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1That same day Jesus left the house and went out beside Lake Galilee, where he sat down to teach.[#13.1 See the note at 5.1.]
2Such large crowds gathered around him that he had to sit in a boat, while the people stood on the shore.[#Lk 5.1-3.]
3Then he taught them many things by using stories. He said:
10Jesus' disciples came to him and asked, “Why do you use stories to speak to the people?”
11Jesus answered:
“These people will listen
and listen,
but never understand.
They will look and look,
but never see.
15All of them have
stubborn minds!
They refuse to listen;
they cover their eyes.
They cannot see or hear
or understand.
If they could,
they would turn to me,
and I would heal them.”
18Now listen to the meaning of the story about the farmer:
24Jesus then told them this story:
31Jesus told them another story:
33Jesus also said:
34Jesus used stories when he spoke to the people. In fact, he did not tell them anything without using stories.
35So God's promise came true, just as the prophet had said,[#Ps 78.2.; #13.35 Some manuscripts have “the prophet Isaiah.”]
“I will use stories
to speak my message
and to explain things hidden
since the creation
of the world.”
36After Jesus left the crowd and went inside, his disciples came to him and said, “Explain to us the story about the weeds in the wheat field.”[#13.36 Or “went home.”]
37Jesus answered:
51Jesus asked his disciples if they understood all these things. They said, “Yes, we do.”
52So he told them, “Every student of the Scriptures who becomes a disciple in the kingdom of heaven is like someone who brings out new and old treasures from the storeroom.”
53When Jesus had finished telling these stories, he left
54and went to his hometown. He taught in their synagogue, and the people were so amazed that they asked, “Where does he get all this wisdom and the power to work these miracles?
55Isn't he the son of the carpenter? Isn't Mary his mother, and aren't James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas his brothers?
56Don't his sisters still live here in our town? How can he do all this?”
57So the people were upset because of what he was doing.[#Jn 4.43,44.]
But Jesus said, “Prophets are honored by everyone, except the people of their hometown and their own family.”
58And because the people did not have any faith, Jesus did not work many miracles there.