Matthew 13
1 On that day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the seaside.
The same day Jesus went out of the house, and sat by the shore of the lake;
2 Great multitudes gathered to him, so that he entered into a boat and sat; and all the multitude stood on the beach.
and great multitudes were gathered together to him, so that he went into a boat, and sat down; and all the multitude stood on the beach.
3 He spoke to them many things in parables, saying, “Behold, a farmer went out to sow.
And he spoke many things to them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow.
4 As he sowed, some seeds fell by the roadside, and the birds came and devoured them.
And as he sowed, some seeds fell by the wayside; and the birds came and devoured them.
5 Others fell on rocky ground, where they did not have much soil, and immediately they sprang up, because they had no depth of earth.
And others fell upon rocky places, where they had not much earth; and they sprung up immediately, because they had no depth of earth.
6 When the sun had risen, they were scorched. Because they had no root, they withered away.
But when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away.
7 Others fell among thorns. The thorns grew up and choked them.
And others fell among thorns; and the thorns grew up, and choked them.
8 Others fell on good soil and yielded fruit: some one hundred times as much, some sixty, and some thirty.
And others fell upon good ground; and yielded fruit, some a hundred fold, some Sixty, some thirty fold.
9 He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”
He that hath ears, let him hear.
10 The disciples came, and said to him, “Why do you speak to them in parables?”
And the disciples came and said to him, Why dost thou speak to them in parables?
11 He answered them, “To you it is given to know the mysteries of the Kingdom of Heaven, but it is not given to them.
He answered and said, Because to you it hath been given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven; but to them it hath not been given.
12 For whoever has, to him will be given, and he will have abundance; but whoever does not have, from him will be taken away even that which he has.
For whoever hath, to him will be given, and he will have abundance; but whoever hath not, from him will be taken away even what he hath.
13 Therefore I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing, they do not hear, neither do they understand.
Therefore I speak to them in parables, because seeing they see not, and hearing they hear not, nor understand.
14 In them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled, which says, ‘By hearing you will hear, and will in no way understand; Seeing you will see, and will in no way perceive;
And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah, which saith, “Ye will hear indeed, and not understand; and ye will see indeed, and not perceive.
15 for this people’s heart has grown callous, their ears are dull of hearing, and they have closed their eyes; or else perhaps they might perceive with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their heart, and would turn again, and I would heal them.’
For this people's heart hath become gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed, lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and turn from their ways, and I should heal them.”
16 “But blessed are your eyes, for they see; and your ears, for they hear.
But blessed are your eyes, for they see; and your ears, for they hear.
17 For most certainly I tell you that many prophets and righteous men desired to see the things which you see, and did not see them; and to hear the things which you hear, and did not hear them.
Truly do I say to you, that many prophets and righteous men desired to see the things which ye see, and did not see them; and to hear the things which ye hear, and did not hear them.
18 “Hear, then, the parable of the farmer.
Hear ye therefore the parable of the sower.
19 When anyone hears the word of the Kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away that which has been sown in his heart. This is what was sown by the roadside.
When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, the Evil One cometh, and snatcheth away that which was sown in his heart; this man is what was sown by the wayside.
20 What was sown on the rocky places, this is he who hears the word and immediately with joy receives it;
And what was sown on the rocky places, this is he that heareth the word, and immediately receiveth it with joy,
21 yet he has no root in himself, but endures for a while. When oppression or persecution arises because of the word, immediately he stumbles.
but, having no root within him, endureth only for a time; and when tribulation or persecution ariseth on account of the word, he immediately falleth away.
22 What was sown among the thorns, this is he who hears the word, but the cares of this age (aiōn g165) and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful.
And what was sown among the thorns, this is he that heareth the word, but the cares of the world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful. (aiōn g165)
23 What was sown on the good ground, this is he who hears the word and understands it, who most certainly bears fruit and produces, some one hundred times as much, some sixty, and some thirty.”
And what was sown on the good ground, this is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; who also beareth fruit, and yieldeth, one a hundred fold, another sixty, another thirty fold.
24 He set another parable before them, saying, “The Kingdom of Heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field,
Another parable he put forth to them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field.
25 but while people slept, his enemy came and sowed darnel weeds also among the wheat, and went away.
But while men slept, his enemy came, and sowed tares among the wheat; and went away.
26 But when the blade sprang up and produced grain, then the darnel weeds appeared also.
But when the blade grew up, and put forth fruit, then appeared the tares also.
27 The servants of the householder came and said to him, ‘Sir, did not you sow good seed in your field? Where did these darnel weeds come from?’
So the servants of the householder came and said to him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? Whence then hath it tares?
28 “He said to them, ‘An enemy has done this.’ “The servants asked him, ‘Do you want us to go and gather them up?’
He said to them, An enemy did this. The servants say to him, Dost thou wish then that we go and gather them up?
29 “But he said, ‘No, lest perhaps while you gather up the darnel weeds, you root up the wheat with them.
But he said, Nay; lest, while ye gather up the tares, ye root up the wheat with them.
