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Esther and Daniel are the Vulgate books (Esther 1–16 with the Greek additions as chapters 10:4–16; Daniel 1–14 with the Song of the Three, Susanna and Bel). Baruch 6 is the Letter of Jeremiah.
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1 And again, he began to teach by the sea. And a great crowd was gathered to him, so much so that, climbing into a boat, he was seated on the sea. And the entire crowd was on the land along the sea.

1 Y OTRA vez comenzó á enseñar junto á la mar, y se juntó á él mucha gente; tanto, que entrándose él en un barco, se sentó en la mar: y toda la gente estaba en tierra junto á la mar.

2 And he taught them many things in parables, and he said to them, in his doctrine:

2 Y les enseñaba por parábolas muchas cosas, y les decía en su doctrina:

3 “Listen. Behold, the sower went out to sow.

3 Oid: He aquí, el sembrador salió á sembrar.

4 And while he was sowing, some fell along the way, and the birds of the air came and ate it.

4 Y aconteció sembrando, que una parte cayó junto al camino; y vinieron las aves del cielo, y la tragaron.

5 Yet truly, others fell upon stony ground, where it did not have much soil. And it rose up quickly, because it had no depth of soil.

5 Y otra parte cayó en pedregales, donde no tenía mucha tierra; y luego salió, porque no tenía la tierra profunda:

6 And when the sun was risen, it was scorched. And because it had no root, it withered away.

6 Mas salido el sol, se quemó; y por cuanto no tenía raíz, se secó.

7 And some fell among thorns. And the thorns grew up and suffocated it, and it did not produce fruit.

7 Y otra parte cayó en espinas; y subieron las espinas, y la ahogaron, y no dió fruto.

8 And some fell on good soil. And it brought forth fruit that grew up, and increased, and yielded: some thirty, some sixty, and some one hundred.”

8 Y otra parte cayó en buena tierra, y dió fruto, que subió y creció: y llevó uno á treinta, y otro á sesenta, y otro á ciento.

9 And he said, “Whoever has ears to hear, let him hear.”

9 Entonces les dijo: El que tiene oídos para oir, oiga.

10 And when he was alone, the twelve, who were with him, questioned him about the parable.

10 Y cuando estuvo solo, le preguntaron los que estaban cerca de él con los doce, sobre la parábola.

11 And he said to them: “To you, it has been given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God. But to those who are outside, everything is presented in parables:

11 Y les dijo: A vosotros es dado saber el misterio del reino de Dios; mas á los que están fuera, por parábolas todas las cosas;

12 ‘so that, seeing, they may see, and not perceive; and hearing, they may hear, and not understand; lest at any time they may be converted, and their sins would be forgiven them.’ ”

12 Para que viendo, vean y no echen de ver; y oyendo, oigan y no entiendan: porque no se conviertan, y les sean perdonados los pecados.

13 And he said to them: “Do you not understand this parable? And so, how will you understand all the parables?

13 Y les dijo: ¿No sabéis esta parábola? ¿Cómo, pues, entenderéis todas las parábolas?

14 He who sows, sows the word.

14 El que siembra [es el que] siembra la palabra.

15 Now there are those who are along the way, where the word is sown. And when they have heard it, Satan quickly comes and takes away the word, which was sown in their hearts.

15 Y éstos son los de junto al camino: en los que la palabra es sembrada: mas después que la oyeron, luego viene Satanás, y quita la palabra que fué sembrada en sus corazones.

16 And similarly, there are those who were sown upon stony ground. These, when they have heard the word, immediately accept it with gladness.

16 Y asimismo éstos son los que son sembrados en pedregales: los que cuando han oído la palabra, luego la toman con gozo;

17 But they have no root in themselves, and so they are for a limited time. And when next tribulation and persecution arises because of the word, they quickly fall away.

17 Mas no tienen raíz en sí, antes son temporales, que en levantándose la tribulación ó la persecución por causa de la palabra, luego se escandalizan.

18 And there are others who are sown among thorns. These are those who hear the word,

18 Y éstos son los que son sembrados entre espinas: los que oyen la palabra;

19 but worldly tasks, and the deception of riches, and desires about other things enter in and suffocate the word, and it is effectively without fruit.

19 Mas los cuidados de este siglo, y el engaño de las riquezas, y las codicias que hay en las otras cosas, entrando, ahogan la palabra, y se hace infructuosa.

20 And there are those who are sown upon good soil, who hear the word and accept it; and these bear fruit: some thirty, some sixty, and some one hundred.”

20 Y éstos son los que fueron sembrados en buena tierra: los que oyen la palabra, y la reciben, y hacen fruto, uno á treinta, otro á sesenta, y otro á ciento.

21 And he said to them: “Would someone enter with a lamp in order to place it under a basket or under a bed? Would it not be placed upon a lampstand?

21 También les dijo: ¿Tráese la antorcha para ser puesta debajo del almud, ó debajo de la cama? ¿No [es] para ser puesta en el candelero?

