Mark 4:8-26 in English

⁸ And others fell into the good ground, and yielded fruit, growing up and increasing; and brought forth, thirtyfold, and sixtyfold, and a hundredfold.

⁹ And he said, Who 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 parables.

¹¹ And he said unto them, Unto you is given the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all things are done in parables:

¹² that seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest haply they should turn again, and it should be forgiven them.

¹³ And he saith unto them, Know ye not this parable? and how shall ye know all the parables?

¹⁴ The sower soweth the word.

¹⁵ And these are they by the way side, where the word is sown; and when they have heard, straightway cometh Satan, and taketh away the word which hath been sown in them.

¹⁶ And these in like manner are they that are sown upon the rocky places, who, when they have heard the word, straightway receive it with joy;

¹⁷ and they have no root in themselves, but endure for a while; then, when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, straightway they stumble.

¹⁸ And others are they that are sown among the thorns; these are they that have heard the word,

¹⁹ and the cares of the world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful.

²⁰ And those are they that were sown upon the good ground; such as hear the word, and accept it, and bear fruit, thirtyfold, and sixtyfold, and a hundredfold.

²¹ And he said unto them, Is the lamp brought to be put under the bushel, or under the bed, and not to be put on the stand?

²² For there is nothing hid, save that it should be manifested; neither was anything made secret, but that it should come to light.

²³ If any man hath 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 unto you; and more shall be given unto you.

²⁵ For he that hath, to him shall be given: and he that hath not, from him shall be taken away even that which he hath.

²⁶ And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed upon the earth;

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.

⁹ 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:

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.

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.

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?

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;

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.

⁹ 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:

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.

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.

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?

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;

⁸ And others fell into the good ground, and yielded fruit, growing up and increasing; and brought forth, thirtyfold, and sixtyfold, and a hundredfold.

⁹ And he said, Who 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 parables.

¹¹ And he said unto them, Unto you is given the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all things are done in parables:

¹² that seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest haply they should turn again, and it should be forgiven them.

¹³ And he saith unto them, Know ye not this parable? and how shall ye know all the parables?

¹⁴ The sower soweth the word.

¹⁵ And these are they by the way side, where the word is sown; and when they have heard, straightway cometh Satan, and taketh away the word which hath been sown in them.

¹⁶ And these in like manner are they that are sown upon the rocky places, who, when they have heard the word, straightway receive it with joy;

¹⁷ and they have no root in themselves, but endure for a while; then, when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, straightway they stumble.

¹⁸ And others are they that are sown among the thorns; these are they that have heard the word,

¹⁹ and the cares of the world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful.

²⁰ And those are they that were sown upon the good ground; such as hear the word, and accept it, and bear fruit, thirtyfold, and sixtyfold, and a hundredfold.

²¹ And he said unto them, Is the lamp brought to be put under the bushel, or under the bed, and not to be put on the stand?

²² For there is nothing hid, save that it should be manifested; neither was anything made secret, but that it should come to light.

²³ If any man hath 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 unto you: and more shall be given unto you.

²⁵ For he that hath, to him shall be given: and he that hath not, from him shall be taken away even that which he hath.

²⁶ And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed upon the earth;

⁸ But as the farmer sowed, other seeds fell on good soil. As a result, they sprouted, they grew well, and then they produced plenty of grain. Some plants bore 30 grains. Some bore 60 grains. Some bore 100 grains.”

⁹ Then Jesus said, “If you want to understand this MTY, you should consider carefully what I have just said.”

¹⁰ Later, when only the twelve disciples and a few other people were with him, they asked him about the parables.

¹¹ He said to them, “People have not understood before the new message about how God wants to rule people's lives. It is to you that this is being made known {that I am making this known}. But I tell about this only ◄in parables/figuratively► to those who have not yet invited God to rule their lives.

¹² As a result it is true what a prophet has written, Although they see what I do, they do not perceive what it means DOU. Although they hear what I say, they do not understand what it means DOU. So they do not ◄repent/turn away from their sinful behavior► in order that they would be forgiven { God would forgive them}.”

¹³ He also said to them, “◄ I am disappointed that you do not understand this illustration!/Can you not understand this illustration?► RHQ If you do not understand this, ◄you will certainly not understand any of the other illustrations!/how will you understand any of the other illustrations?► RHQ Nevertheless, I will explain it to you.

¹⁴ In the illustration that I told you, the man who sows seeds represents someone who declares God's message DOU.

¹⁵ Some people are like the path on which some of the seeds fell. When they hear the message, Satan comes at once and causes them to forget what they have heard.

¹⁶ Some people are like the ground where the soil was not very deep over rock. When they hear God's message, they immediately accept it with joy.

¹⁷ But, because the message does not penetrate deeply MET into their hearts/inner beings, they believe it for only a short time. They are like the plants that did not have deep roots. When others treat such people badly or cause them to suffer because they believe, those people who are suffering soon stop believing God's message.

¹⁸ Some people are like the soil that had roots of thorny weeds in it. Although those people hear God's message,

¹⁹ they desire to be rich, and they desire to own many other things. So they worry only about material things. The result is that they forget God's message and they do not do the things that God wants them to do.

²⁰ But some people are like the good soil. They hear God's message and they accept it and they believe it. Then they do the things that God wants them to do. They are like the good plants that produced 30, 60 or 100 grains.”

²¹ He also told them another parable, saying, “◄People certainly do not light an oil lamp and then bring it in the house in order that it may be put {someone may put it} under a container or under a bed./Would anyone light an oil lamp and then bring it in the house in order that it may be put {someone may put it} under a container or under a bed?► RHQ ◄No, they light it in order that it may be put {someone may put it} in a place where it lights the house. /Wouldn't they light it in order that it may be put {someone may put it} in a place where it lights the house?► RHQ

²² Similarly, there are some parts of God's message that people do not know. But he intends that people will understand all the things that they do not know now.

²³ If you want to understand this, you should consider carefully what you have just heard.”

²⁴ Then he said to them, “Consider carefully what you hear me say to you, for God will let you understand to the same degree that you consider what I say. He will let you understand even more than that.

²⁵ Those who consider what I say and understand it, God will enable them to understand more. But those who do not consider carefully what I say, they will forget even what they already know.”

²⁶ Jesus also said, “God has the power to change people who let him rule their lives. I will illustrate how that can happen MET. A man planted seeds in the ground.

⁸ Others fell into the good ground and yielded fruit, growing up and increasing. Some produced thirty times, some sixty times, and some one hundred times as much.”

⁹ He said, “Whoever has ears to hear, let him hear.”

¹⁰ When he was alone, those who were around him with the twelve asked him about the parables.

¹¹ He said to them, “To you is given the mystery of God’s Kingdom, but to those who are outside, all things are done in parables,

¹² that ‘seeing they may see and not perceive, and hearing they may hear and not understand, lest perhaps they should turn again, and their sins should be forgiven them.’”

¹³ He said to them, “Don’t you understand this parable? How will you understand all of the parables?

¹⁴ The farmer sows the word.

¹⁵ The ones by the road are the ones where the word is sown; and when they have heard, immediately Satan comes and takes away the word which has been sown in them.

¹⁶ These in the same way are those who are sown on the rocky places, who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with joy.

