Matthew 13
1 On that day Jesus having come out from the house, was sitting by the sea:
On that day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the sea,
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 large crowds gathered around him. So he got into the boat and sat down, while the entire crowd stood on the shore.
3 And He spoke many things to them in parables, saying, Behold a sower went out to sow.
Then he told them many things in parables, saying, “Behold, a sower went out to sow.
4 And while he was sowing, some seeds fell by the wayside, and the fowls came and ate them up.
As he sowed, some seeds fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured them.
5 And others fell among stones, where they had not much earth: and sprang up immediately, because they had no depth of earth:
Other seeds fell on rocky ground, where they did not have much soil, and they sprang up immediately because they had no depth of soil.
6 and the sun having risen, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away.
But when the sun rose, they were scorched. And because they had no root, they withered away.
7 But others fell among thorns; and the thorns sprang up and choked them.
Other seeds fell among the thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked them.
8 But others fell in good ground, and gave fruit, some a hundred, some sixty, and some thirty.
But other seeds fell on good soil and produced fruit, some a hundred, some sixty, and some thirty times more than what was sown.
9 Let him that hath ears to hear, hear.
He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”
10 And His disciples coming, said to Him; Wherefore do you speak to them in parables?
Then the disciples came and said to him, “Why do yoʋ speak to the people in parables?”
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.
Jesus answered them, “To you it has been given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given.
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 has will be given more, and he will have an abundance. But whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.
13 Therefore I speak to them in parables; because seeing they see not, and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.
That is why I speak to them in parables, because ‘they see but do not perceive, and they hear but do not listen or 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.
In them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah, which says, ‘Yoʋ will hear but never understand, and you will see but never 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 this people has become calloused; with their ears they have barely heard, and their eyes they have closed, lest they should see with their eyes, hear with their ears, and understand with their hearts and turn back, and I would heal them.’
16 But happy are your eyes, because they see; and your ears, because they hear.
But blessed 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.
For truly I say to you, many prophets and righteous people desired to see the things you see but did not see them, and to hear the things you hear but did not hear them.
18 Therefore hear ye the parable of the sower.
“So hear what the parable of the sower means:
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.
When anyone hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is the seed sown along the path.
20 But the one sown upon the rocks, is he who heareth the word, and immediately with joy receives it;
The seed sown on rocky ground is he who hears the word and immediately 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.
Yet he has no root in himself, but is only temporary. When tribulation or persecution arises on account of the word, he immediately falls away.
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)
The seed sown among the thorns is he who hears the word, but the cares of this world 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 on the good soil is he who hears the word and understands it, who bears fruit and produces a hundred, sixty, or thirty times more than what was sown.”
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.
Jesus presented another parable to them, saying, “The kingdom of heaven can be compared to a person 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 people were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and then went away.
26 And when the blades sprang up, and produced fruit, then the tares were also made manifest.
When the plants sprouted and produced grain, 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?
So the servants of the master of the house came and said to him, ‘Master, did yoʋ not sow good seed in yoʋr field? How then does it have 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?
He said to them, ‘An enemy has done this.’ So the servants said to him, ‘Do yoʋ want us to go and gather them up?’
29 And he says, No; lest gathering the tares together you may at the same time along with them root up the wheat.
He said, ‘No, lest in gathering the tares you uproot the wheat with them.
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 them both grow together until the harvest, and at the time of the harvest I will say to the reapers, “Gather the tares first and bind them into bundles to burn them up, but gather the wheat into my barn.”’”
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 presented another parable to them, saying, “The kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard seed that a man took and sowed 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.
Although it is the smallest of all seeds, it grows larger than the other garden plants and becomes a tree, and the birds of the sky come and nest 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 spoke to them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like leaven that a woman took and mixed into three measures of flour until it had all been leavened.”
34 Jesus spoke all of these things to the multitudes in parables; and without a parable He was not speaking to them:
All these things Jesus spoke to the crowds in parables; he did not speak to them without using a parable.
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.
This was to fulfill what had been spoken through the prophet: “I will open my mouth in parables; I will declare things hidden from 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.
Then Jesus left the crowds and went into the house, and his disciples came to him and said, “Explain to us the parable of the tares of the field.”
37 And He responding said, The one sowing the good seed is the Son of man;
So he said to them in response, “He who sows 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; and the tares are the sons of the wicked one,
The field is the world, and the good seeds are the sons of the kingdom. The tares are 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)
and the enemy who sowed them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are 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)
Therefore, just as the tares are gathered and burned with fire, so it will be at the end of this 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 his angels, and they will gather out of his kingdom all stumbling blocks and those who practice lawlessness.
42 and will cast them into the furnace of the fire: and there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
They will throw them into the fiery furnace. In that place there will be weeping and 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.
Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears to hear, let him hear.
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.
“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and hid again, and in his joy he went and sold all that he had and bought the field.
45 Again, the kingdom of the heavens is like unto a man seeking beautiful pearls:
“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking fine 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 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 unto a net cast into the sea, and gathering of every kind;
“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a dragnet that was cast into the sea, catching all kinds of fish.
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, the fishermen drew it to shore. Then they sat down and put the good fish into containers, but the bad ones they threw 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 it will be at the end of the age. The angels will come and separate the evil from the righteous (aiōn g165)
50 and will cast them into the furnace of the fire: and there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
and throw them into the fiery furnace. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”
51 Do you understand all these things? They say to Him, Yea.
Jesus said to them, “Do you understand all these things?” They said to him, “Yes, Lord.”
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 he said to them, “Every scribe that has been trained as a disciple for the kingdom of heaven is like a master of a house who brings out of his treasure things new and old.”
53 And it came to pass, when Jesus finished these parables, He departed thence.
When Jesus had finished these parables, he departed from there.
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?
Then he went to his hometown and taught the people in their synagogue. They were astonished and said, “Where did this man get this wisdom and these miraculous 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 this not the carpenter's son? Is not his mother's name Mary, and are not his brothers James, Joses, Simon, and Judas?
56 And are not His sisters all here with us? Whence then are these things to Him?
Are not all his sisters with us? Where then did this man get all these things?”
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.
And they took offense at him. Then Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his hometown and in his own household.”
58 And He did not many mighty works there on account of their unbelief.
And he did not do many miracles there because of their unbelief.
