Matthew 13
1 And in that day Jesus, having gone forth from the house, was sitting by the sea,
On that day Jesus went out of the house and sat 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 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 to them many things in allegories, saying, “Behold, the sower went forth to sow,
Then he told them many things in parables, saying, “Behold, a sower went out to sow.
4 and in his sowing, some indeed fell by the way, and the birds having come, devoured them,
As he sowed, some seeds fell along the path, 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,
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 through having no root, they withered,
But when the sun rose, they were scorched. And because they had no root, they withered away.
7 and others fell on the thorns, and the thorns came up and choked them,
Other seeds fell among 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.
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 He who is having ears to hear—let him hear.”
He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”
10 And the disciples having come near, said to Him, “Why do You speak to them in allegories?”
Then the disciples came and said to him, “Why do yoʋ speak to the people 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,
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 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 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 Because of this, in allegories I speak to them, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor 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 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,
In them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah, which says, ‘Yoʋ will hear but never understand, and you will see but never perceive.
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 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 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 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 You, therefore, hear the allegory of the sower:
“So hear what the parable of the sower means:
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.
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 And that sown on the rocky places, this is he who is hearing the word, and immediately with joy is receiving it,
The seed sown on rocky ground 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.
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 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)
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 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 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 Another allegory He set before them, saying, “The kingdom of the heavens was likened to 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 men are sleeping, his enemy came and sowed darnel in the midst of the wheat, and went away,
but while people were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and then went away.
26 and when the herb sprang up, and yielded fruit, then appeared also the darnel.
When the plants sprouted and produced grain, the tares also appeared.
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?
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 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?
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 said, No, lest—gathering up the darnel—you root up with it the wheat;
He said, ‘No, lest in gathering the tares you uproot the wheat with them.
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.”
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 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,
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 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.”
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 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 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 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; he did not speak to them without using a parable.
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.”
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 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 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 answering said to them, “He who is 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 darnel are the sons of the evil 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 who sowed them is the Devil, and the harvest is [the] full end of the age, and the reapers are messengers. (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 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)
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 messengers, and they will gather up out of His kingdom all the stumbling-blocks, and those doing the lawlessness,
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; there will be the weeping and the gnashing of the teeth.
They will throw them into the fiery furnace. In that place there will be weeping and 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 will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears to hear, 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.
“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 to a man, a merchant, seeking good pearls,
“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking fine pearls.
46 who having found one pearl of great price, having gone away, has sold all, as much 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 to a net that was cast into the sea, and gathered together 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, having drawn up again on the beach, and having sat down, they gathered the good into vessels, and the bad they cast out,
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 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)
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; there will be the weeping and the gnashing of the teeth.”
and throw them into the fiery furnace. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”
51 Jesus says to them, “Did you understand all these?” They say to Him, “Yes, Lord.”
Jesus said to them, “Do you understand all these things?” They said to him, “Yes, 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.”
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 allegories, He removed from there,
When Jesus had finished these parables, he departed from there.
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?
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 this not the carpenter’s Son? Is His mother not called Mary, and 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 His sisters—are they not all with us? From where, then, to this One all these?”
Are not all his sisters with us? Where then did this man get 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 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 do many mighty works there, because of their unbelief.
And he did not do many miracles there because of their unbelief.
