Matthew 13
1 On that day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the sea side.
And in that day Jesus, having gone forth from the house, was sitting by the sea,
2 And there were gathered unto him great multitudes, so that he entered into a boat, and sat; 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 to them many things in parables, saying, Behold, the sower went forth to sow;
and He spoke to them many things in allegories, saying, “Behold, the sower went forth to sow,
4 and as he sowed, some [seeds] fell by the way side, and the birds came and devoured them:
and in his sowing, some indeed fell by the way, and the birds having come, devoured them,
5 and others fell upon the rocky places, where they had not much earth: and straightway they sprang up, because they had no deepness 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 was risen, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away.
and the sun having risen they were scorched, and through having no root, they withered,
7 And others fell upon the thorns; and the thorns grew up, and choked them:
and others fell on the thorns, and the thorns came up and choked them,
8 and others fell upon the good ground, and yielded fruit, some a hundredfold, some sixty, 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, let him hear.
He who is having ears to hear—let him hear.”
10 And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto 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, Unto 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, to him shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that which he hath.
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 speak I to them in parables; because seeing they see not, and hearing they hear not, neither do they 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 unto them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall in no wise understand; And seeing ye shall see, and shall 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 this people’s heart is waxed gross, And their ears are dull of hearing, And their eyes they have closed; Lest haply they should perceive with their eyes, And hear with their ears, And understand with their heart, And should turn again, 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 they see; and your ears, for they hear.
And blessed are your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear,
17 For verily I say unto you, that many prophets and righteous men desired to see the things which ye see, and saw them not; and to hear the things which ye hear, and heard them not.
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 then ye the parable of the sower.
You, therefore, hear the allegory of the sower:
19 When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, [then] cometh the evil [one], and snatcheth away that which hath been sown in his heart. This is he that was sown by the way 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 And he that was sown upon the rocky places, this is he that heareth the word, and straightway with joy receiveth it;
And that sown on the rocky places, this is he who is hearing the word, and immediately with joy is receiving it,
21 yet hath he not root in himself, but endureth for a while; and when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, straightway he stumbleth.
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 And he that was sown among the thorns, this is he that heareth the word; and the care of the world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he 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 And he that was sown upon the good ground, this is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; who verily beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some 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 set he before them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man that 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 but while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares also among the wheat, and went away.
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 sprang up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also.
and when the herb sprang up, and yielded fruit, then appeared also the darnel.
27 And the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst thou not sow good seed in thy field? whence then hath it tares?
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 And he said unto them, An enemy hath done this. And the servants say unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up?
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 But he saith, Nay; lest haply while ye gather up the tares, ye root up the wheat with them.
And he said, No, lest—gathering up the darnel—you root up with it the wheat;
30 Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of the harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather up first the tares, 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 set he before them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like unto a grain of mustard seed, 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 less than all seeds; but when it is grown, it is greater than the herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the heaven come and lodge in the branches thereof.
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 unto them; The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, till it was all 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 unto the multitudes; and without a parable spake he nothing unto 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 utter things hidden 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 he left the multitudes, and went into the house: and his disciples came unto him, saying, Explain unto us the parable of the tares 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 answered and said, He that soweth 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 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 evil [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 and the enemy that sowed them is the devil: and the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are 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 tares are gathered up and burned with fire; so shall it be in the end of the 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 forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that cause stumbling, and them that do 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 shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be the 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.
43 Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He that hath ears, 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 The kingdom of heaven is like unto a treasure hidden in the field; which a man found, and hid; and in his joy he goeth 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 unto a man that is a merchant seeking goodly pearls:
Again, the kingdom of the heavens is like to a man, a merchant, seeking good pearls,
46 and having found one pearl of great price, he went and sold all that he had, 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 unto a net, that was cast into the sea, and gathered 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 filled, they drew up on the beach; and they sat down, and gathered the good into vessels, but the bad they cast 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 So shall it be in the end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the righteous, (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 the furnace of fire: there shall be the 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 Have ye understood all these things? They say unto him, Yea.
Jesus says to them, “Did you understand all these?” They say to Him, “Yes, Lord.”
52 And he said unto them, Therefore every scribe who hath been made a disciple to the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is a householder, which bringeth forth out of his treasure 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 these 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 he taught them in their synagogue, insomuch that they were astonished, and said, Whence hath this man this wisdom, and these mighty works?
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? and his brethren, James, and Joseph, 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 with us? Whence then hath this man 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 in him. But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and in his own house.
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 many mighty works there because of their unbelief.
and He did not do many mighty works there, because of their unbelief.
