Matthew 13
1 On that day Jesus went out of the house, and sat by the sea.
And on that day, having departed from the house, Jesus was sitting beside the sea.
2 And many multitudes came together to him, so that he went into a ship and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore.
And many multitudes were gathered to him, so as for him (having entered in) to sit in the boat, and all the multitude had stood on the shore.
3 And he spoke many things to them in parables, saying: Behold, the sower went out to sow.
And he spoke many things to them in parables, saying, Behold, the man who sows went forth to sow.
4 And as he sowed, some seeds fell by the way: and the birds came and ate them up.
And as he sowed, some fell by the wayside, and the birds came and devoured them.
5 Others fell on stony places, where they had not much earth; and they immediately sprung up, because they had no depth of earth.
But others fell upon the rocky places, where they had not much soil, and straightaway they sprang up because they had no depth of soil.
6 But when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away.
But when the sun was risen, they were scorched, and because they had no root they withered.
7 Others fell among thorns, and the thorns sprung up and choked them.
And others fell in the thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked them.
8 Others fell upon good ground, and brought forth fruit, some a hundred, some fifty, some thirty.
But others fell upon the good ground, and yielded fruit, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.
9 He that has ears to hear, let him hear.
He who has ears, let him hear.
10 And the disciples came and said to him: Why dost thou speak to them in parables?
And the disciples having come, they said to him, Why do thou speak to them in parables?
11 He answered, and said to them: Because it is given to you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven; but to them it is not given.
And having answered, he said to them, Because it has been given to you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of the heavens, but to those men it has not been given.
12 For whoever has, to him shall be given, and he shall have abundance; but whoever has not, even that which he has shall be taken from him.
For whoever has, to him will be given, and he will have abundance, but whoever has not, even what he has will be taken away from him.
13 For this reason I speak to them in parables; because when they see, they see not; and when they hear, they hear not, nor do they understand.
Because of this I speak to them in parables, because seeing they see not, and hearing they hear not, nor do they understand.
14 And in them is fulfilled the prophesy of Isaiah, which says: You shall surely hear, and you will not understand; and you shall surely see, and you will not perceive.
And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah, which says, By hearing ye will hear, and will, no, not understand, and seeing ye will see, and will, no, not perceive.
15 For the heart of this people has become fat; and with their ears they hear heavily; and their eyes they have closed; lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and should turn to me, and I should give them health.
For this people's heart became fat, and their ears hear heavily, and their eyes are shut, lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and should turn, and I will heal them.
16 But blessed are your eyes, for they see; and your ears, for they hear.
But blessed are your eyes, because they see, and your ears, because they hear.
17 For verily I say to you, Many prophets and righteous men desired to see what you see, and did not see; and to hear what you hear, and did not hear.
For truly I say to you, that many prophets and righteous men longed to see the things that ye see, and did not see them, and to hear the things that ye hear, and did not hear them.
18 Hear you, therefore, the parable of the sower.
Hear ye then the parable of the man who sows.
19 When any one hears the word of the kingdom, and understands it not, the wicked one comes and catches away that which was sown in his heart. This is he that received seed by the wayside.
Of every man who hears the word of the kingdom, and does not understand it, evil comes, and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is that which was sown by the wayside.
20 He that received seed on the stony places is he that hears the word, and immediately receives it with joy.
And that which was sown upon the rocky places, this is he who hears the word, and straightaway receiving it with joy,
21 Yet he has no root in himself, but endures for a while; and when affliction or persecution arises on account of the word, he immediately takes offense.
yet he has no root in himself, instead it is temporary. And when tribulation or persecution develops because of the word, straightaway he is caused to stumble.
22 He that received seed among the thorns, is he that hears the word; and the cares of this age, and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful. (aiōn g165)
And that which was sown in the thorns, this is he who hears the word, and the care of this age, and the deceitfulness of wealth, choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful. (aiōn g165)
23 But he that received seed on the good ground, is he that hears the word and understands it; who also produces fruit, and yields, one a hundred; another, sixty; another, thirty.
But that which was sown upon the good ground, this is he who hears the word, and understands it, who indeed bears fruit, and is productive, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.
24 Another parable he laid before them, saying: The kingdom of heaven is likened to a man that sowed good seed in his field.
He set forth another parable to them, saying, The kingdom of the heavens is compared to a man sowing good seed in his field.
25 But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went away.
But while the men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares in the midst of the wheat, and went away.
26 But when the blade sprung up, and produced fruit, then appeared the tares also.
And when the blade sprouted and produced fruit, then the tares also appeared.
27 And the servants of the master of the house came, and said to him, Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? Whence, then, has it tares?
But the bondmen of the house-ruler having come, they said to him, Sir, did thou not sow good seed in thy field? From where then does it have tares?
28 He said to them, An enemy has done this. The servants said to him, Is it your will, then, that we go and gather them up?
And he said to them, A hostile man did this. And the bondmen said to him, Do thou desire therefore, after going, we would gather them up?
29 But he said, No; lest while you are gathering the tares, you root up the wheat with them.
But he said, No, lest while gathering up the tares, ye uproot the wheat together with them.
30 Let both grow together till the harvest, and in time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Collect first the tares, and bind them into bundles to burn them; but gather the wheat into my granary.
