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151:0.1 By March 10 all of the [[preaching]] and [[teaching]] groups had forgathered at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethsaida Bethsaida]. Thursday night and Friday many of them went out to fish, while on the [[Sabbath]] day they attended the [[synagogue]] to hear an aged [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jews Jew] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damascus Damascus] [[discourse]] on the [[glory]] of father [[Abraham]]. [[Jesus]] spent most of this [[Sabbath]] day [[alone]] in the hills. That Saturday night [[the Master]] talked for more than an hour to the assembled groups on " The [[mission]] of [[adversity]] and the [[spiritual]] [[value]] of [[disappointment]]. " This was a memorable occasion, and his hearers never forgot the lesson he imparted.

151:0.1 By March 10 all of the [[preaching]] and [[teaching]] groups had forgathered at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethsaida Bethsaida]. Thursday night and Friday many of them went out to fish, while on the [[Sabbath]] day they attended the [[synagogue]] to hear an aged [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jews Jew] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damascus Damascus] [[discourse]] on the [[glory]] of father [[Abraham]]. [[Jesus]] spent most of this [[Sabbath]] day [[alone]] in the hills. That Saturday night [[the Master]] talked for more than an hour to the assembled groups on " The [[mission]] of [[adversity]] and the [[spiritual]] [[value]] of [[disappointment]]. " This was a memorable occasion, and his hearers never forgot the lesson he imparted.

151:0.2 [[Jesus]] had not fully recovered from the [[sorrow]] of his recent [[rejection]] at [[Nazareth]]; [[the apostles]] were aware of a peculiar [[sadness]] mingled with his usual [[cheerful]] demeanor. [[James, the Apostle|James]] and [[John, the Apostle|John]] were with him much of the time, [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] being more than occupied with the many [[responsibilities]] having to do with the welfare and direction of the new corps of [[evangelists]]. This [[time]] of waiting before starting for the [[Passover]] at [[Jerusalem]], [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_150#150:1._THE_WOMEN.27S_EVANGELISTIC_CORPS the women] spent in [[visiting]] from house to house, [[teaching]] the [[gospel]], and ministering to the [[sick]] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capernaum Capernaum] and the [[surrounding]] [[cities]] and villages.

151:0.2 [[Jesus]] had not fully recovered from the [[sorrow]] of his recent [[rejection]] at [[Nazareth]]; [[the apostles]] were aware of a peculiar [[sadness]] mingled with his usual [[cheerful]] demeanor. [[James, the Apostle|James]] and [[John, the Apostle|John]] were with him much of the time, [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] being more than occupied with the many [[responsibilities]] having to do with the welfare and direction of the new corps of [[evangelists]]. This [[time]] of waiting before starting for the [[Passover]] at [[Jerusalem]], [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_150#150:1._THE_WOMEN.27S_EVANGELISTIC_CORPS the women] spent in [[visiting]] from house to house, [[teaching]] the [[gospel]], and ministering to the [[sick]] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capernaum Capernaum] and the [[surrounding]] [[cities]] and villages.

==151:1. THE PARABLE OF THE SOWER==

==151:1. THE PARABLE OF THE SOWER==

151:1.1 About this time [[Jesus]] first began to employ the [[parable]] [[method]] of teaching [[the multitudes]] that so frequently gathered about him. Since [[Jesus]] had talked with [[the apostles]] and others long into the night, on this Sunday morning very few of the group were up for breakfast; so he went out by the seaside and sat [[alone]] in the boat, the old fishing boat of [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]] and [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]], which was always kept at his disposal, and [[meditated]] on the next move to be made in the [[work]] of extending [[the kingdom]]. But [[the Master]] was not to be [[alone]] for long. Very soon the people from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capernaum Capernaum] and near-by villages began to arrive, and by ten o'clock that morning almost one thousand were assembled on shore near [[Jesus]]' boat and were clamoring for [[attention]]. [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] was now up and, making his way to the boat, said to [[Jesus]], " Master, shall I talk to them? " But [[Jesus]] answered, " No, [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]], I will tell them a [[story]]. " And then [[Jesus]] began the [[recital]] of the [[parable]] of the sower[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Matthew#Chapter_13], one of the first of a long [[series]] of such [[parables]] which he taught the throngs that followed after him. This boat had an elevated seat on which he sat (for it was the [[custom]] to sit when [[teaching]]) while he [[talked]] to the crowd assembled along the shore. After [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] had [[spoken]] a few [[words]], [[Jesus]] said:

151:1.1 About this time [[Jesus]] first began to employ the [[parable]] [[method]] of teaching [[the multitudes]] that so frequently gathered about him. Since [[Jesus]] had talked with [[the apostles]] and others long into the night, on this Sunday morning very few of the group were up for breakfast; so he went out by the seaside and sat [[alone]] in the boat, the old fishing boat of [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]] and [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]], which was always kept at his disposal, and [[meditated]] on the next move to be made in the [[work]] of extending [[the kingdom]]. But [[the Master]] was not to be [[alone]] for long. Very soon the people from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capernaum Capernaum] and near-by villages began to arrive, and by ten o'clock that morning almost one thousand were assembled on shore near [[Jesus]]' boat and were clamoring for [[attention]]. [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] was now up and, making his way to the boat, said to [[Jesus]], " Master, shall I talk to them? " But [[Jesus]] answered, " No, [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]], I will tell them a [[story]]. " And then [[Jesus]] began the [[recital]] of the [[parable]] of the sower[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Matthew#Chapter_13], one of the first of a long [[series]] of such [[parables]] which he taught the throngs that followed after him. This boat had an elevated seat on which he sat (for it was the [[custom]] to sit when [[teaching]]) while he [[talked]] to the crowd assembled along the shore. After [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] had [[spoken]] a few [[words]], [[Jesus]] said:

