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1 ⲁ̅ ⲁϥⲁⲣⲭⲉⲥⲑⲁⲓ ⲟⲛ ⲉϯ ⲥⲃⲱ ϩⲁⲧⲉⲑⲁⲗⲁⲥⲥⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲙⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲥⲱⲟⲩϩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲁⲗⲉ ⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓ ⲛϥϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉⲑⲁⲗⲁⲥⲥⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲛⲉϥⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ϩⲓⲡⲉⲕⲣⲟ ⲛⲑⲁⲗⲁⲥⲥⲁ
Again he began to teach by the seaside. A great multitude was gathered to him, so that he entered into a boat in the sea and sat down. All the multitude were on the land by the sea.
He taught them many things in parables, and told them in his teaching,
“Listen! Behold, the farmer went out to sow.
As he sowed, some seed fell by the road, and the birds came and devoured it.
5 ⲉ̅ ⲕⲉⲩⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϩⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲛ ⲧⲡⲉⲧⲣⲁ ⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲙⲛϩⲁϩ ⲛⲕⲁϩ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲁⲩϯ ⲟⲩⲱ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲉⲓ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ϫⲉⲙⲛϩⲁϩ ⲛⲕⲁϩ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲟⲩ
Others fell on the rocky ground, where it had little soil, and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of soil.
When the sun had risen, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.
Others fell amongst the thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked it, and it yielded no fruit.
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.”
He said, “Whoever has ears to hear, let him hear.”
When he was alone, those who were around him with the twelve asked him about the parables.
11 ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ⲛⲧⲁⲩϯ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲙⲡⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲣⲟ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧϩⲓⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲩⲛⲁϫⲓϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲟⲗⲏ
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,
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.’”
He said to them, “Don’t you understand this parable? How will you understand all of the parables?
The farmer sows the word.
15 ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉ ⲉⲧϩⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ ⲙⲡⲙⲁ ⲉϣⲁⲩϫⲉⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϣⲁⲩⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲛⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ϣⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡⲥⲁⲧⲁⲛⲁⲥ ⲛϥϥⲓⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩϫⲟϥ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ
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.
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 ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ ⲙⲙⲛⲛⲟⲩⲛⲉ ⲇⲉ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϩⲛ ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲉ ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲑⲗⲓⲯⲓⲥ ⲇⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲏ ⲟⲩⲇⲓⲱⲅⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ϣⲁⲩⲥⲕⲁⲛⲇⲁⲗⲓⲍⲉ
They have no root in themselves, but are short-lived. When oppression or persecution arises because of the word, immediately they stumble.
Others are those who are sown amongst the thorns. These are those who have heard the word,
19 ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲣⲟⲟⲩϣ ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲱⲛ ⲛⲙ ⲧⲁⲡⲁⲧⲏ ⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲙⲙⲁⲟ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲕⲉⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓⲁ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲥⲉⲱϭⲧ ⲙⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϥϯ ⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ (aiōn g165)
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. (aiōn g165)
20 ⲕ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲏ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲩϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϫⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲉⲩⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲥⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲉⲧⲁⲩⲉⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲙⲁⲁⲃ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲛ ⲥⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲛ ϣⲉ
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.”
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?
For there is nothing hidden except that it should be made known, neither was anything made secret but that it should come to light.
If any man has ears to hear, let him hear.”
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.
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 ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ ⲛⲉϥϫⲱ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲣⲟ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲥⲟ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲛⲟⲩϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϥϭⲣⲟϭ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲕⲁϩ
He said, “God’s Kingdom is as if a man should cast seed on the earth,
and should sleep and rise night and day, and the seed should spring up and grow, though he doesn’t know how.
28 ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲡⲕⲁϩ ϣⲁϥϯ ⲟⲩⲱ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲉⲓ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁϥ ϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲭⲟⲣⲧⲟⲥ ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲟⲩϩⲙⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲩⲟ ⲉϥⲙⲉϩ ϩⲙ ⲡϩⲙⲥ
For the earth bears fruit by itself: first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear.
But when the fruit is ripe, immediately he puts in the sickle, because the harvest has come.”
He said, “How will we liken God’s Kingdom? Or with what parable will we illustrate it?
It’s like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown in the earth, though it is less than all the seeds that are on the earth,
32 ⲗ̅ⲃ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲩϣⲁⲛϫⲟⲥ ϣⲁⲥⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛⲥϫⲓⲥⲉ ⲉⲛⲟⲩⲟⲟⲧⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲥⲧⲁⲩⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲕⲗⲁⲇⲟⲥ ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲛⲥⲉϣⲟⲩⲱϩ ϩⲁⲧⲉⲥϩⲁⲉⲓⲃⲉⲥ ⲛϭⲓ ⲛϩⲁⲗⲁⲧⲉ ⲛⲧⲡⲉ
yet when it is sown, grows up and becomes greater than all the herbs, and puts out great branches, so that the birds of the sky can lodge under its shadow.”
With many such parables he spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear it.
Without a parable he didn’t speak to them; but privately to his own disciples he explained everything.
On that day, when evening had come, he said to them, “Let’s go over to the other side.”
Leaving the multitude, they took him with them, even as he was, in the boat. Other small boats were also with him.
A big wind storm arose, and the waves beat into the boat, so much that the boat was already filled.
38 ⲗ̅ⲏ̅ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉϥϩⲓⲡⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓ ⲉϥⲛⲕⲟⲧⲕ ϩⲓϫⲛ ⲟⲩϣⲟⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲛⲉϩⲥⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲥⲁϩ ⲛⲅⲟ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲣⲣⲟⲟⲩϣ ϫⲉ ⲧⲛⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩ
He himself was in the stern, asleep on the cushion; and they woke him up and asked him, “Rabbi, don’t you care that we are dying?”
39 ⲗ̅ⲑ̅ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛϥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲉⲡⲓⲧⲓⲙⲁ ⲙⲡⲧⲏⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲧⲉⲑⲁⲗⲁⲥⲥⲁ ϫⲉ ⲕⲁⲣⲱ ⲛⲧⲉϣⲧⲙⲣⲱ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲡⲧⲏⲩ ϩⲣⲏϭ ⲁⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛϫⲁⲙⲏ ϣⲱⲡⲉ
He awoke and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, “Peace! Be still!” The wind ceased and there was a great calm.
He said to them, “Why are you so afraid? How is it that you have no faith?”
41 ⲙ̅ⲁ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲣ ϩⲟⲧⲉ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲛⲉⲩⲉⲣⲏⲩ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲁϣ ⲙⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ϫⲉ ⲡⲕⲉⲧⲏⲩ ⲛⲙ ⲧⲉⲑⲁⲗⲁⲥⲥⲁ ⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲛⲥⲱϥ
They were greatly afraid and said to one another, “Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?”
