< Matthew 13 >
1 And in that day Jesus, having gone forth from the house, was sitting by the sea,
And that [same] day Jesus went out from the house and sat down by the sea.
2 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,
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.
3 and He spoke to them many things in allegories, saying, “Behold, the sower went forth to sow,
And he spoke to them many things in parables, saying, Behold, the sower went out to sow:
4 and in his sowing, some indeed fell by the way, and the birds having come, devoured them,
and as he sowed, some [grains] fell along the way, and the birds came and devoured them;
5 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,
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,
6 and the sun having risen they were scorched, and through having no root, they withered,
but when the sun rose they were burned up, and because of not having [any] root were dried up;
7 and others fell on the thorns, and the thorns came up and choked them,
and others fell upon the thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked them;
8 and others fell on the good ground, and were giving fruit, some indeed a hundredfold, and some sixty, and some thirty.
and others fell upon the good ground, and produced fruit, one a hundred, one sixty, and one thirty.
9 He who is having ears to hear—let him hear.”
He that has ears, let him hear.
10 And the disciples having come near, said to Him, “Why do You speak to them in allegories?”
And the disciples came up and said to him, Why speakest thou to them in parables?
11 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,
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;
12 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.
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.
13 Because of this, in allegories I speak to them, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor understand,
For this cause I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear nor understand;
14 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,
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;
15 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.
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.
16 And blessed 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 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.
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].
18 You, therefore, hear the allegory of the sower:
Ye, therefore, hear the parable of the sower.
19 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.
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.
20 And that sown on the rocky places, this is he who is hearing the word, and immediately with joy is receiving it,
But he that is sown on the rocky places — this is he who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy,
21 and he has no root in himself, but is temporary, and persecution or tribulation having happened because of the word, immediately he is stumbled.
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.
22 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 )
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 )
23 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.”
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.
24 Another allegory He set before them, saying, “The kingdom of the heavens was likened to a man sowing good seed in his field,
Another parable set he before them, saying, The kingdom of the heavens has become like a man sowing good seed in his field;
25 and while men are sleeping, his enemy came and sowed darnel in the midst of the wheat, and went away,
but while men slept, his enemy came and sowed darnel amongst the wheat, and went away.
26 and when the herb sprang up, and yielded fruit, then appeared also the darnel.
But when the blade shot up and produced fruit, then appeared the darnel also.
27 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?
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?
28 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?
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]?
29 And he said, No, lest—gathering up the darnel—you root up with it the wheat;
But he said, No; lest [in] gathering the darnel ye should root up the wheat with it.
30 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.”
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.
31 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,
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;
32 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.”
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.
33 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.”
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.
34 All these things Jesus spoke in allegories to the multitudes, and without an allegory He was not speaking to them,
All these things Jesus spoke to the crowds in parables, and without a parable he did not speak to them,
35 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.”
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.
36 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.”
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.
37 And He answering said to them, “He who is sowing the good seed is the Son of Man,
But he answering said, He that 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 darnel are the sons of the evil one,
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];
39 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 )
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 )
40 As, then, the darnel is gathered up, and is burned with fire, so will it be in the full end of this age; (aiōn )
As then the darnel is gathered and is burned in the fire, thus it shall be in the completion of the age. (aiōn )
41 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,
The Son of man shall send his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all offences, and those that practise lawlessness;
42 and will cast them into the furnace of the fire; there will be the weeping and the gnashing of the teeth.
and they shall cast them into the furnace of fire; there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.
43 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.
Then the righteous shall shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He that has ears, let him hear.
44 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.
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.
45 Again, the kingdom of the heavens is like to a man, a merchant, seeking good pearls,
Again, the kingdom of the heavens is like a merchant seeking beautiful pearls;
46 who having found one pearl of great price, having gone away, has sold all, as much as he had, and bought it.
and having found one pearl of great value, he went and sold all whatever he had and bought it.
47 Again, the kingdom of the heavens is like to a net that was cast into the sea, and gathered together of every kind,
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,
48 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,
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.
49 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 )
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 )
50 and will cast them into the furnace of the fire; there will be the weeping and the gnashing of the teeth.”
and shall cast them into the furnace of fire; there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.
51 Jesus says to them, “Did you understand all these?” They say to Him, “Yes, Lord.”
Jesus says to them, Have ye understood all these things? They say to him, Yea, [Lord].
52 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.”
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.
53 And it came to pass, when Jesus finished these allegories, He removed from there,
And it came to pass when Jesus had finished these parables he withdrew thence.
54 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?
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?
55 Is this not the carpenter’s Son? Is His mother not called Mary, and His brothers James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas?
Is not this the son of the carpenter? Is not his mother called Mary, and his brethren James, and Joseph, and Simon, and Judas?
56 And His sisters—are they not all with us? From where, then, to this One all these?”
And his sisters, are they not all with us? Whence then has this [man] all these things?
57 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”:
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.
58 and He did not do many mighty works there, because of their unbelief.
And he did not there many works of power, because of their unbelief.