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Jesus Teaches The Multitudes In Parables

4 And again He began to teach beside the sea. And a very large crowd is gathered-together with Him so that He, having gotten into a boat, sits-down in the sea [to teach]. And all the multitude were near^[a] the sea on the land. ² And He was teaching them many things in parables.

The Sower’s Seed Falls On Different Kinds of Soil. Only The Good Soil Produces Fruit

And He was saying to them in His teaching, ³ “Listen! Behold— the one sowing went out to sow. ⁴ And it came about during the sowing that some seed fell along the road. And the birds came and ate it up. ⁵ And other^[b] seed fell on the rocky^[c] place where it was not having much soil. And immediately it sprang-up because of not having a depth of soil. ⁶ And when the sun rose, it was scorched. And because of not having a root, it was dried-up. ⁷ And other seed fell into the thorns. And the thorns came-up and choked it, and it did not give fruit. ⁸ And others^[d] fell into the good soil, and were giving fruit while coming up and growing. And they were bearing thirty fold^[e] and sixty fold and a hundred fold”. ⁹ And He was saying, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear”.

Jesus Tells The Disciples The Purpose of Parables

¹⁰ And when He came-to-be alone, the ones around Him with the twelve were questioning Him as to the parables. ¹¹ And He was saying to them, “The mystery^[f] of the kingdom of God has been given to you. But all things come in parables to those outside ¹² in order that^[g] while seeing, they may be seeing and not perceive, and while hearing, they may be hearing and not understanding, that they may not ever turn-back and it be forgiven them”.

Jesus Explains The Parable of The Sower

¹³ And He says to them, “Do you not know this parable? And how will you understand all the parables? ¹⁴ The one sowing sows the word^[h]. ¹⁵ Now these people are the ones along the road, where the word is sown. And when they hear, immediately Satan comes and takes away the word having been sown into them. ¹⁶ And these people are the ones being sown the seed on the rocky places— who, when they hear the word, immediately are receiving it with joy. ¹⁷ And they do not have a root in themselves, but are temporary^[i]. Then affliction or persecution having come about because of the word, immediately they are caused-to-fall. ¹⁸ And other people are the ones being sown the seed into the thorns. These are the ones having heard the word— ¹⁹ and coming-in, the anxieties^[j] of the age^[k] and the deceitfulness^[l] of riches and the desires with respect to the other things are choking the word, and it becomes unfruitful^[m]. ²⁰ And those people are the ones having been sown^[n] the seed on the good soil, who are hearing^[o] the word and accepting it and bearing-fruit— thirty fold and sixty fold and a hundred fold”.

The Lamp Comes To Shine, Not To Be Hidden

²¹ And He was saying to them, “The lamp does not come in order that it may be put under the basket or under the bed, does it? Is it not in order that it may be put on the lampstand? ²² For it is not hidden, except in order that it may be made-visible^[p]. Nor did it become hidden-away, but in order that it may come into visibility. ²³ If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear”.

With The Measure You Use It Will Be Measured To You

²⁴ And He was saying to them, “Be watching what you listen-to^[q]. With what measure you measure^[r], it will be measured to you— and it will be added to you. ²⁵ For he who has— it will be given to him. And he who does not have— even what he has will be taken-away from him”.

The Kingdom of God Is Like Seed That Grows From Within Itself To Maturity

²⁶ And He was saying, “The kingdom of God is like this: as-if a person would throw the seed upon the soil, ²⁷ and would be sleeping and arising night and day, and the seed would be budding and growing-long— how, he does not^[s] know. ²⁸ The soil bears-fruit by-itself ^[t]— first grass, then a head, then a full grain in the head. ²⁹ And whenever the fruit permits^[u], immediately he^[v] sends-forth the sickle because the harvest has come^[w]”.

The Kingdom of God Is Like a Mustard Seed. It Starts Small And Grows Large

³⁰ And He was saying, “How should we liken the kingdom of God, or with what parable may we present it?— ³¹ as a seed of a mustard-plant, which when it is sown upon the soil is being smaller than all^[x] the seeds upon the soil. ³² And when it is sown, it goes-up and becomes larger than all the garden-plants. And it makes large branches so that the birds of the heaven are able to be nesting under the shade of it”.

Jesus Spoke To The Crowd In Parables And Explained Everything To His Disciples

³³ And with many such parables He was speaking the word to them, as they were able to hear it. ³⁴ And He was not speaking to them apart from a parable. But He was explaining^[y] everything privately to His own disciples.

Jesus Calms The Wind And Sea. The Disciples Say, Who Is This Man?

