1 O n that day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the sea side.

And that day Jesus went out from the house and sat down by the sea.

2 A nd there were gathered unto him great multitudes, so that he entered into a boat, and sat; and all the multitude stood on the beach.

And great crowds were gathered together to him, so that going on board ship himself he sat down, and the whole crowd stood on the shore.

3 A nd he spake to them many things in parables, saying, Behold, the sower went forth to sow;

And he spoke to them many things in parables, saying, Behold, the sower went out to sow:

4 a nd as he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the birds came and devoured them:

and as he sowed, some fell along the way, and the birds came and devoured them;

5 a nd others fell upon the rocky places, where they had not much earth: and straightway they sprang up, because they had no deepness of earth:

and others fell upon the rocky places where they had not much earth, and immediately they sprang up out of because of not having depth of earth,

6 a nd when the sun was risen, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away.

but when the sun rose they were burned up, and because of not having root were dried up;

7 A nd others fell upon the thorns; and the thorns grew up and choked them:

and others fell upon the thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked them;

8 a nd others fell upon the good ground, and yielded fruit, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.

and others fell upon the good ground, and produced fruit, one a hundred, one sixty, and one thirty.

9 H e that hath ears, let him hear.

He that has ears, let him hear.

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

And the disciples came up and said to him, Why speakest thou to them in parables?

11 A nd he answered and said unto them, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.

And he answering said to them, Because to you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of the heavens, but to them it is not given;

12 F or whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that which he hath.

for whoever has, to him shall be given, and he shall be caused to be in abundance; but he who has not, even what he has shall be taken away from him.

13 T herefore speak I to them in parables; because seeing they see not, and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.

For this cause I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear nor understand;

14 A nd unto them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall in no wise understand; And seeing ye shall see, and shall in no wise perceive:

and in them is filled up the prophecy of Esaias, which says, Hearing ye shall hear and shall not understand, and beholding ye shall behold and not see;

15 F or this people's heart is waxed gross, And their ears are dull of hearing, And their eyes they have closed; Lest haply they should perceive with their eyes, And hear with their ears, And understand with their heart, And should turn again, And I should heal them.

for the heart of this people has grown fat, and they have heard heavily with their ears, and they have closed their eyes as asleep, lest they should see with the eyes, and hear with the ears, and understand with the heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.

16 B ut 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 F or verily I say unto you, that many prophets and righteous men desired to see the things which ye see, and saw them not; and to hear the things which ye hear, and heard them not.

for verily I say unto you, that many prophets and righteous have desired to see the things which ye behold and did not see, and to hear the things which ye hear and did not hear.

18 H ear then ye the parable of the sower.

Ye, therefore, hear the parable of the sower.

19 W hen any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, then cometh the evil one, and snatcheth away that which hath been sown in his heart. This is he that was sown by the way side.

From every one who hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand, the wicked one comes and catches away what was sown in his heart: this is he that is sown by the wayside.

20 A nd he that was sown upon the rocky places, this is he that heareth the word, and straightway with joy receiveth it;

But he that is sown on the rocky places—this is he who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy,

21 y et hath he not root in himself, but endureth for a while; and when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, straightway he stumbleth.

but has no root in himself, but is for a time only; and when tribulation or persecution happens on account of the word, he is immediately offended.

22 A nd he that was sown among the thorns, this is he that heareth the word; and the care of the world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful.

And he that is sown among the thorns—this is he who hears the word, and the anxious care of this life, and the deceit of riches choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful.

23 A nd he that was sown upon the good ground, this is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; who verily beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.

But he that is sown upon the good ground—this is he who hears and understands the word, who bears fruit also, and produces, one a hundred, one sixty, and one thirty.

24 A nother parable set he before them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man that sowed good seed in his field:

Another parable set he before them, saying, The kingdom of the heavens has become like a man sowing good seed in his field;

25 b ut while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares also among the wheat, and went away.

but while men slept, his enemy came and sowed darnel amongst the wheat, and went away.

26 B ut when the blade sprang up and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also.

But when the blade shot up and produced fruit, then appeared the darnel also.

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

And the bondmen of the householder came up and said to him, Sir, hast thou not sown good seed in thy field? whence then has it darnel?

28 A nd he said unto them, An enemy hath done this. And the servants say unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up?

And he said to them, A man an enemy has done this. And the bondmen said to him, Wilt thou then that we should go and gather it ?

