Chapter 4
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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.
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He taught them many things in parables, and told them in his teaching,
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“+w Listen|strong=“G2400”+w*! +w Behold|strong=“G2400”+w*, +w the|strong=“G3588”+w* farmer +w went|strong=“G1831”+w* +w out|strong=“G1831”+w* +w to|strong=“G3708”+w* +w sow|strong=“G4687”+w*.
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+w As|strong=“G1722”+w* +w he|strong=“G2532”+w* +w sowed|strong=“G4687”+w*, +w some|strong=“G3739”+w* +w seed|strong=“G4098”+w* +w fell|strong=“G4098”+w* +w by|strong=“G1722”+w* +w the|strong=“G1722”+w* +w road|strong=“G3598”+w*, +w and|strong=“G2532”+w* +w the|strong=“G1722”+w* +w birds|strong=“G4071”+w* +w came|strong=“G2064”+w* +w and|strong=“G2532”+w* +w devoured|strong=“G2719”+w* +w it|strong=“G2532”+w*.
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+w Others|strong=“G3588”+w* +w fell|strong=“G4098”+w* +w on|strong=“G1909”+w* +w the|strong=“G2532”+w* +w rocky|strong=“G4075”+w* +w ground|strong=“G1093”+w*, +w where|strong=“G3699”+w* +w it|strong=“G2532”+w* +w had|strong=“G2192”+w* little +w soil|strong=“G1093”+w*, +w and|strong=“G2532”+w* +w immediately|strong=“G2112”+w* +w it|strong=“G2532”+w* +w sprang|strong=“G1816”+w* +w up|strong=“G3361”+w*, +w because|strong=“G1223”+w* +w it|strong=“G2532”+w* +w had|strong=“G2192”+w* +w no|strong=“G3756”+w* depth +w of|strong=“G1223”+w* +w soil|strong=“G1093”+w*.
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+w When|strong=“G3753”+w* +w the|strong=“G2532”+w* +w sun|strong=“G2246”+w* +w had|strong=“G2192”+w* +w risen|strong=“G2532”+w*, +w it|strong=“G2532”+w* +w was|strong=“G3588”+w* +w scorched|strong=“G2739”+w*; +w and|strong=“G2532”+w* +w because|strong=“G1223”+w* +w it|strong=“G2532”+w* +w had|strong=“G2192”+w* +w no|strong=“G3361”+w* +w root|strong=“G4491”+w*, +w it|strong=“G2532”+w* +w withered|strong=“G3583”+w* +w away|strong=“G3583”+w*.
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+w Others|strong=“G3588”+w* +w fell|strong=“G4098”+w* +w among|strong=“G1519”+w* +w the|strong=“G2532”+w* thorns, +w and|strong=“G2532”+w* +w the|strong=“G2532”+w* thorns grew +w up|strong=“G1519”+w* +w and|strong=“G2532”+w* +w choked|strong=“G4846”+w* +w it|strong=“G2532”+w*, +w and|strong=“G2532”+w* +w it|strong=“G2532”+w* +w yielded|strong=“G1325”+w* +w no|strong=“G3756”+w* +w fruit|strong=“G2590”+w*.
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+w Others|strong=“G3588”+w* +w fell|strong=“G4098”+w* +w into|strong=“G1519”+w* +w the|strong=“G2532”+w* +w good|strong=“G2570”+w* +w ground|strong=“G1093”+w* +w and|strong=“G2532”+w* +w yielded|strong=“G1325”+w* +w fruit|strong=“G2590”+w*, growing +w up|strong=“G1519”+w* +w and|strong=“G2532”+w* increasing. +w Some|strong=“G3588”+w* +w produced|strong=“G1325”+w* +w thirty|strong=“G5144”+w* times, +w some|strong=“G3588”+w* +w sixty|strong=“G1835”+w* times, +w and|strong=“G2532”+w* +w some|strong=“G3588”+w* +w one|strong=“G1520”+w* +w hundred|strong=“G1540”+w* times +w as|strong=“G1519”+w* much.”
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He said, “+w Whoever|strong=“G3739”+w* +w has|strong=“G2192”+w* +w ears|strong=“G3775”+w* +w to|strong=“G2532”+w* hear, +w let|strong=“G2192”+w* +w him|strong=“G3739”+w* hear.”
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When he was alone, those who were around him with the twelve asked him about the parables.
