The Parable of the Sower 1In that day,† Jesus, having gone out of the house, was sitting by the sea. 2And many crowds were gathered together to Him so that He, having entered into a boat,† sat down, and all the crowd stood on the shore. 3And He spoke to them many things in parables, saying, “Behold, the one sowing went out to sow.
4And in his sowing, some indeed fell along the path, and the birds, having come, devoured them.
5And others fell upon the rocky places, where it did not have much soil, and immediately it sprang up because of it not having depth of soil.
6And the sun having risen, they were scorched, and because of not having root, they withered.
7And others fell upon the thorns, and the thorns came up and choked them.
8And others fell upon the good soil and were giving fruit—some indeed a hundredfold, and some sixty, and some thirty.
The Purpose of Jesus’ Parables 10And having come, the disciples said to Him, “Why do You speak to them in parables?” 11And answering, He said to them, “Because to you⁺ it has been given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of the heavens, but to these it has not been given. 12For whoever has, it will be given to him, and he will be in abundance. And whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him. 13Because of this I speak to them in parables: ‘Because seeing, they do not see, and hearing, they do not hear, nor do they understand.’† 14And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah, saying: ‘In hearing you⁺ will hear and never understand; and seeing, you⁺ will see and never perceive. 15For the heart of this people grew dull, and they barely hear with the ears, and they closed their eyes, lest ever they might see with the eyes, and might hear with the ears, and might understand with the heart, and might return, and I will heal them.’† 16But blessed are your⁺ eyes because they see, and your⁺ ears because they hear. 17For truly I say to you⁺ that many prophets and righteous men desired to see what you⁺ see and did not see, and to hear what you⁺ hear and did not hear. The Parable of the Sower Explained 18You⁺, therefore, hear the parable of the one having sown: 19Everyone hearing the word of the kingdom and not understanding, the evil one comes and snatches away that having been sown in his heart. This is the one having been sown† along the path. 20And that having been sown upon the rocky places, this is the one hearing the word and immediately receiving† it with joy. 21And he has no root in himself, but is temporary. But on tribulation or persecution having come because of the word, immediately he is caused to stumble. 22And that having been sown among the thorns, this is the one hearing the word, and the anxiety of this age and the deceit of riches choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful. 23But that having been sown on the good soil, this is the one hearing the word and understanding, who indeed bears fruit and produces—some indeed a hundredfold, and some sixty, and some thirty.” The Parable of the Weeds 24He put before them another parable, saying, “The kingdom of the heavens was likened to a man having sown good seed in his field.
25And while the men are sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds in the midst of the wheat, and went away.
26And when the plants sprouted and produced fruit, then the weeds also appeared.
27And having come, the servants of the master of the house said to him, ‘Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? From where, then, does it have weeds?’
28And he said to them, ‘An enemy did this.’ And the servants said to him, ‘Then do you desire that, having gone away, we should collect them?’
29And he said, ‘No, lest collecting the weeds, you⁺ might uproot the wheat with them.
30Allow both to grow together until the harvest, and in the time of the harvest I will say to the harvesters: First collect the weeds and bind them into bundles in order to burn them up; but gather together the wheat into my barn.’” The Parable of the Mustard Seed 31He put before them another parable, saying: “The kingdom of the heavens is like a grain of mustard, which a man, having taken, sowed in his field, 32which indeed is smallest of all the seeds, but when it may be grown, it is greater than the garden plants† and becomes a tree, so as for the birds of the sky to come and to lodge in its branches.” The Parable of the Leaven 33He spoke to them another parable: “The kingdom of the heavens is like leaven that a woman, having taken, hid in three measures of flour, until all of it was leavened.” I Will Open My Mouth in Parables 34All these things Jesus spoke in parables to the crowds, and without a parable He was not speaking to them, 35so that it might be fulfilled, that having been spoken through the prophet, saying: “I will open My mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden from the foundation of the world.”† The Parable of the Weeds Explained 36Then, having dismissed the crowds, He went into the house.† And His disciples came to Him, saying, “Explain to us the parable of the weeds of the field.” 37And answering, He said, “The One sowing the good seed is the Son of Man;
38and the field is the world; and the good seed, these are the sons of the kingdom; and the weeds are the sons of the evil one;
39and the enemy having sown them is the devil; and the harvest is the consummation of the age; and the harvesters are angels.
40Therefore, as the weeds are gathered together and are burned up in fire, so will it be in the consummation of the age.†
41The Son of Man will send forth His angels, and they will gather out of His kingdom all the stumbling blocks and those doing lawlessness,
42and they will cast them into the furnace of the fire—there will be weeping and gnashing of the teeth.
43Then the righteous will shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father.† The one having ears, let him hear.
The Parables of the Treasure and the Pearl 44The kingdom† of the heavens is like treasure hidden in the field, which a man, having found, hid. And from his joy, he goes and he sells all that he has, and he buys that field.
45Again, the kingdom of the heavens is like a man, a merchant, seeking fine pearls.
46And having found one very precious pearl, having gone away, he has sold all things, as many as he had, and bought it.
The Parable of the Net 47Again, the kingdom of the heavens is like a dragnet having been cast into the sea and having gathered together of every kind,
48which, when it was filled, having drawn it up on the shore and having sat down, they collected the good into vessels, and they cast out the bad.
49So will it be in the consummation of the age: The angels will go out and will separate the evil from the midst of the righteous
50and will cast them into the furnace of the fire—there will be weeping and gnashing of the teeth.
They say to Him, “Yes.†” 52And He said to them, “Because of this, every scribe having been discipled in the kingdom of the heavens is like a man, a master of a house, who puts forth out of his treasure new and old.” The Rejection at Nazareth 53And it came to pass, when Jesus finished these parables, that He withdrew from there. 54And having come into His hometown, He was teaching them in their synagogue, so that they are astonished and are saying, “From where unto this One is this wisdom and the miracles?” 55Is this not the son of the carpenter? Is not His mother called Mary, and His brothers James and Joseph† and Simon and Judas? 56And are not all His sisters with us? Then from where are unto this One all these things?” 57And they were taking offense at Him. But Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor, except in his hometown and in his house.” 58And He did not do many miracles there, because of their unbelief.
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