Matthew 13
1 In that day, Jesus, departing from the house, sat down beside the sea.
On that day Jesus having come out from the house, was sitting by the sea:
2 And such great crowds were gathered to him that he climbed into a boat and he sat down. And the entire multitude stood on the shore.
and many multitudes were gathered unto Him, so that having gone into a ship, He sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore.
3 And he spoke many things to them in parables, saying: “Behold, a sower went out to sow seed.
And He spoke many things to them in parables, saying, Behold a sower went out to sow.
4 And while he was sowing, some fell beside the road, and the birds of the air came and ate it.
And while he was sowing, some seeds fell by the wayside, and the fowls came and ate them up.
5 Then others fell in a rocky place, where they did not have much soil. And they sprung up promptly, because they had no depth of soil.
And others fell among stones, where they had not much earth: and sprang up immediately, because they had no depth of earth:
6 But when the sun rose up, they were scorched, and because they had no roots, they withered.
and the sun having risen, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away.
7 Still others fell among thorns, and the thorns increased and suffocated them.
But others fell among thorns; and the thorns sprang up and choked them.
8 Yet some others fell upon good soil, and they produced fruit: some one hundred fold, some sixty fold, some thirty fold.
But others fell in good ground, and gave fruit, some a hundred, some sixty, and some thirty.
9 Whoever has ears to hear, let him hear.”
Let him that hath ears to hear, hear.
10 And his disciples drew near to him and said, “Why do you speak to them in parables?”
And His disciples coming, said to Him; Wherefore do you speak to them in parables?
11 Responding, he said to them: “Because it has been given to you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but it has not been given to them.
He responding said to them, Because it has been given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of the heavens, but to them it has not been given.
12 For whoever has, it shall be given to him, and he shall have in abundance. But whoever has not, even what he has shall be taken away from him.
But whosoever has, it shall be given to him, and he shall have more abundantly: but whosoever has not, it shall be taken from him even what he has.
13 For this reason, I speak to them in parables: because seeing, they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand.
Therefore I speak to them in parables; because seeing they see not, and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.
14 And so, in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah, who said, ‘Hearing, you shall hear, but not understand; and seeing, you shall see, but not perceive.
And the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled unto them, saying, By hearing ye shall hear, and may not understand; and seeing you shall see, and may not perceive.
15 For the heart of this people has grown fat, and with their ears they hear heavily, and they have closed their eyes, lest at any time they might see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and be converted, and then I would heal them.’
Because the heart of this people is waxed gross, and they heard heavily with their ears, and closed their eyes; lest they may see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their hearts, and turn, and I shall heal them.
16 But blessed are your eyes, because they see, and your ears, because they hear.
But happy are your eyes, because they see; and your ears, because they hear.
17 Amen I say to you, certainly, that many of the prophets and the just desired to see what you see, and yet they did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and yet they did not hear it.
Truly I say unto you, that many prophets and righteous men desired to see those things which you see, and saw them not; and to hear those things which you hear, and heard them not.
18 Listen, then, to the parable of the sower.
Therefore hear ye the parable of the sower.
19 With anyone who hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, evil comes and carries away what was sown in his heart. This is he who received the seed by the side of the road.
Every one hearing the word of the kingdom, and not understanding it, the wicked one comes, and seizes away that which is sown in his heart: he is the one sown by the wayside.
20 Then whoever has received the seed upon a rocky place, this is one who hears the word and promptly accepts it with joy.
But the one sown upon the rocks, is he who heareth the word, and immediately with joy receives it;
21 But he has no root in himself, so it is only for a time; then, when tribulation and persecution occur because of the word, he promptly stumbles.
but it has no root in him, but is temporary; and tribulation or persecution arising on account of the word, immediately he is offended.
22 And whoever has received the seed among thorns, this is he who hears the word, but the cares of this age and the falseness of riches suffocate the word, and he is effectively without fruit. (aiōn g165)
But the one sown among the thorns, is he who heareth the word; and the care of this age, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke out the word, and he becomes unfruitful. (aiōn g165)
23 Yet truly, whoever has received the seed into good soil, this is he who hears the word, and understands it, and so he bears fruit, and he produces: some a hundred fold, and another sixty fold, and another thirty fold.”
And the one having been sown on good ground, is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; who truly bears fruit, and produces, some a hundred, some sixty, and some thirty.
24 He proposed another parable to them, saying: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field.
He put forth another parable to them, saying, The kingdom of the heavens is like unto a man sowing good seed in his field.
25 But while the men were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds amid the wheat, and then went away.
And while the men slept, an enemy came, and sowed tares in the midst of the wheat, and departed.
26 And when the plants had grown, and had produced fruit, then the weeds also appeared.
And when the blades sprang up, and produced fruit, then the tares were also made manifest.
27 So the servants of the Father of the family, approaching, said to him: ‘Lord, did you not sow good seed in your field? Then how is it that it has weeds?’
And the servants of the landlord having come to him said, Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? whence then hath it tares?
28 And he said to them, ‘A man who is an enemy has done this.’ So the servants said to him, ‘Is it your will that we should go and gather them up?’
And he said to them, A hostile man did this. And the servants say to him, Then do you wish that we, having gone, may gather them?
29 And he said: ‘No, lest perhaps in gathering the weeds, you might also root out the wheat together with it.
And he says, No; lest gathering the tares together you may at the same time along with them root up the wheat.
30 Permit both to grow until the harvest, and at the time of the harvest, I will say to the reapers: Gather first the weeds, and bind them into bundles to burn, but the wheat gather into my storehouse.’”
