Matthew 13
1 In that day, Jesus, departing from the house, sat down beside the sea.
And that [same] day Jesus went out from the house and sat down by the sea.
2 And such great crowds were gathered to him that he climbed into a boat and he sat down. And the entire multitude stood on the shore.
And great crowds were gathered together to him, so that going on board ship himself he sat down, and the whole crowd stood on the shore.
3 And he spoke many things to them in parables, saying: “Behold, a sower went out to sow seed.
And he spoke to them many things in parables, saying, Behold, the sower went out to sow:
4 And while he was sowing, some fell beside the road, and the birds of the air came and ate it.
and as he sowed, some [grains] fell along the way, and the birds came and devoured them;
5 Then others fell in a rocky place, where they did not have much soil. And they sprung up promptly, because they had no depth of soil.
and others fell upon the rocky places where they had not much earth, and immediately they sprang up out of [the ground] because of not having [any] depth of earth,
6 But when the sun rose up, they were scorched, and because they had no roots, they withered.
but when the sun rose they were burned up, and because of not having [any] root were dried up;
7 Still others fell among thorns, and the thorns increased and suffocated them.
and others fell upon the thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked them;
8 Yet some others fell upon good soil, and they produced fruit: some one hundred fold, some sixty fold, some thirty fold.
and others fell upon the good ground, and produced fruit, one a hundred, one sixty, and one thirty.
9 Whoever has ears to hear, let him hear.”
He that has ears, let him hear.
10 And his disciples drew near to him and said, “Why do you speak to them in parables?”
And the disciples came up and said to him, Why speakest thou to them in parables?
11 Responding, he said to them: “Because it has been given to you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but it has not been given to them.
And he answering said to them, Because to you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of the heavens, but to them it is not given;
12 For whoever has, it shall be given to him, and he shall have in abundance. But whoever has not, even what he has shall be taken away from him.
for whoever has, to him shall be given, and he shall be caused to be in abundance; but he who has not, even what he has shall be taken away from him.
13 For this reason, I speak to them in parables: because seeing, they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand.
For this cause I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear nor understand;
14 And so, in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah, who said, ‘Hearing, you shall hear, but not understand; and seeing, you shall see, but not perceive.
and in them is filled up the prophecy of Esaias, which says, Hearing ye shall hear and shall not understand, and beholding ye shall behold and not see;
15 For the heart of this people has grown fat, and with their ears they hear heavily, and they have closed their eyes, lest at any time they might see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and be converted, and then I would heal them.’
for the heart of this people has grown fat, and they have heard heavily with their ears, and they have closed their eyes as asleep, lest they should see with the eyes, and hear with the ears, and understand with the heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.
16 But blessed 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 Amen I say to you, certainly, that many of the prophets and the just desired to see what you see, and yet they did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and yet they did not hear it.
for verily I say unto you, that many prophets and righteous [men] have desired to see the things which ye behold and did not see [them], and to hear the things which ye hear and did not hear [them].
18 Listen, then, to the parable of the sower.
Ye, therefore, hear the parable of the sower.
19 With anyone who hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, evil comes and carries away what was sown in his heart. This is he who received the seed by the side of the road.
From every one who hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand [it], the wicked one comes and catches away what was sown in his heart: this is he that is sown by the wayside.
20 Then whoever has received the seed upon a rocky place, this is one who hears the word and promptly accepts it with joy.
But he that is sown on the rocky places — this is he who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy,
21 But he has no root in himself, so it is only for a time; then, when tribulation and persecution occur because of the word, he promptly stumbles.
but has no root in himself, but is for a time only; and when tribulation or persecution happens on account of the word, he is immediately offended.
22 And whoever has received the seed among thorns, this is he who hears the word, but the cares of this age and the falseness of riches suffocate the word, and he is effectively without fruit. (aiōn g165)
And he that is sown among the thorns — this is he who hears the word, and the anxious care of this life, and the deceit of riches choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful. (aiōn g165)
23 Yet truly, whoever has received the seed into good soil, this is he who hears the word, and understands it, and so he bears fruit, and he produces: some a hundred fold, and another sixty fold, and another thirty fold.”
But he that is sown upon the good ground — this is he who hears and understands the word, who bears fruit also, and produces, one a hundred, one sixty, and one thirty.
24 He proposed another parable to them, saying: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field.
Another parable set he before them, saying, The kingdom of the heavens has become like a man sowing good seed in his field;
25 But while the men were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds amid the wheat, and then went away.
but while men slept, his enemy came and sowed darnel amongst the wheat, and went away.
26 And when the plants had grown, and had produced fruit, then the weeds also appeared.
But when the blade shot up and produced fruit, then appeared the darnel also.
27 So the servants of the Father of the family, approaching, said to him: ‘Lord, did you not sow good seed in your field? Then how is it that it has weeds?’
And the bondmen of the householder came up and said to him, Sir, hast thou not sown good seed in thy field? whence then has it darnel?
28 And he said to them, ‘A man who is an enemy has done this.’ So the servants said to him, ‘Is it your will that we should go and gather them up?’
And he said to them, A man [that is] an enemy has done this. And the bondmen said to him, Wilt thou then that we should go and gather it [up]?
29 And he said: ‘No, lest perhaps in gathering the weeds, you might also root out the wheat together with it.
But he said, No; lest [in] gathering the darnel ye should root up the wheat with it.
30 Permit both to grow until the harvest, and at the time of the harvest, I will say to the reapers: Gather first the weeds, and bind them into bundles to burn, but the wheat gather into my storehouse.’”
