Matthew 13
1 And in that day Jesus, having gone forth from the house, was sitting by the sea,
The same day Jesus going out of the house, sat by the sea side.
2 and gathered together unto him were many multitudes, so that he having gone into the boat did sit down, and all the multitude on the beach did stand,
And great multitudes were gathered unto him, so that he went up into a boat and sat: and all the multitude stood on the shore.
3 and he spake to them many things in similes, saying: 'Lo, the sower went forth to sow,
And he spoke to them many things in parables, saying: Behold the sower went forth to sow.
4 and in his sowing, some indeed fell by the way, and the fowls did come and devour them,
And whilst he soweth some fell by the way side, and the birds of the air came and ate them up.
5 and others fell upon the rocky places, where they had not much earth, and immediately they sprang forth, through not having depth of earth,
And other some fell upon stony ground, where they had not much earth: and they sprung up immediately, because they had no deepness of earth.
6 and the sun having risen they were scorched, and through not having root, they withered,
And when the sun was up they were scorched: and because they had not root, they withered away.
7 and others fell upon the thorns, and the thorns did come up and choke them,
And others fell among thorns: and the thorns grew up and choked them.
8 and others fell upon the good ground, and were giving fruit, some indeed a hundredfold, and some sixty, and some thirty.
And others fell upon good ground: and they brought forth fruit, some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, and some thirtyfold.
9 He who is having ears to hear — let him hear.'
He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
10 And the disciples having come near, said to him, 'Wherefore in similes dost thou speak to them?'
And his disciples came and said to him: Why speakest thou to them in parables?
11 And he answering said to them that — 'To you it hath been given to know the secrets of the reign of the heavens, and to these it hath not been given,
Who answered and said to them: Because to you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven: but to them it is not given.
12 for whoever hath, it shall be given to him, and he shall have overabundance, and whoever hath not, even that which he hath shall be taken from him.
For he that hath, to him shall be given, and he shall abound: but he that hath not, from him shall be taken away that also which he hath.
13 'Because of this, in similes do I speak to them, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor understand,
Therefore do I speak to them in parables: because seeing they see not, and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.
14 and fulfilled on them is the prophecy of Isaiah, that saith, With hearing ye shall hear, and ye shall not understand, and seeing ye shall see, and ye shall not perceive,
And the prophecy of Isaias is fulfilled in them, who saith: By hearing you shall hear, and shall not understand: and seeing you shall see, and shall not perceive.
15 for made gross was the heart of this people, and with the ears they heard heavily, and their eyes they did close, lest they might see with the eyes, and with the ears might hear, and with the heart understand, and turn back, and I might heal them.
For the heart of this people is grown gross, and with their ears they have been dull of hearing, and their eyes they have shut: lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and be converted, and I should heal them.
16 'And happy are your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear,
But blessed are your eyes, because they see, and your ears, because they hear.
17 for verily I say to you, that many prophets and righteous men did desire to see that which ye look on, and they did not see, and to hear that which ye hear, and they did not hear.
For, amen, I say to you, many prophets and just men have desired to see the things that you see, and have not seen them, and to hear the things that you hear and have not heard them.
18 'Ye, therefore, hear ye the simile of the sower:
Hear you therefore the parable of the sower.
19 Every one hearing the word of the reign, and not understanding — the evil one doth come, and doth catch that which hath been sown in his heart; this is that sown by the way.
When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, there cometh the wicked one, and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart: this is he that received the seed by the way side.
20 'And that sown on the rocky places, this is he who is hearing the word, and immediately with joy is receiving it,
And he that received the seed upon stony ground, is he that heareth the word, and immediately receiveth it with joy.
21 and he hath not root in himself, but is temporary, and persecution or tribulation having happened because of the word, immediately he is stumbled.
Yet hath he not root in himself, but is only for a time: and when there ariseth tribulation and persecution because of the word, he is presently scandalized.
22 '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, do choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful. (aiōn g165)
And he that received the seed among thorns, is he that heareth the word, and the care of this world and the deceitfulness of riches choketh up the word, and he becometh fruitless. (aiōn g165)
23 'And that sown on the good ground: this is he who is hearing the word, and is understanding, who indeed doth bear fruit, and doth make, some indeed a hundredfold, and some sixty, and some thirty.'
But he that received the seed upon good ground, is he that heareth the word, and understandeth, and beareth fruit, and yieldeth the one an hundredfold, and another sixty, and another thirty.
24 Another simile he set before them, saying: 'The reign of the heavens was likened to a man sowing good seed in his field,
Another parable he proposed to them, saying: The kingdom of heaven is likened to a man that sowed good seeds in his field.
25 and, while men are sleeping, his enemy came and sowed darnel in the midst of the wheat, and went away,
But while men were asleep, his enemy came and oversowed cockle among the wheat and went his way.
26 and when the herb sprang up, and yielded fruit, then appeared also the darnel.
And when the blade was sprung up, and had brought forth fruit, then appeared also the cockle.
27 'And the servants of the householder, having come near, said to him, Sir, good seed didst thou not sow in thy field? whence then hath it the darnel?
And the servants of the goodman of the house coming said to him: Sir, didst thou not sow good seed in thy field? whence then hath it cockle?
28 And he saith to them, A man, an enemy, did this; and the servants said to him, Wilt thou, then, [that] having gone away we may gather it up?
And he said to them: An enemy hath done this. And the servants said to him: Wilt thou that we go and gather it up?
29 'And he said, No, lest — gathering up the darnel — ye root up with it the wheat,
And he said: No, lest perhaps gathering up the cockle, you root up the wheat also together with it.