151:1.2 " A sower went forth to [[sow]], and it came to pass as he sowed that some [[seed]] fell by the wayside to be trodden underfoot and devoured by the birds of heaven. Other [[seed]] fell upon the rocky places where there was little [[earth]], and [[immediately]] it sprang up because there was no depth to the [[soil]], but as soon as the [[sun]] shone, it withered because it had no root whereby to secure moisture. Other [[seed]] fell among the thorns, and as the thorns [[grew]] up, it was choked so that it yielded no grain. Still other seed fell upon good ground and, growing, yielded, some thirtyfold, some sixtyfold, and some a hundredfold. " And when he had finished speaking this [[parable]], he said to the multitude, " He who has ears to hear, let him hear."[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Matthew#Chapter_13]

151:1.2 " A sower went forth to [[sow]], and it came to pass as he sowed that some [[seed]] fell by the wayside to be trodden underfoot and devoured by the birds of heaven. Other [[seed]] fell upon the rocky places where there was little [[earth]], and [[immediately]] it sprang up because there was no depth to the [[soil]], but as soon as the [[sun]] shone, it withered because it had no root whereby to secure moisture. Other [[seed]] fell among the thorns, and as the thorns [[grew]] up, it was choked so that it yielded no grain. Still other seed fell upon good ground and, growing, yielded, some thirtyfold, some sixtyfold, and some a hundredfold. " And when he had finished speaking this [[parable]], he said to the multitude, " He who has ears to hear, let him hear."[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Matthew#Chapter_13]

151:1.3 [[The apostles]] and those who were with them, when they heard [[Jesus]] teach the people in this [[manner]], were greatly [[perplexed]]; and after much talking among themselves, that evening in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebedee Zebedee] [[garden]] [[Matthew, the Apostle|Matthew]] said to [[Jesus]]: " Master, what is the [[meaning]] of the [[dark]] sayings which you present to [[the multitude]]? Why do you [[speak]] in [[parables]] to those who seek the [[truth]]? " And [[Jesus]] answered:

151:1.3 [[The apostles]] and those who were with them, when they heard [[Jesus]] teach the people in this [[manner]], were greatly [[perplexed]]; and after much talking among themselves, that evening in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebedee Zebedee] [[garden]] [[Matthew, the Apostle|Matthew]] said to [[Jesus]]: " Master, what is the [[meaning]] of the [[dark]] sayings which you present to [[the multitude]]? Why do you [[speak]] in [[parables]] to those who seek the [[truth]]? " And [[Jesus]] answered:

151:1.4 " In [[patience]] have I instructed you all this [[time]]. To you it is given to know the [[mysteries]] of [[the kingdom]] of heaven, but to the undiscerning multitudes and to those who seek our destruction, from now on, the [[mysteries]] of [[the kingdom]] shall be presented in [[parables]]. And this we will do so that those who really [[desire]] to enter [[the kingdom]] may [[discern]] the [[meaning]] of the teaching and thus find [[salvation]], while those who [[listen]] only to ensnare us may be the more [[confounded]] in that they will see without seeing and will hear without hearing. My [[children]], do you not [[perceive]] the [[law]] of the [[spirit]] which [[decrees]] that to him who has shall be given so that he shall have an [[abundance]]; but from him who has not shall be taken away even that which he has. Therefore will I henceforth [[speak]] to [[the people]] much in [[parables]] to the end that our [[friends]] and those who [[desire]] to [[know]] the [[truth]] may find that which they seek, while our [[enemies]] and those who [[love]] not the [[truth]] may hear without [[understanding]]. Many of these people follow not in the way of the [[truth]]. The [[prophet]] did, indeed, describe all such undiscerning [[souls]] when he said: `For this people's [[heart]] has waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed lest they should [[discern]] the [[truth]] and [[understand]] it in their [[hearts]].' "[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Matthew#Chapter_13]