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He said to them, “+w To|strong=“G2532”+w* +w you|strong=“G5210”+w* +w is|strong=“G3588”+w* +w given|strong=“G1325”+w* +w the|strong=“G1722”+w* +w mystery|strong=“G3466”+w* +w of|strong=“G2316”+w* +w God|strong=“G2316”+w*’s Kingdom, +w but|strong=“G1161”+w* +w to|strong=“G2532”+w* +w those|strong=“G3588”+w* +w who|strong=“G3588”+w* +w are|strong=“G3588”+w* +w outside|strong=“G1854”+w*, +w all|strong=“G3956”+w* +w things|strong=“G3956”+w* +w are|strong=“G3588”+w* +w done|strong=“G1096”+w* +w in|strong=“G1722”+w* +w parables|strong=“G3850”+w*,
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+w that|strong=“G2443”+w* ‘+w seeing|strong=“G3708”+w* +w they|strong=“G2532”+w* +w may|strong=“G2532”+w* +w see|strong=“G3708”+w* +w and|strong=“G2532”+w* +w not|strong=“G3361”+w* +w perceive|strong=“G3708”+w*, +w and|strong=“G2532”+w* hearing +w they|strong=“G2532”+w* +w may|strong=“G2532”+w* hear +w and|strong=“G2532”+w* +w not|strong=“G3361”+w* +w understand|strong=“G4920”+w*, +w lest|strong=“G3361”+w* +w perhaps|strong=“G3379”+w* +w they|strong=“G2532”+w* +w should|strong=“G2532”+w* +w turn|strong=“G1994”+w* +w again|strong=“G1994”+w*, +w and|strong=“G2532”+w* +w their|strong=“G2532”+w* sins +w should|strong=“G2532”+w* +w be|strong=“G2532”+w* forgiven +w them|strong=“G3708”+w*.’”
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He said to them, “Don’+w t|strong=“G3588”+w* +w you|strong=“G3004”+w* +w understand|strong=“G1097”+w* +w this|strong=“G3778”+w* +w parable|strong=“G3850”+w*? +w How|strong=“G4459”+w* +w will|strong=“G2532”+w* +w you|strong=“G3004”+w* +w understand|strong=“G1097”+w* +w all|strong=“G3956”+w* +w of|strong=“G2532”+w* +w the|strong=“G2532”+w* +w parables|strong=“G3850”+w*?
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+w The|strong=“G3588”+w* farmer +w sows|strong=“G4687”+w* +w the|strong=“G3588”+w* +w word|strong=“G3056”+w*.
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+w The|strong=“G1722”+w* ones +w by|strong=“G1722”+w* +w the|strong=“G1722”+w* +w road|strong=“G3598”+w* +w are|strong=“G1510”+w* +w the|strong=“G1722”+w* ones +w where|strong=“G3699”+w* +w the|strong=“G1722”+w* +w word|strong=“G3056”+w* +w is|strong=“G1510”+w* +w sown|strong=“G4687”+w*; +w and|strong=“G2532”+w* +w when|strong=“G3752”+w* +w they|strong=“G2532”+w* +w have|strong=“G2532”+w* heard, +w immediately|strong=“G2112”+w* +w Satan|strong=“G4567”+w* +w comes|strong=“G2064”+w* +w and|strong=“G2532”+w* takes away +w the|strong=“G1722”+w* +w word|strong=“G3056”+w* +w which|strong=“G3588”+w* +w has|strong=“G3778”+w* +w been|strong=“G1510”+w* +w sown|strong=“G4687”+w* +w in|strong=“G1722”+w* +w them|strong=“G3588”+w*.
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+w These|strong=“G3778”+w* +w in|strong=“G1909”+w* +w the|strong=“G2532”+w* +w same|strong=“G3778”+w* +w way|strong=“G3668”+w* +w are|strong=“G1510”+w* +w those|strong=“G3588”+w* +w who|strong=“G3739”+w* +w are|strong=“G1510”+w* +w sown|strong=“G4687”+w* +w on|strong=“G1909”+w* +w the|strong=“G2532”+w* +w rocky|strong=“G4075”+w* places, +w who|strong=“G3739”+w*, +w when|strong=“G3752”+w* +w they|strong=“G2532”+w* +w have|strong=“G2532”+w* heard +w the|strong=“G2532”+w* +w word|strong=“G3056”+w*, +w immediately|strong=“G2112”+w* +w receive|strong=“G2983”+w* +w it|strong=“G2532”+w* +w with|strong=“G3326”+w* +w joy|strong=“G5479”+w*.
