Matthew 13
1 That same day Jesus had left the house and was sitting on the shore of the Lake,
And in that day Jesus, having gone forth from the house, was sitting by the sea,
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.
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 He then spoke many things to them in figurative language. "The sower goes out," He said, "to sow.
and He spoke to them many things in allegories, saying, “Behold, the sower went forth to sow,
4 As he sows, some of the seed falls by the way-side, and the birds come and peck it up.
and in his sowing, some indeed fell by the way, and the birds having come, 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;
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 but when the sun is risen, it is scorched by the heat, and through having no root it withers up.
and the sun having risen they were scorched, and through having no root, they withered,
7 Some falls among the thorns; but the thorns spring up and stifle it.
and others fell on the thorns, and the thorns came 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.
and others fell on the good ground, and were giving fruit, some indeed a hundredfold, and some sixty, and some thirty.
9 Listen, every one who has ears!"
He who is having ears to hear—let him hear.”
10 (And His disciples came and asked Him, "Why do you speak to them in figurative language?"
And the disciples having come near, said to Him, “Why do You speak to them in allegories?”
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.
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 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, 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 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.
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 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.
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 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 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 as for you, 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 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 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 "To you then I will explain the parable of the Sower.
You, therefore, hear the allegory of the sower:
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.
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 He who has received the seed on the rocky ground is the man who hears the Message and immediately receives it with joy.
And that sown on the rocky places, this is he who is hearing the word, and immediately with joy is receiving 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.
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 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)
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 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.")
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 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,
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 during the night his enemy comes, and over the first seed he sows darnel among the wheat, and goes 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 shoots up and the grain is formed, then appears the darnel also.
and when the herb sprang up, and yielded fruit, then appeared also the darnel.
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?'
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 "'Some enemy has done this,' he said. "'Shall we go, and collect it?' the men inquire.
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 "'No,' he replied, 'for fear that while collecting the darnel you should at the same time root up the wheat with it.
And he said, No, lest—gathering up the darnel—you root up with it the wheat;
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.'"
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 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.
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 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 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 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."
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 this Jesus spoke to the people in figurative language, and except in figurative language He spoke nothing to them,
All these things Jesus spoke in allegories to the multitudes, and without an allegory He was not speaking 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 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 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 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 "The sower of the good seed," He replied, "is the Son of Man;
And He answering said to them, “He who is sowing 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.
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 The enemy who sows the darnel is the Devil; the harvest is the Close of the Age; the reapers are the 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 then the darnel is collected together and burnt up with fire, so will it be at the Close of the Age. (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 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 forth His messengers, and they will gather up out of His kingdom all the stumbling-blocks, and those doing the lawlessness,
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 the fire; there will be the weeping and the gnashing of the teeth.
43 Then will the righteous shine out like the sun in their Father's Kingdom. Listen, every one who has ears!
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 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 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 the Heavens is like a jewel merchant who is in quest of choice pearls.
Again, the kingdom of the heavens is like to a man, a merchant, seeking good 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, having gone away, has sold all, as much as 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 the heavens is like to a net that was cast into the sea, and gathered together 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, 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 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 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 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 the fire; there will be the weeping and the gnashing of the teeth.”
51 "Have you understood all this?" He asked. "Yes," they said.
Jesus says to them, “Did you understand all these?” They say to 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."
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 Jesus concluded this series of parables and then departed.
And it came to pass, when Jesus finished these allegories, He removed 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?
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 are not his brothers, James, Joseph, Simon and Judah?
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 living here among us? Where then did he get all this?"
And His sisters—are they not all with us? From where, then, to this One all these?”
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."
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 performed but few mighty deeds there because of their want of faith.
and He did not do many mighty works there, because of their unbelief.