151:1.4 " In [[patience]] have I instructed you all this [[time]]. To you it is given to know the [[mysteries]] of [[the kingdom]] of heaven, but to the undiscerning multitudes and to those who seek our destruction, from now on, the [[mysteries]] of [[the kingdom]] shall be presented in [[parables]]. And this we will do so that those who really [[desire]] to enter [[the kingdom]] may [[discern]] the [[meaning]] of the teaching and thus find [[salvation]], while those who [[listen]] only to ensnare us may be the more [[confounded]] in that they will see without seeing and will hear without hearing. My [[children]], do you not [[perceive]] the [[law]] of the [[spirit]] which [[decrees]] that to him who has shall be given so that he shall have an [[abundance]]; but from him who has not shall be taken away even that which he has. Therefore will I henceforth [[speak]] to [[the people]] much in [[parables]] to the end that our [[friends]] and those who [[desire]] to [[know]] the [[truth]] may find that which they seek, while our [[enemies]] and those who [[love]] not the [[truth]] may hear without [[understanding]]. Many of these people follow not in the way of the [[truth]]. The [[prophet]] did, indeed, describe all such undiscerning [[souls]] when he said: `For this people's [[heart]] has waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed lest they should [[discern]] the [[truth]] and [[understand]] it in their [[hearts]].' "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Matthew#Chapter_13]

151:1.5 [[The apostles]] did not fully [[comprehend]] the significance of [[the Master]]'s [[words]]. As [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]] and [[Thomas, the Apostle|Thomas]] talked further with [[Jesus]], [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] and the other [[apostles]] withdrew to another portion of the [[garden]] where they [[engaged]] in [[earnest]] and prolonged [[discussion]].

151:1.5 [[The apostles]] did not fully [[comprehend]] the significance of [[the Master]]'s [[words]]. As [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]] and [[Thomas, the Apostle|Thomas]] talked further with [[Jesus]], [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] and the other [[apostles]] withdrew to another portion of the [[garden]] where they [[engaged]] in [[earnest]] and prolonged [[discussion]].

==151:3. MORE ABOUT PARABLES==

==151:3. MORE ABOUT PARABLES==

151:3.1 [[The apostles]] were [[parable]]-[[mind]]ed, so much so that the [[whole]] of the next evening was [[devoted]] to the further [[discussion]] of [[parables]]. [[Jesus]] introduced the evening's [[conference]] by saying: " My beloved, you must always make a [[difference]] in teaching so as to suit your [[presentation]] of [[truth]] to the [[minds]] and [[hearts]] before you. When you stand before a multitude of varying [[intellects]] and [[temperaments]], you cannot speak [[different]] [[words]] for each class of [[Audience|hearers]], but you can tell a [[story]] to convey your teaching; and each [[group]], even each [[individual]], will be able to make his own [[interpretation]] of your [[parable]] in [[accordance]] with his own [[intellectual]] and [[spiritual]] [[endowments]]. You are to let your [[light]] shine but do so with [[wisdom]] and [[discretion]]. No man, when he lights a lamp, covers it up with a vessel or puts it under the bed; he puts his lamp on a stand where all can behold the [[light]].[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_8] Let me tell you that nothing is hid in [[the kingdom]] of heaven which shall not be made [[manifest]]; neither are there any [[secrets]] which shall not [[ultimate]]ly be made known. [[Eventually]], all these [[things]] shall come to [[light]]. [[Think]] not only of [[the multitude]]s and how they hear the [[truth]]; take heed also to yourselves how you hear. [[Remember]] that I have many times told you: To him who has shall be given more, while from him who has not shall be taken away even that which he [[thinks]] he has. "[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_8]

151:3.1 [[The apostles]] were [[parable]]-[[mind]]ed, so much so that the [[whole]] of the next evening was [[devoted]] to the further [[discussion]] of [[parables]]. [[Jesus]] introduced the evening's [[conference]] by saying: " My beloved, you must always make a [[difference]] in teaching so as to suit your [[presentation]] of [[truth]] to the [[minds]] and [[hearts]] before you. When you stand before a multitude of varying [[intellects]] and [[temperaments]], you cannot speak [[different]] [[words]] for each class of [[Audience|hearers]], but you can tell a [[story]] to convey your teaching; and each [[group]], even each [[individual]], will be able to make his own [[interpretation]] of your [[parable]] in [[accordance]] with his own [[intellectual]] and [[spiritual]] [[endowments]]. You are to let your [[light]] shine but do so with [[wisdom]] and [[discretion]]. No man, when he lights a lamp, covers it up with a vessel or puts it under the bed; he puts his lamp on a stand where all can behold the [[light]].[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_8] Let me tell you that nothing is hid in [[the kingdom]] of heaven which shall not be made [[manifest]]; neither are there any [[secrets]] which shall not [[ultimate]]ly be made known. [[Eventually]], all these [[things]] shall come to [[light]]. [[Think]] not only of [[the multitude]]s and how they hear the [[truth]]; take heed also to yourselves how you hear. [[Remember]] that I have many times told you: To him who has shall be given more, while from him who has not shall be taken away even that which he [[thinks]] he has. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_8]

151:3.2 The continued [[discussion]] of [[parables]] and further instruction as to their [[interpretation]] may be summarized and [[expressed]] in [[modern]] phraseology as follows:

151:3.2 The continued [[discussion]] of [[parables]] and further instruction as to their [[interpretation]] may be summarized and [[expressed]] in [[modern]] phraseology as follows:

151:3.14 [[Jesus]] also resorted to the use of [[parables]] as the best possible [[refutation]] of the [[studied]] [[effort]] of the religious [[leaders]] at [[Jerusalem]] to teach that all of his [[work]] was done by the [[assistance]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demon demons] and the [[Lucifer|prince of devils]]. The [[appeal]] to [[nature]] was in contravention of such teaching since the people of that day looked upon all [[natural]] [[phenomena]] as the product of the direct act of [[spiritual]] [[beings]] and [[supernatural]] forces. He also determined upon this [[method]] of teaching because it enabled him to proclaim [[vital]] [[truths]] to those who [[desired]] to know the better way while at the same time affording his enemies less [[opportunity]] to find [[cause]] for [[offense]] and for [[accusations]] against him.