¹⁷ They have no root in themselves, but are short-lived. When oppression or persecution arises because of the word, immediately they stumble.

¹⁸ Others are those who are sown among the thorns. These are those who have heard the word,

¹⁹ and the cares of this age, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.

²⁰ Those which were sown on the good ground are those who hear the word, accept it, and bear fruit, some thirty times, some sixty times, and some one hundred times.”

²¹ He said to them, “Is a lamp brought to be put under a basket or under a bed? Isn’t it put on a stand?

²² For there is nothing hidden except that it should be made known, neither was anything made secret but that it should come to light.

²³ If any man has ears to hear, let him hear.”

²⁴ He said to them, “Take heed what you hear. With whatever measure you measure, it will be measured to you; and more will be given to you who hear.

²⁵ For whoever has, to him more will be given; and he who doesn’t have, even that which he has will be taken away from him.”

²⁶ He said, “God’s Kingdom is as if a man should cast seed on the earth,

⁸ Others fell into the good ground and yielded fruit, growing up and increasing. Some produced thirty times, some sixty times, and some one hundred times as much.”

⁹ He said, “Whoever has ears to hear, let him hear.”

¹⁰ When he was alone, those who were around him with the twelve asked him about the parables.

¹¹ He said to them, “To you is given the mystery of God’s Kingdom, but to those who are outside, all things are done in parables,

¹² that ‘seeing they may see and not perceive, and hearing they may hear and not understand, lest perhaps they should turn again, and their sins should be forgiven them.’”

¹³ He said to them, “Don’t you understand this parable? How will you understand all of the parables?

¹⁴ The farmer sows the word.

¹⁵ The ones by the road are the ones where the word is sown; and when they have heard, immediately Satan comes and takes away the word which has been sown in them.

¹⁶ These in the same way are those who are sown on the rocky places, who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with joy.

¹⁷ They have no root in themselves, but are short-lived. When oppression or persecution arises because of the word, immediately they stumble.

¹⁸ Others are those who are sown among the thorns. These are those who have heard the word,

¹⁹ and the cares of this age, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.

²⁰ Those which were sown on the good ground are those who hear the word, accept it, and bear fruit, some thirty times, some sixty times, and some one hundred times.”

²¹ He said to them, “Is a lamp brought to be put under a basket or under a bed? Isn’t it put on a stand?

²² For there is nothing hidden except that it should be made known, neither was anything made secret but that it should come to light.

²³ If any man has ears to hear, let him hear.”

²⁴ He said to them, “Take heed what you hear. With whatever measure you measure, it will be measured to you; and more will be given to you who hear.

²⁵ For whoever has, to him more will be given; and he who doesn’t have, even that which he has will be taken away from him.”

²⁶ He said, “God’s Kingdom is as if a man should cast seed on the earth,

⁸ Others fell into the good ground and yielded fruit, growing up and increasing. Some produced thirty times, some sixty times, and some one hundred times as much.”

⁹ He said, “Whoever has ears to hear, let him hear.”

¹⁰ When he was alone, those who were around him with the twelve asked him about the parables.

¹¹ He said to them, “To you is given the mystery of God’s Kingdom, but to those who are outside, all things are done in parables,

¹² that ‘seeing they may see and not perceive, and hearing they may hear and not understand, lest perhaps they should turn again, and their sins should be forgiven them.’”

¹³ He said to them, “Don’t you understand this parable? How will you understand all of the parables?

¹⁴ The farmer sows the word.

¹⁵ The ones by the road are the ones where the word is sown; and when they have heard, immediately Satan comes and takes away the word which has been sown in them.

¹⁶ These in the same way are those who are sown on the rocky places, who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with joy.

¹⁷ They have no root in themselves, but are short-lived. When oppression or persecution arises because of the word, immediately they stumble.

¹⁸ Others are those who are sown amongst the thorns. These are those who have heard the word,

¹⁹ and the cares of this age, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.

²⁰ Those which were sown on the good ground are those who hear the word, accept it, and bear fruit, some thirty times, some sixty times, and some one hundred times.”

²¹ He said to them, “Is a lamp brought to be put under a basket or under a bed? Isn’t it put on a stand?

²² For there is nothing hidden except that it should be made known, neither was anything made secret but that it should come to light.

²³ If any man has ears to hear, let him hear.”

²⁴ He said to them, “Take heed what you hear. With whatever measure you measure, it will be measured to you; and more will be given to you who hear.

²⁵ For whoever has, to him more will be given; and he who doesn’t have, even that which he has will be taken away from him.”

²⁶ He said, “God’s Kingdom is as if a man should cast seed on the earth,

⁸ And some, falling on good earth, gave fruit, coming up and increasing, and giving thirty, sixty, and a hundred times as much.

⁹ And he said to them, Whoever has ears, let him give ear.

¹⁰ And when he was by himself, those who were round him with the twelve put questions to him about the purpose of the stories.

¹¹ And he said to them, To you is given the secret of the kingdom of God, but to those who are outside, all things are given in the form of stories;

¹² So that seeing they may see, and it will not be clear to them; and hearing it, they will not get the sense; for fear that they may be turned again to me and have forgiveness.

¹³ And he said to them, If you are not clear about this story, how will you be clear about the others?

¹⁴ The seed is the word.

¹⁵ And these are they by the wayside, where the word is planted; and when they have given ear, the Evil One comes straight away and takes away the word which has been planted in them.

¹⁶ And in the same way, these are they who are planted on the stones, who, when the word has come to their ears, straight away take it with joy;

¹⁷ And they have no root in themselves, but go on for a time; then, when trouble comes or pain, because of the word, they quickly become full of doubts.

¹⁸ And others are those planted among the thorns; these are they who have given ear to the word,

¹⁹ And the cares of this life, and the deceits of wealth, and the desire for other things coming in, put a stop to the growth of the word, and it gives no fruit.

²⁰ And these are they who were planted on the good earth; such as give ear to the word, and take it into their hearts, and give fruit, thirty and sixty and a hundred times as much.

²¹ And he said to them, When the light comes in, do people put it under a vessel, or under the bed, and not on its table?

²² There is nothing covered which will not be seen openly, and nothing has been made secret which will not come to light.

²³ If any man has ears, let him give ear.

²⁴ And he said to them, Take care what you give ear to: in the same measure as you give you will get, and more will be given to you.

²⁵ He who has, to him will be given: and he who has not, from him will be taken even that which he has.

²⁶ And he said, Such is the kingdom of God, as if a man put seed in the earth,

⁸ And another fell into the good ground, and yielded fruit, growing up and increasing; and bore, one thirty, and one sixty, and one a hundred.

⁹ And he said, He that has ears to hear, let him hear.

¹⁰ And when he was alone, those about him with the twelve asked him as to the parables.

¹¹ And he said to them, To you is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God; but to them who are without, all things are done in parables,

¹² that beholding they may behold and not see, and hearing they may hear and not understand, lest it may be, they should be converted and they should be forgiven.

¹³ And he says to them, Do ye not know this parable? and how will ye be acquainted with all the parables?

¹⁴ The sower sows the word:

¹⁵ and these are they by the wayside where the word is sown, and when they hear, immediately Satan comes and takes away the word that was sown in them.

