Matthew 13
1 Now on the same day, Jesus went out of the house, and sat by the sea-side:
On the same day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the sea.
2 and many people were gathered together to bear Him, so that He went into a ship and sat down, and all the multitude stood upon the shore; and He spake to them many things in parables,
And large crowds were gathered together to Him, so He got into a boat to sit down; and the whole crowd stood on the shore.
3 saying, "Behold a sower went out to sow;
Then He spoke many things to them in parables saying: “Listen, a sower went out to sow.
4 and as he was sowing, some seeds fell by the way-side, and the birds came and ate them up:
And as he sowed, some seeds fell alongside the road, and the birds came and devoured them.
5 some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth; and they soon sprung up indeed, because they had no depth of earth;
Others fell on stony places, where they did not have much earth; so they sprouted quickly because they had no depth of earth.
6 but when the sun rose, they were burnt up, and withered; because they had no root:
But when the sun came up they were scorched, and because they had no root they withered away.
7 and others fell among thorns; and the thorns grew up and choked them:
And others fell among the thorns, and the thorns grew up and smothered them.
8 but others fell on good ground, and yielded fruit, some an hundred-fold, some sixty, and some thirty.
But others fell on the good ground and yielded a crop: some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.
9 He that hath ears to hear, let him hear."
He who has ears to hear, let him hear!”
10 And the disciples came to Him and said, Why dost thou speak to them in parables?
And the disciples approached and said to Him, “Why do you speak to them in parables?”
11 And He answered them, saying, Because it is granted unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not granted:
So in answer He said to them: “To you it has been given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of the heavens, but to them it has not been given.
12 for whosoever really hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have abundantly; but whosoever thus hath not, even that which he hath, shall be taken away from him:
For whoever has, to him more will be given and he will have abundance; but whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.
13 for this reason I speak to them in parables; because though they see, they will not see; and though they hear, they will not hear, nor understand.
Therefore I speak to them in parables, that seeing they not see and hearing they not hear nor understand.
14 And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah, which saith, Ye shall hear by the hearing of the ear, and not understand; and in seeing ye shall see, and not perceive: for the heart of this people is grown stupid,
And in them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled, which says: ‘By hearing you (ye) will hear and not understand, and seeing you will see and not perceive.
15 and their ears are dull of hearing, and they have closed their eyes; least they should see at all with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and be converted, and I should heal them.
Because the A hearts of this people have grown dull, and their B ears hard of hearing, and their C eyes they have closed; lest they should see with their C eyes and hear with their B ears and understand with their A hearts, and turn around; and I would 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 for indeed I tell you, that many prophets and righteous men have desired to see the things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear what ye hear, and have not heard them.
for assuredly I say to you that many prophets and righteous ones desired to see what you see and did not see it, and to hear what you hear and did not hear it.
18 Hear ye therefore the parable of the sower. When any one heareth the word of the gospel-kingdom,
“Therefore hear the parable of the sower:
19 and regardeth it not, then cometh the wicked one, and snatcheth away that which was sown in his heart: this is he who received the seed as by the way-side.
When anyone hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand, the malignant one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart—this is the seed sown alongside the road.
20 And he who received the seed as upon stony grounds, is one that heareth the word and immediately receiveth it with joy:
But the seed sown on stony places—this is he who hears the word and directly receives it with joy,
21 yet hath he no root in himself, and therefore is but for a short season; and when affliction cometh, or persecution on account of the word, he is as soon disgusted.
but he has no root in himself and is short-lived; for when trial or persecution comes because of the word, directly he is offended.
22 And he that received the seed among the thorns, is one that likewise heareth the word; but the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches choketh the word, and so it becometh unfruitful. (aiōn g165)
But the seed sown among the thorns—this is he who hears the word, but the care of this age and the deceitfulness of riches choke out the word, and it becomes fruitless. (aiōn g165)
23 But he who received the seed into good ground, is one that heareth and understandeth the word, who indeed beareth fruit, and yieldeth, like fertile lands, some an hundred-fold, some sixty, some thirty.
Now the seed sown on the good ground—this is he who hears the word and understands, who indeed bears fruit and produces: some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.”
24 Another parable propounded He unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like a man, who sowed good grain in his ground:
He put another parable to them, saying: “The kingdom of the heavens is like a man who sowed good seed in his field;
25 but while men were asleep, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went away.
but while the people were sleeping his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat and went away.
26 Now when the blade shot forth, and produced the corn, then the tares also appeared.
But when the stalk sprouted and produced fruit, then the tares also appeared.
27 So the servants came to their master, and said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? whence then are the tares?
So the servants of the owner came and said to him, ‘Sir, was it not good seed that you sowed in your field? How then does it have tares?’
28 And he said unto them, Some enemy hath done this. The servants therefore said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up?
He said to them, ‘An enemy did it.’ The servants said to him, ‘So do you want us to go and gather them up?’
29 But he said, No: least in plucking up the tares ye root up the corn along with them.
But he said: ‘No, lest gathering up the tares you also uproot the wheat with them.
