Matthew 13
1 On that day Jesus went out of the house, and sat by the seaside.
And on that day Jesus went out of the house, and sat by the side of the sea.
2 And large crowds gathered to him, so that he entered into a boat, and sat, and all the crowd stood on the beach.
And great multitudes assembled around him; so that he embarked and seated himself in a ship, and all the multitude stood on the shore of the sea.
3 And he spoke to them many things in parables, saying, "Look, a farmer went out to sow.
An he discoursed with them much, by similitudes. And he said, Behold, a sower went forth to sow.
4 And as he sowed, some seeds fell by the roadside, and the birds came and devoured them.
And as he sowed, some seed fell upon the side of a path: and a bird came and devoured it.
5 And others fell on rocky ground, where they did not have much soil, and immediately they sprang up, because they had no depth of earth.
And other seed fell upon a rock, so that it had not much soil: and it sprung up forthwith, because there was no depth of earth.
6 But when the sun had risen, they were scorched. Because they had no root, they withered away.
But when the sun was up it wilted. And, because it lacked root, it dried up.
7 Others fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked them.
And other seed fell among thorns: and the thorns shot up, and choked it.
8 Still others fell on good soil, and yielded fruit: some one hundred times as much, some sixty, and some thirty.
And other seed fell on good ground; and bore fruits, some a hundredfold, some sixtyfold, and some thirtyfold.
9 He who has ears, let him hear."
He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
10 Then the disciples came, and said to him, "Why do you speak to them in parables?"
And his disciples came and said to him, Why discoursest thou to them in similitudes?
11 And answering, he said to them, "To you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but it is not given to them.
And he answered, and said to them: Because, to you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.
12 For whoever has, to him will be given, and he will have abundance, but whoever does not have, from him will be taken away even that which he has.
For to him that hath, shall be given; and he shall abound: but from him that hath not, even what he hath shall be taken from him.
13 Therefore I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing, they do not hear, neither do they understand.
For this cause I discourse to them in similitudes, because they see and do not see, and they hear and do not hear, nor understand.
14 And in them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled, which says, 'In hearing you will hear, but will not understand, and seeing you will see, but not perceive.
And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah, who said: By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and by seeing ye see, and shall not know:
15 For the heart of this people has grown dull, and their ears are sluggish in hearing, and they have closed their eyes, otherwise they might see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and turn back, and I would heal them.'
For the heart of this people hath grown fat, and with their ears they have heard heavily, and their eyes they have closed; lest they should see with their eyes, and should hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should turn; and I should heal them.
16 "But blessed are your eyes, for they see; and your ears, for they hear.
But happy are your eyes, for they see; and your ears, for they hear.
17 For truly I tell you that many prophets and righteous people desired to see the things which you see, and did not see them; and to hear the things which you hear, and did not hear them.
For verily I say to you, That many prophets and righteous men longed to see what ye see, and did not see it; and to hear what ye hear, and did not hear it.
18 "Hear, then, the parable of the farmer.
But hear ye the similitude of the seed.
19 When anyone hears the word of the Kingdom, and does not understand it, the evil one comes, and snatches away that which has been sown in his heart. This is what was sown by the roadside.
Every one that heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, the evil one cometh and snatcheth away the seed sowed in his heart: this is what was sowed by the side of the path.
20 And what was sown on the rocky places, this is he who hears the word, and immediately with joy receives it;
And that which was sowed on the rock, is he that heareth the word, and at once receiveth it with joy.
21 yet he has no root in himself, but endures for a while. When oppression or persecution arises because of the word, immediately he stumbles.
Yet hath he no root in him, but is of short duration, and when there is trouble or persecution on account of the word, he soon stumbleth.
22 And what was sown among the thorns, this is he who hears the word, but the cares of the world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful. (aiōn g165)
And that which was sowed among thorns, is he that heareth the word; and care for this world and the deceptiveness of riches, choke the word; and he is without fruits. (aiōn g165)
23 And what was sown on the good ground, this is he who hears the word, and understands it, who truly bears fruit, and brings forth, some one hundred times as much, some sixty, and some thirty."
But that which was sowed on good ground, is he that heareth my word, and understandeth. and beareth fruits, and yieldeth, some a hundredfold, some sixtyfold, and some thirtyfold.
24 He set another parable before them, saying, "The kingdom of heaven is like a person who sowed good seed in his field,
Another similitude he proposed to them, and said: The kingdom of heaven is like to a man who sowed good seed in his field.
25 but while everyone slept, his enemy came and sowed tares also among the wheat, and went away.
And while people were asleep, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went away.
26 But when the blade sprang up and brought forth fruit, then the tares appeared also.
And when the plant shot up and bore fruits, then appeared also the tares.
27 So the servants of the householder came and said to him, 'Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? Where did these tares come from?'
And the servants of the householder came, and said to him, Our lord, didst thou not sow good seed in thy field? From whence are the tares in it.
28 "And he said to them, 'An enemy has done this.' "And the servants asked him, 'Then do you want us to go and gather them up?'
And he said to them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said to him, Is it thy pleasure that we go and gather them out?
29 "But he said, 'No, lest perhaps while you gather up the tares, you root up the wheat with them.
And he said to them, No, lest, while ye gather out the tares, ye also eradicate the wheat with them.
