1 A nd in that day Jesus, having gone forth from the house, was sitting by the sea,

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

2 a nd gathered together unto him were many multitudes, so that he having gone into the boat did sit down, and all the multitude on the beach did stand,

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 spake to them many things in similes, saying: `Lo, the sower went forth to sow,

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

4 a nd in his sowing, some indeed fell by the way, and the fowls did come and devour 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 forth, through 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 a nd the sun having risen they were scorched, and through not having root, they withered,

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 did come up and choke them,

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

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

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

9 H e who is having ears to hear -- let him hear.'

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

10 A nd the disciples having come near, said to him, `Wherefore in similes dost thou speak to them?'

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

11 A nd he answering said to them that -- `To you it hath been given to know the secrets of the reign of the heavens, and to these it hath not been 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 hath, it shall be given to him, and he shall have overabundance, and whoever hath not, even that which he hath shall be taken 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 ` Because of this, in similes do I speak to them, 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 fulfilled on them is the prophecy of Isaiah, that saith, With hearing ye shall hear, and ye shall not understand, and seeing ye shall see, and ye shall not perceive,

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 made gross was the heart of this people, and with the ears they heard heavily, and their eyes they did close, lest they might see with the eyes, and with the ears might hear, and with the heart understand, and turn back, and I might 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 ` And happy 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 to you, that many prophets and righteous men did desire to see that which ye look on, and they did not see, and to hear that which ye hear, and they 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 ` Ye, therefore, hear ye the simile of the sower:

“Therefore hear the parable of the sower:

19 E very one hearing the word of the reign, and not understanding -- the evil one doth come, and doth catch that which hath been sown in his heart; this is that sown by the way.

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 ` And that sown on the rocky places, this is he who is hearing the word, and immediately with joy is receiving it,

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

21 a nd he hath not root in himself, but is temporary, and persecution or tribulation having happened because of the word, immediately he is stumbled.

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 ` And that sown toward the thorns, this is he who is hearing the word, and the anxiety of this age, and the deceitfulness of the riches, do choke the word, and it becometh 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 ` And that sown on the good ground: this is he who is hearing the word, and is understanding, who indeed doth bear fruit, and doth make, some indeed a hundredfold, and some sixty, and some 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 simile he set before them, saying: `The reign of the heavens was likened to 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 a nd, while men are sleeping, his enemy came and sowed darnel in the midst of the wheat, and went away,

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

26 a nd when the herb sprang up, and yielded fruit, then appeared also the darnel.

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

27 ` And the servants of the householder, having come near, said to him, Sir, good seed didst thou not sow in thy field? whence then hath it the 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 saith to them, A man, an enemy, did this; and the servants said to him, Wilt thou, then, having gone away we may gather it up?

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 ` And he said, No, lest -- gathering up the darnel -- ye root up with it the wheat,

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 till the harvest, and in the time of the harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather up first the darnel, and bind it in bundles, to burn it, and the wheat gather up into my storehouse.'

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 simile he set before them, saying: `The reign of the heavens is like to a grain of mustard, which a man having taken, did sow 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 less, indeed, is than all the seeds, but when it may be grown, is greatest of the herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the heaven do come and rest 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 A nother simile spake he to them: `The reign of the heavens is like to leaven, which a woman having taken, hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was 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 spake Jesus in similes to the multitudes, and without a simile he was not speaking to them,

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

35 t hat it might be fulfilled that was spoken through the prophet, saying, `I will open in similes my mouth, I will utter things having been hidden from the foundation of the world.'

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 let away the multitudes, Jesus came to the house, and his disciples came near to him, saying, `Explain to us the simile 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 A nd he answering said to them, `He who is sowing 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 reign, and the darnel are the sons of the evil one,

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 sowed them is the devil, and the harvest is a full end of the age, and the reapers are messengers.

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

40 ` As, then, the darnel is gathered up, and is burned with fire, so shall it be in the full end of this 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 forth his messengers, and they shall gather up out of his kingdom all the stumbling-blocks, and those doing the unlawlessness,

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

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

43 ` Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the reign of their Father. He who is having ears to hear -- 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 ` Again, the reign of the heavens is like to treasure hid in the field, which a man having found did hide, and from his joy goeth, and all, as much as he hath, he selleth, and buyeth 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 ` Again, the reign of the heavens is like to a man, a merchant, seeking goodly pearls,

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

46 w ho having found one pearl of great price, having gone away, hath sold all, as much as 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 ` Again, the reign of the heavens is like to a net that was cast into the sea, and did gather 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 was filled, having drawn up again upon the beach, and having sat down, they gathered the good into vessels, and the bad they did cast 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 s o shall it be in the full end of the age, the messengers shall come forth and separate the evil out of the midst of the righteous,

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 to the furnace of the fire, there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of the teeth.'

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

51 J esus saith to them, `Did ye understand all these?' They say to him, `Yes, sir.'

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

52 A nd he said to them, `Because of this every scribe having been discipled in regard to the reign of the heavens, is like to a man, a householder, who doth bring forth 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 finished these similes, he removed thence,

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

54 a nd having come to his own country, he was teaching them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished, and were saying, `Whence to this one this wisdom and the mighty works?

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 carpenter's son? is not his mother called Mary, and his brethren James, and Joses, 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, to this one all these?'

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

57 a nd they were stumbled at him. And Jesus said to them, `A prophet is not without honor except in his own country, and in his own 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 mighty works, because of their unbelief.

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