151:3.14 [[Jesus]] also resorted to the use of [[parables]] as the best possible [[refutation]] of the [[studied]] [[effort]] of the religious [[leaders]] at [[Jerusalem]] to teach that all of his [[work]] was done by the [[assistance]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demon demons] and the [[Lucifer|prince of devils]]. The [[appeal]] to [[nature]] was in contravention of such teaching since the people of that day looked upon all [[natural]] [[phenomena]] as the product of the direct act of [[spiritual]] [[beings]] and [[supernatural]] forces. He also determined upon this [[method]] of teaching because it enabled him to proclaim [[vital]] [[truths]] to those who [[desired]] to know the better way while at the same time affording his enemies less [[opportunity]] to find [[cause]] for [[offense]] and for [[accusations]] against him.

151:3.15 Before he dismissed the [[group]] for the night, [[Jesus]] said: " Now will I tell you the last of the parable of the [[sower]]. I would test you to know how you will [[receive]] this: [[The kingdom]] of heaven is also like a man who cast [[good]] [[seed]] upon the [[earth]]; and while he [[slept]] by night and went about his [[business]] by day, the [[seed]] sprang up and [[grew]], and although he knew not how it came about, the [[plant]] came to fruit. First there was the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear. And then when the grain was ripe, he put forth the sickle, and the [[harvest]] was finished. He who has an ear to hear, let him hear. "[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Mark#Chapter_4]

151:3.15 Before he dismissed the [[group]] for the night, [[Jesus]] said: " Now will I tell you the last of the parable of the [[sower]]. I would test you to know how you will [[receive]] this: [[The kingdom]] of heaven is also like a man who cast [[good]] [[seed]] upon the [[earth]]; and while he [[slept]] by night and went about his [[business]] by day, the [[seed]] sprang up and [[grew]], and although he knew not how it came about, the [[plant]] came to fruit. First there was the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear. And then when the grain was ripe, he put forth the sickle, and the [[harvest]] was finished. He who has an ear to hear, let him hear. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Mark#Chapter_4]

151:3.16 Many times did [[the apostles]] turn this saying over in their [[minds]], but [[the Master]] never made further mention of this addition to the [[parable]] of the [[sower]].[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parable_of_the_Sower]

151:3.16 Many times did [[the apostles]] turn this saying over in their [[minds]], but [[the Master]] never made further mention of this addition to the [[parable]] of the [[sower]].[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parable_of_the_Sower]

==151:4. MORE PARABLES BY THE SEA==

==151:4. MORE PARABLES BY THE SEA==

151:4.1 The next day [[Jesus]] again taught [[the people]] from the boat, saying: " [[The kingdom]] of heaven is like a man who [[sowed]] [[good]] [[seed]] in his field; but while he [[slept]], his enemy came and sowed [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weeds weeds] among the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wheat wheat] and hastened away. And so when the young blades sprang up and later were about to bring forth fruit, there [[appeared]] also the weeds. Then the servants of this householder came and said to him: `Sir, did you not sow [[good]] [[seed]] in your field? Whence then come these weeds?' And he replied to his servants, `An [[enemy]] has done this.' The servants then asked their master, `Would you have us go out and pluck up these weeds?' But he answered them and said: `No, lest while you are gathering them up, you uproot the wheat also. Rather let them both [[grow]] [[together]] until the time of the [[harvest]], when I will say to the reapers, Gather up first the weeds and bind them in bundles to burn and then gather up the wheat to be stored in my barn.' "[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Matthew#Chapter_13]

151:4.1 The next day [[Jesus]] again taught [[the people]] from the boat, saying: " [[The kingdom]] of heaven is like a man who [[sowed]] [[good]] [[seed]] in his field; but while he [[slept]], his enemy came and sowed [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weeds weeds] among the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wheat wheat] and hastened away. And so when the young blades sprang up and later were about to bring forth fruit, there [[appeared]] also the weeds. Then the servants of this householder came and said to him: `Sir, did you not sow [[good]] [[seed]] in your field? Whence then come these weeds?' And he replied to his servants, `An [[enemy]] has done this.' The servants then asked their master, `Would you have us go out and pluck up these weeds?' But he answered them and said: `No, lest while you are gathering them up, you uproot the wheat also. Rather let them both [[grow]] [[together]] until the time of the [[harvest]], when I will say to the reapers, Gather up first the weeds and bind them in bundles to burn and then gather up the wheat to be stored in my barn.' "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Matthew#Chapter_13]

151:4.2 After [[the people]] had asked a few questions, [[Jesus]] [[spoke]] another [[parable]]: " [[The kingdom]] of heaven is like a grain of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mustard_seed mustard seed] which a man [[sowed]] in his field. Now a mustard seed is the least of [[seeds]], but when it is full [[grown]], it becomes the greatest of all [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbs herbs] and is like a [[tree]] so that the birds of heaven are able to come and [[rest]] in the branches thereof. "[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Matthew#Chapter_13]

