A Story about a Farmer
(Matthew 13.1-9Luke 8.4-8)1 The next time Jesus taught beside Lake Galilee, a big crowd gathered. It was so large that he had to sit in a boat out on the lake, while the people stood on the shore. 2 He used stories to teach them many things, and this is part of what he taught:
3 Now listen! A farmer went out to scatter seed in a field. 4 While the farmer was scattering the seed, some of it fell along the road and was eaten by birds. 5 Other seeds fell on thin, rocky ground and quickly started growing because the soil wasn't very deep. 6 But when the sun came up, the plants were scorched and dried up, because they did not have deep roots. 7 Some other seeds fell where thornbushes grew up and choked out the plants. So they did not produce any grain. 8 But a few seeds did fall on good ground where the plants grew and produced 30 or 60 or even 100 times as much as was scattered.
9 Then Jesus said, “If you have ears, pay attention.”
Why Jesus Used Stories
(Matthew 13.10-17Luke 8.9Luke 10)10 When Jesus was alone with the twelve apostles and some others, they asked him about these stories. 11 He answered:
I have explained the secret about God's kingdom to you, but for others I can use only stories. 12 The reason is,
“These people will look
and look, but never see.
They will listen and listen,
but never understand.
If they did,
they would turn to God
and be forgiven.”
Jesus Explains the Story about the Farmer
(Matthew 13.18-23Luke 8.11-15)13 Jesus then told them:
If you don't understand this story, you won't understand any others. 14 What the farmer is spreading is really the message about the kingdom. 15 The seeds that fell along the road are the people who hear the message. But Satan soon comes and snatches it away from them. 16 The seeds that fell on rocky ground are the people who gladly hear the message and accept it at once. 17 But they don't have roots, and they don't last very long. As soon as life gets hard or the message gets them in trouble, they give up.
18 The seeds that fell among the thornbushes are also people who hear the message. 19 But they start worrying about the needs of this life. They are fooled by the desire to get rich and to have all kinds of other things. So the message gets choked out, and they never produce anything. 20 The seeds that fell on good ground are the people who hear and welcome the message. They produce 30 or 60 or even 100 times as much as was planted.
Light
(Luke 8.16-18)21 Jesus also said:
You don't light a lamp and put it under a clay pot or under a bed. Don't you put a lamp on a lampstand? 22 There is nothing hidden that will not be made public. There is no secret that will not be well known. 23 If you have ears, pay attention!
24 Listen carefully to what you hear! The way you treat others will be the way you will be treated—and even worse. 25 Everyone who has something will be given more. But people who don't have anything will lose what little they have.
Another Story about Seeds
26 Again Jesus said:
God's kingdom is like what happens when a farmer scatters seed in a field. 27 The farmer sleeps at night and is up and around during the day. Yet the seeds keep sprouting and growing, and he doesn't understand how. 28 It is the ground that makes the seeds sprout and grow into plants that produce grain. 29 Then when harvest season comes and the grain is ripe, the farmer cuts it with a sickle.
A Mustard Seed
(Matthew 13.31Matthew 32Luke 13.18Luke 19)30 Finally, Jesus said:
What is God's kingdom like? What story can I use to explain it? 31 It is like what happens when a mustard seed is planted in the ground. It is the smallest seed in all the world. 32 But once it is planted, it grows larger than any garden plant. It even puts out branches that are big enough for birds to nest in its shade.
The Reason for Teaching with Stories
(Matthew 13.34Matthew 35)33 Jesus used many other stories when he spoke to the people, and he taught them as much as they could understand. 34 He did not tell them anything without using stories. But when he was alone with his disciples, he explained everything to them.
A Storm
(Matthew 8.23-27Luke 8.22-25)35 That evening, Jesus said to his disciples, “Let's cross to the east side.” 36 So they left the crowd, and his disciples started across the lake with him in the boat. Some other boats followed along. 37 Suddenly a storm struck the lake. Waves started splashing into the boat, and it was about to sink.
38 Jesus was in the back of the boat with his head on a pillow, and he was asleep. His disciples woke him and said, “Teacher, don't you care that we're about to drown?”
39 Jesus got up and ordered the wind and the waves to be quiet. The wind stopped, and everything was calm.
40 Jesus asked his disciples, “Why were you afraid? Don't you have any faith?”
41 Now they were more afraid than ever and said to each other, “Who is this? Even the wind and the waves obey him!”
Līdzība par sējēju
(Mt 13:1–9Lk 8:4–8)1 Un viņš atkal sāka mācīt pie jūras. Liels ļaužu pūlis pie viņa sapulcējās, tā ka viņš iekāpa laivā un apsēdās; un viņš bija jūrā, bet visi ļaudis jūras krastā. 2 Viņš tos daudz mācīja līdzībās un savā mācībā tiem sacīja: 3 “Klausieties! Redzi, sējējs izgāja sēt. 4 Sējot cita sēkla krita ceļmalā, un putni nāca un to apēda. 5 Cita krita akmenājā, kur tai nebija daudz zemes; tā tūlīt uzdīga, tādēļ ka tā nebija dziļi zemē. 6 Bet, kad saule uzlēca un to dedzināja, tā nokalta, tādēļ ka tai nebija sakņu. 7 Cita sēkla krita starp ērkšķiem, un ērkšķi izauga un to nomāca, un tā nenesa augļus. 8 Bet cita sēkla krita labā zemē un nesa augļus; tā uzdīga un izauga, un cita nesa trīsdesmitkārtīgi, cita sešdesmitkārtīgi un cita simtkārtīgi.” 9 Un viņš sacīja: “Kam ausis dzirdēt, tas lai dzird.”