³⁵ And on that day, having become evening, He says to them, “Let us go to the other side”. ³⁶ And having left the crowd, they take Him along as He was^[z], in the boat. And other boats were with Him. ³⁷ And a great storm of wind takes place. And the waves were throwing-over into the boat so that the boat was already being filled. ³⁸ And He was in the stern on the cushion, sleeping. And they wake Him and say to Him, “Teacher, do You not care^[aa] that we are perishing?” ³⁹ And having awakened, He rebuked the wind, and said to the sea “Be still, be silenced^[ab]”. And the wind stopped. And there was a great calm. ⁴⁰ And He said to them, “Why are you afraid^[ac]? Do you not yet have faith?” ⁴¹ And they feared a great fear^[ad]. And they were saying to one another, “Who then is this One, that^[ae] even^[af] the wind and the sea obey Him?”

Jesus Casts Demons Out of a Man Into a Herd of Pigs. The Locals Beg Him To Leave

5 And they came to the other side of the sea, to the country of the Gerasenes. ² And He having gone out of the boat, immediately a man with^[ag] an unclean spirit met Him, out of the tombs— ³ who was having his dwelling-place in the tombs. And no one was able to bind him any-more, not even with a chain, ⁴ because he often had been bound with shackles^[ah] and chains and the chains had been torn-apart by him, and the shackles broken. And no one was strong-enough to subdue him. ⁵ And continually, by night and by day, in the tombs and in the mountains, he was crying-out and cutting himself with stones. ⁶ And having seen Jesus from a distance, he ran and prostrated-himself before Him. ⁷ And having cried-out with a loud voice, he says “What^[ai] do I have to do with You, Jesus, Son of the Most-High God? I make You swear^[aj] by God, do not torment me”. ⁸ For He was saying to him, “Come out of the man, unclean spirit”. ⁹ And He was asking him, “What is the name for you?” And he says to Him, “The name for me is Legion^[ak], because we are many”. ¹⁰ And he was begging Him greatly that He not send them outside of the country. ¹¹ Now there was a large herd of pigs feeding there at the mountain. ¹² And they begged Him, saying “Send us to the pigs, in order that we may enter into them”. ¹³ And He permitted them. And the unclean spirits, having come out, entered into the pigs. And the herd, about two-thousand, rushed down the steep-bank into the sea. And they were drowning in the sea. ¹⁴ And the ones feeding^[al] them fled and reported it in the city and in the fields. And they came to see what the thing having happened was. ¹⁵ And they come to Jesus, and see the one being demon-possessed sitting, having been clothed and being sound-minded— the one having had the “legion”. And they became afraid. ¹⁶ And the ones having seen it related to them how it happened to the one being demon-possessed, and about the pigs. ¹⁷ And they began to beg Him to depart^[am] from their districts. ¹⁸ And while He was getting into the boat, the one having been demon-possessed was begging Him that he might be with Him. ¹⁹ And He did not permit him, but says to him, “Go to your house, to your people, and report to them all-that the Lord has done for you, and that He had mercy on you”. ²⁰ And he departed and began to proclaim in Decapolis^[an] all-that Jesus did for him. And they all were marveling.

A Synagogue Official Comes To Jesus About His Dying Daughter. Jesus Goes With Him

²¹ And Jesus having crossed-over again in the boat to the other side, a large crowd was gathered to Him. And He was beside the sea. ²² And one of the synagogue-officials comes, Jairus by name. And having seen Him, he falls at His feet ²³ and begs Him greatly, saying that “My little-daughter is at the point of death. I beg that having come, You lay Your hands on her in order that she may be restored^[ao] and live”. ²⁴ And He departed with him. And a large crowd was following Him, and they were pressing-upon Him.

On The Way, a Woman Touches His Garment And Is Healed Because of Her Faith

²⁵ And a woman^[ap]— being in a flow of blood for twelve years, ²⁶ and having suffered many things by many physicians, and having spent everything of hers^[aq] and not having been benefitted at all, but rather having come to the worse, ²⁷ having heard about Jesus, having come in the crowd from behind— touched His garment. ²⁸ For she was saying that “If I touch even His garments, I will be restored”. ²⁹ And immediately the fountain^[ar] of her blood was dried-up, and she knew in her body that she had been healed from the scourge. ³⁰ And immediately Jesus— having known in Himself the power^[as] having gone forth from Him, having turned around in the crowd— was saying “Who touched My garments?” ³¹ And His disciples were saying to Him, “You see the crowd pressing-upon You and You say ‘Who touched Me?’” ³² And He was looking around to see the one having done this. ³³ And the woman— having become afraid, and while trembling, knowing what had happened to her— came and fell-before Him and told Him the whole truth. ³⁴ And the One said to her, “Daughter, your faith has restored you. Go in peace and be^[at] healthy from your scourge”.

