Matthew 13
1 The same day Jesus going out of the house, sat by the sea side.
On that same day, after Jesus had left the house, he took his seat on the seashore;
2 And great multitudes were gathered unto him, so that he went up into a boat and sat: and all the multitude stood on the shore.
and such a great crowd gathered about him that he got into a boat and sat in it, while all the crowd stood on the beach.
3 And he spoke to them many things in parables, saying: Behold the sower went forth to sow.
Then he told them many truths in parables. "Behold," he said, "the sower went forth to sow;
4 And whilst he soweth some fell by the way side, and the birds of the air came and ate them up.
and as he sowed, some seed fell by the roadside, and the birds came and ate it.
5 And other some fell upon stony ground, where they had not much earth: and they sprung up immediately, because they had no deepness of earth.
Some fell on rocky ground where there was not much earth. Now because it had no depth of soil, it sprang up at once;
6 And when the sun was up they were scorched: and because they had not root, they withered away.
but when the sun rose it was scorched, and withered away because it had no root.
7 And others fell among thorns: and the thorns grew up and choked them.
Some fell among thorns, and the thorns sprang up and choked it.
8 And others fell upon good ground: and they brought forth fruit, some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, and some thirtyfold.
But some fell on good soil, and bore a crop, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.
9 He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
He who has ears, let him hear!"
10 And his disciples came and said to him: Why speakest thou to them in parables?
Now when his disciples came up to him, they said,
11 Who answered and said to them: Because to you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven: but to them it is not given.
"Why do you speak to them in parables?" Jesus answered. "To you it has been granted to understand the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven; but to them it has not been granted.
12 For he that hath, to him shall be given, and he shall abound: but he that hath not, from him shall be taken away that also which he hath.
"For whoever holds, to him shall more be given, and he shall have abundance; but whoever does not hold, from him shall be taken away even what he holds.
13 Therefore do I speak to them in parables: because seeing they see not, and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.
"This is why I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand.
14 And the prophecy of Isaias is fulfilled in them, who saith: By hearing you shall hear, and shall not understand: and seeing you shall see, and shall not perceive.
And in them is being fulfilled that prophecy of Isaiah which says. "Hearing you will hear and not understand; Seeing you will see and not perceive;
15 For the heart of this people is grown gross, and with their ears they have been dull of hearing, and their eyes they have shut: lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and be converted, and I should heal them.
For the heart of his people is made fat, Their ears are dull of hearing; Their eyes, too, have they closed, Lest some day their eyes should perceive, And their ears should hear, And their heart should understand and turn, And I should 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 For, amen, I say to you, many prophets and just men have desired to see the things that you see, and have not seen them, and to hear the things that you hear and have not heard them.
"In solemn truth I tell you that many prophets and holy men have seen it not, and to hear what you are hearing, and have not heard it.
18 Hear you therefore the parable of the sower.
"Listen then, to the parable of the sower.
19 When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, there cometh the wicked one, and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart: this is he that received the seed by the way side.
"Whenever any one hears the message of the kingdom, and does not understand it, the Evil One comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart.
20 And he that received the seed upon stony ground, is he that heareth the word, and immediately receiveth it with joy.
"This is the seed sown by the wayside. And the word, and at once receives it with joy.
21 Yet hath he not root in himself, but is only for a time: and when there ariseth tribulation and persecution because of the word, he is presently scandalized.
"But he has no root in himself; he continues for a time, but when trouble arises, or persecutions, on account of the word, at once he stumbles and falls.
22 And he that received the seed among thorns, is he that heareth the word, and the care of this world and the deceitfulness of riches choketh up the word, and he becometh fruitless. (aiōn g165)
"And the seed sown among thorns is he who hears the word, but the anxieties of the age and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful. (aiōn g165)
23 But he that received the seed upon good ground, is he that heareth the word, and understandeth, and beareth fruit, and yieldeth the one an hundredfold, and another sixty, and another thirty.
"But the seed sown in good soil is he who hears the word and understands it, who indeed bears fruit, and makes now an hundredfold, now sixty, now thirty."
24 Another parable he proposed to them, saying: The kingdom of heaven is likened to a man that sowed good seeds in his field.
He told them another parable. "The kingdom of heaven," he said, "is like a man who sowed good seed in his field;
25 But while men were asleep, his enemy came and oversowed cockle among the wheat and went his way.
"but while men were asleep his enemy came and sowed tares among his wheat and went away.
26 And when the blade was sprung up, and had brought forth fruit, then appeared also the cockle.
"And when the blade shot up and formed the wheat-kernel, then the tares also appeared.
27 And the servants of the goodman of the house coming said to him: Sir, didst thou not sow good seed in thy field? whence then hath it cockle?
"The slaves of the owner went to him and said. "‘Was it not good seed, sir, that you sowed in your field? From whence then, do you get tares?’
28 And he said to them: An enemy hath done this. And the servants said to him: Wilt thou that we go and gather it up?
"‘It is an enemy who has done this,’ he answered. "The slaves said to him, ‘Do you want us to go and collect them?’
29 And he said: No, lest perhaps gathering up the cockle, you root up the wheat also together with it.
"‘No,’ he answered, ‘for fear lest while you are collecting the tares, you at the same time pull up the wheat.