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+w They|strong=“G2532”+w* +w have|strong=“G2192”+w* +w no|strong=“G3756”+w* +w root|strong=“G4491”+w* +w in|strong=“G1722”+w* +w themselves|strong=“G1438”+w*, +w but|strong=“G2532”+w* +w are|strong=“G1510”+w* short-lived. +w When|strong=“G2532”+w* oppression +w or|strong=“G2228”+w* +w persecution|strong=“G1375”+w* +w arises|strong=“G1096”+w* +w because|strong=“G1223”+w* +w of|strong=“G3056”+w* +w the|strong=“G1722”+w* +w word|strong=“G3056”+w*, +w immediately|strong=“G2112”+w* +w they|strong=“G2532”+w* +w stumble|strong=“G4624”+w*.
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+w Others|strong=“G3588”+w* +w are|strong=“G1510”+w* +w those|strong=“G3588”+w* +w who|strong=“G3588”+w* +w are|strong=“G1510”+w* +w sown|strong=“G4687”+w* +w among|strong=“G1519”+w* +w the|strong=“G2532”+w* thorns. +w These|strong=“G3778”+w* +w are|strong=“G1510”+w* +w those|strong=“G3588”+w* +w who|strong=“G3588”+w* +w have|strong=“G2532”+w* heard +w the|strong=“G2532”+w* +w word|strong=“G3056”+w*,
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+w and|strong=“G2532”+w* +w the|strong=“G2532”+w* +w cares|strong=“G3308”+w* +w of|strong=“G4012”+w* +w this|strong=“G3588”+w* age, +w and|strong=“G2532”+w* +w the|strong=“G2532”+w* deceitfulness +w of|strong=“G4012”+w* +w riches|strong=“G4149”+w*, +w and|strong=“G2532”+w* +w the|strong=“G2532”+w* +w lusts|strong=“G1939”+w* +w of|strong=“G4012”+w* +w other|strong=“G3062”+w* +w things|strong=“G3588”+w* +w entering|strong=“G1531”+w* +w in|strong=“G2532”+w* +w choke|strong=“G4846”+w* +w the|strong=“G2532”+w* +w word|strong=“G3056”+w*, +w and|strong=“G2532”+w* +w it|strong=“G2532”+w* +w becomes|strong=“G1096”+w* unfruitful.
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+w Those|strong=“G3588”+w* +w which|strong=“G3588”+w* +w were|strong=“G1510”+w* +w sown|strong=“G4687”+w* +w on|strong=“G1909”+w* +w the|strong=“G1722”+w* +w good|strong=“G2570”+w* +w ground|strong=“G1093”+w* +w are|strong=“G1510”+w* +w those|strong=“G3588”+w* +w who|strong=“G3588”+w* hear +w the|strong=“G1722”+w* +w word|strong=“G3056”+w*, +w accept|strong=“G3858”+w* +w it|strong=“G2532”+w*, +w and|strong=“G2532”+w* +w bear|strong=“G2592”+w* +w fruit|strong=“G2592”+w*, +w some|strong=“G3588”+w* +w thirty|strong=“G5144”+w* times, +w some|strong=“G3588”+w* +w sixty|strong=“G1835”+w* times, +w and|strong=“G2532”+w* +w some|strong=“G3588”+w* +w one|strong=“G1520”+w* +w hundred|strong=“G1540”+w* times.”
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He said to them, “+w Is|strong=“G3588”+w* +w a|strong=“G2532”+w* +w lamp|strong=“G3088”+w* +w brought|strong=“G2064”+w* +w to|strong=“G2443”+w* +w be|strong=“G2532”+w* +w put|strong=“G5087”+w* +w under|strong=“G5259”+w* +w a|strong=“G2532”+w* +w basket|strong=“G3426”+w* +w or|strong=“G2228”+w* +w under|strong=“G5259”+w* +w a|strong=“G2532”+w* +w bed|strong=“G2825”+w*? Isn’+w t|strong=“G3588”+w* +w it|strong=“G2532”+w* +w put|strong=“G5087”+w* +w on|strong=“G1909”+w* +w a|strong=“G2532”+w* stand?
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+w For|strong=“G1063”+w* +w there|strong=“G1063”+w* +w is|strong=“G1510”+w* +w nothing|strong=“G3756”+w* +w hidden|strong=“G2927”+w* +w except|strong=“G1437”+w* +w that|strong=“G2443”+w* +w it|strong=“G1063”+w* +w should|strong=“G5100”+w* +w be|strong=“G1096”+w* +w made|strong=“G1096”+w* +w known|strong=“G5318”+w*, +w neither|strong=“G3761”+w* +w was|strong=“G1510”+w* +w anything|strong=“G5100”+w* +w made|strong=“G1096”+w* +w secret|strong=“G2927”+w* +w but|strong=“G3361”+w* +w that|strong=“G2443”+w* +w it|strong=“G1063”+w* +w should|strong=“G5100”+w* +w come|strong=“G2064”+w* +w to|strong=“G1519”+w* +w light|strong=“G5318”+w*.
