Matthew 13
1 That same day Jesus, [along with us] disciples, left the house [where he was teaching and went] to [Galilee lake]. He sat down there,
εν δε τη ημερα εκεινη εξελθων ο ιησουσ απο τησ οικιασ εκαθητο παρα την θαλασσαν
2 and a very large crowd gathered around him to [listen to his teaching]. So, [in order that they would not jostle him] (OR, [to speak to the people better]), he got into a boat and sat down [to teach them]. The crowd stood on the shore [and was listening].
και συνηχθησαν προσ αυτον οχλοι πολλοι ωστε αυτον εισ το πλοιον εμβαντα καθησθαι και πασ ο οχλοσ επι τον αιγιαλον ειστηκει
3 He was telling them many parables. [One of the parables] that he told them was this: “Listen! A man went out [to his field] to sow [some seeds].
και ελαλησεν αυτοισ πολλα εν παραβολαισ λεγων ιδου εξηλθεν ο σπειρων του σπειρειν
4 As he was scattering [them over the soil], some [of the] seeds fell on the path. Then some birds came and ate those seeds.
και εν τω σπειρειν αυτον α μεν επεσεν παρα την οδον και ηλθεν τα πετεινα και κατεφαγεν αυτα
5 Other [seeds] fell on ground where there was not much soil [on top of the] rock. Those seeds sprouted very soon, [because the sun quickly warmed] the shallow soil.
αλλα δε επεσεν επι τα πετρωδη οπου ουκ ειχεν γην πολλην και ευθεωσ εξανετειλεν δια το μη εχειν βαθοσ γησ
6 But when [the young plants came up], they were scorched by the sun, and they withered because they did not have [deep] roots.
ηλιου δε ανατειλαντοσ εκαυματισθη και δια το μη εχειν ριζαν εξηρανθη
7 Other seeds fell on [ground that contained roots of] thorny [weeds]. The thorny weeds grew [together with the young plants], and [they] crowded out [the plants].
αλλα δε επεσεν επι τασ ακανθασ και ανεβησαν αι ακανθαι και απεπνιξαν αυτα
8 [But] other seeds fell on good soil, and [the plants grew and] produced [a lot of] grain. Some [plants produced] 100 times [as many seeds as were planted]. Some [plants produced] 60 times [as much]. Some [plants produced] 30 times [as much].
αλλα δε επεσεν επι την γην την καλην και εδιδου καρπον ο μεν εκατον ο δε εξηκοντα ο δε τριακοντα
9 If you want to understand this [MTY], you should consider [carefully what I have just said].”
ο εχων ωτα ακουειν ακουετω
10 [We] disciples approached Jesus and asked him, “Why do you use parables when you speak to the crowd?”
και προσελθοντεσ οι μαθηται ειπον αυτω δια τι εν παραβολαισ λαλεισ αυτοισ
11 He answered [us] saying, “God [EUP/MTY] is revealing to you what he did not reveal before, about [how he wants to] rule [over people’s lives]. But he has not revealed it to others.
ο δε αποκριθεισ ειπεν αυτοισ οτι υμιν δεδοται γνωναι τα μυστηρια τησ βασιλειασ των ουρανων εκεινοισ δε ου δεδοται
12 Those who [think about what I say and] understand [it], God will enable them to understand more. But those who do not [think carefully about what I say] will forget even what they already know.
οστισ γαρ εχει δοθησεται αυτω και περισσευθησεται οστισ δε ουκ εχει και ο εχει αρθησεται απ αυτου
13 That is why I use parables when I speak to people, because although they see [what I do], they do not perceive [what it means], and although they hear [what I say], they do not really understand [what it means].
δια τουτο εν παραβολαισ αυτοισ λαλω οτι βλεποντεσ ου βλεπουσιν και ακουοντεσ ουκ ακουουσιν ουδε συνιουσιν
14 What these people do completely fulfills what [God told] the prophet Isaiah [to say long ago to the people who did not] try to understand what he said, You will hear [what I say], but you will not understand it. You will keep seeing [what I do], but you will not understand [what it means] [DOU].
