Matthew 13
1 THEN the same day Jesus going out from the house, sat down near the sea.
And in that day Jesus, having gone forth from the house, was sitting by the sea,
2 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.
and gathered together to Him were many multitudes, so that He having gone into the boat sat down, and all the multitude on the beach stood,
3 And he spake unto them many things in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went out to sow:
and He spoke to them many things in allegories, saying, “Behold, the sower went forth to sow,
4 and as he was sowing, some seeds fell indeed by the road-side; and the birds came and ate them up:
and in his sowing, some indeed fell by the way, and the birds having come, devoured them,
5 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:
and others fell on the rocky places where they did not have much earth, and immediately they sprang forth, through having no depth of earth,
6 and when the sun arose, it was scorched up; and because it had no root, it withered away.
and the sun having risen they were scorched, and through having no root, they withered,
7 And other seeds fell among the thorns; and the thorns sprang up and choked them:
and others fell on the thorns, and the thorns came up and choked them,
8 but others fell on good ground, and produced fruit, some an hundred, some sixty, and some thirty.
and others fell on the good ground, and were giving fruit, some indeed a hundredfold, and some sixty, and some thirty.
9 He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
He who is having ears to hear—let him hear.”
10 And when his disciples came, they said to him, Why speakest thou to them in parables?
And the disciples having come near, said to Him, “Why do You speak to them in allegories?”
11 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.
And He answering said to them that, “To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of the heavens, and to these it has not been given,
12 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.
for whoever has, it will be given to him, and he will have overabundance, and whoever has not, even that which he has will be taken from him.
13 Therefore I speak to them in parables: that seeing, they may not see; and hearing, they may not hear nor understand.
Because of this, in allegories I speak to them, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor understand,
14 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:
and fulfilled on them is the prophecy of Isaiah that says, With hearing you will hear, and you will not understand, and seeing you will see, and you will not perceive,
15 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.
for the heart of this people was made obtuse, and with the ears they barely heard, and they closed their eyes, lest they might see with the eyes, and might hear with the ears, and understand with the heart, and turn back, and I might heal them.
16 But blessed are your eyes; for ye see: and your ears; for ye hear.
And blessed are your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear,
17 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.
for truly I say to you that many prophets and righteous men desired to see that which you look on, and they did not see, and to hear that which you hear, and they did not hear.
18 Hear ye therefore the parable of the sower.
You, therefore, hear the allegory of the sower:
19 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.
Everyone hearing the word of the kingdom, and not understanding—the evil one comes, and snatches that which has been sown in his heart; this is that sown by the way.
20 But the sown on the rocky soil, is he who having heard the word, and instantly with joy receiving it,
And that sown on the rocky places, this is he who is hearing the word, and immediately with joy is receiving it,
21 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.
and he has no root in himself, but is temporary, and persecution or tribulation having happened because of the word, immediately he is stumbled.
22 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)
And that sown toward the thorns, this is he who is hearing the word, and the anxiety of this age, and the deceitfulness of the riches, chokes the word, and it becomes unfruitful. (aiōn g165)
23 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.
And that sown on the good ground: this is he who is hearing the word, and is understanding, who indeed bears fruit, and makes, some indeed a hundredfold, and some sixty, and some thirty.”
24 Another parable proposed he to them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like unto a man who sowed good seed in his field:
Another allegory He set before them, saying, “The kingdom of the heavens was likened to a man sowing good seed in his field,
25 and while the men were asleep, his enemy came and sowed zizane among the wheat, and departed.
and while men are sleeping, his enemy came and sowed darnel in the midst of the wheat, and went away,
26 But when the blade was shot up, and produced fruit, then appeared also the zizane.
and when the herb sprang up, and yielded fruit, then appeared also the darnel.
27 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?
And the servants of the householder, having come near, said to him, Lord, did you not sow good seed in your field? From where then does it have the darnel?
28 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?
And he says to them, A man, an enemy, did this; and the servants said to him, Will you, then, [that] having gone away we may gather it up?
29 he replied, No; lest perhaps in weeding out the zizane, we root up the wheat with them.