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+w If|strong=“G1487”+w* +w any|strong=“G5100”+w* +w man|strong=“G5100”+w* +w has|strong=“G2192”+w* +w ears|strong=“G3775”+w* +w to|strong=“G5100”+w* hear, +w let|strong=“G2192”+w* him hear.”
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He said to them, “+w Take|strong=“G2532”+w* heed +w what|strong=“G5101”+w* +w you|strong=“G5210”+w* +w hear|strong=“G5101”+w*. +w With|strong=“G1722”+w* +w whatever|strong=“G3739”+w* +w measure|strong=“G3358”+w* +w you|strong=“G5210”+w* +w measure|strong=“G3358”+w*, +w it|strong=“G2532”+w* +w will|strong=“G5101”+w* +w be|strong=“G2532”+w* +w measured|strong=“G3354”+w* +w to|strong=“G2532”+w* +w you|strong=“G5210”+w*; +w and|strong=“G2532”+w* +w more|strong=“G2532”+w* +w will|strong=“G5101”+w* +w be|strong=“G2532”+w* +w given|strong=“G4369”+w* +w to|strong=“G2532”+w* +w you|strong=“G5210”+w* +w who|strong=“G3739”+w* +w hear|strong=“G5101”+w*.
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+w For|strong=“G1063”+w* +w whoever|strong=“G3739”+w* +w has|strong=“G2192”+w*, +w to|strong=“G2532”+w* +w him|strong=“G1325”+w* +w more|strong=“G2192”+w* +w will|strong=“G2532”+w* +w be|strong=“G2532”+w* +w given|strong=“G1325”+w*; +w and|strong=“G2532”+w* +w he|strong=“G2532”+w* +w who|strong=“G3739”+w* doesn’t +w have|strong=“G2192”+w*, +w even|strong=“G2532”+w* +w that|strong=“G3739”+w* +w which|strong=“G3739”+w* +w he|strong=“G2532”+w* +w has|strong=“G2192”+w* +w will|strong=“G2532”+w* +w be|strong=“G2532”+w* taken away +w from|strong=“G2532”+w* +w him|strong=“G1325”+w*.”
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He said, “+w God|strong=“G2316”+w*’s Kingdom +w is|strong=“G1510”+w* +w as|strong=“G5613”+w* +w if|strong=“G5613”+w* +w a|strong=“G5613”+w* +w man|strong=“G2316”+w* +w should|strong=“G2316”+w* +w cast|strong=“G2532”+w* +w seed|strong=“G4703”+w* +w on|strong=“G1909”+w* +w the|strong=“G2532”+w* +w earth|strong=“G1093”+w*,
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+w and|strong=“G2532”+w* +w should|strong=“G1492”+w* +w sleep|strong=“G2518”+w* +w and|strong=“G2532”+w* +w rise|strong=“G1453”+w* +w night|strong=“G3571”+w* +w and|strong=“G2532”+w* +w day|strong=“G2250”+w*, +w and|strong=“G2532”+w* +w the|strong=“G2532”+w* +w seed|strong=“G4703”+w* +w should|strong=“G1492”+w* spring +w up|strong=“G1453”+w* +w and|strong=“G2532”+w* grow, +w though|strong=“G5613”+w* +w he|strong=“G2532”+w* doesn’+w t|strong=“G3588”+w* +w know|strong=“G1492”+w* +w how|strong=“G5613”+w*.
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+w For|strong=“G1722”+w* +w the|strong=“G1722”+w* +w earth|strong=“G1093”+w* +w bears|strong=“G2592”+w* +w fruit|strong=“G2592”+w* +w by|strong=“G1722”+w* itself: +w first|strong=“G4413”+w* +w the|strong=“G1722”+w* +w blade|strong=“G5528”+w*, +w then|strong=“G1534”+w* +w the|strong=“G1722”+w* ear, +w then|strong=“G1534”+w* +w the|strong=“G1722”+w* +w full|strong=“G4134”+w* +w grain|strong=“G4621”+w* +w in|strong=“G1722”+w* +w the|strong=“G1722”+w* ear.
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+w But|strong=“G1161”+w* +w when|strong=“G3752”+w* +w the|strong=“G1161”+w* +w fruit|strong=“G2590”+w* +w is|strong=“G3588”+w* ripe, +w immediately|strong=“G2112”+w* +w he|strong=“G1161”+w* puts +w in|strong=“G1161”+w* +w the|strong=“G1161”+w* +w sickle|strong=“G1407”+w*, +w because|strong=“G3754”+w* +w the|strong=“G1161”+w* +w harvest|strong=“G2326”+w* +w has|strong=“G3748”+w* +w come|strong=“G3936”+w*.”
