30And he said: To what shall we liken the kingdom of God? and with what similitude shall we compare it? 31It is like a grain of mustard seed which, when it is sown in the earth, is the least of all seeds sown on the earth; 32and when it is sown it springeth up, and becometh greater than all herbs, and produceth great branches, so that birds can lodge under its shadow. 33And by many such similitudes, similitudes such as they could hear, Jesus discoursed with the people. 34And without similitudes he did not converse with them: but to his disciples, between himself and them, he explained every thing. 35And he said to them, the same day at evening: Let us pass over to the other side. 36And they sent away the multitudes: and they conducted him in the ship as he was. And there were also with him other little ships. 37And there was a great tempest and wind: and the waves beat upon the ship, and it was near being filled. 38And Jesus was asleep on a pillow in the hinder part of the ship. And they came and awoke him, and said to him: Our Rabbi, carest thou not, that we perish? 39And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea: Cease; be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm. 40And he said to them: Why were ye so fearful? and why have ye not faith? 41And they feared with great fear: and they said, one to another: Who is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him!