και αναπληρουται αυτοισ η προφητεια ησαιου η λεγουσα ακοη ακουσετε και ου μη συνητε και βλεποντεσ βλεψετε και ου μη ιδητε
15 [God also said to Isaiah], These people have become unresponsive [MTY] [to what they see me do and to what they hear me say]. They listen unwillingly [MTY] [to what I say], and they do not pay attention to [MTY] [what I do]. If it were not so, they would perceive [MTY] [what I am doing], they would understand [MTY] [what I say to them], and they would turn [away from their sinful lives] and turn [to me], and I would save them [from being punished for their sins] [MET].
επαχυνθη γαρ η καρδια του λαου τουτου και τοισ ωσιν βαρεωσ ηκουσαν και τουσ οφθαλμουσ αυτων εκαμμυσαν μηποτε ιδωσιν τοισ οφθαλμοισ και τοισ ωσιν ακουσωσιν και τη καρδια συνωσιν και επιστρεψωσιν και ιασομαι αυτουσ
16 But as for you, God is pleased with you because you [SYN] have seen [what I have done] and because you [SYN] understand [what I say] [DOU].
υμων δε μακαριοι οι οφθαλμοι οτι βλεπουσιν και τα ωτα υμων οτι ακουει
17 Note this: Many prophets and righteous people [who lived long ago] longed to see what you are seeing [me do], but they did not see it. They longed to hear the things that you have been hearing [me say], but they did not hear [what you hear me say].” [DOU]
αμην γαρ λεγω υμιν οτι πολλοι προφηται και δικαιοι επεθυμησαν ιδειν α βλεπετε και ουκ ειδον και ακουσαι α ακουετε και ουκ ηκουσαν
18 “[Since God wants] you [to understand what I am teaching you], listen as I [explain] the parable about the man who sowed [seeds in various kinds of soil].
υμεισ ουν ακουσατε την παραβολην του σπειροντοσ
19 The people who hear about how God rules over people’s lives and do not understand [what they have heard] are [like] the path where [some of] the seeds fell. [Satan], the Evil One, comes and causes these people to forget [MET] what they have heard [MET].
παντοσ ακουοντοσ τον λογον τησ βασιλειασ και μη συνιεντοσ ερχεται ο πονηροσ και αρπαζει το εσπαρμενον εν τη καρδια αυτου ουτοσ εστιν ο παρα την οδον σπαρεισ
20 [Some people are like the] shallow soil on top of rock. When they hear God’s message, they immediately accept it joyfully.
ο δε επι τα πετρωδη σπαρεισ ουτοσ εστιν ο τον λογον ακουων και ευθυσ μετα χαρασ λαμβανων αυτον
21 [But because it does not penetrate deeply into their inner beings, they believe it for only] a [short] time. [They are like the plants that] did not have [deep] roots. When they are treated badly and caused to suffer because they believe [God’s message], they soon stop believing [it].
ουκ εχει δε ριζαν εν εαυτω αλλα προσκαιροσ εστιν γενομενησ δε θλιψεωσ η διωγμου δια τον λογον ευθυσ σκανδαλιζεται
22 [Some people are like the soil that had the roots of] thorny [weeds] in it. They hear God’s message, but they desire to be rich, [so they] worry [only] about [MTY, PRS] material things. As a result, they [PRS] forget [God’s] message, and they do not do [IDM] the things that God wants them to do. (aiōn g165)
ο δε εισ τασ ακανθασ σπαρεισ ουτοσ εστιν ο τον λογον ακουων και η μεριμνα του αιωνοσ τουτου και η απατη του πλουτου συμπνιγει τον λογον και ακαρποσ γινεται (aiōn g165)
23 But [some people are like the] good soil where [some of the seeds] fell. [Just like the plants that grew in this soil] produced a lot of grain, [these people] hear my message and understand it. [Some of them] do many things [IDM] [that please God, some do] even more [things that please God, and some do] very many [things that please God].”
ο δε επι την γην την καλην σπαρεισ ουτοσ εστιν ο τον λογον ακουων και συνιων οσ δη καρποφορει και ποιει ο μεν εκατον ο δε εξηκοντα ο δε τριακοντα
24 Jesus also told the crowd another parable, [by which he tried to explain that although] God [MTY/EUP] is a king, [he will not immediately judge and punish all the wicked people]. Jesus said, “[God] is like a landowner [who sent his servants] to sow good [wheat] seed in his field.
αλλην παραβολην παρεθηκεν αυτοισ λεγων ωμοιωθη η βασιλεια των ουρανων ανθρωπω σπειροντι καλον σπερμα εν τω αγρω αυτου
25 While those servants were sleeping [and not watching the field], an enemy of the landowner came and scattered weed [seeds] in the midst of the wheat. Then he left.