And he said, No, lest—gathering up the darnel—you root up with it the wheat;
30 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.
permit both to grow together until the harvest, and in the time of the harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather up first the darnel, and bind it in bundles, to burn it, and the wheat gather up into my storehouse.”
31 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:
Another allegory He set before them, saying, “The kingdom of the heavens is like to a grain of mustard, which a man having taken, sowed in his field,
32 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.
which less, indeed, is than all the seeds, but when it may be grown, is greatest of the herbs, and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the sky come and rest in its branches.”
33 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.
Another allegory He spoke to them: “The kingdom of the heavens is like to leaven, which a woman having taken, hid in three measures of meal, until the whole was leavened.”
34 All these things spake Jesus in parables to the multitudes; and without a parable he spake not to them:
All these things Jesus spoke in allegories to the multitudes, and without an allegory He was not speaking to them,
35 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.
that it might be fulfilled that was spoken through the prophet, saying, “I will open in allegories My mouth, I will utter things having been hidden from the foundation of the world.”
36 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.
Then having let away the multitudes, Jesus came into the house, and His disciples came near to Him, saying, “Explain to us the allegory of the darnel of the field.”
37 And he replying said to them, He that sowed the good seed, is the Son of man;
And He answering said to them, “He who is sowing the good seed is the Son of Man,
38 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;
and the field is the world, and the good seed, these are the sons of the kingdom, and the darnel are the sons of the evil one,
39 the enemy who sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels. (aiōn g165)
and the enemy who sowed them is the Devil, and the harvest is [the] full end of the age, and the reapers are messengers. (aiōn g165)
40 As therefore the zizane are gathered, and burned in the fire; just so shall it be at the end of this world. (aiōn g165)
As, then, the darnel is gathered up, and is burned with fire, so will it be in the full end of this age; (aiōn g165)
41 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;
the Son of Man will send forth His messengers, and they will gather up out of His kingdom all the stumbling-blocks, and those doing the lawlessness,
42 and will cast them into a furnace of fire; there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
and will cast them into the furnace of the fire; there will be the weeping and the gnashing of the teeth.
43 Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun, in the kingdom of their Father. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
Then will the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who is having ears to hear—let him hear.
44 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.
Again, the kingdom of the heavens is like to treasure hid in the field, which a man having found, hid, and from his joy goes, and all, as much as he has, he sells, and buys that field.
45 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchantman in search of beautiful pearls:
Again, the kingdom of the heavens is like to a man, a merchant, seeking good pearls,
46 who, having discovered one of vast price, went away and sold all that he possessed, and bought it.
who having found one pearl of great price, having gone away, has sold all, as much as he had, and bought it.
47 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like to a net cast into the sea, and colleting fish of every kind:
Again, the kingdom of the heavens is like to a net that was cast into the sea, and gathered together of every kind,
48 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.
which, when it was filled, having drawn up again on the beach, and having sat down, they gathered the good into vessels, and the bad they cast out,
49 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)
so will it be in the full end of the age, the messengers will come forth and separate the evil out of the midst of the righteous, (aiōn g165)
50 and shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
and will cast them into the furnace of the fire; there will be the weeping and the gnashing of the teeth.”
51 Jesus saith unto them, Have ye understood all these things?
Jesus says to them, “Did you understand all these?” They say to Him, “Yes, Lord.”
52 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.
And He said to them, “Because of this, every scribe having been discipled in regard to the kingdom of the heavens is like to a man, a householder, who brings forth out of his treasure things new and old.”
53 And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished there parables, he departed thence.
And it came to pass, when Jesus finished these allegories, He removed from there,
54 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?
and having come to His own country, He was teaching them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished, and were saying, “From where to this One this wisdom and the mighty works?
55 Is not this the carpenter’s son? is not his mother called Mary? his brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas?
Is this not the carpenter’s Son? Is His mother not called Mary, and His brothers James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas?
56 and his sisters, are they not all among us? whence then hath he all these things?
And His sisters—are they not all with us? From where, then, to this One all these?”
57 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.
And they were stumbled at Him. And 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 miracles because of their unbelief.
and He did not do many mighty works there, because of their unbelief.
