Matthew 13
1 And in that day Jesus, having gone forth from the house, was sitting by the sea,
The same day Jesus went out of the house, and sat by the shore of the lake;
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 together to him, so that he went into a boat, and sat down; and all the multitude stood on the beach.
3 and he spake to them many things in similes, saying: 'Lo, the sower went forth to sow,
And he spoke many things to them in parables, saying, Behold, a 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 as he sowed, some seeds fell by the wayside; and the birds came and devoured them.
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 others fell upon rocky places, where they had not much earth; and they sprung up immediately, because they had no depth of earth.
6 and the sun having risen they were scorched, and through not having root, they withered,
But when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no 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 yielded fruit, some a hundred fold, some Sixty, some thirty fold.
9 He who is having ears to hear — let him hear.'
He that hath ears, let him hear.
10 And the disciples having come near, said to him, 'Wherefore in similes dost thou speak to them?'
And the disciples came and said to him, Why dost thou speak 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,
He answered and said, Because to you it hath been given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven; but to them it hath not been 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 whoever hath, to him will be given, and he will have abundance; but whoever hath not, from him will be taken away even what 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 I speak to them in parables, because seeing they see not, and hearing they hear not, nor 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 in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah, which saith, “Ye will hear indeed, and not understand; and ye will see indeed, and 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 this people's heart hath become gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed, lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and turn from their ways, 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, for they see; and your ears, for 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.
Truly do I say to you, that many prophets and righteous men desired to see the things which ye see, and did not see them; and to hear the things which ye hear, and did not hear them.
18 'Ye, therefore, hear ye the simile of the sower:
Hear ye 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, the Evil One cometh, and snatcheth away that which was sown in his heart; this man is what was sown by the wayside.
20 'And that sown on the rocky places, this is he who is hearing the word, and immediately with joy is receiving it,
And what was sown on the rocky places, this 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.
but, having no root within him, endureth only for a time; and when tribulation or persecution ariseth on account of the word, he immediately falleth away.
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 what was sown among the thorns, this is he that heareth the word, but the cares of the world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful. (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.'
And what was sown on the good ground, this is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; who also beareth fruit, and yieldeth, one a hundred fold, another sixty, another thirty fold.
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 put forth to them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed 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 slept, his enemy came, and sowed tares among the wheat; and went away.
26 and when the herb sprang up, and yielded fruit, then appeared also the darnel.
But when the blade grew up, and put forth fruit, then appeared the tares also.
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?
So the servants of the householder came and said to him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? Whence then hath it tares?
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?
He said to them, An enemy did this. The servants say to him, Dost thou wish then that we go and gather them up?
29 'And he said, No, lest — gathering up the darnel — ye root up with it the wheat,
But he said, Nay; lest, while ye gather up the tares, ye root up the wheat with them.
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.'
Let both grow together until the harvest; and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather up first the tares, and bind them in bundles, to burn them; but gather the wheat 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 put forth to them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard, 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, it is greater than the herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in its branches.
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 leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, till 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 to the multitudes in parables, and without a parable he spoke nothing 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 through the prophet Isaiah, 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 he sent the multitudes away, and went into the house. And his disciples came to him, saying, Explain to us the parable of the tares of the field.
37 And he answering said to them, 'He who is sowing the good seed is the Son of Man,
He answered and said, 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,
The field is the world; the good seed is the sons of the kingdom; but the tares are the sons of the Evil 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)
the enemy that sowed them is the Devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are 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)
As therefore the tares are gathered up and burned with fire, so will 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 will send forth his angels, and they will gather out of his kingdom all the stumbling-blocks, and those who do iniquity,
42 and shall cast them to the furnace of the fire; there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of the teeth.
and will cast them into the furnace of fire; there will be wailing 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 will the righteous shine forth as the sun, in the kingdom of their Father. He that hath ears, 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 a treasure hid in a field, which a man found and hid; and for joy thereof he 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 a merchant seeking goodly pearls.
46 who having found one pearl of great price, having gone away, hath sold all, as much as he had, and bought it.
And having found one pearl of great price, he went 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 a net, cast into the sea, and bringing together fish of every kind;
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 full, they drew upon the beach, and sat down and gathered the good into vessels, but threw the bad away.
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 will it be at the end of the world. The angels will come forth, and separate the wicked from among the righteous, (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 will cast them into the furnace of fire; there will be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
51 Jesus saith to them, 'Did ye understand all these?' They say to him, 'Yes, sir.'
Did ye understand all these things? They say to him, Yea.
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.'
And he said to them, Thus then every scribe, instructed for the kingdom of heaven, is like a householder, who bringeth out from his storehouse things new and old.
53 And it came to pass, when Jesus finished these similes, he removed thence,
And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these parables, that he departed 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 having come into his own country, he taught them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished, and said, Whence hath this man this wisdom, and the 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 brothers, James, and Joseph, and Simon, and Judas?
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 then hath this man 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 took offence at 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 did not there many mighty works, because of their unbelief.
And he did not work many miracles there, because of their unbelief.
