Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.

Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we should let {them} slip. {let...: Gr. run out as leaking vessels}

The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked {one};

We know that whosoever is born of God sinneth not; but he that is begotten of God keepeth himself, and that wicked one toucheth him not. {is born: Gr. has been born}

And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people.

Not as Cain, {who} was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother's righteous.

And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked: and others said, We will hear thee again of this {matter}.

I write unto you, fathers, because ye have known him {that is} from the beginning. I write unto you, young men, because ye have overcome the wicked one. I write unto you, little children, because ye have known the Father.

And even as they did not like to retain God in {their} knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient; {to retain: or, to acknowledge} {a reprobate...: or, a mind void of judgment or, an unapproving mind}

Wherefore {is there} a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing {he hath} no heart {to it}?

Why do ye not understand my speech? {even} because ye cannot hear my word.

But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.

The fear of the LORD {is} the beginning of knowledge: {but} fools despise wisdom and instruction. {the beginning: or, the principal part}

My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee;

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.

Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh {and} intermeddleth with all wisdom. {Through...: or, He that separateth himself seeketh according to his desire, and intermeddleth in every business}

But if it be a question of words and names, and {of} your law, look ye {to it}; for I will be no judge of such {matters}.

For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.

And as he reasoned of righteousness, temperance, and judgment to come, Felix trembled, and answered, Go thy way for this time; when I have a convenient season, I will call for thee.

And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.

Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets: {Wisdom: Heb. Wisdoms, that is, Excellent wisdom}

That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.

Pilate saith unto him, What is truth? And when he had said this, he went out again unto the Jews, and saith unto them, I find in him no fault {at all}.

And when they had appointed him a day, there came many to him into {his} lodging; to whom he expounded and testified the kingdom of God, persuading them concerning Jesus, both out of the law of Moses, and {out of} the prophets, from morning till evening.

But have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God. {dishonesty: Gr. shame}

But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath,

And now, behold, I know that ye all, among whom I have gone preaching the kingdom of God, shall see my face no more.

But had certain questions against him of their own superstition, and of one Jesus, which was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive.

And he sent them to preach the kingdom of God, and to heal the sick.

And when they were gone aside, they talked between themselves, saying, This man doeth nothing worthy of death or of bonds.

And heal the sick that are therein, and say unto them, The kingdom of God is come nigh unto you.

And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, {even} in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.

Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ;

And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.

And it came to pass, as he sowed, some fell by the way side, and the fowls of the air came and devoured it up.

Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.

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.

The sower soweth the word.

Those by the way side are they that hear; then cometh the devil, and taketh away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved.

Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field:

But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.

And he sent them to preach the kingdom of God, and to heal the sick.

The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom. {of wisdom: Heb. of heart}

And five of them were wise, and five {were} foolish.

The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master's crib: {but} Israel doth not know, my people doth not consider.

I write unto you, fathers, because ye have known him {that is} from the beginning. I write unto you, young men, because ye have overcome the wicked one. I write unto you, little children, because ye have known the Father.

There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God.

And he called the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand:

Not as Cain, {who} was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother's righteous.

To whom art thou thus like in glory and in greatness among the trees of Eden? yet shalt thou be brought down with the trees of Eden unto the nether parts of the earth: thou shalt lie in the midst of the uncircumcised with {them that be} slain by the sword. This {is} Pharaoh and all his multitude, saith the Lord GOD.

And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people.

The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked {one};

Jesus saith unto them, Have ye understood all these things? They say unto him, Yea, Lord.

And it came to pass afterward, that he went throughout every city and village, preaching and shewing the glad tidings of the kingdom of God: and the twelve {were} with him,

And Philip ran thither to {him}, and heard him read the prophet Esaias, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest?

And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:

The righteousness of thy testimonies {is} everlasting: give me understanding, and I shall live.

When the boughs thereof are withered, they shall be broken off: the women come, {and} set them on fire: for it {is} a people of no understanding: therefore he that made them will not have mercy on them, and he that formed them will shew them no favour.

And now, behold, I know that ye all, among whom I have gone preaching the kingdom of God, shall see my face no more.

I know that ye are Abraham's seed; but ye seek to kill me, because my word hath no place in you.

But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back {part} of the price of the land? {to lie to: or, to deceive}