εν δε τω καθευδειν τουσ ανθρωπουσ ηλθεν αυτου ο εχθροσ και εσπειρεν ζιζανια ανα μεσον του σιτου και απηλθεν
26 After [the seeds] sprouted and the green plants [grew], the heads of grain began to form. But the weeds also grew.
οτε δε εβλαστησεν ο χορτοσ και καρπον εποιησεν τοτε εφανη και τα ζιζανια
27 So the servants of the landowner came and said to him, ‘Sir, you [RHQ] [gave us good seeds and those are the ones we] [RHQ] [planted] in your field. So where did the weeds come from?’
προσελθοντεσ δε οι δουλοι του οικοδεσποτου ειπον αυτω κυριε ουχι καλον σπερμα εσπειρασ εν τω σω αγρω ποθεν ουν εχει ζιζανια
28 The landowner said to them, ‘[My] enemy did this.’ His servants said to him, ‘So, do you want us to pull up [the weeds and] put them in a pile?’
ο δε εφη αυτοισ εχθροσ ανθρωποσ τουτο εποιησεν οι δε δουλοι ειπον αυτω θελεισ ουν απελθοντεσ συλλεξομεν αυτα
29 He said [to them], ‘No, [do not do that, because] you might pull up [some of] the wheat at the same time.
ο δε εφη ου μηποτε συλλεγοντεσ τα ζιζανια εκριζωσητε αμα αυτοισ τον σιτον
30 Let the wheat and the weeds grow together until harvest [time].’ At that time I will say to the reapers, ‘First gather the weeds, tie them into bundles to be burned. Then gather the wheat [and put it] into my barns.’”
αφετε συναυξανεσθαι αμφοτερα μεχρι του θερισμου και εν καιρω του θερισμου ερω τοισ θερισταισ συλλεξατε πρωτον τα ζιζανια και δησατε αυτα εισ δεσμασ προσ το κατακαυσαι αυτα τον δε σιτον συναγαγετε εισ την αποθηκην μου
31 Jesus also told this parable: “The [number of] (OR, [God’s influence in the lives of]) [people whose] lives God rules over [will continue to grow. It is very much] like mustard seeds grow after a man plants them in his field.
αλλην παραβολην παρεθηκεν αυτοισ λεγων ομοια εστιν η βασιλεια των ουρανων κοκκω σιναπεωσ ον λαβων ανθρωποσ εσπειρεν εν τω αγρω αυτου
32 Although mustard seeds are among the smallest of all the seeds [that people plant, here in Israel they become large plants. When the plants have fully grown, they are larger than the other garden plants. They become shrubs that are large enough for birds to build nests in their branches.”]
ο μικροτερον μεν εστιν παντων των σπερματων οταν δε αυξηθη μειζον των λαχανων εστιν και γινεται δενδρον ωστε ελθειν τα πετεινα του ουρανου και κατασκηνουν εν τοισ κλαδοισ αυτου
33 Jesus also told this parable: “[The way people who let] God [MTY/EUP] rule their lives [MET] [can influence the world] is like yeast that a woman mixed with about 50 pounds of flour. [That small amount of yeast made] the whole batch of dough swell up.”
αλλην παραβολην ελαλησεν αυτοισ ομοια εστιν η βασιλεια των ουρανων ζυμη ην λαβουσα γυνη εκρυψεν εισ αλευρου σατα τρια εωσ ου εζυμωθη ολον
34 Jesus told the crowd parables [to teach them] all these things. When he spoke [HYP] to them, he habitually used such illustrations.
ταυτα παντα ελαλησεν ο ιησουσ εν παραβολαισ τοισ οχλοισ και χωρισ παραβολησ ουκ ελαλει αυτοισ
35 By doing that, [he] fulfilled what [God told one of] the prophets to write [long ago]: I will speak [MTY] in parables; I will tell [parables to teach] what I have kept secret since I created the world.
οπωσ πληρωθη το ρηθεν δια του προφητου λεγοντοσ ανοιξω εν παραβολαισ το στομα μου ερευξομαι κεκρυμμενα απο καταβολησ κοσμου
36 After Jesus dismissed the crowds, he went inside. Then [we] disciples approached him and said, “Explain to us the parable about the weeds [that grew] in the [wheat] field.”