30 Suffer both to grow until the harvest, and in the time of the harvest I will say to the reapers: Gather up first the cockle, and bind it into bundles to burn, but the wheat gather ye into my barn.
"Let both grow together until harvest, and at harvest-time I will tell the reapers to first gather the tares and tie them in bundles for burning, but to bring all the wheat into my store-house.’"
31 Another parable he proposed unto them, saying: The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field.
He set forth to them another parable, saying. "The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard-seed which a man took and planted in his field.
32 Which is the least indeed of all seeds; but when it is grown up, it is greater than all herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the air come, and dwell in the branches thereof.
"This is indeed the smallest of seeds, but when it is grown it is greater than any herb, and becomes a tree, so that the winged things of the sky come and roost in its branches."
33 Another parable he spoke to them: The kingdom of heaven is like to leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, until the whole was leavened.
He told them another parable. He said, "The kingdom of heaven is like leaven which a woman took and hid in three measures of flour, until the whole was leavened."
34 All these things Jesus spoke in parables to the multitudes: and without parables he did not speak to them.
Jesus told all this to the crowd in parables; indeed he never spoke to them except in parables,
35 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying: I will open my mouth in parables, I will utter things hidden from the foundation of the world.
in fulfilment of the word spoken by the prophet, I will open my mouth in parables, I will utter things kept secret since the foundation of the world."
36 Then having sent away the multitudes, he came into the house, and his disciples came to him, saying: Expound to us the parable of the cockle of the field.
After he had sent the people away and gone into the house, his disciples came to him and said, "Explain to us the parable about the weeds in the field."
37 Who made answer and said to them: He that soweth the good seed, is the Son of man.
"The sower of the seed," he answered, "is the Son of man;
38 And the field, is the world. And the good seed are the children of the kingdom. And the cockle, are the children of the wicked one.
"the field is the world; the good seed is the sons of the kingdom; the weeds, the sons of the Evil One.
39 And the enemy that sowed them, is the devil. But the harvest is the end of the world. And the reapers are the angels. (aiōn g165)
"The enemy who sows the weeds is the Devil. The harvest is the end of the age. The reapers are the angels. (aiōn g165)
40 Even as cockle therefore is gathered up, and burnt with fire: so shall it be at the end of the world. (aiōn g165)
"Just as the weeds are collected together and burnt with fire, so will it be at the end of the age. (aiōn g165)
41 The Son of man shall send his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all scandals, and them that work iniquity.
"The son of man will send forth his angels, and they will gather out of his kingdom all hindrances, and whoever practises iniquity,
42 And shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
"and will throw them into the fiery furnace. There will be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.
43 Then shall the just shine as the sun, in the kingdom of their Father. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
"And then shall the just shine forth like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Let him who has ears to hear, listen!
44 The kingdom of heaven is like unto a treasure hidden in a field. Which a man having found, hid it, and for joy thereof goeth, and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.
"The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure buried in the ground, which a man finds but buries again, and then in his joy goes and sells all that he has and buys that land.
45 Again the kingdom of heaven is like to a merchant seeking good pearls.
"Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of beautiful pearls.
46 Who when he had found one pearl of great price, went his way, and sold all that he had, and bought it.
"When he finds one of great price, he goes and sells everything he has and buys it.
47 Again the kingdom of heaven is like to a net cast into the sea, and gathering together of all kind of fishes.
"Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was cast into the sea and gathered fish of every kind.
48 Which, when it was filled, they drew out, and sitting by the shore, they chose out the good into vessels, but the bad they cast forth.
"When it was full they hauled it upon the beach, and sat down and sorted the good fish into baskets, but threw the worthless fish away.
49 So shall it be at the end of the world. The angels shall go out, and shall separate the wicked from among the just. (aiōn g165)
"So will it be at the end of the age. The angels will go forth and separate the wicked from the righteous, and fling them into the furnace of fire. (aiōn g165)
50 And shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
"There shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.
51 Have ye understood all these things? They say to him: Yes.
"Have you understood all this?" he asked. "We have," they answered him.
52 He said unto them: Therefore every scribe instructed in the kingdom of heaven, is like to a man that is a householder, who bringeth forth out of his treasure new things and old.
"Then," said he, "every scribe who has been instructed in the kingdom of heaven is like a householder who brings out of his storehouse new things and old."
53 And it came to pass: when Jesus had finished these parables, he passed from thence.
After Jesus had finished these parables, he withdrew from that place,
54 And coming into his own country, he taught them in their synagogues, so that they wondered and said: How came this man by this wisdom and miracles?
and came into his own country, where he continued teaching the people in their synagogues, until they were amazed. "Where did he get such wisdom?" they said, "and such wondrous powers?
55 Is not this the carpenter’s son? Is not his mother called Mary, and his brethren James, and Joseph, and Simon, and Jude:
"Is not this the carpenter’s son? Is not his mother called Mary? and his brothers Jamesand Joseph and Simon and Judas?
56 And his sisters, are they not all with us? Whence therefore hath he all these things?
"Are not his sisters all living among us? Where, then, did he get all these powers?"
57 And they were scandalized in his regard. But Jesus said to them: A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and in his own house.
This kept them from believing in him. Wherefore Jesus said, "A prophet is not without honor except in his own country and among his own family."
58 And he wrought not many miracles there, because of their unbelief.
And he did no mighty works there, because of their lack of faith.
