Matthew 13
1 In that day, Jesus, departing from the house, sat down beside the sea.
On that day Jesus went out of the house, and sat by the seaside.
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 large crowds gathered to him, so that he entered into a boat, and sat, and all the crowd stood on the beach.
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, "Look, a farmer 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 seeds fell by the roadside, 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 on rocky ground, where they did not have much soil, and immediately they sprang up, because they had no 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 had risen, they were scorched. Because they had no root, they withered away.
7 Still others fell among thorns, and the thorns increased and suffocated them.
Others fell among 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.
Still others fell on good soil, and yielded fruit: some one hundred times as much, some sixty, and some thirty.
9 Whoever has ears to hear, let him hear.”
He who has ears, let him hear."
10 And his disciples drew near to him and said, “Why do you speak to them in parables?”
Then the disciples came, and said to him, "Why do you speak 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 answering, he said to them, "To you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but it is not given to them.
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 will be given, and he will have abundance, but whoever does not have, from him will be taken away even that which he has.
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.
Therefore I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing, they do not hear, neither do they 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 the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled, which says, 'In hearing you will hear, but will not understand, and seeing you will see, but not perceive.
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 dull, and their ears are sluggish in hearing, and they have closed their eyes, otherwise they might see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and turn back, and I would heal them.'
16 But blessed 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 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 truly I tell you that many prophets and righteous people desired to see the things which you see, and did not see them; and to hear the things which you hear, and did not hear them.
18 Listen, then, to the parable of the sower.
"Hear, then, the parable of the farmer.
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.
When anyone hears the word of the Kingdom, and does not understand it, the evil one comes, and snatches away that which has been sown in his heart. This is what was sown by the roadside.
20 Then whoever has received the seed upon a rocky place, this is one who hears the word and promptly accepts it with joy.
And what was sown on the rocky places, this is he who hears the word, and immediately with joy receives it;
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.
yet he has no root in himself, but endures for a while. When oppression or persecution arises because of the word, immediately he stumbles.
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 what was sown among the thorns, this is he 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 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.”
And what was sown on the good ground, this is he who hears the word, and understands it, who truly bears fruit, and brings forth, some one hundred times as much, some sixty, and some thirty."
24 He proposed another parable to them, saying: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field.
He set another parable before them, saying, "The kingdom of heaven is like a person who sowed 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 everyone slept, his enemy came and sowed tares also among 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 sprang up and brought forth fruit, then the tares appeared 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?’
So the servants of the householder came and said to him, 'Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? Where did these tares come from?'
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, 'An enemy has done this.' "And the servants asked him, 'Then do you want us to go and gather them 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 perhaps while you gather up the tares, you root up the wheat with them.
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.’”
Let both grow together until the harvest, and in the harvest time I will tell the reapers, "First, gather up the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them; but gather the wheat into my barn."'"
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.
He set another parable before them, saying, "The kingdom of heaven is like a 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 indeed is least of all the seeds. But when it has grown it is larger than the garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and nest 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 heaven is like yeast, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, until it was all leavened."
34 All these things Jesus spoke in parables to the crowds. And he did not speak to them apart from parables,
Jesus spoke all these things in parables to the crowds; 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.”
that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophet, saying, "I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden since the beginning of the world."
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 Jesus sent the crowds away, and went into the house. His disciples came to him, saying, "Explain to us the parable of the tares in the field."
37 Responding, he said to them: “He who sows the good seed is the Son of man.
And he answered them, "The one who 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 children of the Kingdom; and the tares are the children 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 sowed them is the devil, and the harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers 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 therefore the tares are gathered up and burned with fire; so will it be at the end 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 will send out his angels, and they will gather out of his Kingdom all things that cause stumbling, and those who do iniquity,
42 And he shall cast them into the furnace of fire, where there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
and will cast them into the furnace of fire. There will be weeping and the grinding 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 will shine forth like the sun in the Kingdom of their Father. He who 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 heaven is like a treasure hidden in the field, which a man found, and hid. In his joy, he goes and sells all that he has, and buys that field.
45 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking good pearls.
"Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a man who is a merchant seeking fine 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 price, he went and sold all that 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 heaven is like a dragnet, that was cast into the sea, and gathered some fish 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 was filled, they drew up on the beach. They sat down, and gathered the good into containers, but the bad they threw away.
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)
So will it be in the end of the world. The angels will come forth, and separate the wicked from among the righteous, (aiōn g165)
50 And they shall cast them into the furnace of fire, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
and will cast them into the furnace of fire. There will be the weeping and the grinding of teeth."
51 Have you understood all these things?” They say to him, “Yes.”
"Have you understood all these things?" They answered him, "Yes."
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, "Therefore, every scribe who has been made a disciple in the kingdom of heaven is like a man who is a householder, who brings out of his treasure new and old things."
53 And it happened that, when Jesus had completed these parables, he went away from there.
And it happened that when Jesus had finished these parables, he departed from there.
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 coming into his own country, he taught them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished, and said, "Where did this man get this wisdom, and these mighty works?
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 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? Therefore, from where has this one obtained all these things?”
And are not all of his sisters with us? Where then did this man get all of 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 by 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 work many miracles there, because of their unbelief.
And he did not do many mighty works there because of their unbelief.
