< Matthew 13 >
1 And that [same] day Jesus went out from the house and sat down by the sea.
The same day Jesus went out of the house, and sat by the shore of the lake;
2 And great crowds were gathered together to him, so that going on board ship himself he sat down, and the whole crowd stood on the shore.
and great multitudes were gathered together to him, so that he went into a boat, and sat down; and all the multitude stood on the beach.
3 And he spoke to them many things in parables, saying, Behold, the sower went out to sow:
And he spoke many things to them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow.
4 and as he sowed, some [grains] fell along the way, and the birds came and devoured them;
And as he sowed, some seeds fell by the wayside; and the birds came and devoured them.
5 and others fell upon the rocky places where they had not much earth, and immediately they sprang up out of [the ground] because of not having [any] depth of earth,
And others fell upon rocky places, where they had not much earth; and they sprung up immediately, because they had no depth of earth.
6 but when the sun rose they were burned up, and because of not having [any] root were dried up;
But when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away.
7 and others fell upon the thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked them;
And others fell among thorns; and the thorns grew up, and choked them.
8 and others fell upon the good ground, and produced fruit, one a hundred, one sixty, and one thirty.
And others fell upon good ground; and yielded fruit, some a hundred fold, some Sixty, some thirty fold.
9 He that has ears, let him hear.
He that hath ears, let him hear.
10 And the disciples came up and said to him, Why speakest thou to them in parables?
And the disciples came and said to him, Why dost thou speak to them in parables?
11 And he answering said to them, Because to you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of the heavens, but to them it is not given;
He answered and said, Because to you it hath been given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven; but to them it hath not been given.
12 for whoever has, to him shall be given, and he shall be caused to be in abundance; but he who has not, even what he has shall be taken away from him.
For whoever hath, to him will be given, and he will have abundance; but whoever hath not, from him will be taken away even what he hath.
13 For this cause I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear nor understand;
Therefore I speak to them in parables, because seeing they see not, and hearing they hear not, nor understand.
14 and in them is filled up the prophecy of Esaias, which says, Hearing ye shall hear and shall not understand, and beholding ye shall behold and not see;
And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah, which saith, “Ye will hear indeed, and not understand; and ye will see indeed, and not perceive.
15 for the heart of this people has grown fat, and they have heard heavily with their ears, and they have closed their eyes as asleep, lest they should see with the eyes, and hear with the ears, and understand with the heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.
For this people's heart hath become gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed, lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and turn from their ways, 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 verily I say unto you, that many prophets and righteous [men] have desired to see the things which ye behold and did not see [them], and to hear the things which ye hear and did not hear [them].
Truly do I say to you, that many prophets and righteous men desired to see the things which ye see, and did not see them; and to hear the things which ye hear, and did not hear them.
18 Ye, therefore, hear the parable of the sower.
Hear ye therefore the parable of the sower.
19 From every one who hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand [it], the wicked one comes and catches away what was sown in his heart: this is he that is sown by the wayside.
When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, the Evil One cometh, and snatcheth away that which was sown in his heart; this man is what was sown by the wayside.
20 But he that is sown on the rocky places — this is he who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy,
And what was sown on the rocky places, this is he that heareth the word, and immediately receiveth it with joy,
21 but has no root in himself, but is for a time only; and when tribulation or persecution happens on account of the word, he is immediately offended.
but, having no root within him, endureth only for a time; and when tribulation or persecution ariseth on account of the word, he immediately falleth away.
22 And he that is sown among the thorns — this is he who hears the word, and the anxious care of this life, and the deceit of riches choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful. (aiōn )
And what was sown among the thorns, this is he that heareth the word, but the cares of the world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful. (aiōn )
23 But he that is sown upon the good ground — this is he who hears and understands the word, who bears fruit also, and produces, one a hundred, one sixty, and one thirty.
And what was sown on the good ground, this is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; who also beareth fruit, and yieldeth, one a hundred fold, another sixty, another thirty fold.
24 Another parable set he before them, saying, The kingdom of the heavens has become like a man sowing good seed in his field;
Another parable he put forth to them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field.
25 but while men slept, his enemy came and sowed darnel amongst the wheat, and went away.
But while men slept, his enemy came, and sowed tares among the wheat; and went away.
26 But when the blade shot up and produced fruit, then appeared the darnel also.
But when the blade grew up, and put forth fruit, then appeared the tares also.
27 And the bondmen of the householder came up and said to him, Sir, hast thou not sown good seed in thy field? whence then has it darnel?
So the servants of the householder came and said to him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? Whence then hath it tares?
28 And he said to them, A man [that is] an enemy has done this. And the bondmen said to him, Wilt thou then that we should go and gather it [up]?
He said to them, An enemy did this. The servants say to him, Dost thou wish then that we go and gather them up?
29 But he said, No; lest [in] gathering the darnel ye should root up the wheat with it.
But he said, Nay; lest, while ye gather up the tares, ye root up the wheat with them.
