Matthew 13
1 That same day Jesus had left the house and was sitting on the shore of the Lake,
On that day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the seaside.
2 when a vast multitude of people crowded round Him. He therefore went on board a boat and sat there, while all the people stood on the shore.
Great multitudes gathered to him, so that he entered into a boat and sat; and all the multitude stood on the beach.
3 He then spoke many things to them in figurative language. "The sower goes out," He said, "to sow.
He spoke to them many things in parables, saying, “Behold, a farmer went out to sow.
4 As he sows, some of the seed falls by the way-side, and the birds come and peck it up.
As he sowed, some seeds fell by the roadside, and the birds came and devoured them.
5 Some falls on rocky ground, where it has but scanty soil. It quickly shows itself above ground, because it has no depth of earth;
Others fell on rocky ground, where they did not have much soil, and immediately they sprang up, because they had no depth of earth.
6 but when the sun is risen, it is scorched by the heat, and through having no root it withers up.
When the sun had risen, they were scorched. Because they had no root, they withered away.
7 Some falls among the thorns; but the thorns spring up and stifle it.
Others fell among thorns. The thorns grew up and choked them.
8 But a portion falls upon good ground, and gives a return, some a hundred for one, some sixty, some thirty.
Others fell on good soil and yielded fruit: some one hundred times as much, some sixty, and some thirty.
9 Listen, every one who has ears!"
He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”
10 (And His disciples came and asked Him, "Why do you speak to them in figurative language?"
The disciples came, and said to him, “Why do you speak to them in parables?”
11 "Because," He replied, "while to you it is granted to know the secrets of the Kingdom of the Heavens, to them it is not.
He answered them, “To you it is given to know the mysteries of the Kingdom of Heaven, but it is not given to them.
12 For whoever has, to him more shall be given, and he shall have abundance; but whoever has not, from him even what he has shall be taken away.
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.
13 I speak to them in figurative language for this reason, that while looking they do not see, and while hearing they neither hear nor understand.
Therefore I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing, they do not hear, neither do they understand.
14 And in regard to them the prophecy of Isaiah is receiving signal fulfilment: "'You will hear and hear and by no means understand, and you will look and look and by no means see.
In them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled, which says, ‘By hearing you will hear, and will in no way understand; Seeing you will see, and will in no way perceive;
15 For this people's mind is stupefied, their hearing has become dull, and their eyes they have closed; to prevent their ever seeing with their eyes, or hearing with their ears, or understanding with their minds, and turning back, so that I might heal them.'
for this people’s heart has grown callous, their ears are dull of hearing, and they have closed their eyes; or else perhaps they might perceive with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their heart, and would turn again, and I would heal them.’
16 "But as for you, blessed are your eyes, for they see, and your ears, for they hear.
“But blessed are your eyes, for they see; and your ears, for they hear.
17 For I solemnly tell you that many Prophets and holy men have longed to see the sights you see, and have not seen them, and to hear the words you hear, and have not heard them.
For most certainly I tell you that many prophets and righteous men 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.
18 "To you then I will explain the parable of the Sower.
“Hear, then, the parable of the farmer.
19 When a man hears the Message concerning the Kingdom and does not understand it, the Evil one comes and catches away what has been sown in his heart. This is he who has received the seed by the road-side.
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.
20 He who has received the seed on the rocky ground is the man who hears the Message and immediately receives it with joy.
What was sown on the rocky places, this is he who hears the word and immediately with joy receives it;
21 It has struck no root, however, within him. He continues for a time, but when suffering comes, or persecution, because of the Message, he at once stumbles and falls.
yet he has no root in himself, but endures for a while. When oppression or persecution arises because of the word, immediately he stumbles.
22 He who has received the seed among the thorns is the man who hears the Message, but the cares of the present age and the delusions of riches quite stifle the Message, and it becomes unfruitful. (aiōn g165)
What was sown among the thorns, this is he who hears the word, but the cares of this age (aiōn g165) and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful.
23 But he who has received the seed on good ground is he who hears and understands. Such hearers give a return, and yield one a hundred for one, another sixty, another thirty.")
What was sown on the good ground, this is he who hears the word and understands it, who most certainly bears fruit and produces, some one hundred times as much, some sixty, and some thirty.”
24 Another parable He put before them. "The Kingdom of the Heavens," He said, "may be compared to a man who has sown good seed in his field,
He set another parable before them, saying, “The Kingdom of Heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field,
25 but during the night his enemy comes, and over the first seed he sows darnel among the wheat, and goes away.
but while people slept, his enemy came and sowed darnel weeds also among the wheat, and went away.
26 But when the blade shoots up and the grain is formed, then appears the darnel also.
But when the blade sprang up and produced grain, then the darnel weeds appeared also.
27 "So the farmer's men come and ask him, "'Sir, was it not good seed that you sowed on your land? Where then does the darnel come from?'
The servants of the householder came and said to him, ‘Sir, did not you sow good seed in your field? Where did these darnel weeds come from?’
28 "'Some enemy has done this,' he said. "'Shall we go, and collect it?' the men inquire.
“He said to them, ‘An enemy has done this.’ “The servants asked him, ‘Do you want us to go and gather them up?’