Allow both to grow together until the harvest. And at the time of the harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather up first the tares, and bind them in bundles in order to burn them, but gather the wheat into my barn.
31 Another parable he laid before them, saying: The kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard, that a man took and sowed in his field.
He set forth another parable to them, saying, The kingdom of the heavens is like a grain of mustard plant, which having taken, a man sowed in his field.
32 It is, indeed, the least of all seeds; but when it is grown it is the largest of garden-plants, and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and roost in its branches.
Which indeed is smaller than all seeds, but when it is grown, it is greater than the plants, and becomes a tree, so as for the birds of the sky to come and lodge in the branches of it.
33 He spoke another parable to them: The kingdom of heaven is like leaven which a woman took and hid in three measures of flour, till the whole was leavened.
He spoke another parable to them. The kingdom of the heavens is like leaven, which having taken, a woman hid in three measures of meal until it was all leavened.
34 All these things Jesus spoke to the multitudes in parables, and without a parable he did not speak to them;
Jesus spoke all these things in parables to the multitudes, and he did not speak to them independent of a parable,
35 that the word might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying: I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things that have been kept secret from the foundation of the world.
so that what was spoken through the prophet might be fulfilled, which says, I will open my mouth in parables. I will utter things concealed from the foundation of the world.
36 Then Jesus left the multitudes, and went into the house. And his disciples came to him and said: Explain to us the parable of the tares of the field.
Then having sent the multitudes away, Jesus came into the house. And his disciples came to him, saying, Explain to us the parable of the tares of the field.
37 He answered and said to them: He that sows the good seed is the Son of man;
And having answered, he said to them, He who sows the good seed is the Son of man,
38 the field is the world; the good seed are the sons of the kingdom; the tares are the sons of the Wicked One;
and the field is the world, and the good seed, these are the sons of the kingdom, but the tares are the sons of evil.
39 the enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the age; and the reapers are angels. (aiōn g165)
And the enemy who sowed them is the devil, and the harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are agents. (aiōn g165)
40 As, therefore, the tares are collected and burned in fire, so shall it be in the end of this age. (aiōn g165)
As therefore the tares are gathered up and burned in fire, so it will be at the end of this age. (aiōn g165)
41 The Son of man will send forth his angels, and collect out of his kingdom all things that offend, and those who work iniquity,
The Son of man will send forth his agents, and they will gather out of his kingdom all the stumbling-blocks, and those doing lawlessness,
42 and cast them into the furnace of fire; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
and will cast them into the furnace of fire. There will be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.
43 Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun, in the kingdom of their Father. He that has ears to hear, let him hear.
Then the righteous will shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears to hear, let him hear.
44 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a treasure hid in a field, which, when a man finds it, he hides; and for the joy it gives, he goes and sells all that he has, and buys that field.
Again the kingdom of the heavens is like a treasure hidden in the field, which a man having found, he hid. And from the joy of it, he goes and sells all, as many things as he has, and buys that field.
45 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking goodly pearls.
Again, the kingdom of the heavens is like a man, a merchant, seeking fine pearls.
46 When he finds one pearl of great value, he goes and sells all that he has, and buys it.
Who, having found one very valuable pearl, after departing, sold all, as many things as he had, and bought it.
47 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that is cast into the sea, and that gathers of every kind:
Again, the kingdom of the heavens is like a net that was cast into the sea, and gathered from every kind,
48 when it is full, they draw it to the shore; and sitting down, they collect the good into vessels, but throw the bad away.
which, when it was full, after dragging to the shore, having sat down, they gathered the good into vessels, but they cast out the useless.
49 So shall it be in the end of the age: the angels shall come forth and separate the wicked from among the just, (aiōn g165)
So it will be at the end of the age. The agents will come forth, and separate the bad from among the righteous, (aiōn g165)
50 and cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
and will cast them into the furnace of fire. There will be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.
51 Jesus said to them: Have you understood all these things? They said to him: Yes, Lord.
Jesus says to them, Have ye understood all these things? They say to him, Yes, Lord.
52 He said to them: Therefore, every scribe that is trained for the kingdom of heaven, is like the master of a house, who brings out of his treasury things new and old.
And he said to them, Because of this every scholar who has been instructed in the kingdom of the heavens is like a man, a house-ruler, who brings forth out of his treasure things new and old.
53 And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished these parables, he departed from that place.
And it came to pass, when Jesus finished these parables, he departed from there.
54 And he came into his own country, and taught them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished, and said: Whence has this man this wisdom, and these mighty works?
And having come into his fatherland he taught them in their synagogue, so as for them to be astonished, and say, From where is this wisdom and powers in this man?
55 Is not this the son of the carpenter? Is not his mother called Mary? and his brothers, James and Joses and Simon and Judas?
Is not this the carpenter's son? Is not his mother called Mary, and his brothers, James and Joses and Simon and Judas?
56 And his sisters, are they not all with us? Whence, then, has this man all these things?
And his sisters, are they not all near us? From where then are all these things in this man?
57 And they found in him occasion for offense. But Jesus said to them: A prophet is not without honor, unless it be in his own country and in his own house.
And they were offended by him. But Jesus said to them, A prophet is not without honor, except in his fatherland, and in his house.
58 And he did not many mighty works there, on account of their unbelief.
And he did not many mighty works there because of their unbelief.
