Matthew 13

1 On that day Jesus went out of the house, and sat by the seaside.NHEB — Matthew 13:1

2 And large crowds gathered to him, so that he entered into a boat, and sat, and all the crowd stood on the beach.NHEB — Matthew 13:2

3 And he spoke to them many things in parables, saying, "Look, a farmer went out to sow.NHEB — Matthew 13:3

4 And as he sowed, some seeds fell by the roadside, and the birds came and devoured them.NHEB — Matthew 13:4

5 And others fell on rocky ground, where they did not have much soil, and immediately they sprang up, because they had no depth of earth.NHEB — Matthew 13:5

6 But when the sun had risen, they were scorched. Because they had no root, they withered away.NHEB — Matthew 13:6

7 Others fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked them.NHEB — Matthew 13:7

8 Still others fell on good soil, and yielded fruit: some one hundred times as much, some sixty, and some thirty.NHEB — Matthew 13:8

9 He who has ears, let him hear."NHEB — Matthew 13:9

10 Then the disciples came, and said to him, "Why do you speak to them in parables?"NHEB — Matthew 13:10

11 And answering, he said to them, "To you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but it is not given to them.NHEB — Matthew 13:11

12 For whoever has, to him will be given, and he will have abundance, but whoever does not have, from him will be taken away even that which he has.NHEB — Matthew 13:12

13 Therefore I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing, they do not hear, neither do they understand.NHEB — Matthew 13:13

14 And in them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled, which says, 'In hearing you will hear, but will not understand, and seeing you will see, but not perceive.NHEB — Matthew 13:14

15 For the heart of this people has grown dull, and their ears are sluggish in hearing, and they have closed their eyes, otherwise they might see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and turn back, and I would heal them.'NHEB — Matthew 13:15

16 "But blessed are your eyes, for they see; and your ears, for they hear.NHEB — Matthew 13:16

17 For truly I tell you that many prophets and righteous people desired to see the things which you see, and did not see them; and to hear the things which you hear, and did not hear them.NHEB — Matthew 13:17

18 "Hear, then, the parable of the farmer.NHEB — Matthew 13:18

19 When anyone hears the word of the Kingdom, and does not understand it, the evil one comes, and snatches away that which has been sown in his heart. This is what was sown by the roadside.NHEB — Matthew 13:19

20 And what was sown on the rocky places, this is he who hears the word, and immediately with joy receives it;NHEB — Matthew 13:20

21 yet he has no root in himself, but endures for a while. When oppression or persecution arises because of the word, immediately he stumbles.NHEB — Matthew 13:21

22 And what was sown among the thorns, this is he who hears the word, but the cares of the world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful.NHEB — Matthew 13:22

23 And what was sown on the good ground, this is he who hears the word, and understands it, who truly bears fruit, and brings forth, some one hundred times as much, some sixty, and some thirty."NHEB — Matthew 13:23

24 He set another parable before them, saying, "The kingdom of heaven is like a person who sowed good seed in his field,NHEB — Matthew 13:24

25 but while everyone slept, his enemy came and sowed tares also among the wheat, and went away.NHEB — Matthew 13:25

26 But when the blade sprang up and brought forth fruit, then the tares appeared also.NHEB — Matthew 13:26

27 So the servants of the householder came and said to him, 'Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? Where did these tares come from?'NHEB — Matthew 13:27

28 "And he said to them, 'An enemy has done this.' "And the servants asked him, 'Then do you want us to go and gather them up?'NHEB — Matthew 13:28

29 "But he said, 'No, lest perhaps while you gather up the tares, you root up the wheat with them.NHEB — Matthew 13:29

30 Let both grow together until the harvest, and in the harvest time I will tell the reapers, "First, gather up the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them; but gather the wheat into my barn."'"NHEB — Matthew 13:30

31 He set another parable before them, saying, "The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed which a man took and sowed in his field;NHEB — Matthew 13:31

32 which indeed is least of all the seeds. But when it has 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."NHEB — Matthew 13:32

33 He spoke another parable to them. "The kingdom of heaven is like yeast, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, until it was all leavened."NHEB — Matthew 13:33

34 Jesus spoke all these things in parables to the crowds; and without a parable, he did not speak to them,NHEB — Matthew 13:34

35 that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophet, saying, "I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden since the beginning of the world."NHEB — Matthew 13:35

36 Then Jesus sent the crowds away, and went into the house. His disciples came to him, saying, "Explain to us the parable of the tares in the field."NHEB — Matthew 13:36

37 And he answered them, "The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man,NHEB — Matthew 13:37

38 and the field is the world; and the good seed, these are the children of the Kingdom; and the tares are the children of the evil one,NHEB — Matthew 13:38

39 and the enemy who sowed them is the devil, and the harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are angels.NHEB — Matthew 13:39

40 As therefore the tares are gathered up and burned with fire; so will it be at the end of the age.NHEB — Matthew 13:40

41 The Son of Man will send out his angels, and they will gather out of his Kingdom all things that cause stumbling, and those who do iniquity,NHEB — Matthew 13:41

42 and will cast them into the furnace of fire. There will be weeping and the grinding of teeth.NHEB — Matthew 13:42

43 Then the righteous will shine forth like the sun in the Kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him hear.NHEB — Matthew 13:43

44 "The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure hidden in the field, which a man found, and hid. In his joy, he goes and sells all that he has, and buys that field.NHEB — Matthew 13:44

45 "Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a man who is a merchant seeking fine pearls,NHEB — Matthew 13:45

46 and having found one pearl of great price, he went and sold all that he had, and bought it.NHEB — Matthew 13:46

47 "Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a dragnet, that was cast into the sea, and gathered some fish of every kind,NHEB — Matthew 13:47

48 which, when it was filled, they drew up on the beach. They sat down, and gathered the good into containers, but the bad they threw away.NHEB — Matthew 13:48

49 So will it be in the end of the world. The angels will come forth, and separate the wicked from among the righteous,NHEB — Matthew 13:49

50 and will cast them into the furnace of fire. There will be the weeping and the grinding of teeth."NHEB — Matthew 13:50

51 "Have you understood all these things?" They answered him, "Yes."NHEB — Matthew 13:51

52 And he said to them, "Therefore, every scribe who has been made a disciple in the kingdom of heaven is like a man who is a householder, who brings out of his treasure new and old things."NHEB — Matthew 13:52

53 And it happened that when Jesus had finished these parables, he departed from there.NHEB — Matthew 13:53

54 And coming into 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?NHEB — Matthew 13:54

55 Is not this the carpenter's son? Is not his mother called Mary, and his brothers, James and Joseph and Simon and Judas?NHEB — Matthew 13:55

56 And are not all of his sisters with us? Where then did this man get all of these things?"NHEB — Matthew 13:56

57 And they were offended by him. But Jesus said to them, "A prophet is not without honor, except in his own country, and in his own house."NHEB — Matthew 13:57

58 And he did not do many mighty works there because of their unbelief.NHEB — Matthew 13:58