Matthew 13

1 That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the sea.

2 Such large crowds gathered around Him that He got into the boat and sat down, while all the people stood on the shore.

3 And He told them many things in parables, saying, “A farmer went out to sow his seed.

4 And as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it.

5 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 rose, the seedlings were scorched, and they withered because they had no root.

7 Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the seedlings.

8 Still other seed fell on good soil and produced a crop—a hundredfold, sixtyfold, or thirtyfold.

9 He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”

10 Then the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Why do You speak to the people in parables?”

11 He replied, “The knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them.

12 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 This is why I speak to them in parables: ‘Though seeing, they do not see; though hearing, they do not hear or understand.’

14 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 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 because they see, and your ears because they hear.

17 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 Consider, then, the parable of the sower:

19 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 The seed sown on rocky ground is the one who hears the word and at once receives it with joy.

21 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 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.

23 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 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 was asleep, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and slipped away.

26 When the wheat sprouted and bore grain, then the weeds also appeared.

27 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 ‘An enemy did this,’ he replied. So the servants asked him, ‘Do you want us to go and pull them up?’

29 ‘No,’ he said, ‘if you pull the weeds now, you might uproot the wheat with them.

30 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 put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a man took and planted in his field.

32 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 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 to the crowds in parables. He did not tell them anything without using a parable.

35 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 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 He replied, “The One who sows the good seed is the Son of Man.

38 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 sows them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the harvesters are angels.

40 As the weeds are collected and burned in the fire, so will it be at the end of this age.

41 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 they will throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

43 Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears to hear, let him hear.

44 Again, 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 merchant in search of fine pearls.

46 When he found one very precious pearl, he went away and sold all he had and bought it.

47 Once again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was cast into the sea and caught all kinds of fish.

48 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 at the end of the age: The angels will come and separate the wicked from the righteous

50 and throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

51 Have you understood all these things?” Jesus asked them. “Yes, Lord,” they answered.

52 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 When Jesus had finished these parables, He withdrew from that place.

54 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 “Isn’t this the carpenter’s son? Isn’t His mother’s name Mary, and aren’t His brothers James, Joses, Simon, and Judas?

56 Aren’t all His sisters with us as well? Where then did this man get all these things?”

57 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 miracles there, because of their unbelief.

1 ¶ The same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the sea side.

2 And great multitudes were gathered together unto him, so that he went into a ship, and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore.

3 And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, ‹Behold, a sower went forth to sow;›

4 ‹And when he sowed, some› [seeds] ‹fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up:›

5 ‹Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth:›

6 ‹And when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away.›

7 ‹And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and choked them:›

8 ‹But other fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold.›

9 ‹Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.›

10 And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables?

11 He answered and said unto them, ‹Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.›

12 ‹For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that he hath.›

13 ‹Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.›

14 ‹And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive:›

15 ‹For this people's heart is waxed gross, and› [their] ‹ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with› [their] ‹eyes, and hear with› [their] ‹ears, and should understand with› [their] ‹heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.›

16 ‹But blessed› [are] ‹your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear.›

17 ‹For verily I say unto you, That many prophets and righteous› [men] ‹have desired to see› [those things] ‹which ye see, and have not seen› [them]; ‹and to hear› [those things] ‹which ye hear, and have not heard› [them].

18 ‹Hear ye therefore the parable of the sower.›

19 ‹When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth› [it] ‹not, then cometh the wicked› [one], ‹and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. This is he which received seed by the way side.›

20 ‹But he that received the seed into stony places, the same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it;›

21 ‹Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while: for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and by he is offended.›

22 ‹He also that received seed among the thorns is he that heareth the word; and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful.›

23 ‹But he that received seed into the good ground is he that heareth the word, and understandeth› [it]; ‹which also beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some an hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.›

24 ¶ Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, ‹The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field:›

25 ‹But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way.›

26 ‹But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also.›

27 ‹So the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? from whence then hath it tares?›

28 ‹He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up?›

29 ‹But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them.›

30 ‹Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn.›

31 Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, ‹The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field:›

32 ‹Which indeed is the least of all seeds: but when it is grown, it is the greatest among herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in the branches thereof.›

33 Another parable spake he unto them; ‹The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.›

34 All these things spake Jesus unto the multitude in parables; and without a parable spake he not unto them:

35 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things which have been kept secret from the foundation of the world.

36 Then Jesus sent the multitude away, and went into the house: and his disciples came unto him, saying, Declare unto us the parable of the tares of the field.

37 He answered and said unto them, ‹He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man;›

38 ‹The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked› [one];

39 ‹The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.›

40 ‹As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world.›

41 ‹The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity;›

42 ‹And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.›

43 ‹Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.›

44 ¶ ‹Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field; the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.›

45 ‹Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls:›

46 ‹Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it.›

47 ‹Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind:›

48 ‹Which, when it was full, they drew to shore, and sat down, and gathered the good into vessels, but cast the bad away.›

49 ‹So shall it be at the end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the just,›

50 ‹And shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.›

51 Jesus saith unto them, ‹Have ye understood all these things?› They say unto him, Yea, Lord.

52 Then said he unto them, ‹Therefore every scribe› [which is] ‹instructed unto the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man› [that is] ‹an householder, which bringeth forth out of his treasure› [things] ‹new and old.›

53 ¶ And it came to pass, [that] when Jesus had finished these parables, he departed thence.

