Matthew 13
1 That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the sea.
Now on the same day, Jesus went out of 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 many people were gathered together to bear Him, so that He went into a ship and sat down, and all the multitude stood upon the shore; and He spake to them many things in parables,
3 And He told them many things in parables, saying, “A farmer went out to sow his seed.
saying, "Behold a sower went out to sow;
4 And as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it.
and as he was sowing, some seeds fell by the way-side, and the birds came and ate them up:
5 Some fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly because the soil was shallow.
some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth; and they soon sprung up indeed, because they had 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 rose, they were burnt up, and withered; because they had no root:
7 Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the seedlings.
and others fell among thorns; and the thorns grew up and choked them:
8 Still other seed fell on good soil and produced a crop—a hundredfold, sixtyfold, or thirtyfold.
but others fell on good ground, and yielded fruit, some an hundred-fold, some sixty, and some thirty.
9 He who has ears, let him hear.”
He that 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 the disciples came to Him and said, 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.
And He answered them, saying, Because it is granted unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not granted:
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 whosoever really hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have abundantly; but whosoever thus hath not, even that which he hath, shall be taken away 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.’
for this reason I speak to them in parables; because though they see, they will not see; and though they hear, they will not hear, nor 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 in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah, which saith, Ye shall hear by the hearing of the ear, and not understand; and in seeing ye shall see, and not perceive: for the heart of this people is grown stupid,
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.’
and their ears are dull of hearing, and they have closed their eyes; least they should see at all with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and be converted, and I should heal them.
16 But blessed are your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear.
But blessed are your eyes, for they see; and your ears, for they 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 indeed I tell you, that many prophets and righteous men have desired to see the things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear what ye hear, and have not heard them.
18 Consider, then, the parable of the sower:
Hear ye therefore the parable of the sower. When any one heareth the word of the gospel-kingdom,
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.
and regardeth it not, then cometh the wicked one, and snatcheth away that which was sown in his heart: this is he who received the seed as by the way-side.
20 The seed sown on rocky ground is the one who hears the word and at once receives it with joy.
And he who received the seed as upon stony grounds, is one that heareth the word and immediately receiveth it with joy:
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 himself, and therefore is but for a short season; and when affliction cometh, or persecution on account of the word, he is as soon disgusted.
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)
And he that received the seed among the thorns, is one that likewise heareth the word; but the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches choketh the word, and so it becometh unfruitful. (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 he who received the seed into good ground, is one that heareth and understandeth the word, who indeed beareth fruit, and yieldeth, like fertile lands, some an hundred-fold, some sixty, some thirty.
24 Jesus put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field.
Another parable propounded He unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like a man, who sowed good grain in his ground:
25 But while everyone was asleep, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and slipped away.
but while men were asleep, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went away.
26 When the wheat sprouted and bore grain, then the weeds also appeared.
Now when the blade shot forth, and produced the corn, then the tares also appeared.
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?’
So the servants came to their master, and said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? whence then are the tares?
28 ‘An enemy did this,’ he replied. So the servants asked him, ‘Do you want us to go and pull them up?’
And he said unto them, Some enemy hath done this. The servants therefore said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up?
29 ‘No,’ he said, ‘if you pull the weeds now, you might uproot the wheat with them.
But he said, No: least in plucking up the tares ye root up the corn along with them.
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.’”
Let both grow together till harvest, and in the time of the harvest I will say to the reapers, First gather the weeds together, and bind them in bundles to burn them; but carry the wheat into my barn.
31 He put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a man planted in his field.
Another parable delivered He unto them, saying, The gospel-kingdom is like a grain of mustard-seed, 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.”
Which is indeed one of the lest of all seeds: but when it is grown, is the greatest among herbs, and even becometh a tree; so that the birds of the air come and lodge in it's 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 spake He unto them, saying, The gospel-kingdom is like leaven, which a woman took and put into a large quantity of dough, till 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 things spake Jesus in parables to the multitudes; and at this time He spake nothing to them without a parable:
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 it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables, I will publish things which have been concealed from 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 Jesus leaving the multitude went into the house; and his disciples came to Him, saying, Explain to us the parable of the tares of the field:
37 He replied, “The One who sows the good seed is the Son of Man.
and He answered them, and said, He that soweth 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; the good seed are the children of my kingdom; and the tares are the children of the wicked 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 enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and 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 tares are gathered together, and burnt in the fire; so shall it be in the end of the 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 will send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all that commit offences, and those who do iniquity, and shall cast them into the furnace of fire,
42 And they will throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
and there shall 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, let him hear.
But the righteous shall then shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He that 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 treasure hid in a field, which a man having found conceals, and being rejoiced at it goes and sells all that he has, and purchases that field.
45 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls.
Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking precious pearls,
46 When he found one very precious pearl, he went away and sold all he had and bought it.
who, having found one of great value, went and 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 a net, that was cast into the sea, and inclosed fishes of various sorts;
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.
which, when it was full, they dragged to the shore, and sat down and gathered the good into vessels, and threw out the bad.
49 So will it be at the end of the age: The angels will come and separate the wicked from the righteous, (aiōn g165)
So shall it be at the end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and separate the wicked from among the righteous; (aiōn g165)
50 and throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
and shall cast them into the fiery furnace, and there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
51 Have you understood all these things?” “Yes,” they answered.
Then saith Jesus unto them, Did ye understand all these? they say unto Him, Yes, Lord: and He said unto them,
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.”
Therefore every teacher, who has been thus instructed in the knowledge of the kingdom of heaven, is like a master of a family, who brings forth out of his store things new and old.
53 When Jesus had finished these parables, He withdrew from that place.
And when Jesus had finished these parables, he departed 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 into his own country, and taught them in their synagogues; so that they were amazed and said, Whence hath this man 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 carpenter's son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas?
56 Aren’t all His sisters with us as well? Where then did this man get all these things?”
and his sisters, are they not all here among us? from whence then hath this man all these things?
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.”
So they were prejudiced against Him. But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is no where less honoured than in his own country, and in his own family.
58 And He did not do many miracles there, because of their unbelief.
And he did not many miracles there, because of their unbelief.