30 Let both grow together till harvest, and in the time of the harvest I will say to the reapers, First gather the weeds together, and bind them in bundles to burn them; but carry the wheat into my barn.
Let both grow together until the harvest, and at the time of the harvest I will say to the reapers, “First gather up the tares and bind them into bundles to burn them, but gather the wheat into my barn.”’”
31 Another parable delivered He unto them, saying, The gospel-kingdom is like a grain of mustard-seed, which a man took and sowed in his field.
He put another parable to them, saying: “The kingdom of the heavens is like a mustard seed which a man took and sowed in his field;
32 Which is indeed one of the lest of all seeds: but when it is grown, is the greatest among herbs, and even becometh a tree; so that the birds of the air come and lodge in it's branches.
which indeed is smaller than all the seeds, but when it is grown it is greater than all the vegetables and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and rest in its branches.”
33 Another parable spake He unto them, saying, The gospel-kingdom is like leaven, which a woman took and put into a large quantity of dough, till the whole was leavened.
He spoke another parable to them: “The kingdom of the heavens is like yeast, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal until it was all leavened.”
34 All these things spake Jesus in parables to the multitudes; and at this time He spake 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 that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables, I will publish things which have been concealed from the foundation of the world.
so that what was spoken through the prophet should be fulfilled, namely: “I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things kept secret from the foundation of the world.”
36 Then Jesus leaving the multitude went into the house; and his disciples came to Him, saying, Explain to us the parable of the tares of the field:
Then Jesus dismissed the crowds and went into the house. And His disciples approached Him saying, “Explain to us the parable of the tares of the field.”
37 and He answered them, and said, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man;
So He answered and said to them: “He who sows the good seed is the Son of the Man.
38 the field is the world; the good seed are the children of my kingdom; and the tares are the children of the wicked one.
The field is the world; as for the good seed, these are the sons of the kingdom, while the tares are the sons of the malignant one.
39 The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels. (aiōn g165)
The enemy who sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are angels. (aiōn g165)
40 As therefore the tares are gathered together, and burnt in the fire; so shall it be in the end of the world: (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 angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all that commit offences, and those who do iniquity, and shall cast them into the furnace of fire,
The Son of the Man will send out His angels, and they will collect out of His kingdom everything that is offensive, and those who perpetrate lawlessness;
42 and there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
and they will throw them into the furnace of fire. There there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
43 But the righteous shall then shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
Then the righteous will shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears to hear, let him hear.
44 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like treasure hid in a field, which a man having found conceals, and being rejoiced at it goes and sells all that he has, and purchases that field.
“Again, the kingdom of the heavens is like a treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and re-hid, and in his joy he goes and sells everything he has and buys that field.
45 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking precious pearls,
“Again, the kingdom of the heavens is like a man, a merchant, seeking beautiful pearls,
46 who, having found one of great value, went and sold all that he had, and bought it.
who upon finding one very valuable pearl went and sold everything he had and bought it.
47 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net, that was cast into the sea, and inclosed fishes of various sorts;
“Again, the kingdom of the heavens is like a seine that was cast into the sea and gathered of every kind,
48 which, when it was full, they dragged to the shore, and sat down and gathered the good into vessels, and threw out the bad.
which, when it was full, they pulled upon the shore; and sitting down they collected the good into vessels, but threw out the bad.
49 So shall it be at the end of the world: the angels shall 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 forth and will separate the malignant out from among the righteous, (aiōn g165)
50 and shall cast them into the fiery furnace, and there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
and they will throw them into the furnace of fire. There there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”
51 Then saith Jesus unto them, Did ye understand all these? they say unto Him, Yes, Lord: and He said unto them,
Jesus says to them, “Did you understand all these things?” They say to Him, “Yes, Lord.”
52 Therefore every teacher, who has been thus instructed in the knowledge of the kingdom of heaven, is like a master of a family, who brings forth out of his store things new and old.
So He said to them, “Therefore every scribe who has been discipled into the kingdom of the heavens is like a man, a householder, who brings out of his reservoir things new and old.”
53 And when Jesus had finished these parables, he departed thence:
Now it happened, when Jesus had finished these parables, that He departed from there.
54 and came into his own country, and taught them in their synagogues; so that they were amazed and said, Whence hath this man this wisdom and these powers?
And coming into His hometown He began to teach them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished and said: “Where did this man get this wisdom, and the mighty works?
55 Is not this the carpenter's son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas?
Is this not the carpenter's son? Is not his mother called Mary, and his brothers James and Joses and Simon and Jude?
56 and his sisters, are they not all here among us? from whence then hath this man all these things?
And his sisters, are they not all with us? Where then did this man get all these things?”
57 So they were prejudiced against Him. But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is no where less honoured than in his own country, and in his own family.
So they were offended at him. But Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his hometown and in his own house.”
58 And he did not many miracles there, because of their unbelief.
And He did not do many mighty works there because of their unbelief.
