Matthew 13
1 And in that day Jesus, having gone forth from the house, was sitting by the sea,
That same day Jesus had left the house and was sitting on 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,
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.
3 and he spake to them many things in similes, saying: 'Lo, the sower went forth to sow,
He then spoke many things to them in figurative language. "The sower goes out," He said, "to sow.
4 and in his sowing, some indeed fell by the way, and the fowls did come and devour them,
As he sows, some of the seed falls by the way-side, and the birds come and peck it 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,
Some falls on rocky ground, where it has but scanty soil. It quickly shows itself above ground, because it has no depth of earth;
6 and the sun having risen they were scorched, and through not having root, they withered,
but when the sun is risen, it is scorched by the heat, and through having no root it withers up.
7 and others fell upon the thorns, and the thorns did come up and choke them,
Some falls among the thorns; but the thorns spring up and stifle it.
8 and others fell upon the good ground, and were giving fruit, some indeed a hundredfold, and some sixty, and some thirty.
But a portion falls upon good ground, and gives a return, some a hundred for one, some sixty, some thirty.
9 He who is having ears to hear — let him hear.'
Listen, every one who has ears!"
10 And the disciples having come near, said to him, 'Wherefore in similes dost thou speak to them?'
(And His disciples came and asked Him, "Why do you speak to them in figurative language?"
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,
"Because," He replied, "while to you it is granted to know the secrets of the Kingdom of the Heavens, to them it is not.
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 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.
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,
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.
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 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.
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 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.'
16 'And happy are your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear,
"But as for you, 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.
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.
18 'Ye, therefore, hear ye the simile of the sower:
"To you then I will explain 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 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.
20 'And that sown on the rocky places, this is he who is hearing the word, and immediately with joy is receiving it,
He who has received the seed on the rocky ground is the man who hears the Message and immediately receives 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.
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.
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)
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)
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 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.")
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 before them. "The Kingdom of the Heavens," He said, "may be compared to a man who has sown 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 during the night his enemy comes, and over the first seed he sows darnel among the wheat, and goes away.
26 and when the herb sprang up, and yielded fruit, then appeared also the darnel.
But when the blade shoots up and the grain is formed, then appears the darnel 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 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?'
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?
"'Some enemy has done this,' he said. "'Shall we go, and collect it?' the men inquire.
29 'And he said, No, lest — gathering up the darnel — ye root up with it the wheat,
"'No,' he replied, 'for fear that while collecting the darnel you should at the same time root up the wheat 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.'
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.'"
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 before them. "The Kingdom of the Heavens," He said, "is like a mustard-seed, which a man takes and sows in his ground.
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.'
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."
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 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."
34 All these things spake Jesus in similes to the multitudes, and without a simile he was not speaking to them,
All this Jesus spoke to the people in figurative language, and except in figurative language 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.'
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."
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.'
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."
37 And he answering said to them, 'He who is sowing the good seed is the Son of Man,
"The sower of the good seed," He replied, "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--these are the sons of the Kingdom; the darnel, 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 who sows the darnel is the Devil; the harvest is the Close of the Age; 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)
As then the darnel is collected together and burnt up with fire, so will it be at the Close of the Age. (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 commission His angels, and they will gather out of His Kingdom all causes of sin and all who violate His laws;
42 and shall cast them to the furnace of the fire; there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of the teeth.
and these they will throw into the fiery furnace. There will be the weeping aloud and the 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 out like the sun in their Father's Kingdom. Listen, every one who has ears!
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 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.
45 'Again, the reign of the heavens is like to a man, a merchant, seeking goodly pearls,
"Again the Kingdom of the Heavens is like a jewel merchant who is in quest of choice pearls.
46 who having found one pearl of great price, having gone away, hath sold all, as much as he had, and bought it.
He finds one most costly pearl; he goes away; and though it costs all he has, he buys 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 the Heavens is like a draw-net let down into the sea, which encloses fish of all sorts.
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,
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.
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 Close of the Age. The angels will go 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 throw them into the fiery furnace. There will be the weeping aloud and the gnashing of teeth."
51 Jesus saith to them, 'Did ye understand all these?' They say to him, 'Yes, sir.'
"Have you understood all this?" He asked. "Yes," they said.
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.'
"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."
53 And it came to pass, when Jesus finished these similes, he removed thence,
Jesus concluded this series of parables and then departed.
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 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?
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 are not his brothers, James, Joseph, Simon and Judah?
56 and his sisters — are they not all with us? whence, then, to this one all these?'
And his sisters--are they not all living here among us? Where then did he get all this?"
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:'
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."
58 and he did not there many mighty works, because of their unbelief.
And He performed but few mighty deeds there because of their want of faith.