30 Let both grow together until the harvest, and in the harvest time I will tell the reapers, “First, gather up the darnel weeds, and bind them in bundles to burn them; but gather the wheat into my barn.”’”
Let both grow together until the harvest; and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather up first the tares, and bind them in bundles, to burn them; but gather the wheat into my barn.
31 He set another parable before them, saying, “The Kingdom of Heaven is like a grain of mustard seed which a man took, and sowed in his field,
Another parable he put forth to them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard, which a man took and sowed in his field.
32 which indeed is smaller than all seeds. But when it is grown, it is greater than the herbs and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in its branches.”
Which is the least indeed of all seeds; but when it is grown, it is greater than the herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in its branches.
33 He spoke another parable to them. “The Kingdom of Heaven is like yeast which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, until it was all leavened.”
Another parable he spoke to them: The kingdom of heaven is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.
34 Jesus spoke all these things in parables to the multitudes; and without a parable, he did not speak to them,
All these things Jesus spoke to the multitudes in parables, and without a parable he spoke nothing to them;
35 that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophet, saying, “I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden from the foundation of the world.”
that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophet Isaiah, saying, “I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden from the foundation [[of the world]].”
36 Then Jesus sent the multitudes away, and went into the house. His disciples came to him, saying, “Explain to us the parable of the darnel weeds of the field.”
Then he sent the multitudes away, and went into the house. And his disciples came to him, saying, Explain to us the parable of the tares of the field.
37 He answered them, “He who sows the good seed is the Son of Man,
He answered and said, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man.
38 the field is the world, the good seeds are the children of the Kingdom, and the darnel weeds are the children of the evil one.
The field is the world; the good seed is the sons of the kingdom; but the tares are the sons of the Evil One;
39 The enemy who sowed them is the devil. The harvest is the consummation of the age (aiōn g165), and the reapers are angels.
the enemy that sowed them is the Devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are angels. (aiōn g165)
40 As therefore the darnel weeds are gathered up and burned with fire; so will it be at the consummation of this age (aiōn g165).
As therefore the tares are gathered up and burned with fire, so will it be at the end of the world. (aiōn g165)
41 The Son of Man will send out his angels, and they will gather out of his Kingdom all things that cause stumbling and those who do iniquity,
The Son of man will send forth his angels, and they will gather out of his kingdom all the stumbling-blocks, and those who do iniquity,
42 and will cast them into the furnace of fire. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
and will cast them into the furnace of fire; there will be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
43 Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the Kingdom of their Father. He who has ears to hear, let him hear.
Then will the righteous shine forth as the sun, in the kingdom of their Father. He that hath ears, let him hear.
44 “Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like treasure hidden in the field, which a man found and hid. In his joy, he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.
The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure hid in a field, which a man found and hid; and for joy thereof he goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.
45 “Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a man who is a merchant seeking fine pearls,
Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking goodly pearls.
46 who having found one pearl of great price, he went and sold all that he had and bought it.
And having found one pearl of great price, he went and sold all that he had, and bought it.
47 “Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a dragnet that was cast into the sea and gathered some fish of every kind,
Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net, cast into the sea, and bringing together fish of every kind;
48 which, when it was filled, fishermen drew up on the beach. They sat down and gathered the good into containers, but the bad they threw away.
which, when it was full, they drew upon the beach, and sat down and gathered the good into vessels, but threw the bad away.
49 So it will be in the consummation of the age (aiōn g165). The angels will come and separate the wicked from among the righteous,
So will it be at the end of the world. The angels will come forth, and separate the wicked from among the righteous, (aiōn g165)
50 and will cast them into the furnace of fire. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”
and will cast them into the furnace of fire; there will be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
51 Jesus said to them, “Have you understood all these things?” They answered him, “Yes, Lord.”
Did ye understand all these things? They say to him, Yea.
52 He said to them, “Therefore every scribe who has been made a disciple in the Kingdom of Heaven is like a man who is a householder, who brings out of his treasure new and old things.”
And he said to them, Thus then every scribe, instructed for the kingdom of heaven, is like a householder, who bringeth out from his storehouse things new and old.
53 When Jesus had finished these parables, he departed from there.
And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these parables, that he departed thence.
54 Coming into his own country, he taught them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished and said, “Where did this man get this wisdom and these mighty works?
And having come into his own country, he taught them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished, and said, Whence hath this man this wisdom, and the miracles?
55 Is not this the carpenter’s son? Is not his mother called Mary, and his brothers James, Joses, Simon, and Judas?
Is not this the carpenter's son? Is not his mother called Mary, and his brothers, James, and Joseph, and Simon, and Judas?
56 Are not all of his sisters with us? Where then did this man get all of these things?”
And his sisters, are they not all with us? Whence then hath this man all these things?
57 They were offended by him. But Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor, except in his own country and in his own house.”
And they took offence at him. But Jesus said to them, A prophet is not without honor, except in his own country, and in his own house.
58 He did not do many mighty works there because of their unbelief.
And he did not work many miracles there, because of their unbelief.
