1 A nd that day Jesus went out from the house and sat down by the sea.

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

2 A nd 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.

And great multitudes were gathered together to Him, so that He got into a boat and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore.

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

Then He spoke many things to them in parables, saying: “Behold, a sower went out to sow.

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

And as he sowed, some seed fell by the wayside; and the birds came and devoured them.

5 a nd 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,

Some fell on stony places, where they did not have much earth; and they immediately sprang up because they had no depth of earth.

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

But when the sun was up they were scorched, and because they had no root they withered away.

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

And some fell among thorns, and the thorns sprang up and choked them.

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

But others fell on good ground and yielded a crop: some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.

9 H e that has ears, let him hear.

He who has ears to hear, let him hear!” The Purpose of Parables

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

And the disciples came and said to Him, “Why do You speak to them in parables?”

11 A nd 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;

He answered and said to them, “Because it has been given to you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given.

12 f or 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.

For whoever has, to him more will be given, and he will have abundance; but whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.

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

Therefore I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand.

14 a nd 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;

And in them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled, which says: ‘Hearing you will hear and shall not understand, And seeing you will see and not perceive;

15 f or 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.

For the hearts of this people have grown dull. Their ears are hard of hearing, And their eyes they have closed, Lest they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears, Lest they should understand with their hearts and turn, So that I should heal them.’

16 B ut blessed 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 f or 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.

for assuredly, I say to you that many prophets and righteous men desired to see what you see, and did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it. The Parable of the Sower Explained

18 Y e, therefore, hear the parable of the sower.

“Therefore hear the parable of the sower:

19 F rom 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.

When anyone hears the word of the kingdom, and does not understand it, then the wicked one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is he who received seed by the wayside.

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

But he who received the seed on stony places, this is he who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy;

21 b ut 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.

yet he has no root in himself, but endures only for a while. For when tribulation or persecution arises because of the word, immediately he stumbles.

22 A nd 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.

Now he who received seed among the thorns is he who hears the word, and the cares of this world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful.

23 B ut 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.

But he who received seed on the good ground is he who hears the word and understands it, who indeed bears fruit and produces: some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.” The Parable of the Wheat and the Tares

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

Another parable He put forth to them, saying: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field;

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

but while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat and went his way.

26 B ut when the blade shot up and produced fruit, then appeared the darnel also.

But when the grain had sprouted and produced a crop, then the tares also appeared.

27 A nd 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?

So the servants of the owner came and said to him, ‘Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? How then does it have tares?’

28 A nd 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 ?

He said to them, ‘An enemy has done this.’ The servants said to him, ‘Do you want us then to go and gather them up?’

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

But he said, ‘No, lest while you gather up the tares you also uproot the wheat with them.

30 S uffer 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.

Let both grow together until the harvest, and at the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, “First gather together the tares and bind them in bundles to burn them, but gather the wheat into my barn.”’” The Parable of the Mustard Seed

31 A nother 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;

Another parable He put forth to them, saying: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field,

32 w hich 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.

which indeed is the least of all the seeds; but when it is grown it is greater than the herbs and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and nest in its branches.” The Parable of the Leaven

33 H e 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.

Another parable He spoke to them: “The kingdom of heaven is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal till it was all leavened.” Prophecy and the Parables

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

All these things Jesus spoke to the multitude in parables; and without a parable He did not speak to them,

35 s o 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.

that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying: “I will open My mouth in parables; I will utter things kept secret from the foundation of the world.” The Parable of the Tares Explained

36 T hen, 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.

Then Jesus sent the multitude away and went into the house. And His disciples came to Him, saying, “Explain to us the parable of the tares of the field.”

37 B ut he answering said, He that sows the good seed is the Son of man,

He answered and said to them: “He who 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, but the darnel are the sons of the evil;

The field is the world, the good seeds are the sons of the kingdom, but the tares are the sons of the wicked one.

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

The enemy who sowed them is the devil, the harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are the angels.

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

Therefore as the tares are gathered and burned in the fire, so it will be at the end of this age.

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

The Son of Man will send out His angels, and they will gather out of His kingdom all things that offend, and those who practice lawlessness,

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

and will cast them into the furnace of fire. There will be wailing and gnashing of teeth.

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

Then the righteous will shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears to hear, let him hear! The Parable of the Hidden Treasure

44 T he 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.

“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and hid; and for joy over it he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field. The Parable of the Pearl of Great Price

45 A gain, the kingdom of the heavens is like a merchant seeking beautiful pearls;

“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking beautiful pearls,

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

who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had and bought it. The Parable of the Dragnet

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

“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a dragnet that was cast into the sea and gathered some of every kind,

48 w hich, 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.

which, when it was full, they drew to shore; and they sat down and gathered the good into vessels, but threw the bad away.

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

So it will be at the end of the age. The angels will come forth, separate the wicked from among the just,

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

and cast them into the furnace of fire. There will be wailing and gnashing of teeth.”

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

Jesus said to them, “Have you understood all these things?” They said to Him, “Yes, Lord.”

52 A nd 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.

Then He said to them, “Therefore every scribe instructed concerning the kingdom of heaven is like a householder who brings out of his treasure things new and old.” Jesus Rejected at Nazareth

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

Now it came to pass, when Jesus had finished these parables, that He departed from there.

54 A nd 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?

When He had come to 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?

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

Is this not the carpenter’s son? Is not His mother called Mary? And His brothers James, Joses, Simon, and Judas?

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

And His sisters, are they not all with us? Where then did this Man get all these things?”

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

So they were offended at Him. But Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his own country and in his own house.”

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

Now He did not do many mighty works there because of their unbelief.