The Daughter Dies Before Jesus Arrives. He Raises Her From The Dead

³⁵ While He is still speaking, they come from [the house of] the synagogue-official, saying that “Your daughter died. Why are you troubling^[au] the Teacher further?” ³⁶ But Jesus, having ignored^[av] the statement being spoken, says to the synagogue-official, “Do not be fearing, only be believing^[aw]”. ³⁷ And He did not permit anyone to follow with Him except Peter and James and John (the brother of James). ³⁸ And they come to the house of the synagogue official, and He sees a commotion^[ax] and ones weeping and wailing loudly. ³⁹ And having gone in, He says to them, “Why are you being thrown-into-a-commotion, and weeping? The child did not die, but is sleeping”. ⁴⁰ And they were laughing-scornfully at Him. But He, having put everyone out, takes along the father of the child and the mother and the ones with Him, and proceeds in where the child was. ⁴¹ And having taken hold of the hand of the child, He says to her, “Talitha koum” (which being translated is “Little-girl, I say to you, arise”). ⁴² And immediately the little girl stood-up and was walking around (for she was twelve years old). And immediately they were astonished with great astonishment. ⁴³ And He gave-orders to them strictly that no one should know this. And He said that something should be given to her to eat. 6 ¹ And He went out from there.

Jesus Teaches In His Hometown Synagogue. They Are Astounded But Unbelieving

And He comes into His hometown^[ay]. And His disciples are following Him. ² And having become Sabbath, He began to teach in the synagogue. And while listening, many were astounded, saying “From where did these things come to this One? And what is the wisdom having been given to this One? And such miracles taking place by His hands! ³ Is this One not the carpenter, the son of Mary, and brother of James and Joses and Jude^[az] and Simon? And are not His sisters here with us?” And they were taking-offense^[ba] at Him. ⁴ And Jesus was saying to them that “A prophet is not without-honor except in his hometown and among his relatives and in his house”. ⁵ And He was not able to do any miracle there— except, having laid His hands on a few sick ones, He cured them. ⁶ And He was marveling because of their unbelief.

The Twelve Are Sent Out Two By Two To Proclaim Repentance And Heal The Sick

And He was going-around the villages in a circle, teaching. ⁷ And He summons the twelve, and began to send them out two by two. And He was giving them authority over the unclean spirits. ⁸ And He instructed them that they should be taking nothing for the journey except a staff ^[bb] only— no bread, no [traveler’s] bag, no money^[bc] for the [money] belt— ⁹ but should go having [merely] tied-on sandals. “And do not put on two tunics^[bd]”. ¹⁰ And He was saying to them, “Wherever you enter into a house, be staying there until you go forth from-that-place^[be]. ¹¹ And whatever place does not welcome you, nor do they listen-to you— while proceeding out from-that-place, shake-out the dirt under your feet for a testimony against them”. ¹² And having gone forth, they proclaimed that they should repent. ¹³ And they were casting out many demons. And they were anointing^[bf] many sick ones with oil and curing them.

Herod Hears of Jesus And Thinks John The Baptist Arose From The Dead

¹⁴ And King Herod^[bg] heard [of Him], for His name became known. And they^[bh] were saying that “John, the one baptizing, has arisen from the dead. And for this reason the miraculous-powers^[bi] are at-work in Him”. ¹⁵ And others were saying that “He is Elijah”. And others were saying that “He is a prophet like one of the [former] prophets”. ¹⁶ But having heard, Herod was saying, “John whom I beheaded— this one arose”.