151:4.2 After [[the people]] had asked a few questions, [[Jesus]] [[spoke]] another [[parable]]: " [[The kingdom]] of heaven is like a grain of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mustard_seed mustard seed] which a man [[sowed]] in his field. Now a mustard seed is the least of [[seeds]], but when it is full [[grown]], it becomes the greatest of all [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbs herbs] and is like a [[tree]] so that the birds of heaven are able to come and [[rest]] in the branches thereof. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Matthew#Chapter_13]

151:4.3 " [[The kingdom]] of heaven is also like [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leaven leaven] which a [[woman]] took and hid in [[three]] measures of meal, and in this way it came about that all of the meal was leavened. "[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Matthew#Chapter_13]

151:4.3 " [[The kingdom]] of heaven is also like [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leaven leaven] which a [[woman]] took and hid in [[three]] measures of meal, and in this way it came about that all of the meal was leavened. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Matthew#Chapter_13]

151:4.4 " [[The kingdom]] of heaven is also like a [[treasure]] hidden in a field, which a man [[discovered]]. In his [[joy]] he went forth to sell all he had that he might have the [[money]] to buy the field. "[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Matthew#Chapter_13]

151:4.4 " [[The kingdom]] of heaven is also like a [[treasure]] hidden in a field, which a man [[discovered]]. In his [[joy]] he went forth to sell all he had that he might have the [[money]] to buy the field. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Matthew#Chapter_13]

151:4.5 " [[The kingdom]] of heaven is also like a merchant seeking goodly [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pearls pearls]; and having found one pearl of great price, he went out and sold [[everything]] he possessed that he might be able to buy the extraordinary pearl. "[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Matthew#Chapter_13]

151:4.5 " [[The kingdom]] of heaven is also like a merchant seeking goodly [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pearls pearls]; and having found one pearl of great price, he went out and sold [[everything]] he possessed that he might be able to buy the extraordinary pearl. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Matthew#Chapter_13]

151:4.6 " Again, [[the kingdom]] of heaven is like a sweep net which was cast into the [[sea]], and it gathered up every kind of fish. Now, when the net was filled, the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fisherman fishermen] drew it up on the beach, where they sat down and sorted out the fish, gathering the [[good]] into vessels while the bad they threw away. "[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Matthew#Chapter_13]

151:4.6 " Again, [[the kingdom]] of heaven is like a sweep net which was cast into the [[sea]], and it gathered up every kind of fish. Now, when the net was filled, the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fisherman fishermen] drew it up on the beach, where they sat down and sorted out the fish, gathering the [[good]] into vessels while the bad they threw away. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Matthew#Chapter_13]

151:4.7 Many other [[parables]] spoke [[Jesus]] to [[the multitudes]]. In [[fact]], from this time forward he seldom taught the masses except by this means. After [[speaking]] to a [[public]] [[audience]] in [[parables]], he would, during the evening classes, more fully and explicitly expound his teachings to [[the apostles]] and the [[evangelists]].

151:4.7 Many other [[parables]] spoke [[Jesus]] to [[the multitudes]]. In [[fact]], from this time forward he seldom taught the masses except by this means. After [[speaking]] to a [[public]] [[audience]] in [[parables]], he would, during the evening classes, more fully and explicitly expound his teachings to [[the apostles]] and the [[evangelists]].

==151:5. THE VISIT TO KHERESA==

==151:5. THE VISIT TO KHERESA==

151:5.1 [[The multitude]] [[continued]] to increase throughout the week. On [[Sabbath]] [[Jesus]] hastened away to the hills, but when Sunday morning came, the crowds returned. [[Jesus]] spoke to them in the early afternoon after the [[preaching]] of [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]], and when he had finished, he said to his [[apostles]]: " I am weary of the throngs; let us cross over to the other side that we may rest for a day. "[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_8]

151:5.1 [[The multitude]] [[continued]] to increase throughout the week. On [[Sabbath]] [[Jesus]] hastened away to the hills, but when Sunday morning came, the crowds returned. [[Jesus]] spoke to them in the early afternoon after the [[preaching]] of [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]], and when he had finished, he said to his [[apostles]]: " I am weary of the throngs; let us cross over to the other side that we may rest for a day. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_8]

151:5.2 On the way across the [[lake]] they encountered one of those [[violent]] and sudden windstorms which are characteristic of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_of_Galilee Sea of Galilee], especially at this [[season]] of the year. This body of [[water]] is almost seven hundred feet below the level of the [[sea]] and is [[surrounded]] by high banks, especially on the west. There are steep gorges leading up from the lake into the hills, and as the heated air rises in a pocket over the lake during the day, there is a tendency after sunset for the cooling air of the gorges to rush down upon the lake. These [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gale gales] come on quickly and sometimes go away just as suddenly.[http://www.ilec.or.jp/database/asi/asi-09.html]

