Prispodoba o sijaču
(Mt 13:1-23; Lk 8:4-15)
1Isus opet počne poučavati na obali jezera. K njemu nagrne toliko ljudi da je ušao u lađicu na jezeru, sjeo u nju i odande propovijedao, a sve je mnoštvo ostalo na obali. 2Zatim stane poučavati ljude brojnim prispodobama. Evo jedne od njih: 3“Slušajte! Neki je ratar sijao sjeme. 4Dok ga je sijao po polju, nešto sjemena padne na stazu. Dođu ptice i pozobaju ga. 5Dio sjemena padne na kamenito tlo gdje je zemlja bila plitka, pa odmah nikne. 6Ali kad je granulo sunce, izgori i osuši se jer nije imalo duboka korijena. 7Dio sjemena padne u trnje pa ono poraste i uguši ga, tako da nije donijelo roda. 8Dio ga, napokon, padne na dobru zemlju i donese trideseterostruk, šezdeseterostruk, a neka čak i stostruk urod.
9Slušajte, kad već imate uši!”
10Kad je Isus poslije ostao sam s Dvanaestoricom i s drugima koji su ga slijedili, upitaju ga o značenju te prispodobe.
11On im odgovori: “Vama je dopušteno razumjeti tajnu o Božjemu kraljevstvu. A ostalima, koji su vani, govorim u prispodobama. 12Kao što piše u Svetome pismu:
‘Gledat će moja djela,
ali neće dokučiti njihova značenja;
slušat će moje riječi,
ali ih neće razumjeti.
Neće se odvratiti od svojih grijeha
niti će im biti oprošteno.’4:12 Izaija 6:9-10.
13Ali ako ne možete razumjeti tu jednostavnu priču, kako ćete uopće razumjeti prispodobe? 14Sijač o kojemu sam govorio svatko je onaj tko u ljudska srca sije Božju riječ. 15Sjeme na tvrdu tlu jesu oni koji čuju Riječ, ali odmah dođe Sotona i odnese tu Riječ u njih posijanu. 16Kamenito tlo su oni koji čuju Riječ i odmah ju radosno prihvate, 17ali nemaju korijena i nestalni su. Čim ih zbog Riječi snađe nevolja ili progonstvo, odmah podlegnu. 18Trnovito tlo srca su ljudi koji čuju Riječ i prihvate ju, 19ali tjeskobne brige ovoga svijeta, varavo bogatstvo i požuda za svime ostalime uguše sjeme i ono ostane bez roda. 20Dobro tlo je srce čovjeka koji čuje Riječ, razumije ju i donosi rod—trideseterostruko, šezdeseterostruko ili čak stostruko veći od posijanoga.”
Prispodoba o svjetiljci
(Lk 8:16-18)
21Zatim ih upita: “Kada upalite svjetiljku, stavljate li ju pod košaru ili pod postelju da prigušite svjetlost? Nipošto! Stavljate ju na svijećnjak.
22Sve ono što je sada skriveno i što je u potaji učinjeno, jednom će izići na vidjelo. 23Slušajte, kad već imate uši!
24I nastojte svakako pozorno slušati! Kad budete tako činili, bolje ćete razumjeti što vam govorim. 25Onima koji žive po Božjoj mudrosti”, reče im, “Bog će dati još više mudrosti. A oni koji ne postupaju prema njegovoj mudrosti, izgubit će ubrzo i ono malo od nje što imaju.”
Sjeme koje samo raste
26Isus nastavi: “Božje je kraljevstvo poput ovoga: ratar baci sjeme na zemlju, 27a zatim ode dalje za svojim poslom. Lijegao je noću i ustajao danju, a sjeme je niknulo i izraslo a da on to nije ni znao. 28Zemlja sama od sebe donese rod: najprije izraste stabljika, zatim klas, pa se popuni zrelim zrnima. 29Čim zrno sazre, dođe ratar i požanje ga srpom.”
Prispodoba o gorušičinom sjemenu
(Mt 13:31-32; Lk 13:18-19)
30Isus upita: “Kako da vam još opišem Božje kraljevstvo? S čime da ga usporedim? 31Ono je poput sitna gorušičina zrna, najmanjega od svakog sjemena koje se sije u zemlju. 32Ali kad se posije, izraste veće od svake biljke u povrtnjaku, s velikim granama u kojih se sjenu mogu skloniti ptice nebeske.”
33Isus je govorio takve prispodobe da pouči narod Riječi onoliko koliko su mogli shvatiti. 34Javno je poučavao samo u prispodobama, a nasamo je svojim učenicima sve tumačio.