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He said, “+w How|strong=“G4459”+w* +w will|strong=“G2316”+w* +w we|strong=“G2532”+w* liken +w God|strong=“G2316”+w*’s Kingdom? +w Or|strong=“G2228”+w* +w with|strong=“G1722”+w* +w what|strong=“G5101”+w* +w parable|strong=“G3850”+w* +w will|strong=“G2316”+w* +w we|strong=“G2532”+w* illustrate +w it|strong=“G2532”+w*?
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+w It|strong=“G3739”+w*’s +w like|strong=“G5613”+w* +w a|strong=“G5613”+w* +w grain|strong=“G2848”+w* +w of|strong=“G1909”+w* +w mustard|strong=“G4615”+w* +w seed|strong=“G4690”+w*, +w which|strong=“G3739”+w*, +w when|strong=“G3752”+w* +w it|strong=“G3739”+w* +w is|strong=“G1510”+w* +w sown|strong=“G4687”+w* +w in|strong=“G1909”+w* +w the|strong=“G3956”+w* +w earth|strong=“G1093”+w*, +w though|strong=“G5613”+w* +w it|strong=“G3739”+w* +w is|strong=“G1510”+w* +w less|strong=“G3398”+w* +w than|strong=“G3398”+w* +w all|strong=“G3956”+w* +w the|strong=“G3956”+w* +w seeds|strong=“G4690”+w* +w that|strong=“G3739”+w* +w are|strong=“G1510”+w* +w on|strong=“G1909”+w* +w the|strong=“G3956”+w* +w earth|strong=“G1093”+w*,
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+w yet|strong=“G2532”+w* +w when|strong=“G3752”+w* +w it|strong=“G2532”+w* +w is|strong=“G3588”+w* +w sown|strong=“G4687”+w*, +w grows|strong=“G4160”+w* +w up|strong=“G2532”+w* +w and|strong=“G2532”+w* +w becomes|strong=“G1096”+w* +w greater|strong=“G3173”+w* +w than|strong=“G3173”+w* +w all|strong=“G3956”+w* +w the|strong=“G2532”+w* +w herbs|strong=“G3001”+w*, +w and|strong=“G2532”+w* +w puts|strong=“G4160”+w* +w out|strong=“G2532”+w* +w great|strong=“G3173”+w* +w branches|strong=“G2798”+w*, +w so|strong=“G2532”+w* +w that|strong=“G3588”+w* +w the|strong=“G2532”+w* +w birds|strong=“G4071”+w* +w of|strong=“G5259”+w* +w the|strong=“G2532”+w* +w sky|strong=“G3772”+w* +w can|strong=“G1410”+w* +w lodge|strong=“G2681”+w* +w under|strong=“G5259”+w* +w its|strong=“G3956”+w* +w shadow|strong=“G4639”+w*.”
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With many such parables he spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear it.
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Without a parable he didn’t speak to them; but privately to his own disciples he explained everything.
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On that day, when evening had come, he said to them, “+w Let|strong=“G1096”+w*’s +w go|strong=“G1330”+w* +w over|strong=“G4008”+w* +w to|strong=“G1519”+w* +w the|strong=“G1722”+w* +w other|strong=“G4008”+w* +w side|strong=“G4008”+w*.”
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Leaving the multitude, they took him with them, even as he was, in the boat. Other small boats were also with him.
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A big wind storm arose, and the waves beat into the boat, so much that the boat was already filled.
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He himself was in the stern, asleep on the cushion; and they woke him up and asked him, “Teacher, don’t you care that we are dying?”
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He awoke and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, j “+w Peace|strong=“G4623”+w*! +w Be|strong=“G1096”+w* +w still|strong=“G5392”+w*!” The wind ceased and there was a great calm.
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He said to them, “+w Why|strong=“G5101”+w* +w are|strong=“G1510”+w* +w you|strong=“G3004”+w* +w so|strong=“G3779”+w* +w afraid|strong=“G1169”+w*? +w How|strong=“G4459”+w* +w is|strong=“G1510”+w* +w it|strong=“G2532”+w* +w that|strong=“G2532”+w* +w you|strong=“G3004”+w* +w have|strong=“G2192”+w* +w no|strong=“G3756”+w* +w faith|strong=“G4102”+w*?”
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They were greatly afraid and said to one another, “Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?”