Matthew 13
1 That same day, when Jesus had left the house and was sitting by the sea,
The same daye wet Iesus out of ye house and sat by the seesyde
2 such great crowds gathered around him, that he got into a boat, and sat in it, while all the people stood on the beach.
and moch people resorted vnto him so gretly yt he wet and sat in a shippe and all the people stode on ye shoore.
3 Then he told them many truths in parables. “The sower,” he began, “went out to sow; and,
And he spake many thynges to the in similitudes sayinge: Beholde ye sower wet forth to sowe.
4 as they were sowing, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up.
And as he sowed some fell by ye wayessyde and the fowlles came and devoured it vp.
5 Some fell on rocky places, where it had not much soil, and, because the soil wasn’t deep, sprang up at once.
Some fell apo stony groude where it had not moche erth and a none it sproge vp because it had no depth of erth:
6 As soon as the sun had risen, it was scorched, and, because their roots were not deep enough, withered away.
and when ye sunne was vp it cauht heet and for lake of rotynge wyddred awaye.
7 Some, again, fell into the brambles; but the brambles shot up and choked it.
Some fell amoge thornes and the thornes sproge vp and chooked it.
8 Some, however, fell on good soil, and yielded a return, sometimes one hundred, sometimes sixty, sometimes thirty fold.
Parte fell in good groud and brought forth good frute: some an hudred fold some sixtie fold some thyrty folde.
9 Let those who have ears hear.”
Whosoever hath eares to heare let him heare.
10 Afterward his disciples came to him, and said, “Why do you speak to them in parables?”
And the disciples came and sayde to him: Why speakest thou to the in parables?
11 “To you,” answered Jesus, “the knowledge of the hidden truths of the kingdom of heaven has been imparted, but not to those.
He answered and sayde vnto them: it is geve vnto you to knowe ye secretes of the kyngdome of heve but to the it is not geve.
12 For, to all who have, more will be given, and they will have abundance; but, from all who have nothing, even what they have will be taken away.
For whosoever hath to him shall be geven: and he shall have aboundance. But whosoever hath not: fro hym shalbe takyn awaye even that he hath.
13 That is why I speak to them in parables, because, though they have eyes, they do not see, and though they have ears, they do not hear or understand.
Therfore speake I to them in similitudes: for though they se they se not: and hearinge they heare not: nether vnderstonde.
14 In them is being fulfilled that prophecy of Isaiah which says – ‘You will hear with your ears without ever understanding, and, though you have eyes, you will see without ever perceiving,
And in the is fulfilled ye Prophesie of Esayas which prophesie sayth: with the eares ye shall heare and shall not vnderstonde and with the eyes ye shall se and shall not perceave.
15 for the mind of this nation has grown dense, and their ears are dull of hearing, their eyes also have they closed; otherwise some day they might perceive with their eyes, and with their ears they might hear, and in their mind they might understand, and might turn – and I might heal them.’
For this peoples hertes are wexed grosse and their eares were dull of herynge and their eyes have they closed lest they shulde se with their eyes and heare with their eares and shuld vnderstonde with their hertes and shuld tourne that I myght heale them.
16 “But blessed are your eyes, for they see, and your ears, for they hear;
But blessed are youre eyes for they se: and youre eares for they heare.
17 for I tell you that many prophets and good people have longed for the sight of the things which you are seeing, yet never saw them, and to hear the things which you are hearing, yet never heard them.
Verely I say vnto you that many Prophetes and perfaicte me have desired to se tho thinges which ye se and have not sene the: and to heare tho thinges which ye heare and have not herde the.
18 “Listen, then, yourselves to the parable of the sower.
Heare ye therfore ye similitude of the sower.
19 When anyone hears the message of the kingdom without understanding it, the evil one comes and snatches away what has been sown in their mind. This is the person meant by the seed which was sown along the path.
Whosoever heareth the worde of ye kingdome and vnderstondeth it not ther cometh the evyll ma and catcheth awaye yt which was sowne in his hert. And this is he which was sowne by the wayesyde.
20 By the seed which was sown on rocky places is meant the person who hears the message, and at once accepts it joyfully;
But he yt was sowne in ye stony groude is he which heareth the worde of God and anone wt ioye receaveth it
21 but, as they have no root, they stand for only a short time; and, when trouble or persecution arises because of the message, they fall away at once.
yet hath he no rottes in him selfe and therfore dureth but a season: for assone as tribulacion or persecucion aryseth because of the worde by and by he falleth.
