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	BISHOPS Bishops' Bible of 1568	ESV English Standard Version	NIV New International Version
1	The same day, went Iesus out of the house, & sate by the sea syde.	That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat beside the sea.	That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the lake.
2	And great multitudes were gathered together vnto hym, so greatly that he went and sate in a shippe, and the whole multitude stoode on the shore.	And great crowds gathered about him, so that he got into a boat and sat down. And the whole crowd stood on the beach.	Such large crowds gathered around him that he got into a boat and sat in it, while all the people stood on the shore.
3	And he spake many thynges to them in parables, saying: Beholde, the sower went foorth to sowe.	And he told them many things in parables, saying: “A sower went out to sow.	Then he told them many things in parables, saying: “A farmer went out to sow his seed.
4	And when he sowed, some seedes fell by the wayes side, and the fowles came, and deuoured them vp.	And as he sowed, some seeds fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured them.	As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up.
5	Some fell vpon stony places, where they had not much earth, and anone they sprong vp, because they had no depenesse of earth.	Other seeds fell on rocky ground, where they did not have much soil, and immediately they sprang up, since they had no depth of soil,	Some fell on rocky places, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly, because the soil was shallow.
6	And when the sonne was vp, they caught heate, and because they had not roote, they wythered away.	but when the sun rose they were scorched. And since they had no root, they withered away.	But when the sun came up, the plants were scorched, and they withered because they had no root.
7	Agayne, some fell among thornes, and the thornes sprong vp and choked them.	Other seeds fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked them.	Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the plants.
8	But some fell into good grounde, and brought foorth fruite, some an hundred folde, some sixtie folde, some thirtie folde.	Other seeds fell on good soil and produced grain, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.	Still other seed fell on good soil, where it produced a crop—a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown.
9	Who hath eares to heare, let hym heare.	He who has ears, let him hear.”	Whoever has ears, let them hear.”
10	And the disciples came, and sayde vnto hym: Why speakest thou to them by parables?	Then the disciples came and said to him, “Why do you speak to them in parables?”	The disciples came to him and asked, “Why do you speak to the people in parables?”
11	He aunswered and sayde vnto them: because it is geuen vnto you, to knowe the secretes of the kyngdome of heauen, but to them, it is not geuen.	And he answered them, “To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given.	He replied, “Because the knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them.
12	For whosoeuer hath, to hym shalbe geuen, and he shall haue more aboundaunce: But whosoeuer hath not, from hym shalbe taken away, euen that he hath.	For to the one who has, more will be given, and he will have an abundance, but from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away.	Whoever has will be given more, and they will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what they have will be taken from them.
13	Therfore speake I to them in parables: because they seeyng, see not: and hearyng, they heare not: neither do they vnderstande.	This is why I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand.	This is why I speak to them in parables: “Though seeing, they do not see; though hearing, they do not hear or understand.
14	And in them is fulfylled the prophesie of Esaias, saying: by hearyng ye shall heare, and shall not vnderstande, and seeyng, ye shall see, & shall not perceaue.	Indeed, in their case the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled that says: “‘“You will indeed hear but never understand, and you will indeed see but never perceive.”	In them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah: “’You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.
15	For this peoples heart is waxed grosse, and their eares are dull of hearyng, and their eyes haue they closed: lest at any tyme they shoulde see with their eyes, and heare with their eares, and shoulde vnderstande with their heart, & shoulde conuert, that I myght heale them.	For this people’s heart has grown dull, and with their ears they can barely hear, and their eyes they have closed, lest they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears and understand with their heart and turn, and I would heal them.’	For this people’s heart has become calloused; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts and turn, and I would heal them.’
16	But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your eares, for they heare.	But blessed are your eyes, for they see, and your ears, for they hear.	But blessed are your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear.
17	Ueryly I say vnto you, that many prophetes and ryghteous men haue desired to see those thynges which ye see, and haue not seene: and to heare those thynges which ye heare, and haue not hearde.	For truly, I say to you, many prophets and righteous people longed to see what you see, and did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it.	For truly I tell you, many prophets and righteous people longed to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.
18	Heare ye therfore the similitude of the sower.	“Hear then the parable of the sower:	“Listen then to what the parable of the sower means:
19	When one heareth the worde of the kyngdome, and vnderstandeth it not, then commeth that euyll, and catcheth away that which was sowen in his heart: this is he, which receaued seede by the way syde.	When 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 what was sown along the path.	When anyone hears the message about the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in their heart. This is the seed sown along the path.
20	But he that receaued the seede into stony places, the same is he that heareth the worde, and anone with ioy, receaueth it:	As for what was sown on rocky ground, this is the one who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy,	The seed falling on rocky ground refers to someone who hears the word and at once receives it with joy.