151:5.2 On the way across the [[lake]] they encountered one of those [[violent]] and sudden windstorms which are characteristic of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_of_Galilee Sea of Galilee], especially at this [[season]] of the year. This body of [[water]] is almost seven hundred feet below the level of the [[sea]] and is [[surrounded]] by high banks, especially on the west. There are steep gorges leading up from the lake into the hills, and as the heated air rises in a pocket over the lake during the day, there is a tendency after sunset for the cooling air of the gorges to rush down upon the lake. These [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gale gales] come on quickly and sometimes go away just as suddenly.[http://www.ilec.or.jp/database/asi/asi-09.html]

151:5.4 Meanwhile [[Jesus]] lay [[asleep]] in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stern stern] of the boat under a small overhead [[shelter]]. [[The Master]] was weary when they left [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethsaida Bethsaida], and it was to secure [[rest]] that he had directed them to sail him across to the other side. These ex-fishermen were [[strong]] and [[experience]]d oarsmen, but this was one of the worst [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gale gales] they had ever encountered. Although the [[wind]] and the [[waves]] tossed their boat about as though it were a toy ship, [[Jesus]] slumbered on undisturbed. [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] was at the right-hand oar near the stern. When the boat began to fill with [[water]], he dropped his oar and, rushing over to [[Jesus]], shook him [[vigorously]] in order to [[awaken]] him, and when he was aroused, [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] said: " Master, don't you know we are in a [[violent]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storm storm]? If you do not save us, we will all perish. "

151:5.4 Meanwhile [[Jesus]] lay [[asleep]] in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stern stern] of the boat under a small overhead [[shelter]]. [[The Master]] was weary when they left [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethsaida Bethsaida], and it was to secure [[rest]] that he had directed them to sail him across to the other side. These ex-fishermen were [[strong]] and [[experience]]d oarsmen, but this was one of the worst [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gale gales] they had ever encountered. Although the [[wind]] and the [[waves]] tossed their boat about as though it were a toy ship, [[Jesus]] slumbered on undisturbed. [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] was at the right-hand oar near the stern. When the boat began to fill with [[water]], he dropped his oar and, rushing over to [[Jesus]], shook him [[vigorously]] in order to [[awaken]] him, and when he was aroused, [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] said: " Master, don't you know we are in a [[violent]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storm storm]? If you do not save us, we will all perish. "

151:5.5 As [[Jesus]] came out in the rain, he looked first at [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]], and then peering into the [[darkness]] at the struggling oarsmen, he turned his glance back upon [[Simon Peter]], who, in his [[agitation]], had not yet returned to his oar, and said: " Why are all of you so filled with [[fear]]? Where is your [[faith]]? [[Peace]], be [[quiet]]. "[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_8] [[Jesus]] had hardly uttered this [[rebuke]] to [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] and the other [[apostles]], he had hardly bidden Peter seek [[peace]] wherewith to [[quiet]] his troubled [[soul]], when the disturbed [[atmosphere]], having [[established]] its [[equilibrium]], settled down into a great [[calm]]. The [[angry]] [[waves]] almost [[immediately]] subsided, while the [[dark]] clouds, having spent themselves in a short shower, vanished, and the [[stars]] of [[heaven]] shone overhead. All this was [[purely]] [[coincidental]] as far as we can [[judge]]; but [[the apostles]], particularly [[Simon Peter]], never ceased to regard the [[episode]] as a [[nature]] [[miracle]]. It was especially easy for the men of that day to believe in [[nature]] [[miracles]] inasmuch as they firmly believed that all [[nature]] was a [[phenomenon]] directly under the [[control]] of [[spirit]] [[force]]s and [[supernatural]] [[beings]].

151:5.5 As [[Jesus]] came out in the rain, he looked first at [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]], and then peering into the [[darkness]] at the struggling oarsmen, he turned his glance back upon [[Simon Peter]], who, in his [[agitation]], had not yet returned to his oar, and said: " Why are all of you so filled with [[fear]]? Where is your [[faith]]? [[Peace]], be [[quiet]]. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_8] [[Jesus]] had hardly uttered this [[rebuke]] to [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] and the other [[apostles]], he had hardly bidden Peter seek [[peace]] wherewith to [[quiet]] his troubled [[soul]], when the disturbed [[atmosphere]], having [[established]] its [[equilibrium]], settled down into a great [[calm]]. The [[angry]] [[waves]] almost [[immediately]] subsided, while the [[dark]] clouds, having spent themselves in a short shower, vanished, and the [[stars]] of [[heaven]] shone overhead. All this was [[purely]] [[coincidental]] as far as we can [[judge]]; but [[the apostles]], particularly [[Simon Peter]], never ceased to regard the [[episode]] as a [[nature]] [[miracle]]. It was especially easy for the men of that day to believe in [[nature]] [[miracles]] inasmuch as they firmly believed that all [[nature]] was a [[phenomenon]] directly under the [[control]] of [[spirit]] [[force]]s and [[supernatural]] [[beings]].

