Matthew 13
1 That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the sea.
IN that day Jeshu went forth from the house and sat by the sea-side;
2 Such large crowds gathered around Him that He got into a boat and sat down, while all the people stood on the shore.
and great multitudes gathered near him, so that he went up and sat in a vessel; and all the multitude were standing on the shore of the sea.
3 And He told them many things in parables, saying, “A farmer went out to sow his seed.
And he discoursed largely to them in parables, and said: Behold, there went forth a sower to sow;
4 And as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it.
and as he sowed, some fell by the road-side, and the fowl came and devoured it.
5 Some fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly because the soil was shallow.
Another (portion) fell upon the rock, where there was not much soil; and immediately it sprung up, because there was no depth of earth.
6 But when the sun rose, the seedlings were scorched, and they withered because they had no root.
But when the sun was risen, it burned, and, because it had no root, it withered away.
7 Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the seedlings.
And another fell among the thorns, and the thorns sprang up and choked it.
8 Still other seed fell on good soil and produced a crop—a hundredfold, sixtyfold, or thirtyfold.
And another fell into good earth, and gave fruits, this a hundred, another sixty, and another thirty.
9 He who has ears, let him hear.”
He who hath ears to hear, let him hear.
10 Then the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Why do You speak to the people in parables?”
And his disciples approached, saying to him, Why dost thou speak to them in parables?
11 He replied, “The knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them.
He replied and said to them, Because unto you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of heaven, but unto them it is not given.
12 Whoever has will be given more, and he will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.
For unto him who hath, it shall be given, and it shall be increased to him: but to him who hath not, that also which he hath shall be taken from him.
13 This is why I speak to them in parables: ‘Though seeing, they do not see; though hearing, they do not hear or understand.’
On this account I speak to them in parables. Hence they see, and (yet) see not; and they hear, and (yet) hear not, neither understand;
14 In them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled: ‘You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.
and accomplished in them is the prophecy of Eshaia, who said, that hearing they should hear, but not understand, and seeing they should see, but not know.
15 For this people’s heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.’
For the heart of this people is become gross, and with their ears they have heard heavily, and their eyes they have shut, that they may not see with their eyes, nor hear with their ears, nor understand with their hearts, and be converted, and I heal them.
16 But blessed are your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear.
But blessed are your eyes which see, and your ears which hear:
17 For truly I tell you, many prophets and righteous men longed to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.
for, Amen I say unto you, that many prophets and just ones have desired to behold what you see, and have not beheld, and to hear what you hear, and have not heard.
18 Consider, then, the parable of the sower:
You, then, attend to the comparison of the seed:
19 When anyone hears the message of the kingdom but does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is the seed sown along the path.
(When) any one who heareth the doctrine of the kingdom doth not understand it, there cometh the evil (one), and snatcheth away the doctrine that was sown in his heart: this is what by the road-side was sown.
20 The seed sown on rocky ground is the one who hears the word and at once receives it with joy.
But that which was sown upon the rock is he who heareth the word, and at once with joy apprehendeth it.
21 But since he has no root, he remains for only a season. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, he quickly falls away.
Yet hath he no root in him, but is (only) for a time; and when affliction or persecution occurs on account of the doctrine, he is quickly offended.
22 The seed sown among the thorns is the one who hears the word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful. (aiōn g165)
That sown the place of thorns, is he who heareth the word, but the anxious thought of this world and the illusions of riches stifle the word in him, and he is without fruits. (aiōn g165)
23 But the seed sown on good soil is the one who hears the word and understands it. He indeed bears fruit and produces a crop—a hundredfold, sixtyfold, or thirtyfold.”
But that which upon good ground was sown is he who heareth my doctrine, and understandeth (it), and giveth fruits, and produceth, whether a hundred, or sixty, or thirty fold.
24 Jesus put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field.
ANOTHER comparison he allegorized unto them, and said: The kingdom of heaven is like unto a man who sowed good seed in his field.
25 But while everyone was asleep, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and slipped away.
And while men slept, came his adversary, and sowed zizania among the wheat, and went.
26 When the wheat sprouted and bore grain, then the weeds also appeared.
And when the plant sprang up and produced fruit, then appeared the zizania.
27 The owner’s servants came to him and said, ‘Sir, didn’t you sow good seed in your field? Where then did the weeds come from?’
And the labourers of the house-lord drew near and said to him, Our lord, didst thou not sow good seed in thy field? From whence then is the zizania in it?
28 ‘An enemy did this,’ he replied. So the servants asked him, ‘Do you want us to go and pull them up?’
But he said to them, A foeman hath done this. The labourers say to him, Art thou willing that we go and gather them?
29 ‘No,’ he said, ‘if you pull the weeds now, you might uproot the wheat with them.
But he said to them, (No, ) lest, when ye gather the zizania, you root out with them the wheat also.
30 Let both grow together until the harvest. At that time I will tell the harvesters: First collect the weeds and tie them in bundles to be burned; then gather the wheat into my barn.’”