For Herod Had Beheaded John The Baptist

¹⁷ For Herod himself, having sent out men, seized John and bound^[bj] him in prison because of Herodias^[bk], the wife of Philip his brother— because he married her. ¹⁸ For John was saying to Herod that “It is not lawful for you to have the wife of your brother”. ¹⁹ And Herodias was hostile^[bl] to him and wanting to kill him, and was not being able. ²⁰ For Herod was fearing John, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man. And he was protecting him. And having heard him, he was greatly perplexed, and-yet he was listening-to him with-pleasure. ²¹ And an opportune^[bm] day having come about when Herod, for his birthday-celebrations, made a banquet for his princes^[bn] and the commanders^[bo] and the leading^[bp] ones of Galilee, ²² and his^[bq] daughter Herodias^[br] having come in and danced— she pleased Herod, and the ones reclining-back-with him [to eat]. The king said to the girl^[bs], “Ask me whatever you wish and I will give it to you”. ²³ And he swore-with-an-oath to her solemnly, “Whatever thing you ask me, I will give it to you— up to half of my kingdom”. ²⁴ And having gone out, she said to her mother, “What should I ask-for?” And the one said, “The head of John, the one baptizing”. ²⁵ And having immediately gone in with haste to the king, she asked, saying “I want you to give me at-once on a platter the head of John the Baptist”. ²⁶ And the king, having become deeply-grieved, did not want to reject her because of the oaths and the ones reclining-back [to eat]. ²⁷ And immediately having sent-out an executioner^[bt], the king commanded him to bring his head. And having gone, he beheaded him in the prison. ²⁸ And he brought his head on a platter and gave it to the girl. And the girl gave it to her mother. ²⁹ And his disciples, having heard-of it, came and took away his corpse and laid it in a tomb.

Jesus Multiplies Five Loaves And Two Fish To Feed 5000 Men

³⁰ And the apostles are gathered-together with Jesus. And they reported to Him all that they did and that they taught. ³¹ And He says to them, “Come, you yourselves privately, to a desolate^[bu] place, and rest a little”. For the ones coming and the ones going were many, and they were not even finding-an-opportunity^[bv] to eat. ³² And they went away privately in the boat to a desolate place. ³³ And they^[bw] saw them going, and many knew^[bx] where. And they ran there together on foot from all the cities. And they came-ahead-of ^[by] them. ³⁴ And having gone^[bz] out, He saw a large crowd and felt-deep-feelings [of compassion] toward them because they were like sheep not having a shepherd. And He began to teach them many things. ³⁵ And already having become a late hour, having come to Him, His disciples were saying that “This place is desolate, and it is already a late hour. ³⁶ Send them away in order that having gone away into the surrounding farms and villages, they may buy themselves what they may eat”. ³⁷ But the One, having responded, said to them, “You give them something to eat”. And they say to Him, “Should we, having gone away, buy loaves worth two-hundred denarii^[ca] and give them something to eat?” ³⁸ And the One says to them, “How many loaves do you have? Go, see!” And having come-to-know, they say “Five, and two fish”. ³⁹ And He commanded them to make everyone lie-back party by party on the green^[cb] grass. ⁴⁰ And they fell-back grouping by grouping, by hundreds and by fifties. ⁴¹ And having taken the five loaves and the two fish, having looked up to heaven, He blessed them^[cc], and broke the loaves in pieces, and was giving them to His disciples in order that they might be setting it before them. And He divided the two fish to everyone. ⁴² And they all ate and were filled-to-satisfaction. ⁴³ And they picked up fragments— the fillings of twelve baskets, and from the fish. ⁴⁴ And the ones having eaten the loaves were five-thousand men^[cd].

Jesus Walks Across The Raging Sea

⁴⁵ And immediately, He compelled^[ce] His disciples to get into the boat, and to be going ahead to the other side, toward^[cf] Bethsaida, while He sends-away the crowd. ⁴⁶ And having said-good-bye to them^[cg], He went away on the mountain to pray. ⁴⁷ And having become evening, the boat was in the middle of the sea and He was alone on the land. ⁴⁸ And having seen them being tormented^[ch] in the rowing— for the wind was contrary to them— He comes to them around the fourth watch^[ci] of the night, walking on the sea. And He was intending^[cj] to pass-by them. ⁴⁹ But the ones, having seen Him walking on the sea, thought that “It is a phantom^[ck]”, and cried-out. ⁵⁰ For they all saw Him and were frightened. But immediately the One spoke with them. And He says to them, “Take-courage, I am^[cl] the One. Do not be afraid^[cm]”. ⁵¹ And He went up with them in the boat. And the wind stopped. And they were very exceedingly astonished in themselves. ⁵² For they did not understand^[cn] on the basis of the loaves-of-bread, but their heart had been hardened.

In Gennesaret The People Recognize Him And Bring All Their Sick To Him For Healing

⁵³ And having crossed-over, they came on land in Gennesaret and moored. ⁵⁴ And they having gone out of the boat— immediately having recognized Him, ⁵⁵ the people ran around that whole region. And they began to carry around the ones being ill on their cots to-where they were hearing that He was. ⁵⁶ And wherever He was entering— into villages, or into cities, or into fields— they were laying the ones being sick in the marketplaces, and were begging Him that they might touch even^[co] the tassel of His garment. And all who touched it were being restored^[cp].