Matthew 13
1 And in that day Jesus, having gone forth from the house, was sitting by the sea,
On that day Jesus went out of the house and sat beside the sea.
2 and gathered together unto him were many multitudes, so that he having gone into the boat did sit down, and all the multitude on the beach did stand,
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 spake to them many things in similes, saying: 'Lo, the sower went forth to sow,
Then Jesus said many things to them in parables. He said, “Behold, a farmer went out to sow seed.
4 and in his sowing, some indeed fell by the way, and the fowls did come and devour them,
As he sowed, some seeds fell beside the road, and the birds came and devoured them.
5 and others fell upon the rocky places, where they had not much earth, and immediately they sprang forth, through not having depth of earth,
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 the sun having risen they were scorched, and through not having root, they withered,
But when the sun had risen, they were scorched because they had no root, and they withered away.
7 and others fell upon the thorns, and the thorns did come up and choke them,
Other seeds fell among the thorn plants. The thorn plants grew up and choked them.
8 and others fell upon the good ground, and were giving fruit, some indeed a hundredfold, and some sixty, and some thirty.
Other seeds fell on good soil and produced a crop, some one hundred times as much, some sixty, and some thirty.
9 He who is having ears to hear — let him hear.'
He who has ears, let him listen.”
10 And the disciples having come near, said to him, 'Wherefore in similes dost thou speak to them?'
The disciples came and said to Jesus, “Why do you talk to the crowd in parables?”
11 And he answering said to them that — 'To you it hath been given to know the secrets of the reign of the heavens, and to these it hath not been 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 for whoever hath, it shall be given to him, and he shall have overabundance, and whoever hath not, even that which he hath shall be taken from him.
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 'Because of this, in similes do I speak to them, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor understand,
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 fulfilled on them is the prophecy of Isaiah, that saith, With hearing ye shall hear, and ye shall not understand, and seeing ye shall see, and ye shall not perceive,
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 made gross was the heart of this people, and with the ears they heard heavily, and their eyes they did close, lest they might see with the eyes, and with the ears might hear, and with the heart understand, and turn back, and I might heal them.
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 'And happy 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 for verily I say to you, that many prophets and righteous men did desire to see that which ye look on, and they did not see, and to hear that which ye hear, and they did not hear.
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 'Ye, therefore, hear ye the simile of the sower:
Listen then to the parable of the farmer who sowed his seed.
19 Every one hearing the word of the reign, and not understanding — the evil one doth come, and doth catch that which hath been sown in his heart; this is that sown by the way.
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 sown on the rocky places, this is he who is hearing the word, and immediately with joy is receiving it,
What was sown on rocky ground is the person who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy,
21 and he hath not root in himself, but is temporary, and persecution or tribulation having happened because of the word, immediately he is stumbled.
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 sown toward the thorns, this is he who is hearing the word, and the anxiety of this age, and the deceitfulness of the riches, do choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful. (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 that sown on the good ground: this is he who is hearing the word, and is understanding, who indeed doth bear fruit, and doth make, some indeed a hundredfold, and some sixty, and some thirty.'
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 Another simile he set before them, saying: 'The reign of the heavens was likened to a man sowing 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 and, while men are sleeping, his enemy came and sowed darnel in the midst of the wheat, and went away,
But while people slept, his enemy came and also sowed weeds among the wheat and then went away.
26 and when the herb sprang up, and yielded fruit, then appeared also the darnel.
When the blades sprouted and then produced their crop, then the weeds appeared also.
27 'And the servants of the householder, having come near, said to him, Sir, good seed didst thou not sow in thy field? whence then hath it the darnel?
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 saith to them, A man, an enemy, did this; and the servants said to him, Wilt thou, then, [that] having gone away we may gather it 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 'And he said, No, lest — gathering up the darnel — ye root up with it the wheat,
The landowner said, 'No. Because while you are pulling out the weeds, you might uproot the wheat with them.
30 suffer both to grow together till the harvest, and in the time of the harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather up first the darnel, and bind it in bundles, to burn it, and the wheat gather up into my storehouse.'
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 Another simile he set before them, saying: 'The reign of the heavens is like to a grain of mustard, which a man having taken, did sow 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 less, indeed, is than all the seeds, but when it may be grown, is greatest of the herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the heaven do come and rest 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 simile spake he to them: 'The reign of the heavens is like to leaven, which a woman having taken, hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was 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 spake Jesus in similes to the multitudes, and without a simile he was not speaking 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 be fulfilled that was spoken through the prophet, saying, 'I will open in similes my mouth, I will utter things having been hidden from the foundation of the world.'
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 having let away the multitudes, Jesus came to the house, and his disciples came near to him, saying, 'Explain to us the simile of the darnel of 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 answering said to them, 'He who is sowing the good seed 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, these are the sons of the reign, and the darnel 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 the enemy who sowed them is the devil, and the harvest is a full end of the age, and the reapers are messengers. (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 darnel is gathered up, and is burned with fire, so shall it be in the full end of this age, (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 shall send forth his messengers, and they shall gather up out of his kingdom all the stumbling-blocks, and those doing the unlawlessness,
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 shall cast them to the furnace of the fire; there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of the teeth.
They will throw them into the furnace of fire, where there will be weeping and grinding of teeth.
43 'Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the reign of their Father. He who is having ears to hear — let him hear.
Then will the righteous people shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him listen.
44 'Again, the reign of the heavens is like to treasure hid in the field, which a man having found did hide, and from his joy goeth, and all, as much as he hath, he selleth, and buyeth 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 reign of the heavens is like to a man, a merchant, seeking goodly pearls,
Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a man who is a merchant looking for valuable pearls.
46 who having found one pearl of great price, having gone away, hath sold all, as much as he had, and bought it.
When he found one pearl of very great value, he went and sold everything that he possessed and bought it.
47 'Again, the reign of the heavens is like to a net that was cast into the sea, and did gather together of every kind,
Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was cast into the sea, and that gathered creatures of every kind.
48 which, when it was filled, having drawn up again upon the beach, and having sat down, they gathered the good into vessels, and the bad they did cast out,
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 shall it be in the full end of the age, the messengers shall come forth and separate the evil out of the midst of the righteous, (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 shall cast them to the furnace of the fire, there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of the teeth.'
They will throw them into the furnace of fire, where there will be weeping and grinding of teeth.
51 Jesus saith to them, 'Did ye understand all these?' They say to him, 'Yes, sir.'
Have you understood all these things?” The disciples said to him, “Yes.”
52 And he said to them, 'Because of this every scribe having been discipled in regard to the reign of the heavens, is like to a man, a householder, who doth bring forth out of his treasure 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 it came to pass, when Jesus finished these similes, he removed thence,
Then it came about that when Jesus had finished these parables, he departed from that place.
54 and having come to his own country, he was teaching them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished, and were saying, 'Whence to this one this wisdom and the mighty works?
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 carpenter's son? is not his mother called Mary, and his brethren James, and Joses, 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? whence, then, to this one all these?'
Are not all his sisters with us? Where did he get all these things?”
57 and they were stumbled at him. And Jesus said to them, 'A prophet is not without honour except in his own country, and in his own house:'
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 he did not there many mighty works, because of their unbelief.
He did not do many miracles there because of their unbelief.
