Matthew 13
1 On that day Jesus went out of the house and was seated by the seaside.
On that day Jesus went out of the house and sat beside the sea.
2 And great numbers of people came together to him, so that he got into a boat; and the people took up their position by the sea.
A very large crowd gathered around him, so he got into a boat and sat in it, while the whole crowd stood on the beach.
3 And he gave them teaching in the form of a story, saying, A man went out to put seed in the earth;
Then Jesus said many things to them in parables. He said, “Behold, a farmer went out to sow seed.
4 And while he did so, some seeds were dropped by the wayside, and the birds came and took them for food:
As he sowed, some seeds fell beside the road, and the birds came and devoured them.
5 And some of the seed went among the stones, where it had not much earth, and straight away it came up because the earth was not deep:
Other seeds fell on rocky ground, where they did not have much soil. Immediately they sprang up, because the soil had no depth.
6 And when the sun was high, it was burned; and because it had no root it became dry and dead.
But when the sun had risen, they were scorched because they had no root, and they withered away.
7 And some seeds went among thorns, and the thorns came up and they had no room for growth:
Other seeds fell among the thorn plants. The thorn plants grew up and choked them.
8 And some, falling on good earth, gave fruit, some a hundred, some sixty, some thirty times as much.
Other seeds fell on good soil and produced a crop, some one hundred times as much, some sixty, and some thirty.
9 He who has ears, let him give ear.
He who has ears, let him listen.”
10 And the disciples came and said to him, Why do you say things to them in the form of stories?
The disciples came and said to Jesus, “Why do you talk to the crowd in parables?”
11 And he said to them in answer, To you is given the knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.
Jesus answered and said to them, “You have been given the privilege of understanding mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.
12 Because whoever has, to him will be given, and he will have more; but from him who has not, even what he has will be taken away.
For whoever has will be given more, and he will have an abundance. But whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.
13 For this reason I put things into the form of stories; because they see without seeing, and give ear without hearing, and the sense is not clear to them.
This is why I talk to them in parables: Though they are seeing, they do not see; and though they are hearing, they do not hear, or understand.
14 And for them the words of Isaiah have come true, Though you give ear, you will not get knowledge; and seeing, you will see, but the sense will not be clear to you:
To them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled, that which says, 'While hearing you will hear, but you will in no way understand; while seeing you will see, but you will in no way perceive.
15 For the heart of this people has become fat and their ears are slow in hearing and their eyes are shut; for fear that they might see with their eyes and give hearing with their ears and become wise in their hearts and be turned again to me, so that I might make them well.
For this people's heart has become dull, and they are hard of hearing, and they have closed their eyes, so they should not see with their eyes, or hear with their ears, or understand with their hearts, so they would turn again, and I would heal them.'
16 But a blessing be on your eyes, because they see; and on your ears, because they are open.
But blessed are your eyes, for they see; and your ears, for they hear.
17 For truly, I say to you that prophets and upright men had a desire to see the things which you see, and saw them not; and to have knowledge of the words which have come to your ears, and they had it not.
Truly I say to you that many prophets and righteous men desired to see the things that you see, and did not see them. They desired to hear the things that you hear, and did not hear them.
18 Give ear, then, to the story of the man who put the seed in the earth.
Listen then to the parable of the farmer who sowed his seed.
19 When the word of the kingdom comes to anyone, and the sense of it is not clear to him, then the Evil One comes, and quickly takes away that which was put in his heart. He is the seed dropped by the wayside.
When anyone hears the word of the kingdom but does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what has been sown in his heart. This is the seed that was sown beside the road.
20 And that which went on the stones, this is he who, hearing the word, straight away takes it with joy;
What was sown on rocky ground is the person who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy,
21 But having no root in himself, he goes on for a time; and when trouble comes or pain, because of the word, he quickly becomes full of doubts.
yet he has no root in himself and he endures for a while. When tribulation or persecution arises because of the word, he quickly falls away.
22 And that which was dropped among the thorns, this is he who has the word; and the cares of this life, and the deceits of wealth, put a stop to the growth of the word and it gives no fruit. (aiōn g165)
What was sown among the thorn plants, this is the person who hears the word, but the cares of the world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful. (aiōn g165)
23 And the seed which was put in good earth, this is he who gives ear to the word, and gets the sense of it; who gives fruit, some a hundred, some sixty, some thirty times as much.
What was sown on the good soil, this is the person who hears the word and understands it. He bears fruit and makes a crop, some yielding one hundred times as much as was planted, some sixty, and some thirty times as much.”
24 And he gave them another story, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like a man who put good seed in his field:
Jesus presented another parable to them. He said, “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field.
25 But while men were sleeping, one who had hate for him came and put evil seeds among the grain, and went away.
But while people slept, his enemy came and also sowed weeds among the wheat and then went away.
26 But when the green stem came up and gave fruit, the evil plants were seen at the same time.
When the blades sprouted and then produced their crop, then the weeds appeared also.
27 And the servants of the master of the house came and said to him, Sir, did you not put good seed in your field? how then has it evil plants?
The servants of the landowner came and said to him, 'Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? How does it now have weeds?'
28 And he said, Someone has done this in hate. And the servants say to him, Is it your pleasure that we go and take them up?
He said to them, 'An enemy has done this.' The servants said to him, 'So do you want us to go and pull them out?'
29 But he says, No, for fear that by chance while you take up the evil plants, you may be rooting up the grain with them.