29 "'No,' he replied, 'for fear that while collecting the darnel you should at the same time root up the wheat with it.
“But he said, ‘No, lest perhaps while you gather up the darnel weeds, you root up the wheat with them.
30 Leave both to grow together until the harvest, and at harvest-time I will direct the reapers, Collect the darnel first, and make it up into bundles to burn it, but bring all the wheat into my barn.'"
Let both grow together until the harvest, and in the harvest time I will tell the reapers, “First, gather up the darnel weeds, and bind them in bundles to burn them; but gather the wheat into my barn.”’”
31 Another parable He put before them. "The Kingdom of the Heavens," He said, "is like a mustard-seed, which a man takes and sows in his ground.
He set another parable before them, saying, “The Kingdom of Heaven is like a grain of mustard seed which a man took, and sowed in his field,
32 It is the smallest of all seeds, and yet when full-grown it is larger than any herb and forms a tree, so that the birds come and build in its branches."
which indeed is smaller than all seeds. But when it is grown, it is greater than the herbs and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in its branches.”
33 Another parable He spoke to them. "The Kingdom of the Heavens," He said, "is like yeast which a woman takes and buries in a bushel of flour, for it to work there till the whole mass has risen."
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.”
34 All this Jesus spoke to the people in figurative language, and except in figurative language He spoke nothing to them,
Jesus spoke all these things in parables to the multitudes; and without a parable, he did not speak to them,
35 in fulfilment of the saying of the Prophet, "I will open my mouth in figurative language, I will utter things kept hidden since the creation of all things."
that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophet, saying, “I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden from the foundation of the world.”
36 When He had dismissed the people and had returned to the house, His disciples came to Him with the request, "Explain to us the parable of the darnel sown in the field."
Then Jesus sent the multitudes away, and went into the house. His disciples came to him, saying, “Explain to us the parable of the darnel weeds of the field.”
37 "The sower of the good seed," He replied, "is the Son of Man;
He answered them, “He who sows the good seed is the Son of Man,
38 the field is the world; the good seed--these are the sons of the Kingdom; the darnel, the sons of the Evil one.
the field is the world, the good seeds are the children of the Kingdom, and the darnel weeds are the children of the evil one.
39 The enemy who sows the darnel is the Devil; the harvest is the Close of the Age; the reapers are the angels. (aiōn g165)
The enemy who sowed them is the devil. The harvest is the consummation of the age (aiōn g165), and the reapers are angels.
40 As then the darnel is collected together and burnt up with fire, so will it be at the Close of the Age. (aiōn g165)
As therefore the darnel weeds are gathered up and burned with fire; so will it be at the consummation of this age (aiōn g165).
41 The Son of Man will commission His angels, and they will gather out of His Kingdom all causes of sin and all who violate His laws;
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,
42 and these they will throw into the fiery furnace. There will be the weeping aloud and the gnashing of teeth.
and will cast them into the furnace of fire. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
43 Then will the righteous shine out like the sun in their Father's Kingdom. Listen, every one who has ears!
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 treasure buried in the open country, which a man finds, but buries again, and, in his joy about it, goes and sells all he has and buys that piece of ground.
“Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like 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.
45 "Again the Kingdom of the Heavens is like a jewel merchant who is in quest of choice pearls.
“Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a man who is a merchant seeking fine pearls,
46 He finds one most costly pearl; he goes away; and though it costs all he has, he buys it.
who having 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 a draw-net let down into the sea, which encloses fish of all sorts.
“Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a dragnet that was cast into the sea and gathered some fish of every kind,
48 When full, they haul it up on the beach, and sit down and collect the good fish in baskets, while the worthless they throw away.
which, when it was filled, fishermen drew up on the beach. They sat down and gathered the good into containers, but the bad they threw away.
49 So will it be at the Close of the Age. The angels will go forth and separate the wicked from among the righteous, (aiōn g165)
So it will be in the consummation of the age (aiōn g165). The angels will come and separate the wicked from among the righteous,
50 and will throw them into the fiery furnace. There will be the weeping aloud and the gnashing of teeth."
and will cast them into the furnace of fire. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”
51 "Have you understood all this?" He asked. "Yes," they said.
Jesus said to them, “Have you understood all these things?” They answered him, “Yes, Lord.”
52 "Therefore," He said, "remember that every Scribe well trained for the Kingdom of the Heavens is like a householder who brings out of his storehouse new things and old."
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.”
53 Jesus concluded this series of parables and then departed.
When Jesus had finished these parables, he departed from there.
54 And He came into His own country and proceeded to teach in their synagogue, so that they were filled with astonishment and exclaimed, "Where did he obtain such wisdom, and these wondrous powers?
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?
55 Is not this the carpenter's son? Is not his mother called Mary? And are not his brothers, James, Joseph, Simon and Judah?
Is not this the carpenter’s son? Is not his mother called Mary, and his brothers James, Joses, Simon, and Judas?
56 And his sisters--are they not all living here among us? Where then did he get all this?"
Are not all of his sisters with us? Where then did this man get all of these things?”
57 So they turned angrily away from Him. But Jesus said to them, "There is no prophet left without honour except in his own country and among his own family."
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.”
58 And He performed but few mighty deeds there because of their want of faith.
He did not do many mighty works there because of their unbelief.