30 Suffer both to grow together unto the harvest, and in time of the harvest I will say to the harvestmen, Gather first the darnel, and bind it into bundles to burn it; but the wheat bring together into my granary.
Let both grow together until the harvest; and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather up first the tares, and bind them in bundles, to burn them; but gather the wheat into my barn.
31 Another parable set he before them, saying, The kingdom of the heavens is like a grain of mustard [seed] which a man took and sowed in his field;
Another parable he put forth to them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard, which a man took and sowed in his field.
32 which is less indeed than all seeds, but when it is grown is greater than herbs, and becomes a tree, so that the birds of heaven come and roost in its branches.
Which is the least indeed of all seeds; but when it is grown, it is greater than the herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in its branches.
33 He spoke another parable to them: The kingdom of the heavens is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal until it had been all leavened.
Another parable he spoke to them: The kingdom of heaven is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.
34 All these things Jesus spoke to the crowds in parables, and without a parable he did not speak to them,
All these things Jesus spoke to the multitudes in parables, and without a parable he spoke nothing to them;
35 so that that should be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden from [the] world's foundation.
that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophet Isaiah, saying, “I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden from the foundation [[of the world]].”
36 Then, having dismissed the crowds, he went into the house; and his disciples came to him, saying, Expound to us the parable of the darnel of the field.
Then he sent the multitudes away, and went into the house. And his disciples came to him, saying, Explain to us the parable of the tares of the field.
37 But he answering said, He that sows the good seed is the Son of man,
He answered and said, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man.
38 and the field is the world; and the good seed, these are the sons of the kingdom, but the darnel are the sons of the evil [one];
The field is the world; the good seed is the sons of the kingdom; but the tares are the sons of the Evil One;
39 and the enemy who has sowed it is the devil; and the harvest is [the] completion of [the] age, and the harvestmen are angels. (aiōn )
the enemy that sowed them is the Devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are angels. (aiōn )
40 As then the darnel is gathered and is burned in the fire, thus it shall be in the completion of the age. (aiōn )
As therefore the tares are gathered up and burned with fire, so will it be at the end of the world. (aiōn )
41 The Son of man shall send his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all offences, and those that practise lawlessness;
The Son of man will send forth his angels, and they will gather out of his kingdom all the stumbling-blocks, and those who do iniquity,
42 and they shall cast them into the furnace of fire; there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.
and will cast them into the furnace of fire; there will be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
43 Then the righteous shall shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He that has ears, let him hear.
Then will the righteous shine forth as the sun, in the kingdom of their Father. He that hath ears, let him hear.
44 The kingdom of the heavens is like a treasure hid in the field, which a man having found has hid, and for the joy of it goes and sells all whatever he has, and buys that field.
The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure hid in a field, which a man found and hid; and for joy thereof he goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.
45 Again, the kingdom of the heavens is like a merchant seeking beautiful pearls;
Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking goodly pearls.
46 and having found one pearl of great value, he went and sold all whatever he had and bought it.
And having found one pearl of great price, he went and sold all that he had, and bought it.
47 Again, the kingdom of the heavens is like a seine which has been cast into the sea, and which has gathered together of every kind,
Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net, cast into the sea, and bringing together fish of every kind;
48 which, when it has been filled, having drawn up on the shore and sat down, they gathered the good into vessels and cast the worthless out.
which, when it was full, they drew upon the beach, and sat down and gathered the good into vessels, but threw the bad away.
49 Thus shall it be in the completion of the age: the angels shall go forth and sever the wicked from the midst of the just, (aiōn )
So will it be at the end of the world. The angels will come forth, and separate the wicked from among the righteous, (aiōn )
50 and shall cast them into the furnace of fire; there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.
and will cast them into the furnace of fire; there will be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
51 Jesus says to them, Have ye understood all these things? They say to him, Yea, [Lord].
Did ye understand all these things? They say to him, Yea.
52 And he said to them, For this reason every scribe discipled to the kingdom of the heavens is like a man [that is] a householder who brings out of his treasure things new and old.
And he said to them, Thus then every scribe, instructed for the kingdom of heaven, is like a householder, who bringeth out from his storehouse things new and old.
53 And it came to pass when Jesus had finished these parables he withdrew thence.
And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these parables, that he departed thence.
54 And having come into his own country, he taught them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished, and said, Whence has this [man] this wisdom and these works of power?
And having come into his own country, he taught them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished, and said, Whence hath this man this wisdom, and the miracles?
55 Is not this the son of the carpenter? Is not his mother called Mary, and his brethren James, and Joseph, and Simon, and Judas?
Is not this the carpenter's son? Is not his mother called Mary, and his brothers, James, and Joseph, 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 with us? Whence then hath this man all these things?
57 And they were offended in him. And Jesus said to them, A prophet is not without honour, unless in his country and in his house.
And they took offence at him. But 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 there many works of power, because of their unbelief.
And he did not work many miracles there, because of their unbelief.