54 And when he was come into his own country, he taught them in their synagogue, insomuch that they were astonished, and said, Whence hath this [man] this wisdom, and [these] mighty works?

55 Is not this the carpenter's son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas?

56 And his sisters, are they not all with us? Whence then hath this [man] all these things?

57 And they were offended in him. But Jesus said unto them, ‹A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and in his own house.›

58 And he did not many mighty works there because of their unbelief.

1 That same day JEsus went out of the house, and sat by the sea.

2 And great multitudes were gathered unto him, so that he entered into the ship, and sat down. And all the people stood on the shore.

3 And he spake unto them many things in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow.

4 And as he sowed, some fell by the way side, and the birds came and devoured them.

5 Some things fell into the stony places, because they had not much earth; and they rose up quickly, because they had not deep earth.

6 And when the sun was up, it withered, and because it had no root, it became dry.

7 Some fell among thorns; and the thorns grew up, and choked it.

8 Some fell on good ground, and bare fruit; some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

10 And the disciples came unto him, saying: Why speakest thou unto them in parables?

11 And he answered and said, Unto you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of heaven: but unto these it is not given.

12 For unto him that hath shall be given, that he may have abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken away even that he hath.

13 Therefore speak I unto them in parables. For with seeing eyes they see not, and with hearing ears they hear not; for they understand not.

14 And upon them shall be fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah, saying, With the ears ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and with seeing eyes ye shall see, and shall not hear.

15 For this people's heart is hardened, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes are dim, lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and be converted, and I should heal them.

16 But blessed are your eyes, that they see; and your ears, that they hear.

17 Verily I say unto you, Many prophets and righteous men have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them.

18 Hear ye therefore this parable of the sower.

19 If any man hear the word of the kingdom, and understand it not, the wicked man cometh, and taketh away that which is sown in his heart: and he it is that soweth in the way.

20 But he that is sown on stony ground is he that heareth the word, and soon receiveth it with joy.

21 But he hath not root in him, but he is fickle: when tribulation and persecution arise because of the word, he is soon vexed.

22 But he that is sown among thorns, if any man hear the word, and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and bring not forth fruit.

22 Then said he, Therefore every scribe, being instructed unto the kingdom of heaven, is like unto a householder, which bringeth forth out of his treasure things new and old.

23 But he that is sown in the good land, if any man hear the word, and understand it, and bring forth fruit; and some bear an hundredfold, and some sixty, and some thirty.

24 And he set before them another parable, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like unto a man which sowed good seed in his field.

25 And while the people slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and departed.

26 And when the herb grew, and brought forth fruit, then were the tares also found.

27 And the servants came unto the father of the house, and said: Lord, hast thou not sown good seed in thy field? Whence then did he sow the tares?

28 And he said unto them: This hath the enemy done. Then said the servants: Wilt thou then that we go and weed it out?

29 And he said, Nay, lest, when ye pluck up the tares, ye pluck up the wheat with them.

30 Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say unto the reapers, Gather first the tares, and bind them in bundles to be burned: but gather the wheat into my barns.

31 And he set another parable before them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like unto a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field,

32 Which is the least of all seeds: but when it groweth up, it is the greatest of cabbages, and becometh a tree, that the fowls of the air may come and dwell under the branches thereof.

33 And he spake another parable unto them: The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and mingled with three measures of flour, until it was leavened through.

34 All these things spake JEsus unto the people by parables; and without parables spake he not unto them,

35 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables, and will utter the mysteries from the foundation of the world.

36 And JEsus sent the people away, and came home. And his disciples came to him, saying: Interpret unto us this parable of the tares of the field.

37 And he answered and said unto them: The Son of man is he that soweth good seed. The field is the world. The good seed are the children of the kingdom. The tares are the children of wickedness.

39 The enemy who sows them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the world. The cuts are the angels.

40 As the tares are weeded out, and burned with fire, so shall it be in the end of this world.

41 And the Son of man shall send his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all that offend, and them which do iniquity,

42 And they shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

43 Then the righteous shall shine as the sun in their Father's kingdom. He who has ears to hear, let him hear!

44 But sometimes the kingdom of heaven is like unto a treasure hid in the field, which a man found, and hid, and went away rejoicing over the same, and sold all that he had, and bought the field.

45 But once the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant seeking goodly pearls.

46 And when he found a pearl of great price, he went and sold all that he had, and bought it.

47 But once the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net cast into the sea, to catch every kind.

48 But when it is full, they draw it out to the shore, and sit down, and gather the good into a vessel; but the rotten they cast away.

49 So shall it be at the end of the world. The angels will go out and separate the wicked from the righteous

50 And they shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

51 And JEsus said unto them: Have ye understood all these things? They said: Yea, Lord.

53 And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished these parables, he departed from thence.

54 And he came into his own country, and taught them in their synagogues, and they were astonished, and said: Whence came this man such wisdom and deeds?

55 Is he not the son of a carpenter? Is not his mother's name Mary, and his brethren Jacob, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas?

56 And his sisters, are they not all with us? Where did all this come from for him?

57 And were offended at him. And Jesus said unto them: A prophet is not counted less than in his own country, and in his own house.

58 And there he did not many signs because of their unbelief.