Jēzus skaidro līdzību nozīmi
(Mt 13:10–17Lk 8:9–10)10 Kad viņš palika viens, tad tie, kas līdz ar tiem divpadsmit bija pie viņa, izvaicāja viņu par līdzībām. 11 Un viņš tiem sacīja: “Jums ir dots zināt Dieva valstības noslēpumu, bet tiem, kas ārpusē, viss ir līdzībās, 12 lai
tie skatīdamies skatās, bet neredz
un klausīdamies klausās, bet nesaprot,
lai tie neatgriežas un tiem netiek piedots. ”
Jēzus skaidro līdzību par sējēju
(Mt 13:18–23Lk 8:11–15)13 Un viņš tiem sacīja: “Jūs šo līdzību nesaprotat? Kā tad jūs sapratīsiet visas citas līdzības? 14 Sējējs sēj vārdu. 15 Vieni ir tie, kas ceļmalā, kuros vārdu iesēj, un, tikko viņi to dzird, nāk sātans un paņem prom viņos iesēto vārdu. 16 Un citi kā sēkla, kas krīt akmenājā, tikko vārdu dzirdējuši, viņi ar prieku to uzņem, 17 bet viņiem nav sakņu, un tie nav pastāvīgi. Kad nāk spaidi un vajāšanas vārda dēļ, viņi tūlīt apgrēkojas. 18 Un tie, kas starp ērkšķiem sēti, vārdu dzird, 19 bet laicīgās rūpes un bagātības viltus, un visas citas kārības uznāk un noslāpē vārdu, un tas kļūst neauglīgs. 20 Un ir tādi, kas sēti labā zemē, kas vārdu dzird un uzņem un nes augļus – cits trīsdesmitkārtīgus, cits sešdesmitkārtīgus un cits simtkārtīgus.”
Jēzus skaidro līdzību nozīmi
(Lk 8:16–18)21 Un viņš tiem sacīja: “Vai tad gaismekli ienes, lai to liktu zem pūra vai zem gultas? Vai ne tādēļ, lai to liktu lukturī? 22 Jo nav nekā apslēpta, kas nenāktu gaismā, un nekas nenotiek slepeni, kas netaptu zināms. 23 Kam ausis dzirdēt, tas lai dzird.” 24 Un viņš tiem sacīja: “Ievērojiet, ko dzirdat. Ar kādu mēru jūs mērāt, ar tādu jums nomērīs un vēl pieliks klāt. 25 Jo, kam ir, tam tiks dots, bet, kam nav, tam atņems arī to, kas tam ir.”
Līdzība par zemē sēto sēklu
26 Un viņš sacīja: “Ar Dieva valstību ir tāpat, kā kad cilvēks iemet sēklu zemē 27 un guļas un ceļas, nakti un dienu, bet sēkla uzdīgst un izaug, tā ka viņš pats to nemana. 28 Zeme pati nes augļus: vispirms asnu, tad vārpu un tad graudu pilnu vārpu. 29 Un, kad augļi ienākušies, viņš tūdaļ laiž sirpi darbā, jo pļaujas laiks ir klāt.”
Līdzība par sinepju graudiņu
(Mt 13:31–32Lk 13:18–19)30 Un viņš runāja tālāk: “Ar ko lai salīdzinām Dieva valstību? Jeb kādā līdzībā lai to attēlojam? 31 Tā līdzinās sinepju graudiņam, kas iesēts zemē; tā ir vismazākā no visām sēklām virs zemes, 32 bet iesēta augtin aug un kļūst lielāka par visiem dārza augiem, un tai izaug lieli zari, kuru paēnā var ligzdot debesu putni.”
Viņš runāja līdzībās
(Mt 13:34–35)33 Un daudz tādu līdzību viņš tiem sacīja, tā ka tie varēja klausīties. 34 Viņš nerunāja ar tiem citādi kā vien līdzībās, bet saviem mācekļiem viņš visu atsevišķi izskaidroja.
Jēzus apsauc vētru
(Mt 8:23–27Lk 8:22–25)35 Tajā dienā, vakaram nākot, viņš tiem sacīja: “Celsimies pāri uz otru krastu.” 36 Ļaužu pūli atlaiduši, tie devās ar laivu, kurā viņš bija, un vēl citas laivas viņam sekoja. 37 Tad sacēlās liela vētra, un viļņi gāzās pāri laivai, tā ka laiva pildījās ar ūdeni. 38 Viņš pats gulēja laivas galā uz spilvena. Un tie viņu modināja un sacīja: “Skolotāj, vai tev nerūp, ka ejam bojā?” 39 Viņš piecēlies apsauca vēju un pavēlēja jūrai: “Klusu, rimsties!” Un vējš norima, un iestājās liels klusums. 40 Un viņš tiem sacīja: “Kādēļ esat tik bailīgi? Vai jums vairs nav ticības?” 41 Viņus pārņēma lielas bailes, un viņi cits citam sacīja: “Kas viņš tāds ir, ka pat vējš un jūra viņam paklausa?”
