Matthew 13
1 On that day, Jesus, going out of the house, was sitting near the sea:
On that day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the sea,
2 and there were gathered unto him, large multitudes, so that, he, into a boat, entered, and was sitting, and, all the multitude, on the beach was standing.
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 spake unto them many things, in parables, saying: Lo! the sower went forth to sow, —
Then he told them many things in parables, saying, “Behold, a sower went out to sow.
4 and, as he sowed, some, indeed, fell by the pathway, and, the birds, came, and devoured it;
As he sowed, some seeds fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured them.
5 And, some, fell on the rocky places, where it had not much earth, —and, straightway, it sprang up, because if had 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 arising, it was scorched, and, because it had no root, it withered away;
But when the sun rose, they were scorched. And because they had no root, they withered away.
7 And, some, fell upon the thorns, and the thorns came up, and choked it;
Other seeds fell among the thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked them.
8 But, some, fell upon the good ground, and did yield fruit, —this, indeed a hundred fold, and, that, sixty, and, the other, 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 that hath ears, let him hear.
He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”
10 And the disciples, coming near, said to him, Wherefore, in parables, art thou speaking to them?
Then the disciples came and said to him, “Why do yoʋ speak to the people in parables?”
11 And, he, answering, said, Because, unto you, hath it been given, to get to know the sacred secrets of the kingdom of the heavens, —whereas, unto them, hath it 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, whosoever hath, it shall be given, to him, and he shall be made to abound, —but, whoever hath not, even what he hath, shall 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 For this reason, in parables, unto them, do I speak, —because, seeing, they see not, and, hearing, they hear not, —neither do they 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, again is being fulfilled in them, the prophecy of Isaiah, which saith, —They shall, surely hear, and yet will not understand, and, surely see, and yet 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 hath become dense, and, with their ears, heavily have they heard, and, their eyes, have they closed, —lest, once they should see with their eyes, and, with their ears, should hear, and, with their hearts, should understand, and return; when I would certainly 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 But happy are, your, eyes, that they see, and your ears, that they hear;
But blessed are your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear.
17 For, verily, I say unto you—Many prophets and righteous men, have coveted to see what ye see, and have not seen, and to hear what ye hear, and have not heard.
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 Hear, ye, then, the parable of him that sowed: —
“So hear what the parable of the sower means:
19 When anyone heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, the wicked one cometh, and catcheth up that which hath been sown in his heart, —this, is he, by the pathway, sown.
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, he on the rocky places sown, the same, is he that, heareth the word, and, straightway, with joy, receiveth it;
The seed sown on rocky ground is he who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy.
21 yet hath he no root in himself, but is, only for a season, —and, there arising, tribulation or persecution because of the word, straightway, he findeth cause of stumbling.
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, he among the thorns sown, the same, is he that, heareth the word, —and, the anxiety of the age and the deceit of riches, choke up the word, and, unfruitful, it becometh. (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 But, he on the good ground sown, the same, is he who doth hear and understand the word, who, indeed, beareth fruit and produceth, —this, a hundred, and, that, sixty, and, the other, 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 parable, put he before them, saying—The kingdom of the heavens hath become like 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 were sleeping, his enemy came, and sowed over darnel, in among the wheat, —and away he went.
but while people were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and then went away.
26 And, when the blade shot up, and brought forth, fruit, then, appeared, the darnel also.
When the plants sprouted and produced grain, the tares also appeared.
27 And the servants of the householder, coming near, said to him, —Sir! was it not, good seed, thou didst sow in thy field? Whence then hath it, 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 said unto them—An enemy, hath, done this. And they say, unto him—Wilt thou, then, that we go and collect it?
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, saith—Nay! lest, at any time, while collecting the darnel, ye uproot, along with it, the wheat:
He said, ‘No, lest in gathering the tares you uproot the wheat with them.
30 Suffer both to grow together until the harvest, and at, harvest time, I will say unto the reapers, —Collect ye first, the darnel, and bind it into bundles, with a view to the burning it up; but, the wheat, be gathering it into my barn.
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 parable, put he before them, saying—The kingdom of the heavens is like unto, a grain of mustard seed, which a man took and 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, indeed, is, less, than all seeds, but, when grown, is greater than garden-plants, and becometh a tree, —so that the birds of heaven come, and lodge among 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 parable, [spake he unto them]: —The kingdom of the heavens is like, unto leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of flour 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, spake Jesus in parables, unto the multitudes, and, without a parable, was he speaking, nothing, unto 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, which was spoken through the prophet, saying—I will open, in parables, my mouth, I will bring up things hidden from the foundation!
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, dismissing the multitudes, he went into the house, and his disciples came near to him, saying—Make quite plain to us the parable 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—He that soweth 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 seeds, 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 that sowed them, is the adversary, and, the harvest, is, the conclusion of an 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 Just, therefore, as collected is the darnel, and, with fire is burned, so, will it be in the conclusion of the 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 collect, out of his kingdom, all the causes of stumbling, and the doers of 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 fire: there, will be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
They will throw them into the fiery furnace. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
43 Then, the righteous, will shine forth as the sun, in the kingdom of their Father. He that hath ears, 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 The kingdom of the heavens is like unto, a treasure hid in the field, which a man, finding, hid, —and, by reason of his joy, withdraweth and selleth whatsoever he hath, and buyeth 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, unto, a merchant, seeking beautiful pearls, —
“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking fine pearls.
46 and, finding one very precious pearl, departing, he at once sold all things, whatsoever 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 unto, a large drag-net, cast into the sea and gathering 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, they dragged up on the beach, and, sitting down, collected the good into vessels, but, the worthless, forth they cast.
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 conclusion of the age: The messengers will come forth, and separate the wicked from among 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 fire: there, will be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
and throw them into the fiery furnace. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”
51 Have ye understood all these things? They say unto him, Yea!
Jesus said to them, “Do you understand all these things?” They said to him, “Yes, Lord.”
52 And, he, said unto them—Wherefore, every scribe, discipled unto the kingdom of the heavens, is like unto a householder, who putteth 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 had finished these parables, he removed from thence;
When Jesus had finished these parables, he departed from there.
54 and, coming into his own city, began teaching them in their synagogue, so that with astonishment were they being struck, and were saying—Whence, hath, 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 not, this one, the carpenter’s, son? Is not, his mother, called Mary, and are not his brethren—James and Joseph, 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? Whence, then hath, this one, all these things?
Are not all his sisters with us? Where then did this man get all these things?”
57 And they began to find cause of stumbling in him. But, Jesus, said unto them—A prophet is not without honour, save in his city, and in his 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, there, many mighty works, because of their unbelief.
And he did not do many miracles there because of their unbelief.