Suffer both to grow together unto the harvest, and in time of the harvest I will say to the harvestmen, Gather first the darnel, and bind it into bundles to burn it; but the wheat bring together into my granary.
31 He proposed another parable to them, saying: “The kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field.
Another parable set he before them, saying, The kingdom of the heavens is like a grain of mustard [seed] which a man took and sowed in his field;
32 It is, indeed, the least of all seeds, but when it has grown, it is greater than all the plants, and it becomes a tree, so much so that the birds of the air come and dwell in its branches.”
which is less indeed than all seeds, but when it is grown is greater than herbs, and becomes a tree, so that the birds of heaven come and roost in its branches.
33 He spoke another parable to them: “The kingdom of heaven is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of fine wheat flour, until it was entirely leavened.”
He spoke another parable to them: The kingdom of the heavens is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal until it had been all leavened.
34 All these things Jesus spoke in parables to the crowds. And he did not speak to them apart from parables,
All these things Jesus spoke to the crowds in parables, and without a parable he did not speak to them,
35 in order to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet, saying: “I will open my mouth in parables. I will proclaim what has been hidden since the foundation of the world.”
so that that should be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden from [the] world's foundation.
36 Then, dismissing the crowds, he went into the house. And his disciples drew near to him, saying, “Explain to us the parable of the weeds in the field.”
Then, having dismissed the crowds, he went into the house; and his disciples came to him, saying, Expound to us the parable of the darnel of the field.
37 Responding, he said to them: “He who sows the good seed is the Son of man.
But he answering said, He that sows the good seed is the Son of man,
38 Now the field is the world. And the good seeds are the sons of the kingdom. But the weeds are the sons of wickedness.
and the field is the world; and the good seed, these are the sons of the kingdom, but the darnel are the sons of the evil [one];
39 So the enemy who sowed them is the devil. And truly, the harvest is the consummation of the age; while the reapers are the Angels. (aiōn g165)
and the enemy who has sowed it is the devil; and the harvest is [the] completion of [the] age, and the harvestmen are angels. (aiōn g165)
40 Therefore, just as weeds are gathered up and burned with fire, so shall it be at the consummation of the age. (aiōn g165)
As then the darnel is gathered and is burned in the fire, thus it shall be in the completion of the age. (aiōn g165)
41 The Son of man shall send out his Angels, and they shall gather from his kingdom all who lead astray and those who work iniquity.
The Son of man shall send his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all offences, and those that practise lawlessness;
42 And he shall cast them into the furnace of fire, where there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
and they shall cast them into the furnace of fire; there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.
43 Then the just ones shall shine like the sun, in the kingdom of their Father. Whoever has ears to hear, let him hear.
Then the righteous shall shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He that has ears, let him hear.
44 The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure hidden in a field. When a man finds it, he hides it, and, because of his joy, he goes and sells everything that he has, and he buys that field.
The kingdom of the heavens is like a treasure hid in the field, which a man having found has hid, and for the joy of it goes and sells all whatever he has, and buys that field.
45 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking good pearls.
Again, the kingdom of the heavens is like a merchant seeking beautiful pearls;
46 Having found one pearl of great value, he went away and sold all that he had, and he bought it.
and having found one pearl of great value, he went and sold all whatever he had and bought it.
47 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net cast into the sea, which gathers together all kinds of fish.
Again, the kingdom of the heavens is like a seine which has been cast into the sea, and which has gathered together of every kind,
48 When it has been filled, drawing it out and sitting beside the shore, they selected the good into vessels, but the bad they threw away.
which, when it has been filled, having drawn up on the shore and sat down, they gathered the good into vessels and cast the worthless out.
49 So shall it be at the consummation of the age. The Angels shall go forth and separate the bad from the midst of the just. (aiōn g165)
Thus shall it be in the completion of the age: the angels shall go forth and sever the wicked from the midst of the just, (aiōn g165)
50 And they shall cast them into the furnace of fire, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
and shall cast them into the furnace of fire; there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.
51 Have you understood all these things?” They say to him, “Yes.”
Jesus says to them, Have ye understood all these things? They say to him, Yea, [Lord].
52 He said to them, “Therefore, every scribe well-taught about the kingdom of heaven, is like a man, the father of a family, who offers from his storehouse both the new and the old.”
And he said to them, For this reason every scribe discipled to the kingdom of the heavens is like a man [that is] a householder who brings out of his treasure things new and old.
53 And it happened that, when Jesus had completed these parables, he went away from there.
And it came to pass when Jesus had finished these parables he withdrew thence.
54 And arriving in his own country, he taught them in their synagogues, so much so that they wondered and said: “How can such wisdom and power be with this one?
And having come into his own country, he taught them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished, and said, Whence has this [man] this wisdom and these works of power?
55 Is this not the son of a workman? Is not his mother called Mary, and his brothers, James, and Joseph, and Simon, and Jude?
Is not this the son of the carpenter? Is not his mother called Mary, and his brethren James, and Joseph, and Simon, and Judas?
56 And his sisters, are they not all with us? Therefore, from where has this one obtained all these things?”
And his sisters, are they not all with us? Whence then has this [man] all these things?
57 And they took offense at him. But Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor, except in his own country and in his own house.”
And they were offended in him. And Jesus said to them, A prophet is not without honour, unless in his country and in his house.
58 And he did not work many miracles there, because of their unbelief.
And he did not there many works of power, because of their unbelief.