Isus smiruje oluju
(Mt 8:18, 23-27; Lk 8:22-25)
35Kad se spustila večer, Isus reče učenicima: “Prijeđimo na drugu stranu jezera.” 36Oni otpustiše narod i povezoše ga u lađici iz koje je propovijedao. Za njima se otisnu i druge lađice. 37Odjednom se podiže silna oluja. Visoki valovi počnu se prelijevati u lađicu tako da se gotovo posve napunila vodom. 38Isus je spavao na krmi s glavom na jastuku. U panici su ga probudili vičući: “Učitelju! Zar ti uopće ne mariš što ćemo izginuti?”
39Isus se probudi, zaprijeti vjetru te reče moru: “Utišaj se! Umukni!” Vjetar prestane i nastane velika tišina. 40On upita učenike: “Što ste se toliko prestrašili? Zar još nemate vjere?”
41Oni su bili silno prestrašeni. Pitali su jedan drugoga: “Pa tko je on da mu se i vjetar i more pokoravaju?”
The Parable of the Sower
1Again Jesus began to teach by the lake. The crowd that gathered around him was so large that he got into a boat and sat in it out on the lake, while all the people were along the shore at the water’s edge. 2He taught them many things by parables, and in his teaching said: 3“Listen! A farmer went out to sow his seed. 4As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up. 5Some fell on rocky places, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly, because the soil was shallow. 6But when the sun came up, the plants were scorched, and they withered because they had no root. 7Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the plants, so that they did not bear grain. 8Still other seed fell on good soil. It came up, grew and produced a crop, some multiplying thirty, some sixty, some a hundred times.”
9Then Jesus said, “Whoever has ears to hear, let them hear.”
10When he was alone, the Twelve and the others around him asked him about the parables. 11He told them, “The secret of the kingdom of God has been given to you. But to those on the outside everything is said in parables 12so that,
“ ‘they may be ever seeing but never perceiving,
and ever hearing but never understanding;
otherwise they might turn and be forgiven!’4:12 Isaiah 6:9,10”
13Then Jesus said to them, “Don’t you understand this parable? How then will you understand any parable? 14The farmer sows the word. 15Some people are like seed along the path, where the word is sown. As soon as they hear it, Satan comes and takes away the word that was sown in them. 16Others, like seed sown on rocky places, hear the word and at once receive it with joy. 17But since they have no root, they last only a short time. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, they quickly fall away. 18Still others, like seed sown among thorns, hear the word; 19but the worries of this life, the deceitfulness of wealth and the desires for other things come in and choke the word, making it unfruitful. 20Others, like seed sown on good soil, hear the word, accept it, and produce a crop—some thirty, some sixty, some a hundred times what was sown.”
A Lamp on a Stand
21He said to them, “Do you bring in a lamp to put it under a bowl or a bed? Instead, don’t you put it on its stand? 22For whatever is hidden is meant to be disclosed, and whatever is concealed is meant to be brought out into the open. 23If anyone has ears to hear, let them hear.”
24“Consider carefully what you hear,” he continued. “With the measure you use, it will be measured to you—and even more. 25Whoever has will be given more; whoever does not have, even what they have will be taken from them.”
The Parable of the Growing Seed
26He also said, “This is what the kingdom of God is like. A man scatters seed on the ground. 27Night and day, whether he sleeps or gets up, the seed sprouts and grows, though he does not know how. 28All by itself the soil produces grain—first the stalk, then the head, then the full kernel in the head. 29As soon as the grain is ripe, he puts the sickle to it, because the harvest has come.”
The Parable of the Mustard Seed
30Again he said, “What shall we say the kingdom of God is like, or what parable shall we use to describe it? 31It is like a mustard seed, which is the smallest of all seeds on earth. 32Yet when planted, it grows and becomes the largest of all garden plants, with such big branches that the birds can perch in its shade.”
33With many similar parables Jesus spoke the word to them, as much as they could understand. 34He did not say anything to them without using a parable. But when he was alone with his own disciples, he explained everything.
Jesus Calms the Storm
35That day when evening came, he said to his disciples, “Let us go over to the other side.” 36Leaving the crowd behind, they took him along, just as he was, in the boat. There were also other boats with him. 37A furious squall came up, and the waves broke over the boat, so that it was nearly swamped. 38Jesus was in the stern, sleeping on a cushion. The disciples woke him and said to him, “Teacher, don’t you care if we drown?”
39He got up, rebuked the wind and said to the waves, “Quiet! Be still!” Then the wind died down and it was completely calm.
40He said to his disciples, “Why are you so afraid? Do you still have no faith?”
41They were terrified and asked each other, “Who is this? Even the wind and the waves obey him!”