τοτε αφεισ τουσ οχλουσ ηλθεν εισ την οικιαν ο ιησουσ και προσηλθον αυτω οι μαθηται αυτου λεγοντεσ φρασον ημιν την παραβολην των ζιζανιων του αγρου
37 He answered, “The one who sows the good seed represents [me], the one who came from heaven.
ο δε αποκριθεισ ειπεν αυτοισ ο σπειρων το καλον σπερμα εστιν ο υιοσ του ανθρωπου
38 The field represents this world [MTY], [where people live]. The seeds [that grew] well represent the people who let God rule their lives [MET]. The weeds represent the people who do what [the devil], the Evil One, [tells them to do].
ο δε αγροσ εστιν ο κοσμοσ το δε καλον σπερμα ουτοι εισιν οι υιοι τησ βασιλειασ τα δε ζιζανια εισιν οι υιοι του πονηρου
39 The enemy who sowed the weed seeds represents the devil. The [time when the reapers will] harvest [the grain] represents the time when the world will end. The reapers represent the angels. (aiōn g165)
ο δε εχθροσ ο σπειρασ αυτα εστιν ο διαβολοσ ο δε θερισμοσ συντελεια του αιωνοσ εστιν οι δε θερισται αγγελοι εισιν (aiōn g165)
40 The weeds are gathered and burned. {The reapers gather the weeds. Then they burn them.} That represents [the judging of people, which God will do] when the world will end. [It will be like this]: (aiōn g165)
ωσπερ ουν συλλεγεται τα ζιζανια και πυρι καιεται ουτωσ εσται εν τη συντελεια του αιωνοσ τουτου (aiōn g165)
41 I, the one who came from heaven, will send my angels, and they will gather [from everywhere the people] who cause others to quit believing in me [MET] and all those who disobey [God’s] commands.
αποστελει ο υιοσ του ανθρωπου τουσ αγγελουσ αυτου και συλλεξουσιν εκ τησ βασιλειασ αυτου παντα τα σκανδαλα και τουσ ποιουντασ την ανομιαν
42 They will throw those people into the fires of [hell]. There those people will weep and grind their teeth [because of the great pain that they are suffering]. (questioned)
και βαλουσιν αυτουσ εισ την καμινον του πυροσ εκει εσται ο κλαυθμοσ και ο βρυγμοσ των οδοντων
43 [God’s] brightness will shine [on] the people who have lived as he wants them to. It will shine [on them as brightly] as the sun [shines]. It will shine on them in the place where [God], their Father, rules over them. If you want to understand this [MTY], you should think [carefully] about what I have just said.”
τοτε οι δικαιοι εκλαμψουσιν ωσ ο ηλιοσ εν τη βασιλεια του πατροσ αυτων ο εχων ωτα ακουειν ακουετω
44 “[What people do who begin to allow] God [MTY/EUP] to rule their lives is like [what a certain man did to acquire a treasure]. A treasure was hidden in a field by someone {Someone hid a treasure in a field [and never dug it up again]}. When [another] man found it, he hid it [by burying it again in order that no one else would find it]. Being very happy [that he had found something very valuable, he went and] sold all his possessions [to obtain money to buy the field the treasure was in]. He then went and bought the field, [and so he was able to acquire that treasure].
παλιν ομοια εστιν η βασιλεια των ουρανων θησαυρω κεκρυμμενω εν τω αγρω ον ευρων ανθρωποσ εκρυψεν και απο τησ χαρασ αυτου υπαγει και παντα οσα εχει πωλει και αγοραζει τον αγρον εκεινον
45 Also, what [people do who begin to allow] God [MTY/EUP] to rule their lives is like [what] a merchant [did who was] looking for good quality pearls [to buy].
παλιν ομοια εστιν η βασιλεια των ουρανων ανθρωπω εμπορω ζητουντι καλουσ μαργαριτασ
46 When he found one very costly pearl [that was for sale], he sold all his possessions [to acquire enough money to buy that pearl]. Then he [went and] bought it.
οσ ευρων ενα πολυτιμον μαργαριτην απελθων πεπρακεν παντα οσα ειχεν και ηγορασεν αυτον
47 What God [MTY/EUP] [will do to people who falsely say that they are letting him] rule their lives is like what certain [fishermen] did [with the fish they caught] in a lake, using a large net. They caught all classes [of fish, both useful and worthless fish].