22 By the seed which was sown among the brambles is meant the person who hears the message, but the cares of life and the glamour of wealth completely choke the message, so that it gives no return. (aiōn g165)
He yt was sowne amoge thornes is he yt heareth ye worde of God: but the care of this worlde and the dissaytfulnes of ryches choke ye worde and so is he made vnfrutfull. (aiōn g165)
23 But by the seed which was sown on the good ground is meant the person who hears the message and understands it, and really yields a return, sometimes one hundred, sometimes sixty, sometimes thirty fold.”
He which is sowne in ye good grounde is he yt heareth ye worde and vnderstodeth it which also bereth frute and bringeth forth some an. C. folde some sixtie folde and some. xxx. folde.
24 Another parable which Jesus told them was this – “The kingdom of heaven is compared to a person who sowed good seed in their field.
Another similitude put he forth vnto the sayinge: The kyngdome of heve is lyke vnto a man which sowed good seed in his felde.
25 But, while everyone was asleep, their enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and then went away.
But whyll men slepte ther came his foo and sowed tares amoge ye wheate and wet his waye.
26 So, when the blades of corn shot up, and came into ear, the weeds made their appearance also.
When ye blade was sproge vp and had brought forth frute the appered ye tares also.
27 The owner’s servants came to them, and said ‘Was not it good seed that you sowed in your field? Where, then, do the weeds in it come from?’
The servauntes came to the housholder and sayde vnto him: Syr sowedest not thou good seed in thy closse fro whece the hath it tares?
28 ‘An enemy has done this,’ was the owner’s answer. ‘Do you wish us, then,’ they asked, ‘to go and gather them together?’
He sayde to the the envious ma hath done this. Then ye servauntes sayde vnto him: wilt thou then yt we go and gader them?
29 ‘No,’ said he, ‘because while you are pulling up the weeds you might uproot the wheat with them.
But he sayde nay lest whill ye go aboute to wede out ye tares ye plucke vppe also wt them ye wheate by ye rottes:
30 Let both grow side by side until harvest; and then I will say to the reapers, Gather the weeds together first, and tie them in bundles for burning; but bring all the wheat into my barn.’”
let bothe growe to gether tyll harvest come and in tyme of harvest I wyll saye to the repers gather ye fyrst ye tares and bind the in sheves to be bret: but gather the wheete into my barne.
31 Another parable which he told them was this – “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a person took and sowed in his field.
Another parable he put forthe vnto the sayinge. The kyngdome of heve is lyke vnto a grayne of mustard seed which a ma taketh and soweth in his felde
32 This seed is smaller than all other seeds, but, when it has grown up, it is larger than the herbs and becomes a tree, so that ‘the wild birds come and roost in its branches.’”
which is ye leest of all seedes. But when it is groune it is the greatest amoge yerbes and it is a tree: so yt the bryddes of the ayer come and bylde in the brauches of it.
33 This was another parable which Jesus related – “The kingdom of heaven is like some yeast which a woman took and covered up in three pecks of flour, until the whole had risen.”
Another similitude sayde he to them. The kyngdome of heven is lyke vnto leve which a woman taketh and hydeth in. iii. peckes of meele tyll all be levended.
34 Of all this Jesus spoke to the crowd in parables; indeed to them he used never to speak at all except in parables,
All these thynge spake Iesus vnto the people by similitudes and with oute similitudes spake he nothinge to them
35 in fulfillment of these words in the prophet – ‘I will speak to them in parables; I will utter things kept secret since the foundation of the world.’
to fulfyll that which was spoke by the Prophet sayinge: I wyll ope my mouth in similitudes and wyll speake forth thinges which have bene kepte secrete from the begynninge of the worlde.
36 Then Jesus left the crowd, and went into the house. Presently his disciples came to him, and said, “Explain to us the parable of the weeds in the field.”
Then sent Iesus ye people awaye and came to housse. And his disciples came vnto him sayinge: declare vnto vs the similitude of the tares of the felde.
37 He answered, “The sower of the good seed is the Son of Man.
Then answered he and sayde to them. He that soweth the good seed is the sonne of man.