¹⁶ And these are they in like manner who are sown upon the rocky places, who when they hear the word, immediately receive it with joy,

¹⁷ and they have no root in themselves, but are for a time: then, tribulation arising, or persecution on account of the word, immediately they are offended.

¹⁸ And others are they who are sown among the thorns: these are they who have heard the word,

¹⁹ and the cares of life, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things, entering in, choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.

²⁰ And these are they who have been sown on the good ground, such as hear the word and receive it, and bear fruit; one thirty, and one sixty, and one a hundred fold.

²¹ And he said to them, Does the lamp come that it should be put under the bushel or under the couch? Is it not that it should be set upon the lamp-stand?

²² For there is nothing hidden which shall not be made manifest; nor does any secret thing take place, but that it should come to light.

²³ If any one have ears to hear, let him hear.

²⁴ And he said to them, Take heed what ye hear; with what measure ye mete, it shall be meted to you; and there shall be more added to you.

²⁵ For whosoever has, to him shall be given; and he who has not, even what he has shall be taken from him.

²⁶ And he said, Thus is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast the seed upon the earth,

⁸ And some fell upon good ground; and brought forth fruit that grew up, and increased and yielded, one thirty, another sixty, and another a hundred.

⁹ And he said: He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

¹⁰ And when he was alone, the twelve that were with him asked him the parable.

¹¹ And he said to them: To you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but to them that are without, all things are done in parables:

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.

¹³ And he saith to them: Are you ignorant of this parable? and how shall you know all parables?

¹⁴ He that soweth, soweth the word.

¹⁵ And these are they by the way side, where the word is sown, and as soon as they have heard, immediately Satan cometh and taketh away the word that was sown in their hearts.

¹⁶ And these likewise are they that are sown on the stony ground: who when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with joy.

¹⁷ And they have no root in themselves, but are only for a time: and then when tribulation and persecution ariseth for the word they are presently scandalized.

¹⁸ And others there are who are sown among thorns: these are they that hear the word,

¹⁹ And the cares of the world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts after other things entering in choke the word, and it is made fruitless.

²⁰ And these are they who are sown upon the good ground, who hear the word, and receive it, and yield fruit, the one thirty, another sixty, and another a hundred.

²¹ And he said to them: Doth a candle come in to be put under a bushel, or under a bed? and not to be set on a candlestick?

²² For there is nothing hid, which shall not be made manifest: neither was it made secret, but that it may come abroad.

²³ If any man have ears to hear, let him hear.

²⁴ And he said to them: Take heed what you hear. In what measure you shall mete, it shall be measured to you again, and more shall be given to you.

²⁵ For he that hath, to him shall be given: and he that hath not, that also which he hath shall be taken away from him.

²⁶ And he said: So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the earth,

⁸ But other seed fell on good ground, and it was yielding fruit coming up and growing, and it was producing—some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some a hundred.”

⁹ And He said, “He that has ears to hear, let him hear!”

¹⁰ But when He was by himself, those around Him together with the twelve asked Him about the parable.

¹¹ And He said to them, “Unto you it has been given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God; but to those who are outside, all things are spoken in parables,

¹² so that ‘Seeing they may see and not perceive, and hearing they may hear and not understand; Lest they should turn, and their sins be forgiven them.’ ”

¹³ And He said to them, “Do you not know this parable? How then will you know all the parables?

¹⁴ The sower sows the word.

¹⁵ And these are the ones beside the road where the word is sown, and whenever they hear, immediately Satan comes and takes away the word which was sown in their hearts.

¹⁶ And these are the ones sown on stony ground; which, whenever they hear the word, immediately they receive it with joy;

¹⁷ and they have no root in themselves, but are short-lived. Afterward, when trials or persecution arise because of the word, immediately they fall away.

¹⁸ And these are the ones sown among thorns; they are those who hear the word,

¹⁹ and the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the desires for other things enter in and choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.

²⁰ And these are the ones sown on good ground, such as who hear the word and welcome it, and bear fruit: some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some a hundred.”

²¹ And He said to them, “A lamp is not brought so that it may be put under a measuring basket or under a bed, is it? Is it not brought so that it may be put on a lampstand?

²² For there is nothing hidden which shall not be made manifest, nor was it hidden but that it might come to light.

²³ If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear.”

²⁴ Then He said to them, “Watch what you hear. By what measure you measure, it will be measured out to you; and more will be added to you who hear.

²⁵ For whoever has, more will be given to him; and he who does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.”

²⁶ And He said, “Thus is the kingdom of God as if a man should cast seed on the ground,

⁸ And some fell into the good ground, and coming up and growing it started to produce fruit—yielding thirty times as much, sixty times as much, even a hundred times as much.”

⁹ Then He said, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear!”

¹⁰ But when He was alone, those who were around Him, with the twelve, asked Him about the parable.

¹¹ So He said to them: “To you it has been given to know the mystery of the Kingdom of God; but to those who are outside, everything is being given in parables,

¹² so that: ‘Seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; so that they should not return and their sins be forgiven them.’ ”

¹³ Then He said to them: “Don't you understand this parable? How then will you understand all the parables?

¹⁴ The sower sows the Word.

¹⁵ These are the ones where the Word is sown along the path: as soon as they hear it, Satan comes and takes away the Word that was sown in their hearts.

¹⁶ Similarly, these are the ones sown on the rocky area: as soon as they hear the Word they receive it with joy,

¹⁷ but since they have no root in themselves they are temporary—when oppression or persecution comes because of the Word, they quickly fall away.

¹⁸ And these are the ones sown among the thorns: they hear the Word,

¹⁹ but the worries of this age, the deceitfulness of wealth, and the undue desires for other things come in and smother the Word, and it becomes unfruitful.

²⁰ And these are the ones sown on the good ground: such people hear the Word, welcome it and produce fruit—thirty times as much, sixty times as much, even a hundred times as much.”

²¹ Also He said to them: “The lamp is not brought to be put under a box or under a bed, is it? Is it not to be placed on its stand?

²² For there is no ‘hidden’ that may not be exposed, nor has anything been concealed but that it should come to light.

²³ If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear!”

²⁴ Then He said to them: “Pay attention to what you hear. With the same measure you use it will be measured to you in return; and to you who hear, more will be added.

²⁵ Because whoever has, to him more will be given; whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.”

²⁶ He also said: “The Kingdom of God is as if a man should scatter the seed on the ground

⁸ Other seeds fell on good soil where they sprouted and grew. They produced a harvest of some thirty, some sixty, and some a hundred times what was planted.

⁹ If you have ears to hear, listen to what I'm saying.”

¹⁰ When he was by himself, his twelve disciples and the others who were with him asked him what the illustrations meant.

¹¹ He told them, “The mystery of God's kingdom has been given to you to understand. But outsiders only have the stories,

¹² so that even though they see, they don't really ‘see,’ and even though they hear, they don't understand, otherwise they might turn to me and be forgiven.”

¹³ “Don't you understand this story?” Jesus asked them. “If you can't, how are you going to understand all the other stories?

¹⁴ The sower sows the word.

¹⁵ The seeds on the path where the word is sown illustrate those who hear the message, but then Satan immediately comes along and takes away the word that's been sown in them.

¹⁶ Likewise the seeds on the rocky ground illustrate those who hear the word, and happily accept it right away.

¹⁷ But since they have no real roots, they only last for a while until trouble or persecution comes, and then they quickly fall away.

