1 T hat day Jesus went out of the house and was sitting by the sea.

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

2 A nd large crowds gathered to Him, so He got into a boat and sat down, and the whole crowd was standing on the beach.

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

3 A nd He spoke many things to them in parables, saying, “Behold, the sower went out to sow;

And he spoke many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, the sower went forth to sow;

4 a nd as he sowed, some seeds fell beside the road, and the birds came and ate them up.

and when he sowed, some of the seed fell beside the way, and the fowls came and devoured them up.

5 O thers fell on the rocky places, where they did not have much soil; and immediately they sprang up, because they had no depth of soil.

Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth; and forthwith they sprang up because they had no deepness of earth;

6 B ut when the sun had risen, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away.

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

7 O thers fell among the thorns, and the thorns came up and choked them out.

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

8 A nd others fell on the good soil and yielded a crop, some a hundredfold, some sixty, and some thirty.

But some fell into good ground and brought forth fruit: one a hundredfold and another sixtyfold and another thirtyfold.

9 H e who has ears, let him hear.” An Explanation

He who has ears to hear, let him hear.

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

Then the disciples came and said unto him, Why dost thou speak unto them in parables?

11 J esus answered them, “ To you it has been granted to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been granted.

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

12 F or whoever has, to him more shall be given, and he will have an abundance; but whoever does not have, even what he has shall be taken away from him.

For whosoever has, to him shall be given, and he shall have in abundance; but whosoever has not, from him shall be taken away even that which he has.

13 T herefore I speak to them in parables; because while seeing they do not see, and while hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand.

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

14 I n their case the prophecy of Isaiah is being fulfilled, which says, ‘ You will keep on hearing, but will not understand; You will keep on seeing, but will not perceive;

And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah, which says, By hearing ye shall hear and shall not understand, and seeing ye shall see and shall not perceive;

15 F or the heart of this people has become dull, With their ears they scarcely hear, And they have closed their eyes, Otherwise they would see with their eyes, Hear with their ears, And understand with their heart and return, And I would heal them.’

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 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 truly 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 Sower Explained

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 then the parable of the sower.

Hear ye therefore the parable of the sower.

19 W hen anyone hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what has been sown in his heart. This is the one on whom seed was sown beside the road.

When anyone hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, then the wicked one comes and catches away that which was sown in his heart. This is he who was planted beside the way.

20 T he one on whom seed was sown on the rocky places, this is the man who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy;

But he that was planted in stony places, the same is he that hears the word and receives it immediately with joy;

21 y et he has no firm root in himself, but is only temporary, and when affliction or persecution arises because of the word, immediately he falls away.

yet he has no root in himself but is temporal, for when affliction or persecution arises because of the word, by and by he is offended.

22 A nd the one on whom seed was sown among the thorns, this is the man who hears the word, and the worry of the world and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.

And he that was planted among the thorns is he that hears the word, and the cares of this world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful.

23 A nd the one on whom seed was sown on the good soil, this is the man who hears the word and understands it; who indeed bears fruit and brings forth, some a hundredfold, some sixty, and some thirty.” Tares among Wheat

But he that was planted in good ground is he that hears the word and understands it and who also bears the fruit and brings forth: one a hundredfold and another sixty and another thirty.

24 J esus presented another parable to them, saying, “ The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field.

¶ He put forth another parable unto them, saying, The kingdom of the heavens is likened unto a man who sows good seed in his field

25 B ut while his men were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went away.

But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat and went away.

26 B ut when the wheat sprouted and bore grain, then the tares became evident also.

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

27 T he slaves of the landowner came and said to him, ‘Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? How then does it have tares?’

So the slaves of the husband of the house came and said unto him, Lord, didst thou not sow good seed in thy field? From where then does it have tares?

28 A nd he said to them, ‘An enemy has done this!’ The slaves said to him, ‘Do you want us, then, to go and gather them up?’

He said unto them, The enemy, a man, has done this. The slaves said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up?