38 The field is the world. By the good seed is meant the people of the kingdom. The weeds are the wicked,
And ye felde is the worlde. And the chyldre of the kingdome they are ye good seed. And the tares are the chyldren of ye wicked.
39 and the enemy who sowed them is the devil. The harvest time is the close of the age, and the reapers are angels. (aiōn g165)
And the enemye that soweth the is ye devell. The harvest is ye end of the worlde. And the repers be ye angels. (aiōn g165)
40 And, just as the weeds are gathered and burnt, so it will be at the close of the age. (aiōn g165)
For eve as the tares are gaddred and bret in ye fyre: so shall it be in ye ende of this worlde. (aiōn g165)
41 The Son of Man will send his angels, and they will gather from his kingdom all that hinders and those who live in sin,
The sonne of man shall send forth his angels and they shall gather out of his kyngdome all thinges that offende and them which do iniquite
42 and will throw them into the blazing furnace, where there will be weeping and grinding of teeth.
and shall cast them into a furnes of fyre. There shalbe waylynge and gnasshing of teth.
43 Then will the righteous shine, like the sun, in the kingdom of their Father. If you have ears, listen.
Then shall the iuste men shyne as bryght as the sunne in ye kyngdome of their father. Whosoever hath eares to heare let him heare.
44 “The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure hidden in a field, which a person found and hid again, and then, in their delight, went and sold everything that they had, and bought that field.
Agayne ye kyngdome of heve is lyke vnto treasure hidde in the felde ye which a man fyndeth and hideth: and for ioy therof goeth and selleth all that he hath and byeth that felde.
45 “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of choice pearls.
Agayne ye kyngdome of heve is lyke vnto a marchaunt that seketh good pearles
46 Finding one of great value, they went and sold everything that they had, and bought it.
which when he had founde one precious pearle wet and solde all that he had and bought it.
47 Or again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net which was cast into the sea, and caught fish of all kinds.
Agayne the kyngdome of heve is lyke vnto a neet cast into ye see yt gadereth of all kyndes of fysshes:
48 When it was full, they hauled it up on the beach, and sat down and sorted the good fish into baskets, but threw the worthless ones away.
which whe it is full men drawe to londe and sitte and gadre the good into vessels and cast the bad awaye.
49 So will it be at the close of the age. The angels will go out and separate the wicked from the righteous, (aiōn g165)
So shall it be at the ende of the worlde. The angels shall come oute and sever the bad from the good (aiōn g165)
50 and will throw them into the blazing furnace, where there will be weeping and grinding of teeth.
and shall cast them into a furnes of fyre: there shalbe waylinge and gnasshynge of teth.
51 “Have you understood all this?” Jesus asked. “Yes,” they answered.
Iesus sayde vnto them: vnderstonde ye all these thynges? They sayde ye Lorde.
52 Then he added, “So every teacher of the Law, who has received instruction about the kingdom of heaven, is like a householder who produces from his stores things both new and old.”
The sayde he vnto them: Therfore every scribe which is taught vnto the kyngdome of heve is lyke an housholder which bryngeth forth out of hys treasure thynges bothe new and olde.
53 When Jesus had finished these parables, he withdrew from that place.
And it came to passe when Iesus had finisshed these similitudes yt he departed thece
54 Going to his own part of the country, he taught the people in their synagogue in such a manner that they were deeply impressed. “Where did he get this wisdom?” they said, “and the miracles?
and came in to his awne coutre and taught them in their synagoges in so moche yt they were astonyed and sayde: whece cometh all this wysdome and power vnto him?
55 Isn’t he the carpenter’s son? Isn’t his mother called Mary, and his brothers James, and Joseph, and Simon, and Judas?
Is not this the carpeters sonne? Is not his mother called Mary? and his brethre be called Iames and Ioses and Simo and Iudas?
56 And his sisters, too – are not they all living among us? Where, then did he get all this?”
And are not his susters all here wt vs? Whece hath he all these thynge.
57 These things proved a hindrance to their believing in him. But Jesus said, “A prophet is not without honor, except in his own country and in his own house.”
And they were offended by him. The Iesus sayd to the a Prophet is not wt out honoure save in hys awne countre and amoge his awne kynne.
58 He did not work many miracles there, because of their want of faith.
And he dyd not many miracles there for there vnbelefes sake.