¹⁸ Those sown among the thorns illustrate those who hear the word,

¹⁹ but worries of this world, the temptation of wealth, and other distractions choke the growth of the word, and it becomes unproductive.

²⁰ But the seeds sown on good soil illustrate those who hear the word, accept it, and are productive—producing thirty, sixty, and hundred times what was originally sown.

²¹ Who puts a lamp under a bucket, or beneath a bed?” Jesus asked them. “No, you put a lamp up on a lamp-stand.

²² Everything that is hidden will be revealed, and everything that is secret will be brought out into the open.

²³ If you have ears to hear, listen to what I'm saying!

²⁴ Pay attention to what you're hearing,” he told them, “for you will be given according to how much you want to receive, measure for measure.

²⁵ More will be given to those who already have understanding, but those who don't want to know will have what little understanding they have taken from them.

²⁶ God's kingdom is like a man sowing seed in the ground,” Jesus said.

⁸ Some againe fell in good grounde, and did yeelde fruite that sprong vp, and grewe, and it brought foorth, some thirtie folde, some sixtie folde, and some an hundreth folde.

⁹ Then he said vnto them, He that hath eares to heare, let him heare.

¹⁰ And whe he was alone, they that were about him with the twelue, asked him of ye parable.

¹¹ And he saide vnto them, To you it is giuen to knowe the mysterie of the kingdome of God: but vnto them that are without, all thinges bee done in parables,

¹² That they seeing, may see, and not discerne: and they hearing, may heare, and not vnderstand, least at any time they should turne, and their sinnes should be forgiuen them.

¹³ Againe he said vnto them, Perceiue ye not this parable? howe then should ye vnderstand all other parables?

¹⁴ The sower soweth the worde.

¹⁵ And these are they that receiue the seede by the wayes side, in whome the worde is sowen: but when they haue heard it, Satan commeth immediatly, and taketh away the worde that was sowen in their heartes.

¹⁶ And likewise they that receiue the seede in stony ground, are they, which whe they haue heard the word, straightwayes receiue it with gladnesse.

¹⁷ Yet haue they no roote in themselues, and endure but a time: for when trouble and persecution ariseth for the worde, immediatly they be offended.

¹⁸ Also they that receiue the seede among the thornes, are such as heare the word:

¹⁹ But the cares of this world, and the deceitfulnes of riches, and the lustes of other things enter in, and choke the word, and it is vnfruitfull.

²⁰ But they that haue receiued seede in good ground, are they that heare the worde, and receiue it, and bring foorth fruite: one corne thirtie, another sixtie, and some an hundreth.

²¹ Also he saide vnto them, Commeth the candle in, to be put vnder a bushell, or vnder the bed, and not to be put on a candlesticke?

²² For there is nothing hid, that shall not be opened: neither is there a secret, but that it shall come to light.

²³ If any man haue eares to heare, let him heare.

²⁴ And he said vnto them, Take heede what ye heare. With what measure ye mete, it shall be measured vnto you: and vnto you that heare, shall more be giuen.

²⁵ For vnto him that hath, shall it be giuen, and from him that hath not, shall be taken away, euen that he hath.

²⁶ Also he said, So is the kingdome of God, as if a man should cast seede in the ground,

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.

⁹ 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:

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.

¹³ And he said unto them, Know ye not this parable? and how then will you know all parables?

¹⁴ The sower soweth the word.

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?

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 you 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,

⁸ And others fell on good ground, and shooting up and growing yielded fruit; and bore as much as thirty, and sixty, and a hundred fold.

⁹ And he said, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

¹⁰ And when he was in private, they who were about him, with the twelve, asked him about the parables.

¹¹ And he said to them, To you hath been given the mystery of the kingdom of God; but to them, who are without, all things are done in parables; t

¹² hat seeing they may see, and not perceive, and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest they should turn, and be forgiven.

¹³ And he saith to them, Know ye not this parable? and how will ye know all the parables?

¹⁴ The sower soweth the word.

¹⁵ And these are they by the wayside, those where the word is sown, and when they have heard, Satan cometh immediately, and taketh away the word that was sown in them.

¹⁶ And these in like manner are they that are sown on the rocky places, those, who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with joy,

¹⁷ and have no root in themselves, but endure only for a time; then, when affliction or persecution ariseth on account of the word, they immediately fall away.

¹⁸ And others are they that are sown among the thorns; these are they who hear the word,

¹⁹ but the cares of the 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 who are sown on the good ground; such as hear the word, and receive it; and bear fruit, thirty, sixty, and a hundred fold.

²¹ And he said to them, Is a lamp brought to be put under the bushel, or under the bed, and not to be set on the lamp-stand?

²² For there is nothing secret, unless to be made known; nor was any thing hidden, but that it should come to light.

²³ If any one hath ears to hear, let him hear.

²⁴ And he said to them, Take heed what ye hear. With what measure ye mete, it will be measured to you, and more will be added to you.

²⁵ For he that hath, to him will be given; and he that hath not, from him will be taken away even what he hath.

²⁶ And he said, Thus is the kingdom of God, as when a man has cast seed upon the ground,

⁸ Some fell into good soil, and, shooting up and growing, yielded a return, amounting to thirty, sixty, and even a hundred fold.”

⁹ And Jesus said, “Let anyone who has ears to hear with hear.”

¹⁰ Afterward, when he was alone, his followers and the Twelve asked him about his parables;

¹¹ and he said, “To you the hidden truth of the kingdom of God has been imparted; but to those who are outside it all teaching takes the form of parables so that —

¹² ‘Though they have eyes, they may see without perceiving; and though they have ears, they may hear without understanding; otherwise some day they might turn and be forgiven.’”

¹³ “You do not know the meaning of this parable?” he went on; “Then how will you understand all the other parables?

¹⁴ The sower sows the message.

¹⁵ The people meant by the seed that falls along the path are these — where the message is sown, but, as soon as they have heard it, Satan immediately comes and carries away the message that has been sown in them.

¹⁶ So, too, those meant by the seed sown on the rocky places are the people who, when they have heard the message, at once accept it joyfully;

¹⁷ but, as they have no root, they stand only for a short time; and so, when trouble or persecution arises because of the message, they fall away at once.

¹⁸ Those meant by the seed sown amongst the brambles are different; they are the people who hear the message,

¹⁹ but the cares of life, and the glamour of wealth, and cravings for many other things come in and completely choke the message, so that it gives no return.

²⁰ But the people meant by the seed sown on the good ground are those who hear the message, and welcome it, and yield a return, thirty, sixty, and even a hundred fold.”

²¹ Jesus said to them, “Is a lamp brought to be put under a basket or under the couch, instead of being put on the lamp-stand?

²² There is nothing hidden that will not come to light and nothing is concealed that will not be brought into the open.

²³ Let all who have ears to hear with hear.

²⁴ “Take care what you listen to,” said Jesus. “The standard you use will be used for you, and more will be added for you.

²⁵ For, to those who have, more will be given; while, from those who have nothing, even what they have will be taken away.”

²⁶ Jesus also said, “This is what the kingdom of God is like — like a man who has scattered seed on the ground,

⁸ Some fell into good soil, and, shooting up and growing, yielded a return, amounting to thirty, sixty, and even a hundred fold.”