151:5.6 [[Jesus]] plainly [[explained]] to [[the twelve]] that he had [[spoken]] to their troubled spirits and had addressed himself to their [[fear]]-tossed [[minds]], that he had not commanded the [[elements]] to [[obey]] his [[word]], but it was of no avail. [[The Master]]'s followers always [[persisted]] in placing their own [[interpretation]] on all such [[coincidental]] occurrences. From this day on they insisted on regarding [[the Master]] as having [[absolute]] [[power]] over the [[natural]] elements. [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] never grew weary of [[reciting]] how " even the [[winds]] and the [[waves]] [[obey]] him. "[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_8]

151:5.6 [[Jesus]] plainly [[explained]] to [[the twelve]] that he had [[spoken]] to their troubled spirits and had addressed himself to their [[fear]]-tossed [[minds]], that he had not commanded the [[elements]] to [[obey]] his [[word]], but it was of no avail. [[The Master]]'s followers always [[persisted]] in placing their own [[interpretation]] on all such [[coincidental]] occurrences. From this day on they insisted on regarding [[the Master]] as having [[absolute]] [[power]] over the [[natural]] elements. [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] never grew weary of [[reciting]] how " even the [[winds]] and the [[waves]] [[obey]] him. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_8]

151:5.7 It was late in the evening when [[Jesus]] and his [[associates]] reached the shore, and since it was a [[calm]] and [[beautiful]] night, they all [[rested]] in the boats, not going ashore until shortly after sunrise the next [[morning]]. When they were gathered [[together]], about forty in all, [[Jesus]] said: " Let us go up into yonder hills and tarry for a few days while we [[ponder]] over the [[problems]] of [[the Father]]'s kingdom. "

151:5.7 It was late in the evening when [[Jesus]] and his [[associates]] reached the shore, and since it was a [[calm]] and [[beautiful]] night, they all [[rested]] in the boats, not going ashore until shortly after sunrise the next [[morning]]. When they were gathered [[together]], about forty in all, [[Jesus]] said: " Let us go up into yonder hills and tarry for a few days while we [[ponder]] over the [[problems]] of [[the Father]]'s kingdom. "

151:6.4 When Amos [[recognized]] [[Jesus]], he fell down at his feet and exclaimed: " I [[know]] you, [[Jesus]], but I am [[possessed]] of many [[devils]], and I beseech that you will not torment me. " This man truly [[believed]] that his periodic [[mental]] [[affliction]] was due to the [[fact]] that, at such times, [[evil]] or unclean spirits entered into him and [[dominated]] his [[mind]] and [[body]]. His troubles were mostly [[emotional]]—his [[brain]] was not grossly [[diseased]].

151:6.4 When Amos [[recognized]] [[Jesus]], he fell down at his feet and exclaimed: " I [[know]] you, [[Jesus]], but I am [[possessed]] of many [[devils]], and I beseech that you will not torment me. " This man truly [[believed]] that his periodic [[mental]] [[affliction]] was due to the [[fact]] that, at such times, [[evil]] or unclean spirits entered into him and [[dominated]] his [[mind]] and [[body]]. His troubles were mostly [[emotional]]—his [[brain]] was not grossly [[diseased]].

151:6.5 [[Jesus]], looking down upon the man crouching like an animal at his feet, reached down and, taking him by the hand, stood him up and said to him: " Amos, you are not [[possessed]] of a [[devil]]; you have already heard the good news that you are a [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_40#40:6._THE_FAITH_SONS_OF_GOD son of God]. I command you to come out of this [[spell]]. " And when Amos heard [[Jesus]] speak these [[words]], there occurred such a [[transformation]] in his [[intellect]] that he was [[immediately]] restored to his right [[mind]] and the [[normal]] [[control]] of his [[emotions]]. By this time a considerable crowd had assembled from the near-by village, and these people, augmented by the swine herders from the highland above them, were [[astonished]] to see the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunatic lunatic] sitting with [[Jesus]] and his followers, in [[possession]] of his right mind and freely [[conversing]] with them.

151:6.5 [[Jesus]], looking down upon the man crouching like an animal at his feet, reached down and, taking him by the hand, stood him up and said to him: " Amos, you are not [[possessed]] of a [[devil]]; you have already heard the good news that you are a [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_40#40:6._THE_FAITH_SONS_OF_GOD son of God]. I command you to come out of this [[spell]]. " And when Amos heard [[Jesus]] speak these [[words]], there occurred such a [[transformation]] in his [[intellect]] that he was [[immediately]] restored to his right [[mind]] and the [[normal]] [[control]] of his [[emotions]]. By this time a considerable crowd had assembled from the near-by village, and these people, augmented by the swine herders from the highland above them, were [[astonished]] to see the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunatic lunatic] sitting with [[Jesus]] and his followers, in [[possession]] of his right mind and freely [[conversing]] with them.