Leave (them), that both may grow together till the harvest; and in the season of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather first the zizania, and bind them (together in) bundles, that they may burn; but the wheat collect into my barns.
31 He put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a man planted in his field.
Another comparison allegorized he to them, and said: The kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard, which a man took and sowed in his field.
32 Although it is the smallest of all seeds, yet it grows into the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and nest in its branches.”
This is less than all other seeds; but when it has grown, it is greater than all herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the fowl of the heavens come (and) build in its branches.
33 He told them still another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like leaven that a woman took and mixed into three measures of flour, until all of it was leavened.”
Another parable he spake to them: The kingdom of heaven resembles that leaven which a woman took and hid in three satas of meal, until the whole was leavened.
34 Jesus spoke all these things to the crowds in parables. He did not tell them anything without using a parable.
All these spake Jeshu in parables to the multitude; and without a parable he did not speak with them.
35 So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophet: “I will open My mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden since the foundation of the world.”
That there should be fulfilled what was spoken by the prophet, who said, I will open my mouth in comparisons, and pour forth things hidden from before the foundation of the world.
36 Then Jesus dismissed the crowds and went into the house. His disciples came to Him and said, “Explain to us the parable of the weeds in the field.”
Then Jeshu dismissed the multitudes, and came into the house; and his disciples drew near him, and said to him, Expound to us the comparison of the zizania of the field.
37 He replied, “The One who sows the good seed is the Son of Man.
He answered and said to them, He who sowed the good seed is the Son of man.
38 The field is the world, and the good seed represents the sons of the kingdom. The weeds are the sons of the evil one,
The field is the world. Now, the good seed are the sons of the kingdom, but the zizania are the sons of the evil one.
39 and the enemy who sows them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the harvesters are angels. (aiōn g165)
The adversary who sowed them is Satana; the harvest is the consummation of the world; the reapers are the angels. (aiōn g165)
40 As the weeds are collected and burned in the fire, so will it be at the end of the age. (aiōn g165)
As, therefore, the zizania are gathered and burned in the fire, so shall it be in the completion of this world. (aiōn g165)
41 The Son of Man will send out His angels, and they will weed out of His kingdom every cause of sin and all who practice lawlessness.
The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall collect from his kingdom all those who cause offence, and all (who) work iniquity,
42 And they will throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
and shall throw them into a furnace of fire; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
43 Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him hear.
Then the just shall shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who hath ears to hear, let him hear.
44 The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and in his joy he went and sold all he had and bought that field.
Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a treasure which was hidden in a field, (and) which a man found and concealed, and from joy went and sold all that he had, and bought that field.
45 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls.
Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man a merchant, who sought goodly pearls;
46 When he found one very precious pearl, he went away and sold all he had and bought it.
but who, when he had found one pearl of exceeding price, went, sold all that he had, and bought it.
47 Once again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was cast into the sea and caught all kinds of fish.
Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, which was thrown into the sea, and from every kind collected.
48 When it was full, the men pulled it ashore. Then they sat down and sorted the good fish into containers, but threw the bad away.
And when it was full, they drew to the shore, and sat down, and selected; and the good they threw into vessels, and the bad they cast without.
49 So will it be at the end of the age: The angels will come and separate the wicked from the righteous, (aiōn g165)
Thus shall it be at the consummation of the world. The angels shall go forth, and separate the evil from among the just, (aiōn g165)
50 and throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
and cast them into the furnace of fire; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth!
51 Have you understood all these things?” “Yes,” they answered.
Jeshu said to them, Have you understood all these? They say to him, Yes, our Lord.
52 Then He told them, “For this reason, every scribe who has been discipled in the kingdom of heaven is like a homeowner who brings out of his storeroom new treasures as well as old.”
He saith to them, On this account every scribe who is learned in the kingdom of heaven, is like to a man a house-lord, who bringeth forth from his treasuries the new and the old.
53 When Jesus had finished these parables, He withdrew from that place.
AND when Jeshu had finished these parables, he passed from thence,
54 Coming to His hometown, He taught the people in their synagogue, and they were astonished. “Where did this man get such wisdom and miraculous powers?” they asked.
and came to his city, and taught them in their synagogues, so that they were astounded and said, Whence hath he (Whence to him) this wisdom and these powers?
55 “Isn’t this the carpenter’s son? Isn’t His mother’s name Mary, and aren’t His brothers James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas?
Is not this the son of the carpenter? Is not his mother called Mariam, and his brothers, Jakub, and Josi, and Shemun, and Jehuda?
56 Aren’t all His sisters with us as well? Where then did this man get all these things?”
and his sisters, all, are they not with us? Whence to this one all these?
57 And they took offense at Him. But Jesus said to them, “Only in his hometown and in his own household is a prophet without honor.”
And they were offended with him. But Jeshu said to them, No prophet is contemned except in his own city, and in his own house.
58 And He did not do many miracles there, because of their unbelief.
And he did not many miracles there on account of their unbelief.