⁹ And Jesus said, “Let anyone who has ears to hear with hear.”

¹⁰ Afterward, when he was alone, his followers and the Twelve asked him about his parables;

¹¹ and he said, “To you the hidden truth of the kingdom of God has been imparted; but to those who are outside it all teaching takes the form of parables so that —

¹² ‘Though they have eyes, they may see without perceiving; and though they have ears, they may hear without understanding; otherwise some day they might turn and be forgiven.’”

¹³ “You do not know the meaning of this parable?” he went on; “Then how will you understand all the other parables?

¹⁴ The sower sows the message.

¹⁵ The people meant by the seed that falls along the path are these — where the message is sown, but, as soon as they have heard it, Satan immediately comes and carries away the message that has been sown in them.

¹⁶ So, too, those meant by the seed sown on the rocky places are the people who, when they have heard the message, at once accept it joyfully;

¹⁷ but, as they have no root, they stand only for a short time; and so, when trouble or persecution arises because of the message, they fall away at once.

¹⁸ Those meant by the seed sown among the brambles are different; they are the people who hear the message,

¹⁹ but the cares of life, and the glamour of wealth, and cravings for many other things come in and completely choke the message, so that it gives no return.

²⁰ But the people meant by the seed sown on the good ground are those who hear the message, and welcome it, and yield a return, thirty, sixty, and even a hundred fold.”

²¹ Jesus said to them, “Is a lamp brought to be put under a basket or under the couch, instead of being put on the lamp-stand?

²² There is nothing hidden that will not come to light and nothing is concealed that will not be brought into the open.

²³ Let all who have ears to hear with hear.

²⁴ “Take care what you listen to,” said Jesus. “The standard you use will be used for you, and more will be added for you.

²⁵ For, to those who have, more will be given; while, from those who have nothing, even what they have will be taken away.”

²⁶ Jesus also said, “This is what the kingdom of God is like — like a man who has scattered seed on the ground,

⁸ Others fell into the good ground, and yielded fruit, growing up and increasing. Some produced thirty times, some sixty times, and some one hundred times as much.”

⁹ He said, “Whoever has ears to hear, let him sh'ma ·hear obey·.”

¹⁰ When he was alone, those who were around him with the twelve asked him about the parables.

¹¹ He said to them, “To you is given the mystery of God’s Kingdom, but to those who are outside, all things are done in parables,

¹² that ‘they may be always looking but never seeing; always listening but never understanding. Otherwise, they might turn and be forgiven.’”

¹³ He said to them, “Don’t you understand this parable? How will you understand all of the parables?

¹⁴ The farmer sows the word.

¹⁵ The ones by the road are the ones where the word is sown; and when they have heard, immediately Satan Adversary comes, and takes away the word which has been sown in them.

¹⁶ These in the same way are those who are sown on the rocky places, who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with joy.

¹⁷ They have no root in themselves, but are short-lived. When oppression or persecution arises because of the word, immediately they stumble.

¹⁸ Others are those who are sown among the thorns. These are those who have heard the word,

¹⁹ and the cares of this age, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the epithumia ·lusts· of other things entering in choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.

²⁰ Those which were sown on the good ground are those who hear the word, and accept it, and bear fruit, some thirty times, some sixty times, and some one hundred times.”

²¹ He said to them, “Is the lamp brought to be put under a basket or under a bed? Is not it put on a stand?

²² For there is nothing hidden, except that it should be made known; neither was anything made secret, but that it should come to light.

²³ If any man has ears to hear, let him sh'ma ·hear obey·.”

²⁴ He said to them, “Take heed what you hear. With whatever measure you measure, it will be measured to you, and more will be given to you who hear.

²⁵ For whoever has, to him will more be given, and he who does not have, even that which he has will be taken away from him.”

²⁶ He said, “God’s Kingdom is as if a man should cast seed on the earth,

⁸ But some of those seeds fell into really good ground and those seeds grew properly. When the seed food plants were ready they had a really big mob of new seeds on top.”

⁹ Then Jesus said, “You’ve got ears, so you have to listen to me properly, and take notice of my words.”

¹⁰ Some time later Jesus came away from that big mob of people. Then just his 12 close followers and a few other people sat around him. They said to him, “You tell us these picture stories but we can’t understand them. What are your stories all about?”

¹¹ Jesus said, “You mob follow me, so God wants you to know what my stories are all about, and I will tell you their meaning. These stories are about the way God gets people into his family. But other people don’t follow me, so they only get the picture stories. I will not tell them what they mean.

¹² I do it this way so that these words in God’s book will come true, ‘People will look with their eyes at what I do, but they will not try to understand what it means. They will hear my words with their ears, but they will not try to understand them properly. If they do understand me properly then they will turn around and come back to God, and then God will not blame them for the bad things they did. But they don’t want to know about that.’”

¹³ Jesus kept on talking. He said, “Why can’t you understand this picture story? If you can’t understand this easy story you will not understand the other stories I’m going to tell you.

¹⁴ Listen to me again. In my story, a man threw out the seeds to grow some food. This is like somebody that tells God’s word to people.

¹⁵ I said that some seeds fell on the road, and the road was too hard, so the seeds stayed on top of it. They couldn’t grow to make new plants. Those seeds are a picture for God’s word. Some people are too hard and don’t listen to God’s word. They are like that road. The birds are a picture of the devil called Satan. He makes them forget God’s word, so they take no notice of its message.

¹⁶ In my story there was ground with too much rock in it. That is a picture of people that are happy to listen to God’s word and they start to take notice of him.

¹⁷ But other people see them believing that word and those other people make trouble for them, so they stop listening. They soon turn their back and walk away from God’s word.

¹⁸ In my story the man threw seeds into some rubbish grass and that grass blocked them. This is a picture of people that hear God’s word,

¹⁹ but after that they let other things block them. They worry too much about the things they want in this life. They start to think too much about money and they trick themselves. They want a lot of different things all the time and they worry too much about all these things. They just think about what they want for themselves and this blocks God’s word too much, so these people can’t live properly for God.

²⁰ In my story, the seeds that fell into the good ground grew properly, and when those plants were big they made lots of new seeds. This is a picture of people that are ready to hear God’s word and do what he says. When they believe God’s word they grow stronger and stronger for God. They learn more and more of God’s message and they share it with other people. Some people in God’s family tell out his stories more than other people.”

²¹ Then Jesus said, “When somebody lights a candle they don’t put it under a bowl, do they? And they don’t put that candle under their bed, do they? No way. People hang lights up high, so everyone can see clearly.

²² It’s like this. There are some things you don’t know about yet, but some time later God will tell about them. And there are some things that are secret now, but some time later God will let you know what they are all about.

²³ You’ve all got ears, so you have to listen to me properly, and take notice of my words.”

²⁴ Then Jesus said, “Make sure you listen to me properly and think about what I say. When you really take notice of my message, God will help you understand it, and he will help you to know more and more of his word. But if you don’t want to listen to my message, God will stop you from understanding anything you do hear.”

