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Matthew 13

CHAPTER 13 The Parable of the Sower

1 And in that day, Jesus having gone forth from the house, sat down by the sea. 2 And were gathered together with him [²multitudes ¹great], so that he [²into ³the ⁴boat ¹having stepped] sat down; and all the multitude [²upon ³the ⁴shore ¹stood]. 3 And he spoke to them many things in parables, saying, Behold, came forth the one sowing to sow. 4 And in his sowing, some seed indeed fell by the way, and [³came ¹the ²birds] and ate them. 5 And others fell upon the rocky places, where it did not have [²earth ¹much]. And immediately it rose up, on account of the not having a depth of earth. 6 But the sun having risen scorched it; and on account of the not having root it was dried up. 7 And others fell by the thorn-bushes, and [³ascended ¹the ²thorn-bushes] and choked them. 8 And others fell upon the [²earth ¹good], and yielded fruit; some indeed a hundred, and some sixty, and some thirty. 9 The one having ears to hear, let him hear!

The Purpose of Parables

10 And having come, the disciples said to him, Why in parables do you speak to them? 11 And he answering said to them that, To you has been given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of the heavens, but to those it has not been given. 12 For whosoever has, it shall be given to him, and he shall abound; but whosoever does not have, even what he has shall be lifted from him. 13 On account of this [²in ³parables ¹I speak to them]. For seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor perceive. 14 And is fulfilled by them the prophecy of Isaiah, the one saying, Hearing you shall hear, and in no way should you perceive; and seeing you shall see, and in no way should you know. 15 [⁵was thickened ¹For ²the ³heart ⁴of this people], and with the ears heavily they heard, and [²of their eyes ¹they closed the eyelids]; lest at any time they should see with the eyes, and with the ears should hear, and the heart should perceive, and they should turn, and I shall heal them. 16 [³your ¹But ²blessed are] eyes, for they see, and your ears, for they hear. 17 For amen I say to you, that many prophets and just ones desired to behold what you see, and beheld not; and to hear what you hear, and heard not. 18 You then hear the parable of the one sowing. 19 Every one hearing the word of the kingdom, and not perceiving, there comes the evil one, and seizes by force the thing being sown in his heart. This is the one by the way being sown. 20 And the one by the rocky places being sown, this is the one [²the ³word ¹hearing], and straightway with joy receives it; 21 [²he has no ¹but] root in himself, but is temporary. [³taking place ¹And ²affliction] or persecution on account of the word, straightway he is caused to stumble. 22 And the one in the thorn-bushes being sown, this is the one [²the ³word ¹hearing], and the anxiety of this eon, and the deception of riches chokes out the word, and [²unfruitful ¹he becomes]. 23 But the one [²upon ³the ⁵earth ⁴good ¹being sown], this is the one [²the ³word ¹hearing], and perceiving; who indeed bears fruit, and produces some indeed a hundred, and some sixty, and some thirty.

The Parable of the Tares

24 Another parable he pointed out to them, saying, [⁵is like ¹The ²kingdom ³of the ⁴heavens] a man sowing good seed in his field. 25 And during the sleeping of the men, [³came ¹his ²enemy] and sowed tares in the midst of the grain, and went forth. 26 And when [³burst forth ¹the ²blade], and [²fruit ¹produced], then appeared also the tares. 27 And coming forward, the manservants of the master of the house said to him, O Master, was it not good seed you sowed in your field? from where then have the tares? 28 And he said to them, an enemy, a man did this. And the manservants said to him, Do you want then having gone forth we gather them? 29 And he said, No, lest gathering the tares you should root out together with them the grain. 30 Allow [²to grow together ¹both] until the harvest! And at the time of the harvest I will say to the harvesters, Gather together first the tares, and tie them into a bundle so as to incinerate them! but the grain you gather together unto my storehouse!

The Parable of the Mustard Seed

31 Another parable he pointed out to them, saying, [⁵is likened ¹The ²kingdom ³of the ⁴heavens] to a kernel of mustard, which [²having taken ¹a man], sowed in his field; 32 the one which [³lesser ¹indeed ²is] of all the seeds; but whenever it should grow, [⁴greater ¹the ²vegetation ³is], and it becomes a tree, so as for [⁵to come ¹the ²birds ³of the ⁴heaven] and encamp in its branches.

The Parable of the Yeast

33 Another parable he spoke to them, [⁵is likened ¹The ²kingdom ³of the ⁴heavens] to yeast, which having taken, a woman hides in [³of flour ²seahs ¹three], until of which time [²is leavened ¹the entire amount]. 34 All these things Jesus spoke in parables to the multitudes, and without the help of parables he did not speak to them. 35 So that should be fulfilled the thing having been spoken through the prophet, saying, I shall open in parables my mouth; I will bellow things being hidden from the founding of the world. 36 Then dismissing the multitudes, [²went ³into ⁴the ⁵house ¹Jesus]. And came forward to him his disciples, saying, Expound to us the parable of the tares of the field. 37 And answering he said to them, The one sowing 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 kingdom; and the tares are the sons of the wicked one; 39 and the enemy, the one sowing them is the devil; and the harvest [²the completion ³of the ⁴age ¹is]; and the harvesters are angels. 40 As then [³are collected together ¹the ²tares ⁴and ⁶in fire ⁵incinerated], so it will be in the completion of this eon. 41 [⁴shall send forth ¹The ²son ³of man] his angels, and they shall gather together from his kingdom all the ones causing offence, and the ones committing lawlessness. 42 And they shall throw them into the furnace of the fire; there, there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of the teeth. 43 Then the just shall shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their father. The one having ears to hear let him hear!

The Parables of the Treasure, Pearl and Dragnet

44 Again [⁵is likened ¹the ²kingdom ³of the ⁴heavens] to a treasure being hidden in the field, which having found a man hid, and from the joy of it goes and all as much as he has he sells, and he buys that field. 45 Again [⁵is likened ¹the ²kingdom ³of the ⁴heavens] to a man, a merchant seeking good pearls; 46 who having found one valuable pearl, having gone forth sells all as much as he has, and buys it. 47 Again [⁵is likened ¹the ²kingdom ³of the ⁴heavens] to a dragnet being thrown into the sea, and of every kind gathering together; 48 which when it was filled, having been hauled upon the shore, and having sat down they gather together the good things into receptacles, and the rotten [²out ¹they throw]. 49 Thus shall it be in the completion of the age; [³shall go forth ¹the ²angels], and they shall separate the evil ones from the midst of the righteous. 50 And they shall throw them into the furnace of the fire; there, there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of the teeth. 51 [²says ³to them ¹Jesus], Do you perceive all these things? They say to him, Yes, O Lord. 52 And he said to them, On account of this every scribe discipled into the kingdom of the heavens is likened to a man, a master of a house, who casts out from his treasury new and old. 53 And it came to pass when Jesus finished these parables, he moved on from there. 54 And having come into his fatherland, he taught them in their synagogue, so as to overwhelm them, and for them to say, From what place is this one, this wisdom, and the works of power? 55 [²not ¹Is this] the [²of the ³fabricator ¹son]? Is not his mother called Mary, and his brothers James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas? 56 And his sisters, [²not ³all ⁴with ⁵us ¹are they]? From where then [³to this one ²these things ¹are all]? 57 And they were offended by him. But Jesus said to them, [²is not ¹A prophet] without honor, except in his fatherland, and in his house. 58 And he did not do there [²works of power ¹many] because of their unbelief.