151:6.6 As the swine [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herder herders] rushed into the village to spread the news of the taming of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunatic lunatic], the dogs charged upon a small and untended herd of about thirty swine and drove most of them over a precipice into the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_of_Galilee sea]. And it was this [[Event|incidental occurrence]], in [[connection]] with the [[presence]] of [[Jesus]] and the supposed [[miraculous]] [[curing]] of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunatic lunatic], that gave [[origin]] to the [[legend]] that [[Jesus]] had cured Amos by casting a legion of [[devils]] out of him, and that these devils had entered into the herd of swine, causing them forthwith to rush headlong to their [[Death|destruction]] in the sea below. Before the day was over, this [[episode]] was published abroad by the swine tenders, and the whole village believed it. Amos most certainly [[believed]] this [[story]]; he saw the swine tumbling over the brow of the hill shortly after his [[troubled]] [[mind]] had [[quieted]] down, and he always believed that they carried with them the very [[evil]] spirits which had so long tormented and [[afflicted]] him. And this had a good deal to do with the permanency of his [[cure]]. It is equally true that all of [[Jesus]]' [[apostles]] (save [[Thomas, the Apostle|Thomas]]) believed that the [[episode]] of the swine was directly [[connected]] with the [[cure]] of Amos.

151:6.6 As the swine [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herder herders] rushed into the village to spread the news of the taming of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunatic lunatic], the dogs charged upon a small and untended herd of about thirty swine and drove most of them over a precipice into the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_of_Galilee sea]. And it was this [[Event|incidental occurrence]], in [[connection]] with the [[presence]] of [[Jesus]] and the supposed [[miraculous]] [[curing]] of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunatic lunatic], that gave [[origin]] to the [[legend]] that [[Jesus]] had cured Amos by casting a legion of [[devils]] out of him, and that these devils had entered into the herd of swine, causing them forthwith to rush headlong to their [[Death|destruction]] in the sea below. Before the day was over, this [[episode]] was published abroad by the swine tenders, and the whole village believed it. Amos most certainly [[believed]] this [[story]]; he saw the swine tumbling over the brow of the hill shortly after his [[troubled]] [[mind]] had [[quieted]] down, and he always believed that they carried with them the very [[evil]] spirits which had so long tormented and [[afflicted]] him. And this had a good deal to do with the permanency of his [[cure]]. It is equally true that all of [[Jesus]]' [[apostles]] (save [[Thomas, the Apostle|Thomas]]) believed that the [[episode]] of the swine was directly [[connected]] with the [[cure]] of Amos.

151:6.7 [[Jesus]] did not obtain the [[rest]] he was looking for. Most of that day he was thronged by those who came in [[response]] to the [[word]] that Amos had been [[cured]], and who were [[attracted]] by the [[story]] that the [[demons]] had gone out of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunatic lunatic] into the herd of swine. And so, after only one night of [[rest]], early Tuesday morning [[Jesus]] and his [[friends]] were [[awakened]] by a [[delegation]] of these swine-raising [[gentiles]] who had come to urge that he depart from their midst. Said their spokesman to [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] and [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]]: " [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fisherman Fishermen] of [[Galilee]], depart from us and take your [[prophet]] with you. We [[know]] he is a [[holy]] man, but the gods of our country do not know him, and we stand in [[danger]] of losing many swine. The [[fear]] of you has descended upon us, so that we [[pray]] you to go hence. "[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_8] And when [[Jesus]] heard them, he said to [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]], " Let us return to our place. "

151:6.7 [[Jesus]] did not obtain the [[rest]] he was looking for. Most of that day he was thronged by those who came in [[response]] to the [[word]] that Amos had been [[cured]], and who were [[attracted]] by the [[story]] that the [[demons]] had gone out of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunatic lunatic] into the herd of swine. And so, after only one night of [[rest]], early Tuesday morning [[Jesus]] and his [[friends]] were [[awakened]] by a [[delegation]] of these swine-raising [[gentiles]] who had come to urge that he depart from their midst. Said their spokesman to [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] and [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]]: " [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fisherman Fishermen] of [[Galilee]], depart from us and take your [[prophet]] with you. We [[know]] he is a [[holy]] man, but the gods of our country do not know him, and we stand in [[danger]] of losing many swine. The [[fear]] of you has descended upon us, so that we [[pray]] you to go hence. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_8] And when [[Jesus]] heard them, he said to [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]], " Let us return to our place. "

151:6.8 As they were about to depart, Amos besought [[Jesus]] to permit him to go back with them, but [[the Master]] would not [[consent]]. Said [[Jesus]] to Amos: " Forget not that you are a [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_40#40:6._THE_FAITH_SONS_OF_GOD son of God]. Return to your own people and show them what great [[things]] [[God]] has done for you. "[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_8] And Amos went about publishing that [[Jesus]] had cast a legion of [[devils]] out of his troubled [[soul]], and that these evil spirits had entered into a herd of swine, driving them to quick [[Death|destruction]]. And he did not stop until he had gone into all the [[cities]] of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decapolis Decapolis], declaring what great things [[Jesus]] had done for him.

151:6.8 As they were about to depart, Amos besought [[Jesus]] to permit him to go back with them, but [[the Master]] would not [[consent]]. Said [[Jesus]] to Amos: " Forget not that you are a [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_40#40:6._THE_FAITH_SONS_OF_GOD son of God]. Return to your own people and show them what great [[things]] [[God]] has done for you. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_8] And Amos went about publishing that [[Jesus]] had cast a legion of [[devils]] out of his troubled [[soul]], and that these evil spirits had entered into a herd of swine, driving them to quick [[Death|destruction]]. And he did not stop until he had gone into all the [[cities]] of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decapolis Decapolis], declaring what great things [[Jesus]] had done for him.

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