²⁶ Jesus kept on teaching, and said, “I want you to know the way God’s family grows. This is another picture story. A man wanted to grow some seed food, so he threw some seeds on the ground. The seeds fell on the ground and after that the man walked away and left the seeds there. Those seeds grew all by themselves and that man didn’t know what made those seeds grow. He just left them there for many days and they grew. God made those seeds grow in the ground. At first the long stick part grew, and after that the head part grew with all the seeds inside it. At the right time God made the seeds get hard, ready for people to cut down those plants and pick up the seed food. God is boss for everyone and his family will grow just like the seeds in that story.”

⁸ And some fell vpon good grounde and dyd yelde frute that sproge and grewe and brought forthe: some thirty folde some sixtie folde and some an hundred folde.

⁹ And he sayde vnto them: he that hath eares to heare let him heare.

¹⁰ And when he was alone they that were aboute him with the .xii. axed him of the similitude.

¹¹ And he sayde vnto them. To you it is geve to knowe the mistery of the kyngdome of God. But vnto them that are with out shall all thinges be done in similitudes:

¹² That when they se they shall se and not discerne: and when they heare they shall heare and not vnderstonde: leste at any tyme they shulde tourne and their synnes shuld be forgeve them.

¹³ And he sayde vnto the: Perceave ye not this similitude? how then shulde ye vnderstonde all other similitudes?

¹⁴ The sower soweth the worde.

¹⁵ And they that are by the wayes syde where the worde is sowen are they to whom assone as they have herde it Satha cometh immediatly and takith awaye the worde that was sowe in their hertes.

¹⁶ And likewise they that are sowen on the stonye groude are they: which when they have harde the worde at once receave it with gladnes

¹⁷ yet have no rotes in them selves and so endure but a tyme: and anone as trouble and persecucion aryseth for the wordes sake they fall immediatly.

¹⁸ And they that are sowe amonge the thornes are soche as heare the worde:

¹⁹ and the care of this worlde and the disseytfulnes of ryches and the lustes of other thinges entre in and choocke the worde and it is made vnfrutfull.

²⁰ And those that weare sowe in good grounde are they that heare the worde and receave it and bringe forth frute some thirty folde some sixty folde some an hundred folde.

²¹ And he sayde vnto them: is the candle lighted to be put vnder a busshell or vnder the table and not rather to be put on a candelstick?

²² For there is nothinge so prevy that shall not be opened: nether so secreet but that it shall come abroade.

²³ Yf eny man have eares to heare let him heare.

²⁴ And he sayde vnto them: take hede what ye heare. With what measure ye mete with the same shall it be measured vnto you agayne. And vnto you that heare shall more be geve.

²⁵ For vnto him that hath shall it be geven: and from him that hath not shalbe taken awaye even that he hath.

²⁶ And he sayde: so is the kyngdome of God even as yf a man shuld sowe seed in the groude

⁸ Other seed fell into good soil and it produced a crop growing up and increasing thirty, sixty, and even a hundred times.”

⁹ Then he said, “Whoever has ears to hear, let him hear!”

¹⁰ When Jesus was alone, those who were close to him and with the twelve asked him about the parables.

¹¹ He said to them, “To you is given the mystery of the kingdom of God. But to those outside everything is in parables,

¹² so that when they look, yes they look, but do not see, and so that when they hear, yes they hear, but do not understand, or else they would turn and God would forgive them.”

¹³ Then he said to them, “Do you not understand this parable? How then will you understand all the other parables?

¹⁴ The farmer who sows his seed is the one who sows the word.

¹⁵ These are the ones that fall beside the road, where the word was sown, but when they hear it, Satan immediately comes and takes away the word that was sown in them.

¹⁶ These are the ones that are sown on rocky ground, who, when they hear the word, immediately receive it with joy.

¹⁷ They have no root in themselves, but endure for a short time. Then tribulation or persecution comes because of the word, and immediately they stumble.

¹⁸ The others are the ones that were sown among the thorns. They hear the word,

¹⁹ but the cares of the world, the deceitfulness of riches, and the desires of other things enter in and choke the word, and it does not produce a crop.

²⁰ Then those that were sown in the good soil are the ones who hear the word and receive it, and they produce crops—thirty, sixty, or a hundred times what was sown.”

²¹ Jesus said to them, “Do you bring a lamp inside the house to put it under a basket, or under the bed? You bring it in and you put it on a lampstand.

²² For nothing is hidden that will not be known, and nothing is secret that will not come out into the open.

²³ If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear!”

²⁴ He said to them, “Pay attention to what you hear, for the measure you use will be measured to you, and more will be added to you.

²⁵ Because whoever has, to him will be given more, and whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken.”

²⁶ He also said, “The kingdom of God is like a man who sows his seed on the ground.

⁸ Others fell into the good ground and yielded fruit, growing up and increasing. Some produced thirty times, some sixty times, and some one hundred times as much.”

⁹ He said, “Whoever has ears to hear, let him hear.”

¹⁰ When he was alone, those who were around him with the twelve asked him about the parables.

¹¹ He said to them, “To you is given the mystery of God’s Kingdom, but to those who are outside, all things are done in parables,

¹² that ‘seeing they may see and not perceive, and hearing they may hear and not understand, lest perhaps they should turn again, and their sins should be forgiven them.’”

¹³ He said to them, “Don’t you understand this parable? How will you understand all of the parables?

¹⁴ The farmer sows the word.

¹⁵ The ones by the road are the ones where the word is sown; and when they have heard, immediately Satan comes and takes away the word which has been sown in them.

¹⁶ These in the same way are those who are sown on the rocky places, who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with joy.

¹⁷ They have no root in themselves, but are short-lived. When oppression or persecution arises because of the word, immediately they stumble.

¹⁸ Others are those who are sown among the thorns. These are those who have heard the word,

¹⁹ and the cares of this age, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.

²⁰ Those which were sown on the good ground are those who hear the word, accept it, and bear fruit, some thirty times, some sixty times, and some one hundred times.”

²¹ He said to them, “Is a lamp brought to be put under a basket or under a bed? Isn’t it put on a stand?

²² For there is nothing hidden except that it should be made known, neither was anything made secret but that it should come to light.

²³ If any man has ears to hear, let him hear.”

²⁴ He said to them, “Take heed what you hear. With whatever measure you measure, it will be measured to you; and more will be given to you who hear.

²⁵ For whoever has, to him more will be given; and he who doesn’t have, even that which he has will be taken away from him.”

²⁶ He said, “God’s Kingdom is as if a man should cast seed on the earth,

⁸ Others fell into the good ground and yielded fruit, growing up and increasing. Some produced thirty times, some sixty times, and some one hundred times as much.”

⁹ He said, “Whoever has ears to hear, let him hear.”

¹⁰ When he was alone, those who were around him with the twelve asked him about the parables.

¹¹ He said to them, “To you is given the mystery of God’s Kingdom, but to those who are outside, all things are done in parables,

¹² that ‘seeing they may see and not perceive, and hearing they may hear and not understand, lest perhaps they should turn again, and their sins should be forgiven them.’”

¹³ He said to them, “Don’t you understand this parable? How will you understand all of the parables?

¹⁴ The farmer sows the word.

¹⁵ The ones by the road are the ones where the word is sown; and when they have heard, immediately Satan comes and takes away the word which has been sown in them.

¹⁶ These in the same way are those who are sown on the rocky places, who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with joy.

¹⁷ They have no root in themselves, but are short-lived. When oppression or persecution arises because of the word, immediately they stumble.

