Matthew 13
1 On that day Jesus went out of the house, and sat by the seaside.
That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the sea.
2 And large crowds gathered to him, so that he entered into a boat, and sat, and all the crowd stood on the beach.
Such large crowds gathered around Him that He got into a boat and sat down, while all the people stood on the shore.
3 And he spoke to them many things in parables, saying, "Look, a farmer went out to sow.
And He told them many things in parables, saying, “A farmer went out to sow his seed.
4 And as he sowed, some seeds fell by the roadside, and the birds came and devoured them.
And as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it.
5 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.
Some fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly because the soil was shallow.
6 But when the sun had risen, they were scorched. Because they had no root, they withered away.
But when the sun rose, the seedlings were scorched, and they withered because they had no root.
7 Others fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked them.
Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the seedlings.
8 Still others fell on good soil, and yielded fruit: some one hundred times as much, some sixty, and some thirty.
Still other seed fell on good soil and produced a crop—a hundredfold, sixtyfold, or thirtyfold.
9 He who has ears, let him hear."
He who has ears, let him hear.”
10 Then the disciples came, and said to him, "Why do you speak to them in parables?"
Then the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Why do You speak to the people in parables?”
11 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.
He replied, “The knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them.
12 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.
Whoever has will be given more, and he will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.
13 Therefore I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing, they do not hear, neither do they understand.
This is why I speak to them in parables: ‘Though seeing, they do not see; though hearing, they do not hear or understand.’
14 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.
In them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled: ‘You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.
15 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.'
For this people’s heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.’
16 "But blessed are your eyes, for they see; and your ears, for they hear.
But blessed are your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear.
17 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.
For truly I tell you, many prophets and righteous men longed to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.
18 "Hear, then, the parable of the farmer.
Consider, then, the parable of the sower:
19 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.
When anyone hears the message of the kingdom but does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is the seed sown along the path.
20 And what was sown on the rocky places, this is he who hears the word, and immediately with joy receives it;
The seed sown on rocky ground is the one who hears the word and at once receives it with joy.
21 yet he has no root in himself, but endures for a while. When oppression or persecution arises because of the word, immediately he stumbles.
But since he has no root, he remains for only a season. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, he quickly falls away.
22 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)
The seed sown among the thorns is the one who hears the word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful. (aiōn g165)
23 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."
But the seed sown on good soil is the one who hears the word and understands it. He indeed bears fruit and produces a crop—a hundredfold, sixtyfold, or thirtyfold.”
24 He set another parable before them, saying, "The kingdom of heaven is like a person who sowed good seed in his field,
Jesus put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field.
25 but while everyone slept, his enemy came and sowed tares also among the wheat, and went away.
But while everyone was asleep, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and slipped away.
26 But when the blade sprang up and brought forth fruit, then the tares appeared also.
When the wheat sprouted and bore grain, then the weeds also appeared.
27 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?'
The owner’s servants came to him and said, ‘Sir, didn’t you sow good seed in your field? Where then did the weeds come from?’
28 "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?'
‘An enemy did this,’ he replied. So the servants asked him, ‘Do you want us to go and pull them up?’
29 "But he said, 'No, lest perhaps while you gather up the tares, you root up the wheat with them.
‘No,’ he said, ‘if you pull the weeds now, you might uproot the wheat with them.
30 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."'"
Let both grow together until the harvest. At that time I will tell the harvesters: First collect the weeds and tie them in bundles to be burned; then gather the wheat into my barn.’”
31 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;
He put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a man planted in his field.
32 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."
Although it is the smallest of all seeds, yet it grows into the largest of 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 yeast, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, until it was all leavened."
He told them still another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like leaven that a woman took and mixed into three measures of flour, until all of it was leavened.”
34 Jesus spoke all these things in parables to the crowds; and without a parable, he did not speak to them,
Jesus spoke all these things to the crowds in parables. He did not tell them anything without using a parable.
35 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."
So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophet: “I will open My mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden since the foundation of the world.”
36 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."
Then Jesus dismissed the crowds and went into the house. His disciples came to Him and said, “Explain to us the parable of the weeds in the field.”
37 And he answered them, "The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man,
He replied, “The One who sows the good seed is the Son of Man.
38 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,
The field is the world, and the good seed represents the sons of the kingdom. The weeds are the sons of the evil one,
39 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)
and the enemy who sows them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the harvesters are angels. (aiōn g165)
40 As therefore the tares are gathered up and burned with fire; so will it be at the end of the age. (aiōn g165)
As the weeds are collected and burned in the 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 gather out of his Kingdom all things that cause stumbling, and those who do iniquity,
The Son of Man will send out His angels, and they will weed out of His kingdom every cause of sin and all who practice lawlessness.
42 and will cast them into the furnace of fire. There will be weeping and the grinding of teeth.
And they will throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
43 Then the righteous will shine forth like the sun in the Kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him hear.
Then the righteous will shine 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 the field, which a man found, and hid. In his joy, he goes and sells all that he has, and buys that field.
The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and in his joy he went and sold all he had and bought that field.
45 "Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a man who is a merchant seeking fine pearls,
Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls.
46 and having found one pearl of great price, he went and sold all that he had, and bought it.
When he found one very precious pearl, he went away and sold all he had and bought it.
47 "Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a dragnet, that was cast into the sea, and gathered some fish of every kind,
Once again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was cast into the sea and caught all kinds of fish.
48 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.
When it was full, the men pulled it ashore. Then they sat down and sorted the good fish into containers, but threw the bad away.
49 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)
So will it be at the end of the age: The angels will come and separate the wicked from the righteous, (aiōn g165)
50 and will cast them into the furnace of fire. There will be the weeping and the grinding of teeth."
and throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
51 "Have you understood all these things?" They answered him, "Yes."
Have you understood all these things?” “Yes,” they answered.
52 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."
Then He told them, “For this reason, every scribe who has been discipled in the kingdom of heaven is like a homeowner who brings out of his storeroom new treasures as well as old.”
53 And it happened that when Jesus had finished these parables, he departed from there.
When Jesus had finished these parables, He withdrew from that place.
54 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?
Coming to His hometown, He taught the people in their synagogue, and they were astonished. “Where did this man get such wisdom and miraculous powers?” they asked.
55 Is not this the carpenter's son? Is not his mother called Mary, and his brothers, James and Joseph and Simon and Judas?
“Isn’t this the carpenter’s son? Isn’t His mother’s name Mary, and aren’t His brothers James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas?
56 And are not all of his sisters with us? Where then did this man get all of these things?"
Aren’t all His sisters with us as well? Where then did this man get all these things?”
57 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."
And they took offense at Him. But Jesus said to them, “Only in his hometown and in his own household is a prophet without honor.”
58 And he did not do many mighty works there because of their unbelief.
And He did not do many miracles there, because of their unbelief.