22 For there is nothing hidden that will not be revealed. Neither was anything done in secret, except that it may be made public.

22 Porque no hay nada oculto que no haya de ser manifestado, ni secreto que no haya de descubrirse.

23 If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear.”

23 Si alguno tiene oídos para oir, oiga.

24 And he said to them: “Consider what you hear. With whatever measure you have measured out, it shall be measured back to you, and more shall be added to you.

24 Les dijo también: Mirad lo que oís: con la medida que medís, os medirán otros, y será añadido á vosotros los que oís.

25 For whoever has, to him it shall be given. And whoever has not, from him even what he has shall be taken away.”

25 Porque al que tiene, le será dado; y al que no tiene, aun lo que tiene le será quitado.

26 And he said: “The kingdom of God is like this: it is as if a man were to cast seed on the land.

26 Decía más: Así es el reino de Dios, como si un hombre echa simiente en la tierra;

27 And he sleeps and he arises, night and day. And the seed germinates and grows, though he does not know it.

27 Y duerme, y se levanta de noche y de día, y la simiente brota y crece como él no sabe.

28 For the earth bears fruit readily: first the plant, then the ear, next the full grain in the ear.

28 Porque de suyo fructifica la tierra, primero hierba, luego espiga, después grano lleno en la espiga;

29 And when the fruit has been produced, immediately he sends out the sickle, because the harvest has arrived.”

29 Y cuando el fruto fuere producido, luego se mete la hoz, porque la siega es llegada.

30 And he said: “To what should we compare the kingdom of God? Or to what parable should we compare it?

30 Y decía: ¿A qué haremos semejante el reino de Dios? ¿ó con qué parábola le compararemos?

31 It is like a grain of mustard seed which, when it has been sown in the earth, is less than all the seeds which are in the earth.

31 Es como el grano de mostaza, que, cuando se siembra en tierra, es la más pequeña de todas las simientes que hay en la tierra;

32 And when it is sown, it grows up and becomes greater than all the plants, and it produces great branches, so much so that the birds of the air are able to live under its shadow.”

32 Mas después de sembrado, sube, y se hace la mayor de todas las legumbres, y echa grandes ramas, de tal manera que las aves del cielo puedan morar bajo su sombra.

33 And with many such parables he spoke the word to them, as much as they were able to hear.

33 Y con muchas tales parábolas les hablaba la palabra, conforme á lo que podían oir.

34 But he did not speak to them without a parable. Yet separately, he explained all things to his disciples.

34 Y sin parábola no les hablaba; mas á sus discípulos en particular declaraba todo.

35 And on that day, when evening had arrived, he said to them, “Let us cross over.”

35 Y les dijo aquel día cuando fué tarde: Pasemos de la otra parte.

36 And dismissing the crowd, they brought him, so that he was in one boat, and other boats were with him.

36 Y despachando la multitud, le tomaron como estaba, en el barco; y había también con él otros barquitos.

37 And a great wind storm occurred, and the waves broke over the boat, so that the boat was being filled.

37 Y se levantó una grande tempestad de viento, y echaba las olas en el barco, de tal manera que ya se henchía.

38 And he was in the stern of the boat, sleeping on a pillow. And they woke him and said to him, “Teacher, does it not concern you that we are perishing?”

38 Y él estaba en la popa, durmiendo sobre un cabezal, y le despertaron, y le dicen: ¿Maestro, no tienes cuidado que perecemos?

39 And rising up, he rebuked the wind, and he said to the sea: “Silence. Be stilled.” And the wind ceased. And a great tranquility occurred.

39 Y levantándose, increpó al viento, y dijo á la mar: Calla, enmudece. Y cesó el viento, y fué hecha grande bonanza.

40 And he said to them: “Why are you afraid? Do you still lack faith?” And they were struck with a great fear. And they said to one another, “Who do you think this is, that both wind and sea obey him?”

40 Y á ellos dijo: ¿Por qué estáis así amedrentados? ¿Cómo no tenéis fe? 41 Y temieron con gran temor, y decían el uno al otro. ¿Quién es éste, que aun el viento y la mar le obedecen?

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Quotes verse 4:28 Irenaeus of Lyons, Against Heresies (Book IV, Chapter XVIII)
… if they do not call Himself the Son of the Creator of the world, that is, His Word, through whom the wood fructifies, and the fountains gush forth, and the earth gives "first the blade, then the ear, then the full corn in the ear."
Read in context · Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 1 (1885)
Quotes verse 4:13 John Chrysostom, Homilies on the Gospel of Matthew (Homily XLIV)
Therefore also another evangelist saith that He reproved them, because they do not understand; saying, "How knew ye not the parable?" But not for this cause only doth He speak in parables, but that He may also make His discourse more vivid, and fix the memory of it in them more perfectly, and bring the things before their sight.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)

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