Let both grow together till the harvest: and at the time of the harvest, I will say to the reapers, First gather the tares, and bind them in bundles, in order to burn them: and gather the wheat into my barn.
31 He proposed another parable to them, saying: “The kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field.
And He submitted another parable to them, saying; The kingdom of the heavens is like unto a grain of mustard seed, which, a man having taken, sowed in his field;
32 It is, indeed, the least of all seeds, but when it has grown, it is greater than all the plants, and it becomes a tree, so much so that the birds of the air come and dwell in its branches.”
which indeed is the smallest of all seeds; and when it grows up, is the greatest of herbs, and becomes a tree, so that the birds of heaven indeed lodge in its branches.
33 He spoke another parable to them: “The kingdom of heaven is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of fine wheat flour, until it was entirely leavened.”
And he spake another parable unto them; The kingdom of the heavens is like unto the leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, until the whole was leavened.
34 All these things Jesus spoke in parables to the crowds. And he did not speak to them apart from parables,
Jesus spoke all of these things to the multitudes in parables; and without a parable He was not speaking to them:
35 in order to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet, saying: “I will open my mouth in parables. I will proclaim what has been hidden since the foundation of the world.”
in order that the word spoken by Isaiah, the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables: I will make known the things which have been hidden from the foundation.
36 Then, dismissing the crowds, he went into the house. And his disciples drew near to him, saying, “Explain to us the parable of the weeds in the field.”
Then leaving the multitudes, He came into the house: and His disciples came to Him saying; Explain to us the parable of the tares of the field.
37 Responding, he said to them: “He who sows the good seed is the Son of man.
And He responding said, The one sowing the good seed is the Son of man;
38 Now the field is the world. And the good seeds are the sons of the kingdom. But the weeds are the sons of wickedness.
and the field is the world; and the good seed, these are the sons of the kingdom; and the tares are the sons of the wicked one,
39 So the enemy who sowed them is the devil. And truly, the harvest is the consummation of the age; while the reapers are the Angels. (aiōn g165)
and the enemy sowing them is the devil: and the harvest is the end of the age; and the reapers are the angels. (aiōn g165)
40 Therefore, just as weeds are gathered up and burned with fire, so shall it be at the consummation of the age. (aiōn g165)
Then as the tares are gathered and burnt up with fire; so it will be in the end of the age. (aiōn g165)
41 The Son of man shall send out his Angels, and they shall gather from his kingdom all who lead astray and those who work iniquity.
The Son of man will send forth His angels, and they will gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and those who do iniquity,
42 And he shall cast them into the furnace of fire, where there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
and will cast them into the furnace of the fire: and there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
43 Then the just ones shall shine like the sun, in the kingdom of their Father. Whoever has ears to hear, let him hear.
Then the righteous will shine as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. But let the one having ears, hear.
44 The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure hidden in a field. When a man finds it, he hides it, and, because of his joy, he goes and sells everything that he has, and he buys that field.
The kingdom of the heavens is like unto a treasure having been hidden in a field; which a man having found, concealed; and from his joy he goes and sells all things so many as he has, and buys that field.
45 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking good pearls.
Again, the kingdom of the heavens is like unto a man seeking beautiful pearls:
46 Having found one pearl of great value, he went away and sold all that he had, and he bought it.
and having found one pearl of great price, having gone away he sold all things, so many as he had, and bought it.
47 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net cast into the sea, which gathers together all kinds of fish.
Again, the kingdom of the heavens is like unto a net cast into the sea, and gathering of every kind;
48 When it has been filled, drawing it out and sitting beside the shore, they selected the good into vessels, but the bad they threw away.
which, when it was filled, drawing up on the shore, and sitting down, they gathered the good into baskets, and threw the bad away.
49 So shall it be at the consummation of the age. The Angels shall go forth and separate the bad from the midst of the just. (aiōn g165)
So it will be in the end of the age: the angels will go forth, and will separate the wicked from the midst of the righteous, (aiōn g165)
50 And they shall cast them into the furnace of fire, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
and will cast them into the furnace of the fire: and there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
51 Have you understood all these things?” They say to him, “Yes.”
Do you understand all these things? They say to Him, Yea.
52 He said to them, “Therefore, every scribe well-taught about the kingdom of heaven, is like a man, the father of a family, who offers from his storehouse both the new and the old.”
And He said to them, Therefore every scribe having been discipled into the kingdom of the heavens is like unto a man who is a landlord, who bringeth out of his treasure things both new and old.
53 And it happened that, when Jesus had completed these parables, he went away from there.
And it came to pass, when Jesus finished these parables, He departed thence.
54 And arriving in his own country, he taught them in their synagogues, so much so that they wondered and said: “How can such wisdom and power be with this one?
And having come into His own country He was teaching them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished, and said, Whence this wisdom and these miracles unto Him?
55 Is this not the son of a workman? Is not his mother called Mary, and his brothers, James, and Joseph, and Simon, and Jude?
Is not He the son of the carpenter? is not His mother called Mary? are not His brothers, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas?
56 And his sisters, are they not all with us? Therefore, from where has this one obtained all these things?”
And are not His sisters all here with us? Whence then are these things to Him?
57 And they took offense at him. But Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor, except in his own country and in his own house.”
And they were offended in Him. And Jesus said to them; A prophet is not without honor, except in his own country, and in his own house.
58 And he did not work many miracles there, because of their unbelief.
And He did not many mighty works there on account of their unbelief.