The landowner said, 'No. Because while you are pulling out the weeds, you might uproot the wheat with them.
30 Let them come up together till the getting in of the grain; and then I will say to the workers, Take up first the evil plants, and put them together for burning: but put the grain into my store-house.
Let both grow together until the harvest. At the time of the harvest I will say to the reapers, “First pull out the weeds and tie them in bundles to burn them, but gather the wheat into my barn.”'”
31 He put another story before them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard seed which a man took and put in his field:
Then Jesus presented another parable to them. He said, “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed which a man took and sowed in his field.
32 Which is smaller than all seeds; but when it has come up it is greater than the plants, and becomes a tree, so that the birds of heaven come and make their resting-places in its branches.
This seed is indeed the smallest of all seeds. But when it has grown, it is greater than the garden plants. It becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and nest in its branches.”
33 Another story he gave to them: The kingdom of heaven is like leaven, which a woman took, and put in three measures of meal, till it was all leavened.
Jesus then told them another parable. “The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed with three measures of flour until all the dough had risen.”
34 All these things Jesus said to the people in the form of stories; and without a story he said nothing to them:
All these things Jesus said to the crowds in parables; and he said nothing to them without a parable.
35 That it might come true which was said by the prophet, Opening my mouth, I will give out stories; I will give knowledge of things kept secret from before all time.
This was in order that what had been said through the prophet might come true, when he said, “I will open my mouth in parables. I will say things that were hidden from the foundation of the world.”
36 Then he went away from the people, and went into the house; and his disciples came to him, saying, Make clear to us the story of the evil plants in the field.
Then Jesus left the crowds and went into the house. His disciples came to him and said, “Explain to us the parable of the weeds of the field.”
37 And he made answer and said, He who puts the good seed in the earth is the Son of man;
Jesus answered and said, “He who sows the good seed is the Son of Man.
38 And the field is the world; and the good seed is the sons of the kingdom; and the evil seeds are the sons of the Evil One;
The field is the world; and the good seed, these are the sons of the kingdom. The weeds are the sons of the evil one,
39 And he who put them in the earth is Satan; and the getting in of the grain is the end of the world; and those who get it in are the angels. (aiōn g165)
and 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 then the evil plants are got together and burned with fire, so will it be in the end of the world. (aiōn g165)
Therefore, as the weeds are gathered up and burned with fire, so will it be at the end of the age. (aiōn g165)
41 The Son of man will send out his angels, and they will take out of his kingdom everything which is a cause of error, and all those who do wrong,
The Son of Man will send out his angels, and they will gather out of his kingdom all the things that cause sin and those who commit iniquity.
42 And will put them into the fire; there will be weeping and cries of sorrow.
They will throw them into the furnace of fire, where there will be weeping and grinding of teeth.
43 Then will the upright be shining as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him give ear.
Then will the righteous people shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him listen.
44 The kingdom of heaven is like a secret store of wealth in a field, which a man came across and put back again; and in his joy he goes and gives all he has, to get that field.
The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure hidden in a field. A man found it and hid it. In his joy he goes, sells everything he possesses, and buys that field.
45 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a trader searching for beautiful jewels.
Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a man who is a merchant looking for valuable pearls.
46 And having come across one jewel of great price, he went and gave all he had in exchange for it.
When he found one pearl of very great value, he went and sold everything that he possessed and bought it.
47 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net, which was put into the sea and took in every sort of fish:
Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was cast into the sea, and that gathered creatures of every kind.
48 When it was full, they took it up on the sands; and seated there they put the good into vessels, but the bad they put away.
When it was filled, the fishermen drew it up on the beach. Then they sat down and gathered the good things into containers, but the worthless things they threw away.
49 So will it be in the end of the world: the angels will come and take out the bad from the good, (aiōn g165)
It will be this way at the end of the age. The angels will come and separate the wicked from among the righteous. (aiōn g165)
50 And will put them into the fire: there will be weeping and cries of sorrow.
They will throw them into the furnace of fire, where there will be weeping and grinding of teeth.
51 Are all these things now clear to you? They say to him, Yes.
Have you understood all these things?” The disciples said to him, “Yes.”
52 And he said to them, For this reason every scribe who has become a disciple of the kingdom of heaven is like the owner of a house, who gives out from his store things new and old.
Then Jesus said to them, “Therefore every scribe who has become a disciple to the kingdom of heaven is like a man who is the owner of a house, who draws out old and new things from his treasure.”
53 And when Jesus had come to the end of these stories he went away from there.
Then it came about that when Jesus had finished these parables, he departed from that place.
54 And coming into his country, he gave them teaching in their Synagogue, so that they were greatly surprised and said, Where did this man get this wisdom and these works of power?
Then Jesus entered his own region and taught the people in their synagogue. The result was that they were astonished and said, “Where does this man get his wisdom and these miracles from?
55 Is not this the woodworker's son? is not his mother named Mary? and his brothers James and Joseph and Simon and Judas?
Is not this man the carpenter's son? Is not his mother called Mary? Are not his brothers James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas?
56 And his sisters, are they not all with us? from where, then, has he all these things?
Are not all his sisters with us? Where did he get all these things?”
57 And they were bitter against him. But Jesus said to them, A prophet is nowhere without honour but in his country and among his family.
They were offended by him. But Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his own country and in his own family.”
58 And the works of power which he did there were small in number because they had no faith.
He did not do many miracles there because of their unbelief.