¹⁸ Others are those who are sown amongst the thorns. These are those who have heard the word,

¹⁹ and the cares of this age, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.

²⁰ Those which were sown on the good ground are those who hear the word, accept it, and bear fruit, some thirty times, some sixty times, and some one hundred times.”

²¹ He said to them, “Is a lamp brought to be put under a basket or under a bed? Isn’t it put on a stand?

²² For there is nothing hidden except that it should be made known, neither was anything made secret but that it should come to light.

²³ If any man has ears to hear, let him hear.”

²⁴ He said to them, “Take heed what you hear. With whatever measure you measure, it will be measured to you; and more will be given to you who hear.

²⁵ For whoever has, to him more will be given; and he who doesn’t have, even that which he has will be taken away from him.”

²⁶ He said, “God’s Kingdom is as if a man should cast seed on the earth,

⁸ And other fell on good ground, and yielded fruit that sprang up, and increased, and brought forth, some thirty, and some sixty, and some a hundred.

⁹ And he said to 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 to them, To you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but to them that are without, all these things are done in parables:

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.

¹³ And he said to them, Know ye not this parable? and how then will ye know all parables?

¹⁴ The sower soweth the word.

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 who 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 relapse.

¹⁸ And these are they who 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 who are sown on good ground; such as hear the word, and receive it , and bring forth fruit, some thirty-fold, some sixty, and some a hundred.

²¹ And he said to them, Is a candle brought to be put under a close vessel, or under a bed? and not to be set on a candlestick?

²² For there is nothing hid, which shall not be manifested; neither hath any thing been kept secret, but that it should come abroad.

²³ If any man hath ears to hear, let him hear.

²⁴ And he said to them, Take heed what ye hear: With the measure which ye give, it shall be measured to you: and to 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;

⁸ Others fell into the good ground and yielded fruit, growing up and increasing. Some produced thirty times, some sixty times, and some one hundred times as much.”

⁹ He said, “Whoever has ears to hear, let him hear.”

¹⁰ When he was alone, those who were around him with the twelve asked him about the parables.

¹¹ He said to them, “To you is given the mystery of God’s Kingdom, but to those who are outside, all things are done in parables,

¹² that ‘seeing they may see and not perceive, and hearing they may hear and not understand, lest perhaps they should turn again, and their sins should be forgiven them.’”

¹³ He said to them, “Don’t you understand this parable? How will you understand all of the parables?

¹⁴ The farmer sows the word.

¹⁵ The ones by the road are the ones where the word is sown; and when they have heard, immediately Satan comes and takes away the word which has been sown in them.

¹⁶ These in the same way are those who are sown on the rocky places, who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with joy.

¹⁷ They have no root in themselves, but are short-lived. When oppression or persecution arises because of the word, immediately they stumble.

¹⁸ Others are those who are sown among the thorns. These are those who have heard the word,

¹⁹ and the cares of this age, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.

²⁰ Those which were sown on the good ground are those who hear the word, accept it, and bear fruit, some thirty times, some sixty times, and some one hundred times.”

²¹ He said to them, “Is a lamp brought to be put under a basket or under a bed? Isn’t it put on a stand?

²² For there is nothing hidden except that it should be made known, neither was anything made secret but that it should come to light.

²³ If any man has ears to hear, let him hear.”

²⁴ He said to them, “Take heed what you hear. With whatever measure you measure, it will be measured to you; and more will be given to you who hear.

²⁵ For whoever has, to him more will be given; and he who doesn’t have, even that which he has will be taken away from him.”

²⁶ He said, “God’s Kingdom is as if a man should cast seed on the earth,

⁸ Others fell into the good ground and yielded fruit, growing up and increasing. Some produced thirty times, some sixty times, and some one hundred times as much.”

⁹ He said, “Whoever has ears to hear, let him hear.”

¹⁰ When he was alone, those who were around him with the twelve asked him about the parables.

¹¹ He said to them, “To you is given the mystery of God’s Kingdom, but to those who are outside, all things are done in parables,

¹² that ‘seeing they may see and not perceive, and hearing they may hear and not understand, lest perhaps they should turn again, and their sins should be forgiven them.’”

¹³ He said to them, “Don’t you understand this parable? How will you understand all of the parables?

¹⁴ The farmer sows the word.

¹⁵ The ones by the road are the ones where the word is sown; and when they have heard, immediately Satan comes and takes away the word which has been sown in them.

¹⁶ These in the same way are those who are sown on the rocky places, who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with joy.

¹⁷ They have no root in themselves, but are short-lived. When oppression or persecution arises because of the word, immediately they stumble.

¹⁸ Others are those who are sown amongst the thorns. These are those who have heard the word,

¹⁹ and the cares of this age, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.

²⁰ Those which were sown on the good ground are those who hear the word, accept it, and bear fruit, some thirty times, some sixty times, and some one hundred times.”

²¹ He said to them, “Is a lamp brought to be put under a basket or under a bed? Isn’t it put on a stand?

²² For there is nothing hidden except that it should be made known, neither was anything made secret but that it should come to light.

²³ If any man has ears to hear, let him hear.”

²⁴ He said to them, “Take heed what you hear. With whatever measure you measure, it will be measured to you; and more will be given to you who hear.

²⁵ For whoever has, to him more will be given; and he who doesn’t have, even that which he has will be taken away from him.”

²⁶ He said, “God’s Kingdom is as if a man should cast seed on the earth,

⁸ And other felled down into good land, and gave fruit, springing up, and waxing; and one brought thirty-fold, and one sixtyfold, and one an hundredfold.

⁹ And he said, He that hath ears of hearing, hear he, or He that hath ears to hear, hear.

¹⁰ And when he was by himself, the twelve that were with him asked him to expound the parable.

¹¹ And he said to them, To you it is given to know the private or the mystery of the kingdom of God. But to them that be withoutforth, all things be made in parables,

¹² that they seeing see, and see not, and they hearing hear, and understand not; lest sometime they be converted, and sins be forgiven to them.

¹³ And he said to them, Know not ye this parable? and how ye shall know all parables?

¹⁴ He that soweth, soweth a word.

¹⁵ But these it be that be about the way, where the word is sown; and when they have heard, anon cometh Satan, and taketh away the word that is sown in their hearts.

¹⁶ And in like manner be these that be sown on stony places, which when they have heard the word, anon they take it with joy;

¹⁷ and they have not root in them-selves, but they be lasting a little time or they be temporal; afterward when tribulation riseth, and persecution for the word, anon they be caused to stumble.

¹⁸ And there be others that be sown in thorns; these it be, that hear the word,

¹⁹ and dis-ease of the world, and deceit of riches, and other charge of covetousness entereth, and strangleth the word, and it is made without fruit.

²⁰ And these it be that be sown on good land, which hear the word, and take, and make fruit, one thirtyfold, and one sixtyfold, and one an hundred-fold.

²¹ And he said to them, Whether a lantern cometh, that it be put under a bushel, or under a bed? nay, but that it be put on a candlestick?

²² There is nothing hid, that shall not be made open or shall not be showed; neither anything is privy, that shall not come into open.

²³ If any man have ears of hearing, hear he.

²⁴ And he said to them, See ye what ye hear. In what measure ye mete, it shall be meted to you again, and it shall be cast to you.