30 Let both grow together until the harvest, and in the harvest time I will tell the reapers, "First, gather up the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them; but gather the wheat into my barn."'"
Let them both grow together until the harvest; and at the time of harvest, I will say to the reapers, Gather out first the tares, and bind them in bundles to be burned; but the wheat gather ye into my granary.
31 He set another parable before them, saying, "The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed which a man took and sowed in his field;
Another similitude proposed he to them, and said: The kingdom of heaven is like to a kernel of mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field.
32 which indeed is least of all the seeds. But when it has grown it is larger than the garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and nest in its branches."
And this is the least of all seeds; but when it is grown, it is greater than all the herbs, and becometh a tree, so that a bird of heaven may come and nestle in its branches.
33 He spoke another parable to them. "The kingdom of heaven is like yeast, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, until it was all leavened."
Another similitude spake he to them, The kingdom of heaven is like the leaven, which a woman took and buried in three measures of meal, until the whole fermented.
34 Jesus spoke all these things in parables to the crowds; and without a parable, he did not speak to them,
All these things Jesus discoursed to the multitude in similitudes; and without similitudes he did not discourse with them.
35 that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophet, saying, "I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden since the beginning of the world."
That so might be fulfilled that which was spoken by the prophet, who said: I will open my mouth in similitudes; I will utter things concealed from before the foundation of the world.
36 Then Jesus sent the crowds away, and went into the house. His disciples came to him, saying, "Explain to us the parable of the tares in the field."
Then Jesus sent away the multitudes, and went into the house. And his disciples came to him, and said: Explain to us the similitude of the tares and the field.
37 And he answered them, "The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man,
And he answered, and said to them: He that soweth the good seed, is the Son of God.
38 and the field is the world; and the good seed, these are the children of the Kingdom; and the tares are the children of the evil one,
And the field is the world. And the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked One.
39 and the enemy who sowed them is the devil, and the harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are angels. (aiōn g165)
The enemy that sowed them, is Satan. The harvest is the end of the world: and the reapers are the angels. (aiōn g165)
40 As therefore the tares are gathered up and burned with fire; so will it be at the end of the age. (aiōn g165)
As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so will it be in the end of the world. (aiōn g165)
41 The Son of Man will send out his angels, and they will gather out of his Kingdom all things that cause stumbling, and those who do iniquity,
The Son of man will send forth his angels, and they will gather out of his kingdom all the stumbling blocks, and all the doers of evil;
42 and will cast them into the furnace of fire. There will be weeping and the grinding of teeth.
and will cast them into a furnace of fire. There will be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
43 Then the righteous will shine forth like the sun in the Kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him hear.
Then will the righteous shine as the sun, in the kingdom of their Father. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
44 "The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure hidden in the field, which a man found, and hid. In his joy, he goes and sells all that he has, and buys that field.
Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a treasure that is hid in a field; which when a man findeth, he concealeth it, and, from his joy, he goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.
45 "Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a man who is a merchant seeking fine pearls,
Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchantman, who sought after rich pearls:
46 and having found one pearl of great price, he went and sold all that he had, and bought it.
and when he found one pearl of great price, he went and sold all that he had, and bought it.
47 "Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a dragnet, that was cast into the sea, and gathered some fish of every kind,
Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a sweep net, which was cast into the sea, and collected fishes of every kind.
48 which, when it was filled, they drew up on the beach. They sat down, and gathered the good into containers, but the bad they threw away.
And when it was full, they drew it to the shores of the sea; and they sat down and culled over: and the good they put into vessels, and the bad they cast away.
49 So will it be in the end of the world. The angels will come forth, and separate the wicked from among the righteous, (aiōn g165)
So will it be in the end of the world. The angels will go forth, and will sever the wicked from among the just; (aiōn g165)
50 and will cast them into the furnace of fire. There will be the weeping and the grinding of teeth."
and will cast them into a furnace of fire. There will be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
51 "Have you understood all these things?" They answered him, "Yes."
Jesus said to them: Have ye understood all these things? They say to him: Yes, our Lord.
52 And he said to them, "Therefore, every scribe who has been made a disciple in the kingdom of heaven is like a man who is a householder, who brings out of his treasure new and old things."
He said to them: Therefore every Scribe who is instructed for the kingdom of heaven, is like a man who is master of a house, who bringeth forth from his treasures things new and old.
53 And it happened that when Jesus had finished these parables, he departed from there.
And it was so, that when Jesus had ended these similitudes, he departed thence.
54 And coming into his own country, he taught them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished, and said, "Where did this man get this wisdom, and these mighty works?
And he entered into his own city. And he taught them in their synagogues, in such manner that they wondered, and said: Whence hath he this wisdom and these works of power?
55 Is not this the carpenter's son? Is not his mother called Mary, and his brothers, James and Joseph and Simon and Judas?
Is not this man the carpenter's son? Is not his mother called Mary, and his brothers James and Joses and Simon and Judas?
56 And are not all of his sisters with us? Where then did this man get all of these things?"
And all his sisters, are they not with us? Whence then hath this man all these things?
57 And they were offended by him. But Jesus said to them, "A prophet is not without honor, except in his own country, and in his own house."
And they were stumbled at him. But Jesus said to them: There is no prophet who is little, except in his own city and in his own house.
58 And he did not do many mighty works there because of their unbelief.
And he did not perform there many works of power, because of their unbelief.
