| English Standard Version | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1Again he began to teach beside the sea. And a very large crowd gathered about him, so that he got into a boat and sat in it on the sea, and the whole crowd was beside the sea on the land. | 1Again He began to teach by the sea, and a very large crowd gathered around Him. So He got into a boat on the sea and sat down, while the whole crowd was on the shore facing the sea. |
| 2And he was teaching them many things in parables, and in his teaching he said to them: | 2He taught them many things in parables, and in His teaching He said to them: |
| 3“Listen! Behold, a sower went out to sow. | 3"Listen! Consider the sower who went out to sow. |
| 4And as he sowed, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it. | 4As he sowed, this occurred: Some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up. |
| 5Other seed fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil, and immediately it sprang up, since it had no depth of soil. | 5Other seed fell on rocky ground where it didn't have much soil, and it sprang up right away, since it didn't have deep soil. |
| 6And when the sun rose, it was scorched, and since it had no root, it withered away. | 6When the sun came up, it was scorched, and since it didn't have a root, it withered. |
| 7Other seed fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked it, and it yielded no grain. | 7Other seed fell among thorns, and the thorns came up and choked it, and it didn't produce a crop. |
| 8And other seeds fell into good soil and produced grain, growing up and increasing and yielding thirtyfold and sixtyfold and a hundredfold.” | 8Still others fell on good ground and produced a crop that increased 30, 60, and 100 times what was sown." |
| 9And he said, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.” | 9Then He said, "Anyone who has ears to hear should listen!" |
| 10And when he was alone, those around him with the twelve asked him about the parables. | 10When He was alone with the Twelve, those who were around Him asked Him about the parables. |
| 11And he said to them, “To you has been given the secret of the kingdom of God, but for those outside everything is in parables, | 11He answered them, "The secret of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to those outside, everything comes in parables |
| 12so that “‘they may indeed see but not perceive, and may indeed hear but not understand, lest they should turn and be forgiven.’” | 12so that they may look and look, yet not perceive; they may listen and listen, yet not understand; otherwise, they might turn back-- and be forgiven." |
| 13And he said to them, “Do you not understand this parable? How then will you understand all the parables? | 13Then He said to them: "Don't you understand this parable? How then will you understand any of the parables? |
| 14The sower sows the word. | 14The sower sows the word. |
| 15And these are the ones along the path, where the word is sown: when they hear, Satan immediately comes and takes away the word that is sown in them. | 15These are the ones along the path where the word is sown: when they hear, immediately Satan comes and takes away the word sown in them. |
| 16And these are the ones sown on rocky ground: the ones who, when they hear the word, immediately receive it with joy. | 16And these are the ones sown on rocky ground: when they hear the word, immediately they receive it with joy. |
| 17And they have no root in themselves, but endure for a while; then, when tribulation or persecution arises on account of the word, immediately they fall away. | 17But they have no root in themselves; they are short-lived. When pressure or persecution comes because of the word, they immediately stumble. |
| 18And others are the ones sown among thorns. They are those who hear the word, | 18Others are sown among thorns; these are the ones who hear the word, |
| 19but the cares of the world and the deceitfulness of riches and the desires for other things enter in and choke the word, and it proves unfruitful. | 19but the worries of this age, the seduction of wealth, and the desires for other things enter in and choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful. |
| 20But those that were sown on the good soil are the ones who hear the word and accept it and bear fruit, thirtyfold and sixtyfold and a hundredfold.” | 20But the ones sown on good ground are those who hear the word, welcome it, and produce a crop: 30, 60, and 100 times what was sown." |
| 21And he said to them, “Is a lamp brought in to be put under a basket, or under a bed, and not on a stand? | 21He also said to them, "Is a lamp brought in to be put under a basket or under a bed? Isn't it to be put on a lampstand? |
| 22For nothing is hidden except to be made manifest; nor is anything secret except to come to light. | 22For nothing is concealed except to be revealed, and nothing hidden except to come to light. |
| 23If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear.” | 23If anyone has ears to hear, he should listen!" |
| 24And he said to them, “Pay attention to what you hear: with the measure you use, it will be measured to you, and still more will be added to you. | 24Then He said to them, "Pay attention to what you hear. By the measure you use, it will be measured and added to you. |
| 25For to the one who has, more will be given, and from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away.” | 25For to the one who has, it will be given, and from the one who does not have, even what he has will be taken away." |
| 26And he said, “The kingdom of God is as if a man should scatter seed on the ground. | 26"The kingdom of God is like this," He said. "A man scatters seed on the ground; |
| 27He sleeps and rises night and day, and the seed sprouts and grows; he knows not how. | 27he sleeps and rises--night and day, and the seed sprouts and grows--he doesn't know how. |
| 28The earth produces by itself, first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear. | 28The soil produces a crop by itself--first the blade, then the head, and then the ripe grain on the head. |
| 29But when the grain is ripe, at once he puts in the sickle, because the harvest has come.” | 29But as soon as the crop is ready, he sends for the sickle, because the harvest has come." |
| 30And he said, “With what can we compare the kingdom of God, or what parable shall we use for it? | 30And He said: "How can we illustrate the kingdom of God, or what parable can we use to describe it? |
| 31It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when sown on the ground, is the smallest of all the seeds on earth, | 31It's like a mustard seed that, when sown in the soil, is smaller than all the seeds on the ground. |
| 32yet when it is sown it grows up and becomes larger than all the garden plants and puts out large branches, so that the birds of the air can make nests in its shade.” | 32And when sown, it comes up and grows taller than all the vegetables, and produces large branches, so that the birds of the sky can nest in its shade." |
| 33With many such parables he spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear it. | 33He would speak the word to them with many parables like these, as they were able to understand. |
| 34He did not speak to them without a parable, but privately to his own disciples he explained everything. | 34And He did not speak to them without a parable. Privately, however, He would explain everything to His own disciples. |
| 35On that day, when evening had come, he said to them, “Let us go across to the other side.” | 35On that day, when evening had come, He told them, "Let's cross over to the other side of the sea." |
| 36And leaving the crowd, they took him with them in the boat, just as he was. And other boats were with him. | 36So they left the crowd and took Him along since He was already in the boat. And other boats were with Him. |
| 37And a great windstorm arose, and the waves were breaking into the boat, so that the boat was already filling. | 37A fierce windstorm arose, and the waves were breaking over the boat, so that the boat was already being swamped. |
| 38But he was in the stern, asleep on the cushion. And they woke him and said to him, “Teacher, do you not care that we are perishing?” | 38But He was in the stern, sleeping on the cushion. So they woke Him up and said to Him, "Teacher! Don't You care that we're going to die?" |
| 39And he awoke and rebuked the wind and said to the sea, “Peace! Be still!” And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm. | 39He got up, rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, "Silence! Be still!" The wind ceased, and there was a great calm. |
| 40He said to them, “Why are you so afraid? Have you still no faith?” | 40Then He said to them, "Why are you fearful? Do you still have no faith?" |
| 41And they were filled with great fear and said to one another, “Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?” | 41And they were terrified and asked one another, "Who then is this? Even the wind and the sea obey Him!" |
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