Matthew 13
1 In that day, Jesus, departing from the house, sat down beside the sea.
THEN the same day Jesus going out from the house, sat down near 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 vast multitudes were gathered together unto him, insomuch that he entered into a vessel to be seated; and all the multitude stood on the beach.
3 And he spoke many things to them in parables, saying: “Behold, a sower went out to sow seed.
And he spake unto them many things 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 as he was sowing, some seeds fell indeed by the road-side; and the birds 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 other seed fell on a rocky soil, where it had not much earth; and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of earth:
6 But when the sun rose up, they were scorched, and because they had no roots, they withered.
and when the sun arose, it was scorched up; and because it had no root, it withered away.
7 Still others fell among thorns, and the thorns increased and suffocated them.
And other seeds fell among the 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 on good ground, and produced fruit, some an hundred, some sixty, and some thirty.
9 Whoever has ears to hear, let him hear.”
He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
10 And his disciples drew near to him and said, “Why do you speak to them in parables?”
And when his disciples came, they said to him, Why speakest thou 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.
And he answered and said unto them, Because to you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not 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.
For whosoever hath, more shall be given to him, and he shall have abundance: but whosoever hath not, even that he hath shall be taken from him.
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: that seeing, they may not see; and hearing, they may not hear nor 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 in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah, which saith, With the hearing ye shall hear, and not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and in no wise 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.’
for the heart of this people is waxed gross, and with their ears they have heard heavily, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with the eves, and hear with the ears, and understand with the 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 ye see: and your ears; for ye 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.
For verily I tell you, That many prophets and righteous men have greatly desired to see the things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear the things which ye hear, and have not heard them.
18 Listen, then, to the parable of the sower.
Hear ye therefore 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.
When any person heareth the word of the kingdom, and doth not understand it, the wicked one cometh, and snatcheth away what was sown on his heart: such is he who is the sown by the road-side.
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 sown on the rocky soil, is he who having heard the word, and instantly with joy receiving 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.
hath not really root in himself, but is merely temporary: and when tribulation or persecution ariseth for the word’s sake, immediately he is stumbled.
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 sown among the thorns, is he who heareth the word, and the anxiety about this world and the deceitfulness of riches, choketh the word, and it becometh 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.”
But the sown upon the good ground, is he who heareth the word, and understandeth it; who truly beareth fruit, and produceth, one an hundred fold, and another sixty, and another thirty.
24 He proposed another parable to them, saying: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field.
Another parable proposed he to them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like unto a man who sowed 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 were asleep, his enemy came and sowed zizane among the wheat, and departed.
26 And when the plants had grown, and had produced fruit, then the weeds also appeared.
But when the blade was shot up, and produced fruit, then appeared also the zizane.
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?’
The servants of the proprietor came, and said to him, Master, didst thou not sow good seed in thy field? whence then hath it the zizane?
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?’
He saith unto them, Some man, an enemy, hath done this. Then the servants said to him, Wilt thou that we go and weed them out?
29 And he said: ‘No, lest perhaps in gathering the weeds, you might also root out the wheat together with it.
he replied, No; lest perhaps in weeding out the zizane, we root up the wheat with them.
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 them both grow together till the harvest: and at the harvest-time I will say to the reapers, Gather out first the zizane, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but 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.
Another parable he proposed to them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard, which a man took and 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 among the smallest of all seeds; but when it is grown, it is among the greatest of herbs, and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and make their nests 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 fine wheat flour, until it was entirely leavened.”
Another parable spake he to them: The kingdom of heaven is like leaven, which a woman took and covered up in three measures of flour, 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,
All these things spake Jesus in parables to the multitudes; and without a parable he spake not 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.”
that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables, I will bring forth things hid from the foundation of the world.
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 Jesus dismissing the multitudes, went into a house; and his disciples came unto him, saying, Explain to us the parable of the zizane of the field.
37 Responding, he said to them: “He who sows the good seed is the Son of man.
And he replying said to them, He that sowed 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.
the field is the world: and the good seed are those who are the children of the kingdom; but the zizane are the children 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)
the enemy who sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; 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)
As therefore the zizane are gathered, and burned in the fire; just so shall it be at the end of this world. (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 shall send out his angels, and shall gather together out of his kingdom all things offensive, and those who practise 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 a furnace of fire; there shall be wailing 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 shall the righteous 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 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.
Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a treasure hid in a field: which when a man findeth, he hideth, and for joy thereof, goeth away and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.
45 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking good pearls.
Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchantman in search of beautiful pearls:
46 Having found one pearl of great value, he went away and sold all that he had, and he bought it.
who, having discovered one of vast price, went away and sold all that he possessed, 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 heaven is like to a net cast into the sea, and colleting fish 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 full, they drew to the beach, and sitting down, selected the good into baskets, but cast those of a bad kind 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)
Just so shall it be at the end of this world: the angels shall go forth, and shall separate the wicked from amidst the just, (aiōn g165)
50 And they shall cast them into the furnace of fire, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
and shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
51 Have you understood all these things?” They say to him, “Yes.”
Jesus saith unto them, Have ye understood all these things?
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.”
They say unto him, Yes, Lord. Then said he unto them, Therefore every scribe instructed unto the kingdom of heaven, is like unto a man, the master of a family, who bringeth out of his storehouse things 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 had finished there 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 coming into his own country, taught them in their synagogues, so that they were exceedingly struck, and said, Whence hath this man this wisdom, and these miracles?
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 this the carpenter’s son? is not his mother called Mary? his brethren, 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 his sisters, are they not all among us? whence then hath he all these things?
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 at him. But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not disrespected, except in his own country, and in his own family.
58 And he did not work many miracles there, because of their unbelief.
And he did not there many miracles because of their unbelief.