²⁵ For it shall be given to him that hath, and it shall be taken away from him that hath not, also that that he hath.

²⁶ And he said, So the kingdom of God is, as if a man cast seed into the earth,

⁸ And other felled down into good land, and gave fruit, springing up, and waxing (or growing); and one brought (forth) thirtyfold, and one sixtyfold, and one an hundredfold.

⁹ And he said, He that hath ears of hearing, hear he. And he said, He that hath ears to hear, hear.

¹⁰ And when he was by himself, the twelve that were with him asked him to expound the parable.

¹¹ And he said to them, To you it is given to know the private or the mystery of the kingdom of God (or To you it is given to know the secret of the Kingdom of God). But to them that be withoutforth, all things be made in parables,

¹² (so) that they seeing see, and see not, and they hearing hear, and understand not; lest sometime they be converted, and (their) sins be forgiven to them.

¹³ And he said to them, Know not ye this parable? and how ye shall know all parables? (And he said to them, Do ye not understand this parable? then how shall ye understand any parable?)

¹⁴ He that soweth, soweth a word.

¹⁵ But these it be that be about the way, where the word is sown; and when they have heard, anon cometh Satan (or at once Satan cometh), and taketh away the word that is sown in their hearts.

¹⁶ And in like manner be these that be sown on stony places, which when they have heard the word, anon they take it with joy (or at once they receive it with joy);

¹⁷ and they have not root in themselves, but they be lasting (but) a little time or but they be temporal; afterward when tribulation riseth, and persecution for the word, anon (or at once) they be caused to stumble.

¹⁸ And there be others that be sown in thorns; these it be, that hear the word,

¹⁹ and dis-ease of the world, and deceit of riches, and other charge of covetousness entereth (or and the burden of envy entereth), and strangleth the word, and it is made without fruit.

²⁰ And these it be that be sown on good land, which hear the word, and take (it), (or and receive it), and make fruit, one thirtyfold, and one sixtyfold, and one an hundredfold.

²¹ And he said to them, Whether a lantern cometh, that it be put under a bushel, or under a bed? nay, but that it be put on a candlestick?

²² There is nothing hid, that shall not be made open or that shall not be showed; neither anything is privy, that shall not come into (the) open. (There is nothing hidden, that shall not be made open or revealed; nor is anything private, or kept secret, that shall not be brought out into the open.)

²³ If any man have ears of hearing, hear he.

²⁴ And he said to them, See ye what ye hear. In what measure ye mete, it shall be meted to you again, and it shall be cast to you (or By which measure ye measure, it shall be measured unto you again, yea, it shall be thrown unto you).

²⁵ For it shall be given to him that hath, and it shall be taken away from him that hath not, also that that he hath. Forsooth it shall be given to him that hath, and if a man hath not, yea this that he hath shall be taken away from him.

²⁶ And he said, So the kingdom of God is, as if a man cast seed into the earth,

⁸ And other felde doun in to good loond, and yaf fruyt, springynge vp, and wexynge; and oon brouyte thretti foold, and oon sixti fold, and oon an hundrid fold.

⁹ And he seide, He that hath eeris of heryng, here he.

¹⁰ And whanne he was bi hym silf, tho twelue that weren with hym axiden hym to expowne the parable.

¹¹ And he seide to hem, To you it is youun to knowe the priuete of the kyngdom of God. But to hem that ben with outforth, alle thingis be maad in parablis, that thei seynge se,

¹² and se not, and thei herynge here and vnderstonde not; lest sum tyme thei be conuertid, and synnes be foryouun to hem.

¹³ And he seide to hem, Knowe not ye this parable? and hou ye schulen knowe alle parablis?

¹⁴ He that sowith, sowith a word.

¹⁵ But these it ben that ben aboute the weie, where the word is sowun; and whanne thei han herd, anoon cometh Satanas, and takith awei the word that is sowun in her hertis.

¹⁶ And in lijk maner ben these that ben sowun on stony placis, whiche whanne thei han herd the word, anoon thei taken it with ioye;

¹⁷ and thei han not roote in hem silf, but thei ben lastynge a litil tyme; aftirward whanne tribulacioun risith, and persecucioun for the word, anoon thei ben sclaundrid.

¹⁸ And ther ben othir that ben sowun in thornes; these it ben that heren the word,

¹⁹ and disese of the world, and disseit of ritchessis, and othir charge of coueytise entrith, and stranglith the word, and it is maad with out fruyt.

²⁰ And these it ben that ben sowun on good lond, whiche heren the word, and taken, and maken fruyt, oon thritti fold, oon sixti fold, and oon an hundrid fold.

²¹ And he seide to hem, Wher a lanterne cometh, that it be put vndur a buschel, or vndur a bed? nay, but that it be put on a candilstike?

²² Ther is no thing hid, that schal not be maad opyn; nethir ony thing is pryuey, that schal not come in to opyn.

²³ If ony man haue eeris of heryng, here he.

²⁴ And he seide to hem, Se ye what ye heren. In what mesure ye meten, it schal be metun to you ayen, and be cast to you.

²⁵ For it schal be youun to hym that hath, and it schal be takun awei fro him that hath not, also that that he hath.

²⁶ And he seide, So the kingdom of God is, as if a man caste seede in to the erthe,

⁸ and other fell to the good ground, and was giving fruit, coming up and increasing, and it bare, one thirty-fold, and one sixty, and one an hundred.'

⁹ And he said to them, 'He who is having ears to hear — let him hear.'

¹⁰ And when he was alone, those about him, with the twelve, did ask him of the simile,

¹¹ and he said to them, 'To you it hath been given to know the secret of the reign of God, but to those who are without, in similes are all the things done;

¹² that seeing they may see and not perceive, and hearing they may hear and not understand, lest they may turn, and the sins may be forgiven them.'

¹³ And he saith to them, 'Have ye not known this simile? and how shall ye know all the similes?

¹⁴ He who is sowing doth sow the word;

¹⁵ and these are they by the way where the word is sown: and whenever they may hear, immediately cometh the Adversary, and he taketh away the word that hath been sown in their hearts.

¹⁶ 'And these are they, in like manner, who on the rocky ground are sown: who, whenever they may hear the word, immediately with joy do receive it,

¹⁷ and have not root in themselves, but are temporary; afterward tribulation or persecution having come because of the word, immediately they are stumbled.

¹⁸ 'And these are they who toward the thorns are sown: these are they who are hearing the word,

¹⁹ and the anxieties of this age, and the deceitfulness of the riches, and the desires concerning the other things, entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful.

²⁰ 'And these are they who on the good ground have been sown: who do hear the word, and receive, and do bear fruit, one thirty-fold, and one sixty, and one an hundred.'

²¹ And he said to them, 'Doth the lamp come that under the measure it may be put, or under the couch — not that it may be put on the lamp-stand?

²² for there is not anything hid that may not be manifested, nor was anything kept hid but that it may come to light.

²³ If any hath ears to hear — let him hear.'

²⁴ And he said to them, 'Take heed what ye hear; in what measure ye measure, it shall be measured to you; and to you who hear it shall be added;

²⁵ for whoever may have, there shall be given to him, and whoever hath not, also that which he hath shall be taken from him.'

²⁶ And he said, 'Thus is the reign of God: as if a man may cast the seed on the earth,