ation, and condemn it: for they repented on the preaching of
Jonah; and behold, a greater than Jonah is here. (42)The queen of the
South shall rise up in judgment against the men of this generation, and
condemn it: for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom
of Solomon; and behold, a greater than Solomon is here.

(43)When the unclean spirit is indeed gone out of a man, he traverses
through places destitute of water, in search of rest, but cannot find
it. (44)Then he saith, I will return to my mansion, whence I came; and
on his arrival, he findeth it unoccupied, swept, and furnished.
(45)Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits more
wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and the last
state of that man is worse than the first. So shall it also be with
this wicked generation.

(46)And while he was yet speaking to the multitudes, behold, his mother
and his brethren stood without, desiring to speak to him. (47)And a
person said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren stand
without, desiring to speak to thee. (48)But he answered and said to him
that told him, Who is my mother? and who are my brethren? (49)And
stretching out his hand towards his disciples, he said, Behold my
mother and my brethren. (50)For whosoever shall do the will of my
Father who is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and
mother.

CHAP. XIII. THEN the same day Jesus going out from the house, sat
down near the sea. (2)And vast multitudes were gathered together unto
him, insomuch that he entered into a vessel to be seated; and all the
multitude stood on the beach. (3)And he spake unto them many things in
parables, saying, Behold, a sower went out to sow: (4)and as he was
sowing, some seeds fell indeed by the road-side; and the birds came and
ate them up: (5)and other seed fell on a rocky soil, where it had not
much earth; and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of
earth: (6)and when the sun arose, it was scorched up; and because it
had no root, it withered away. (7)And other seeds fell among the
thorns; and the thorns sprang up and choked them: (8)but others fell on
good ground, and produced fruit, some an hundred, some sixty, and some
thirty. (9)He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. (10)And when his
disciples came, they said to him, Why speakest thou to them in
parables? (11)And he answered and said unto them, Because to you it is
given to know the mysteries of the king