And 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.

And he taught them much by parables. And in his teaching he said:

Listen: a sower went out to sow.

And as he sowed, some seed fell on the side of the path; and a bird came and ate it.

And other seed fell on rock where there was not much earth; and at once it sprang up because it had no depth of earth.

But when the sun rose it was scorched; and because it had no root it dried up.

And other seed fell among thorns, and the thorns came up and choked it, and it gave no fruit.

And other seed fell on good earth, and came up and grew and gave fruit, some thirty and some sixty and some a hundred.

And he said, Whoever has ears to hear, let him hear.

And when they were alone, those with him, together with the twelve, asked him about that parable.

And Y'shua said to them, To you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of Elohim, but to those outside everything is in similitudes:

that when they see they will see and not see, and when they hear they will hear and not understand, lest they turn and their sins be forgiven them.

And he said to them, Do you not know this similitude? And how will you know all the similitudes?

The sower who sows sows the word.

Now these by the side of the path are those in whom the word is sown; and when they have heard it, at once Satana comes and takes away the word that was sown in their hearts.

And those sown on the rock are those who, when they hear the word, at once receive it with joy.

And they have no root in themselves, but are temporary; and when affliction or persecution happens because of the word, they quickly stumble.

And those sown among the thorns are those who have heard the word,

and the cares of this world and the deceit of riches and the rest of other desires enter in and choke the word, and it becomes without fruit.

And those sown on the good ground are these who hear the word and receive it and give fruit by thirty and by sixty and by a hundred.

And he said to them: Is a lamp brought to be put under a basket or under a bed? Is it not to be put on a lampstand?

For there is nothing hidden that will not be revealed, and nothing in secret that will not be made known.

If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear.

And he said to them: See what you hear. With the measure you measure, it will be measured to you, and more will be added to you who hear.

For to him who has, it will be given; and from him who has not, even what he has will be taken from him.

And he was saying: So is the kingdom of Elohim, like a man who throws seed on the ground,

and sleeps and rises night and day, and the seed grows and lengthens while he does not know.

For the earth brings forth the fruit for him; first the grass, and after it the ear, and then the full wheat in the ear.

But when the fruit is ripe, at once he brings the sickle, because the harvest has come.

And he said: To what shall we liken the kingdom of Elohim, and with what parable shall we compare it?

It is like a grain of mustard which, when it is sown in the earth, is smaller than all the seeds that are on the earth;

And when it is sown, it springs up and becomes greater than all the herbs, and makes great branches, so that the birds can nest under its shade.

With parables like these Y'shua was speaking with them, parables as they were able to hear.

And without a parable he was not speaking with them; but to his disciples, between himself and them, he was explaining everything.

And he said to them on that day in the evening, Let us cross over to the other side.

And they left the crowd and took him as he was in the boat, and other boats were with them.

And there was a great storm and wind, and the waves were falling into the boat, and it was near to being filled.

But Y'shua was asleep on a pillow in the hinder part of the boat. And they came and woke him, and said to him: Our Rabbi, do you not care that we are perishing?

And he rose and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea: Be still; be muzzled. And the wind was still, and there was a great calm.

And he said to them: Why are you so fearful? and why is there no faith in you?

And they feared with a great fear, and were saying one to another: Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?