Matthew 13
1 On that day Jesus having come out from the house, was sitting by the sea:
On that same day, after Jesus had left the house, he took his seat on the seashore;
2 and many multitudes were gathered unto Him, so that having gone into a ship, He sat; and the whole 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 many things to them in parables, saying, Behold a sower went out to sow.
Then he told them many truths in parables. "Behold," he said, "the sower went forth to sow;
4 And while he was sowing, some seeds fell by the wayside, and the fowls came and ate them up.
and as he sowed, some seed fell by the roadside, and the birds came and ate it.
5 And others fell among stones, where they had not much earth: and sprang up immediately, because they had no depth 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 the sun having risen, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away.
but when the sun rose it was scorched, and withered away because it had no root.
7 But others fell among thorns; and the thorns sprang up and choked them.
Some fell among thorns, and the thorns sprang up and choked it.
8 But others fell in good ground, and gave fruit, some a hundred, some sixty, and some thirty.
But some fell on good soil, and bore a crop, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.
9 Let him that hath ears to hear, hear.
He who has ears, let him hear!"
10 And His disciples coming, said to Him; Wherefore do you speak to them in parables?
Now when his disciples came up to him, they said,
11 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.
"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 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.
"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 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 Isaiah is fulfilled unto them, saying, By hearing ye shall hear, and may not understand; and seeing you shall see, and may 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 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.
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 happy 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 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.
"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 Therefore hear ye the parable of the sower.
"Listen then, to the parable of the sower.
19 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.
"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 But the one sown upon the rocks, is he who heareth the word, and immediately with joy receives it;
"This is the seed sown by the wayside. And the word, and at once receives it with joy.
21 but it has no root in him, but is temporary; and tribulation or persecution arising on account of the word, immediately he is offended.
"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 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)
"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 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.
"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 He put forth another parable to them, saying, The kingdom of the heavens is like unto a man sowing good seed 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 And while the men slept, an enemy came, and sowed tares in the midst of the wheat, and departed.
"but while men were asleep his enemy came and sowed tares among his wheat and went away.
26 And when the blades sprang up, and produced fruit, then the tares were also made manifest.
"And when the blade shot up and formed the wheat-kernel, then the tares also appeared.
27 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?
"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, A hostile man did this. And the servants say to him, Then do you wish that we, having gone, may gather them?
"‘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 says, No; lest gathering the tares together you may at the same time along with them root up the wheat.
"‘No,’ he answered, ‘for fear lest while you are collecting the tares, you at the same time pull up the wheat.
30 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.
"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 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;
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 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.
"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 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.
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 Jesus spoke all of these things to the multitudes in parables; and without a parable He was not speaking to them:
Jesus told all this to the crowd in parables; indeed he never spoke to them except in parables,
35 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.
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 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.
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 And He responding said, The one sowing 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, these are the sons of the kingdom; and the tares are the sons 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 sowing them is the devil: and the harvest is the end of the age; 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 Then as the tares are gathered and burnt up with fire; so it will be in the end of the age. (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 will send forth His angels, and they will gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and those who do 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 will cast them into the furnace of the fire: and 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 the righteous will shine as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. But let the one having ears, 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 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.
"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 the heavens is like unto a man seeking beautiful pearls:
"Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of beautiful pearls.
46 and having found one pearl of great price, having gone away he sold all things, so many as 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 the heavens is like unto a net cast into the sea, and gathering of every kind;
"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, drawing up on the shore, and sitting down, they gathered the good into baskets, and threw the bad away.
"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 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)
"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 will cast them into the furnace of the fire: and there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
"There shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.
51 Do you understand all these things? They say to Him, Yea.
"Have you understood all this?" he asked. "We have," they answered him.
52 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.
"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 finished these parables, He departed thence.
After Jesus had finished these parables, he withdrew from that place,
54 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?
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 He the son of the carpenter? is not His mother called Mary? are not His brothers, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas?
"Is not this the carpenter’s son? Is not his mother called Mary? and his brothers Jamesand Joseph and Simon and Judas?
56 And are not His sisters all here with us? Whence then are these things to Him?
"Are not his sisters all living among us? Where, then, did he get all these powers?"
57 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.
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 did not many mighty works there on account of their unbelief.
And he did no mighty works there, because of their lack of faith.