30 suffer both to grow together till 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.'
Suffer both to grow until the harvest, and in the time of the harvest I will say to the reapers: Gather up first the cockle, and bind it into bundles to burn, but the wheat gather ye into my barn.
31 Another simile he set before them, saying: 'The reign of the heavens is like to a grain of mustard, which a man having taken, did sow in his field,
Another parable he proposed unto them, saying: The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field.
32 which less, indeed, is than all the seeds, but when it may be grown, is greatest of the herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the heaven do come and rest in its branches.'
Which is the least indeed of all seeds; but when it is grown up, it is greater than all herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the air come, and dwell in the branches thereof.
33 Another simile spake he to them: 'The reign of the heavens is like to leaven, which a woman having taken, hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.'
Another parable he spoke to them: The kingdom of heaven is like to leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, until the whole was leavened.
34 All these things spake Jesus in similes to the multitudes, and without a simile he was not speaking to them,
All these things Jesus spoke in parables to the multitudes: and without parables he did not speak to them.
35 that it might be fulfilled that was spoken through the prophet, saying, 'I will open in similes my mouth, I will utter things having been hidden from the foundation of the world.'
That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying: I will open my mouth in parables, I will utter things hidden from the foundation of the world.
36 Then having let away the multitudes, Jesus came to the house, and his disciples came near to him, saying, 'Explain to us the simile of the darnel of the field.'
Then having sent away the multitudes, he came into the house, and his disciples came to him, saying: Expound to us the parable of the cockle of the field.
37 And he answering said to them, 'He who is sowing the good seed is the Son of Man,
Who made answer and said to them: He that soweth the good seed, is the Son of man.
38 and the field is the world, and the good seed, these are the sons of the reign, and the darnel are the sons of the evil one,
And the field, is the world. And the good seed are the children of the kingdom. And the cockle, are the children of the wicked one.
39 and the enemy who sowed them is the devil, and the harvest is a full end of the age, and the reapers are messengers. (aiōn g165)
And the enemy that sowed them, is the devil. But the harvest is the end of the world. And the reapers are the angels. (aiōn g165)
40 'As, then, the darnel is gathered up, and is burned with fire, so shall it be in the full end of this age, (aiōn g165)
Even as cockle therefore is gathered up, and burnt with fire: so shall it be at the end of the world. (aiōn g165)
41 the Son of Man shall send forth his messengers, and they shall gather up out of his kingdom all the stumbling-blocks, and those doing the unlawlessness,
The Son of man shall send his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all scandals, and them that work iniquity.
42 and shall cast them to the furnace of the fire; there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of the teeth.
And shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
43 'Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the reign of their Father. He who is having ears to hear — let him hear.
Then shall the just shine as the sun, in the kingdom of their Father. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
44 'Again, the reign of the heavens is like to treasure hid in the field, which a man having found did hide, and from his joy goeth, and all, as much as he hath, he selleth, and buyeth that field.
The kingdom of heaven is like unto a treasure hidden in a field. Which a man having found, hid it, and for joy thereof goeth, and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.
45 'Again, the reign of the heavens is like to a man, a merchant, seeking goodly pearls,
Again the kingdom of heaven is like to a merchant seeking good pearls.
46 who having found one pearl of great price, having gone away, hath sold all, as much as he had, and bought it.
Who when he had found one pearl of great price, went his way, and sold all that he had, and bought it.
47 'Again, the reign of the heavens is like to a net that was cast into the sea, and did gather together of every kind,
Again the kingdom of heaven is like to a net cast into the sea, and gathering together of all kind of fishes.
48 which, when it was filled, having drawn up again upon the beach, and having sat down, they gathered the good into vessels, and the bad they did cast out,
Which, when it was filled, they drew out, and sitting by the shore, they chose out the good into vessels, but the bad they cast forth.
49 so shall it be in the full end of the age, the messengers shall come forth and separate the evil out of the midst of the righteous, (aiōn g165)
So shall it be at the end of the world. The angels shall go out, and shall separate the wicked from among the just. (aiōn g165)
50 and shall cast them to the furnace of the fire, there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of the teeth.'
And shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
51 Jesus saith to them, 'Did ye understand all these?' They say to him, 'Yes, sir.'
Have ye understood all these things? They say to him: Yes.
52 And he said to them, 'Because of this every scribe having been discipled in regard to the reign of the heavens, is like to a man, a householder, who doth bring forth out of his treasure things new and old.'
He said unto them: Therefore every scribe instructed in the kingdom of heaven, is like to a man that is a householder, who bringeth forth out of his treasure new things and old.
53 And it came to pass, when Jesus finished these similes, he removed thence,
And it came to pass: when Jesus had finished these parables, he passed from thence.
54 and having come to his own country, he was teaching them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished, and were saying, 'Whence to this one this wisdom and the mighty works?
And coming into his own country, he taught them in their synagogues, so that they wondered and said: How came this man by this wisdom and miracles?
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 not this the carpenter’s son? Is not his mother called Mary, and his brethren James, and Joseph, and Simon, and Jude:
56 and his sisters — are they not all with us? whence, then, to this one all these?'
And his sisters, are they not all with us? Whence therefore hath he all these things?
57 and they were stumbled at him. And Jesus said to them, 'A prophet is not without honour except in his own country, and in his own house:'
And they were scandalized in his regard. But Jesus said to them: A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and in his own house.
58 and he did not there many mighty works, because of their unbelief.
And he wrought not many miracles there, because of their unbelief.
