Matthew 13
1 On that day Jesus went out of the house and sat beside the sea.
And that [same] day Jesus went out from the house and sat down by the sea.
2 A very large crowd gathered around him, so he got into a boat and sat in it, while the whole crowd stood on the beach.
And great crowds were gathered together to him, so that going on board ship himself he sat down, and the whole crowd stood on the shore.
3 Then Jesus said many things to them in parables. He said, “Behold, a farmer went out to sow seed.
And he spoke to them many things in parables, saying, Behold, the sower went out to sow:
4 As he sowed, some seeds fell beside the road, and the birds came and devoured them.
and as he sowed, some [grains] fell along the way, and the birds came and devoured them;
5 Other seeds fell on rocky ground, where they did not have much soil. Immediately they sprang up, because the soil had no depth.
and others fell upon the rocky places where they had not much earth, and immediately they sprang up out of [the ground] because of not having [any] depth of earth,
6 But when the sun had risen, they were scorched because they had no root, and they withered away.
but when the sun rose they were burned up, and because of not having [any] root were dried up;
7 Other seeds fell among the thorn plants. The thorn plants grew up and choked them.
and others fell upon the thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked them;
8 Other seeds fell on good soil and produced a crop, some one hundred times as much, some sixty, and some thirty.
and others fell upon the good ground, and produced fruit, one a hundred, one sixty, and one thirty.
9 He who has ears, let him listen.”
He that has ears, let him hear.
10 The disciples came and said to Jesus, “Why do you talk to the crowd in parables?”
And the disciples came up and said to him, Why speakest thou to them in parables?
11 Jesus answered and said to them, “You have been given the privilege of understanding mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.
And he answering said to them, Because to you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of the heavens, but to them it is not given;
12 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.
for whoever has, to him shall be given, and he shall be caused to be in abundance; but he who has not, even what he has shall be taken away from him.
13 This is why I talk to them in parables: Though they are seeing, they do not see; and though they are hearing, they do not hear, or understand.
For this cause I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear nor understand;
14 To them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled, that which says, 'While hearing you will hear, but you will in no way understand; while seeing you will see, but you will in no way perceive.
and in them is filled up the prophecy of Esaias, which says, Hearing ye shall hear and shall not understand, and beholding ye shall behold and not see;
15 For this people's heart has become dull, and they are hard of hearing, and they have closed their eyes, so they should not see with their eyes, or hear with their ears, or understand with their hearts, so they would turn again, and I would heal them.'
for the heart of this people has grown fat, and they have heard heavily with their ears, and they have closed their eyes as asleep, lest they should see with the eyes, and hear with the ears, and understand with the heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.
16 But blessed are your eyes, for they see; and your ears, for they hear.
But blessed are your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear;
17 Truly I say to you that many prophets and righteous men desired to see the things that you see, and did not see them. They desired to hear the things that you hear, and did not hear them.
for verily I say unto you, that many prophets and righteous [men] have desired to see the things which ye behold and did not see [them], and to hear the things which ye hear and did not hear [them].
18 Listen then to the parable of the farmer who sowed his seed.
Ye, therefore, hear the parable of the sower.
19 When anyone hears the word of the kingdom but does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what has been sown in his heart. This is the seed that was sown beside the road.
From every one who hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand [it], the wicked one comes and catches away what was sown in his heart: this is he that is sown by the wayside.
20 What was sown on rocky ground is the person who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy,
But he that is sown on the rocky places — this is he who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy,
21 yet he has no root in himself and he endures for a while. When tribulation or persecution arises because of the word, he quickly falls away.
but has no root in himself, but is for a time only; and when tribulation or persecution happens on account of the word, he is immediately offended.
22 What was sown among the thorn plants, this is the person 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 he that is sown among the thorns — this is he who hears the word, and the anxious care of this life, and the deceit of riches choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful. (aiōn g165)
23 What was sown on the good soil, this is the person who hears the word and understands it. He bears fruit and makes a crop, some yielding one hundred times as much as was planted, some sixty, and some thirty times as much.”
But he that is sown upon the good ground — this is he who hears and understands the word, who bears fruit also, and produces, one a hundred, one sixty, and one thirty.
24 Jesus presented another parable to them. He said, “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field.
Another parable set he before them, saying, The kingdom of the heavens has become like a man sowing good seed in his field;
25 But while people slept, his enemy came and also sowed weeds among the wheat and then went away.
but while men slept, his enemy came and sowed darnel amongst the wheat, and went away.
26 When the blades sprouted and then produced their crop, then the weeds appeared also.
But when the blade shot up and produced fruit, then appeared the darnel also.
27 The servants of the landowner came and said to him, 'Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? How does it now have weeds?'
And the bondmen of the householder came up and said to him, Sir, hast thou not sown good seed in thy field? whence then has it darnel?
28 He said to them, 'An enemy has done this.' The servants said to him, 'So do you want us to go and pull them out?'
And he said to them, A man [that is] an enemy has done this. And the bondmen said to him, Wilt thou then that we should go and gather it [up]?
29 The landowner said, 'No. Because while you are pulling out the weeds, you might uproot the wheat with them.
But he said, No; lest [in] gathering the darnel ye should root up the wheat with it.
30 Let both grow together until the harvest. At the time of the harvest I will say to the reapers, “First pull out the weeds and tie them in bundles to burn them, but gather the wheat into my barn.”'”
