Mark 4:21-41

He also was saying to them, “Is a lamp put under a basket or a bed? No, shouldn’t it be placed on a lampstand? For there is nothing hidden that will not be revealed, nor anything kept secret except that it would come to light. If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear.” Then He continued, “Pay attention to what you hear. With the measure you use, it will be measured to you; and more will be added to you. For whoever has, to him more will be given. And whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.” And He was saying, “The kingdom of God is like when a man spreads seed on the soil and falls asleep at night and gets up by day, and the seed sprouts and grows. He himself doesn’t know how. Automatically, the earth brings forth a crop—first the blade, then the head, then the full grain in the head. But when the grain is ready, at once he sends in the sickle, for the harvest has come.” Yeshua also said, “How should we picture the kingdom of God? Or by what story shall we present it? It is like a mustard seed when it’s planted in the ground. Though the smallest of all seeds in the earth, yet when planted it grows up and becomes the largest of all the herbs. It puts forth big branches, so the birds of the air can nest in its shade.” With many such parables He used to tell them the word, as much as they were able to hear. But apart from a parable, He wasn’t speaking to them. Yet when they were alone, to His own disciples He would explain everything. Now on that same day in the evening, He says to them, “Let’s cross over to the other side.” After leaving the crowd, they take Him along in the boat, just as He was. And other boats were with Him. A great windstorm arises, and the waves were rushing into the boat. The boat was beginning to fill up. But Yeshua was in the back of the boat, sleeping on a pillow. They wake Him up and say to Him, “Teacher, don’t you care that we are perishing?” So He woke up and rebuked the wind. And He said to the sea, “Quiet! Be still!” Then the wind stopped, and it became totally calm. And He said to them, “Why are you afraid? Even now you have no faith?” They were struck with awe and said to one another, “Who is this? Even the wind and the sea obey Him!”