παλιν ομοια εστιν η βασιλεια των ουρανων σαγηνη βληθειση εισ την θαλασσαν και εκ παντοσ γενουσ συναγαγουση
48 When the net was full, the [fishermen] pulled it up onto the shore. Then they sat there and put the useful [fish] into buckets, and threw the worthless ones away.
ην οτε επληρωθη αναβιβασαντεσ επι τον αιγιαλον και καθισαντεσ συνελεξαν τα καλα εισ αγγεια τα δε σαπρα εξω εβαλον
49 [What they did in separating the good fish from the bad ones] is like [what will happen to people] when the world ends. The angels will come [to where God is judging people], and will separate the wicked [people] from the righteous [ones]. (aiōn g165)
ουτωσ εσται εν τη συντελεια του αιωνοσ εξελευσονται οι αγγελοι και αφοριουσιν τουσ πονηρουσ εκ μεσου των δικαιων (aiōn g165)
50 They will throw the wicked people into the fire [in hell]. And those wicked people will weep and gnash their teeth [because of the intense pain they are suffering].” (questioned)
και βαλουσιν αυτουσ εισ την καμινον του πυροσ εκει εσται ο κλαυθμοσ και ο βρυγμοσ των οδοντων
51 [Then Jesus asked us], “Do you understand all these [parables I have told you]?” We said to him,
λεγει αυτοισ ο ιησουσ συνηκατε ταυτα παντα λεγουσιν αυτω ναι κυριε
52 “Yes, [we understand them].” Then he said to us, “Because [you understand all these parables], [you will understand the following parable: You, along with] all others, will teach people what [you heard me say] about God ruling people’s lives. [You will add that to what you formerly learned. You will be] like a manager of a household who takes both new things and old things out of his storage room.”
ο δε ειπεν αυτοισ δια τουτο πασ γραμματευσ μαθητευθεισ εισ την βασιλειαν των ουρανων ομοιοσ εστιν ανθρωπω οικοδεσποτη οστισ εκβαλλει εκ του θησαυρου αυτου καινα και παλαια
53 When Jesus had finished [telling] these parables, he took [us] and left that [area].
και εγενετο οτε ετελεσεν ο ιησουσ τασ παραβολασ ταυτασ μετηρεν εκειθεν
54 We went to [Nazareth, his hometown. (On the Sabbath/On the Jewish rest day]) he began to teach the people in the Jewish worship house. The result was that the people there were astonished. But [some] said, “[This man is just an ordinary person like us. So] how is it that he knows so much and understands so much [RHQ]? And how is it that he is able to do [such] miracles [RHQ]?
και ελθων εισ την πατριδα αυτου εδιδασκεν αυτουσ εν τη συναγωγη αυτων ωστε εκπληττεσθαι αυτουσ και λεγειν ποθεν τουτω η σοφια αυτη και αι δυναμεισ
55 (He is [just] the son of the carpenter!/Isn’t he [just] the son of the carpenter [that lived here]?) [RHQ] His mother is Mary, and his younger brothers are James, Joseph, Simon and Judas [RHQ]!
ουχ ουτοσ εστιν ο του τεκτονοσ υιοσ ουχι η μητηρ αυτου λεγεται μαριαμ και οι αδελφοι αυτου ιακωβοσ και ιωσησ και σιμων και ιουδασ
56 (And his sisters [also live] here in our [town]./Do not his sisters [live] in our [town]?) [RHQ] So how is he able to do all these [miracles]?”
και αι αδελφαι αυτου ουχι πασαι προσ ημασ εισιν ποθεν ουν τουτω ταυτα παντα
57 The people were unable to accept [that] he [was the Messiah. So] Jesus said to them, “[People] honor [me and other] prophets [everywhere else we go], but in [our] hometowns [we are] not [honored], and [even] our own families do not [honor us!]”
και εσκανδαλιζοντο εν αυτω ο δε ιησουσ ειπεν αυτοισ ουκ εστιν προφητησ ατιμοσ ει μη εν τη πατριδι αυτου και εν τη οικια αυτου
58 Jesus did not perform many miracles there because the people did not believe [that he was the Messiah].
και ουκ εποιησεν εκει δυναμεισ πολλασ δια την απιστιαν αυτων