Suffer both to grow together unto the harvest, and in time of the harvest I will say to the harvestmen, Gather first the darnel, and bind it into bundles to burn it; but the wheat bring together into my granary.
31 Then Jesus presented another parable to them. He said, “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed which a man took and sowed in his field.
Another parable set he before them, saying, The kingdom of the heavens is like a grain of mustard [seed] which a man took and sowed in his field;
32 This seed is indeed the smallest of all seeds. But when it has grown, it is greater than the garden plants. It becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and nest in its branches.”
which is less indeed than all seeds, but when it is grown is greater than herbs, and becomes a tree, so that the birds of heaven come and roost in its branches.
33 Jesus then told them another parable. “The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed with three measures of flour until all the dough had risen.”
He spoke another parable to them: The kingdom of the heavens is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal until it had been all leavened.
34 All these things Jesus said to the crowds in parables; and he said nothing to them without a parable.
All these things Jesus spoke to the crowds in parables, and without a parable he did not speak to them,
35 This was in order that what had been said through the prophet might come true, when he said, “I will open my mouth in parables. I will say things that were hidden from the foundation of the world.”
so that that should be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden from [the] world's foundation.
36 Then Jesus left the crowds and went into the house. His disciples came to him and said, “Explain to us the parable of the weeds of the field.”
Then, having dismissed the crowds, he went into the house; and his disciples came to him, saying, Expound to us the parable of the darnel of the field.
37 Jesus answered and said, “He who sows the good seed is the Son of Man.
But he answering said, He that sows the good seed is the Son of man,
38 The field is the world; and the good seed, these are the sons of the kingdom. The weeds are the sons of the evil one,
and the field is the world; and the good seed, these are the sons of the kingdom, but the darnel are the sons of the evil [one];
39 and the enemy who sowed them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are angels. (aiōn g165)
and the enemy who has sowed it is the devil; and the harvest is [the] completion of [the] age, and the harvestmen are angels. (aiōn g165)
40 Therefore, as the weeds are gathered up and burned with fire, so will it be at the end of the age. (aiōn g165)
As then the darnel is gathered and is burned in the fire, thus it shall be in the completion of the age. (aiōn g165)
41 The Son of Man will send out his angels, and they will gather out of his kingdom all the things that cause sin and those who commit iniquity.
The Son of man shall send his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all offences, and those that practise lawlessness;
42 They will throw them into the furnace of fire, where there will be weeping and grinding of teeth.
and they shall cast them into the furnace of fire; there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.
43 Then will the righteous people shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him listen.
Then the righteous shall shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He that has ears, let him hear.
44 The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure hidden in a field. A man found it and hid it. In his joy he goes, sells everything he possesses, and buys that field.
The kingdom of the heavens is like a treasure hid in the field, which a man having found has hid, and for the joy of it goes and sells all whatever he has, and buys that field.
45 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a man who is a merchant looking for valuable pearls.
Again, the kingdom of the heavens is like a merchant seeking beautiful pearls;
46 When he found one pearl of very great value, he went and sold everything that he possessed and bought it.
and having found one pearl of great value, he went and sold all whatever he had and bought it.
47 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was cast into the sea, and that gathered creatures of every kind.
Again, the kingdom of the heavens is like a seine which has been cast into the sea, and which has gathered together of every kind,
48 When it was filled, the fishermen drew it up on the beach. Then they sat down and gathered the good things into containers, but the worthless things they threw away.
which, when it has been filled, having drawn up on the shore and sat down, they gathered the good into vessels and cast the worthless out.
49 It will be this way at the end of the age. The angels will come and separate the wicked from among the righteous. (aiōn g165)
Thus shall it be in the completion of the age: the angels shall go forth and sever the wicked from the midst of the just, (aiōn g165)
50 They will throw them into the furnace of fire, where there will be weeping and grinding of teeth.
and shall cast them into the furnace of fire; there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.
51 Have you understood all these things?” The disciples said to him, “Yes.”
Jesus says to them, Have ye understood all these things? They say to him, Yea, [Lord].
52 Then Jesus said to them, “Therefore every scribe who has become a disciple to the kingdom of heaven is like a man who is the owner of a house, who draws out old and new things from his treasure.”
And he said to them, For this reason every scribe discipled to the kingdom of the heavens is like a man [that is] a householder who brings out of his treasure things new and old.
53 Then it came about that when Jesus had finished these parables, he departed from that place.
And it came to pass when Jesus had finished these parables he withdrew thence.
54 Then Jesus entered his own region and taught the people in their synagogue. The result was that they were astonished and said, “Where does this man get his wisdom and these miracles from?
And having come into his own country, he taught them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished, and said, Whence has this [man] this wisdom and these works of power?
55 Is not this man the carpenter's son? Is not his mother called Mary? Are not his brothers James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas?
Is not this the son of the carpenter? Is not his mother called Mary, and his brethren James, and Joseph, and Simon, and Judas?
56 Are not all his sisters with us? Where did he get all these things?”
And his sisters, are they not all with us? Whence then has this [man] all these things?
57 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 family.”
And they were offended in him. And Jesus said to them, A prophet is not without honour, unless in his country and in his house.
58 He did not do many miracles there because of their unbelief.
And he did not there many works of power, because of their unbelief.