29 B ut he said, ‘No; for while you are gathering up the tares, you may uproot the wheat with them.

But he said, No, lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them.

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

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 H e presented another parable to them, saying, “ The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field;

He put forth another parable unto them, saying, The kingdom of the heavens is like unto a grain of mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field;

32 a nd this is smaller than all other seeds, but when it is full grown, it is larger than the garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and nest in its branches.” The Leaven

which indeed is the smallest of all the seeds, but when it is grown, it is the greatest among herbs and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the heaven come and make their nests in its branches.

33 H e spoke another parable to them, “ The kingdom of heaven is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three pecks of flour until it was all leavened.”

He spoke another parable unto them: The kingdom of the heavens is like unto leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal until the whole was leavened.

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

Jesus spoke all these things unto the multitude in parables and said nothing unto them without parables

35 T his was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet: “ I will open My mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden since the foundation of the world.” The Tares Explained

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 T hen He left the crowds and went into the house. And His disciples came to Him and said, “ Explain to us the parable of the tares of the field.”

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 A nd He said, “The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man,

He answered and said unto them, He that sows the good seed is the Son of man;

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

the field is the world; the good seed are the sons of the kingdom, but the tares are the sons of the wicked;

39 a nd the enemy who sowed them is the devil, and the harvest is the end of the age; and the reapers are angels.

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

40 S o just as the tares are gathered up and burned with fire, so shall it be at the end of the age.

As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire, so shall it be in the end of this age.

41 T he Son of Man will send forth His angels, and they will gather out of His kingdom all stumbling blocks, and those who commit lawlessness,

The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend and those who do iniquity

42 a nd will throw them into the furnace of fire; in that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

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

43 T hen the righteous will shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him hear. Hidden Treasure

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

44 “ The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure hidden in the field, which a man found and hid again; and from joy over it he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field. A Costly Pearl

¶ Again, the kingdom of the heavens is like unto treasure hid in the field, which when found, a man hides it and, for the joy thereof, goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.

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

Again, the kingdom of the heavens is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls,

46 a nd upon finding one pearl of great value, he went and sold all that he had and bought it. A Dragnet

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 a dragnet cast into the sea, and gathering fish of every kind;

Again, the kingdom of the heavens is like unto a net that was cast into the sea and gathered of every kind of fish,

48 a nd when it was filled, they drew it up on the beach; and they sat down and gathered the good fish into containers, but the bad they threw away.

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

49 S o it will be at the end of the age; the angels will come forth and take out the wicked from among the righteous,

So shall it be at the end of the age; the angels shall come forth and separate the wicked from among the just

50 a nd will throw them into the furnace of fire; in that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

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

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

Jesus said unto them, Have ye understood all these things? They answered unto him, Yes, Lord.

52 A nd Jesus said to them, “Therefore every scribe who has become a disciple of the kingdom of heaven is like a head of a household, who brings out of his treasure things new and old.” Jesus Revisits Nazareth

And he said unto them, Therefore every scribe who is instructed in the kingdom of the heavens is like unto a man, a husband of a house, who brings forth out of his treasure things new and old.

53 W hen Jesus had finished these parables, He departed from there.

¶ And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these parables, he departed from there.

54 H e came to His hometown and began teaching them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished, and said, “Where did this man get this wisdom and these miraculous powers?

And when he was come into his own country, he taught them in their synagogue, insomuch that they were astonished and said, From where does this man have this wisdom and these mighty works?

55 I s not this the carpenter’s son? Is not His mother called Mary, and His brothers, James and Joseph and Simon and Judas?

Is not this the carpenter’s son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brothers, James and Joseph and Simon and Judas?

56 A nd His sisters, are they not all with us? Where then did this man get all these things?”

And his sisters, are they not all with us? From where then does this man have all these things?

57 A nd they took offense at Him. But Jesus said to them, “ A prophet is not without honor except in his hometown and in his own household.”

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

58 A nd He did not do many miracles there because of their unbelief.

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