008:014 That which fell among the thorns means those who have heard, but as they go on their way, the Message is stifled by the anxieties, wealth and gaieties of time, and they yield nothing in perfection.
008:015 But as for that in the good ground, it means those who,
having listened to the Message with open minds and in a
right spirit, hold it fast, and patiently yield a return.
008:016 "When any one lights a lamp, he does not cover it with a
vessel or hide it under a couch; he puts it on a lampstand,
that people who enter the room may see the light.
008:017 There is nothing hidden, which shall not be openly seen;
nor anything secret, which shall not be known and come into
the light of day.
008:018 Be careful, therefore, how you hear; for whoever has anything,
to him more shall be given, and whoever has nothing,
even that which he thinks he has shall be taken away from him."
008:019 Then came to Him His mother and His brothers, but could not get
near Him for the crowd.
008:020 But He was told, "Your mother and brothers are standing on
the edge of the crowd, and want to see you."
008:021 "My mother and my brothers," He replied, "are these who hear
God's Message and obey it."
008:022 One day He went on board a boat—both He and his disciples; and He
said to them, "Let us cross over to the other side of the Lake."
So they set sail.
002:023 During the passage He fell asleep, and there came down a squall
of wind on the Lake, so that the boat began to fill and they
were in deadly peril.