29 B ut he saith, Nay; lest haply while ye gather up the tares, ye root up the wheat with them.

But he said, No; lest gathering the darnel ye should root up the wheat with it.

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

Suffer both to grow together unto the harvest, and in time of the harvest I will say to the harvestmen, Gather first the darnel, and bind it into bundles to burn it; but the wheat bring together into my granary.

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

Another parable set he before them, saying, The kingdom of the heavens is like a grain of mustard which a man took and sowed in his field;

32 w hich indeed is less than all seeds; but when it is grown, it is greater than the herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the heaven come and lodge in the branches thereof.

which is less indeed than all seeds, but when it is grown is greater than herbs, and becomes a tree, so that the birds of heaven come and roost in its branches.

33 A nother 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 it was all leavened.

He spoke another parable to them: The kingdom of the heavens is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal until it had been all leavened.

34 A ll these things spake Jesus in parables unto the multitudes; and without a parable spake he nothing unto them:

All these things Jesus spoke to the crowds in parables, and without a parable he did not speak to them,

35 t hat it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden from the foundation of the world.

so that that should be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden from world's foundation.

36 T hen he left the multitudes, and went into the house: and his disciples came unto him, saying, Explain unto us the parable of the tares of the field.

Then, having dismissed the crowds, he went into the house; and his disciples came to him, saying, Expound to us the parable of the darnel of the field.

37 A nd he answered and said, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man;

But he answering said, He that sows the good seed is the Son of man,

38 a nd the field is the world; and the good seed, these are the sons of the kingdom; and the tares are the sons of the evil one;

and the field is the world; and the good seed, these are the sons of the kingdom, but the darnel are the sons of the evil;

39 a nd the enemy that sowed them is the devil: and the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are angels.

and the enemy who has sowed it is the devil; and the harvest is completion of age, and the harvestmen are angels.

40 A s therefore the tares are gathered up and burned with fire; so shall it be in the end of the world.

As then the darnel is gathered and is burned in the fire, thus it shall be in the completion of the age.

41 T he Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that cause stumbling, and them that do iniquity,

The Son of man shall send his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all offences, and those that practise lawlessness;

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

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

43 T hen shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He that hath ears, let him hear.

Then the righteous shall shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He that has ears, let him hear.

44 T he kingdom of heaven is like unto a treasure hidden in the field; which a man found, and hid; and in his joy he goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.

The kingdom of the heavens is like a treasure hid in the field, which a man having found has hid, and for the joy of it goes and sells all whatever he has, and buys that field.

45 A gain, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is a merchant seeking goodly pearls:

Again, the kingdom of the heavens is like a merchant seeking beautiful pearls;

46 a nd having found one pearl of great price, he went and sold all that he had, and bought it.

and having found one pearl of great value, he went and sold all whatever he had and bought it.

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

Again, the kingdom of the heavens is like a seine which has been cast into the sea, and which has gathered together of every kind,

48 w hich, when it was filled, they drew up on the beach; and they sat down, and gathered the good into vessels, but the bad they cast away.

which, when it has been filled, having drawn up on the shore and sat down, they gathered the good into vessels and cast the worthless out.

49 S o shall it be in the end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the righteous,

Thus shall it be in the completion of the age: the angels shall go forth and sever the wicked from the midst of the just,

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

and shall cast them into the furnace of fire; there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.

51 H ave ye understood all these things? They say unto him, Yea.

Jesus says to them, Have ye understood all these things? They say to him, Yea,.

52 A nd he said unto them, Therefore every scribe who hath been made a disciple to the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is a householder, who bringeth forth out of his treasure things new and old.

And he said to them, For this reason every scribe discipled to the kingdom of the heavens is like a man a householder who brings out of his treasure things new and old.

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

And it came to pass when Jesus had finished these parables he withdrew thence.

54 A nd coming 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?

And having come into his own country, he taught them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished, and said, Whence has this this wisdom and these works of power?

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

Is not this the son of the carpenter? Is not his mother called Mary, and his brethren James, and Joseph, and Simon, and Judas?

56 A nd his sisters, are they not all with us? Whence then hath this man all these things?

And his sisters, are they not all with us? Whence then has this all these things?

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

And they were offended in him. And Jesus said to them, A prophet is not without honour, unless in his country and in his house.

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

And he did not there many works of power, because of their unbelief.