21	Yet hath he not roote in hym selfe, but dureth for a season: for when tribulation or persecution aryseth because of the worde, by and by he is offended.	yet he has no root in himself, but endures for a while, and when tribulation or persecution arises on account of the word, immediately he falls away.	But since they have no root, they last only a short time. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, they quickly fall away.
22	He also that receaued seede into the thornes, is he that heareth the worde: and the care of this worlde, and the disceiptfulnes of ryches, choke vp the worde, and so is he made vnfruitfull.	As for what was sown among thorns, this is the one who hears the word, but the cares of the world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and it proves unfruitful.	The seed falling among the thorns refers to someone who hears the word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, making it unfruitful.
23	But he that receaued seede into the good grounde, is he that heareth the worde, and vnderstandeth it, which also beareth fruite: and bryngeth foorth, some an hundred folde, some sixtie folde, some thirtie folde.	As for what was sown on good soil, this is the one who hears the word and understands it. He indeed bears fruit and yields, in one case a hundredfold, in another sixty, and in another thirty.”	But the seed falling on good soil refers to someone who hears the word and understands it. This is the one who produces a crop, yielding a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown.”
24	Another parable put he foorth vnto them, saying: The kyngdome of heauen is likened vnto a man, which sowed good seede in his fielde.	He put another parable before them, saying, “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field,	Jesus told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field.
25	But whyle men slept, his enemye came & sowed tares among the wheate, and went his way.	but while his men were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat and went away.	But while everyone was sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and went away.
26	But when the blade was sprong vp, and had brought foorth fruite, then appeared the tares also.	So when the plants came up and bore grain, then the weeds appeared also.	When the wheat sprouted and formed heads, then the weeds also appeared.
27	So, the seruauntes of the housholder came, and sayde vnto hym. Sir, diddest not thou sowe good seede in thy fielde? from whence then hath it tares?	And the servants of the master of the house came and said to him, ‘Master, did you not sow good seed in your field? How then does it have weeds?’	“The owner’s servants came to him and said, ‘Sir, didn’t you sow good seed in your field? Where then did the weeds come from?’
28	He sayde vnto them: the malicious man hath done this. The seruauntes sayde vnto hym: wylt thou then that we go, and gather them vp?	He said to them, ‘An enemy has done this.’ So the servants said to him, ‘Then do you want us to go and gather them?’	“’An enemy did this,’ he replied. “The servants asked him, ‘Do you want us to go and pull them up?’
29	But he sayde, nay: lest whyle ye gather vp the tares, ye rote vp also the wheate with them.	But he said, ‘No, lest in gathering the weeds you root up the wheat along with them.	“’No,’ he answered, ‘because while you are pulling the weeds, you may uproot the wheat with them.
30	Let both growe together vntyll the haruest: & in tyme of haruest, I wyl say to the reapers, gather ye together first the tares, and bynde them in bundels to burne them: but carrie the wheate into my barne.	Let both grow together until the harvest, and at harvest time I will tell the reapers, “Gather the weeds first and bind them in bundles to be burned, but gather the wheat into my barn.”’”	Let both grow together until the harvest. At that time I will tell the harvesters: First collect the weeds and tie them in bundles to be burned; then gather the wheat and bring it into my barn.’”
31	Another parable put he foorth vnto them, saying. The kyngdome of heauen is like to a grayne of mustard seede, which a man toke & sowed in his fielde.	He put another parable before them, saying, “The kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard seed that a man took and sowed in his field.	He told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his field.
32	Which in dede is the least of all seedes: But when it is growen, it is the greatest among hearbes: and is a tree, so that the byrdes of the ayre come & make their nestes in the braunches therof.	It is the smallest of all seeds, but when it has grown it is larger than all the garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and make nests in its branches.”	Though it is the smallest of all seeds, yet when it grows, it is the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds come and perch in its branches.”
33	Another parable spake he vnto them: The kyngdome of heauen is lyke vnto leuen, which a woman taketh & hydeth in three peckes of meale, tyll all be leuened.	He told them another parable. “The kingdom of heaven is like leaven that a woman took and hid in three measures of flour, till it was all leavened.”	He told them still another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed into about sixty pounds of flour until it worked all through the dough.”
34	All these thynges spake Iesus vnto the people in parables: and without a parable spake he not vnto them.	All these things Jesus said to the crowds in parables; indeed, he said nothing to them without a parable.	Jesus spoke all these things to the crowd in parables; he did not say anything to them without using a parable.
35	That it myght be fulfylled, which was spoken by the prophete, that sayth: I wyll open my mouth in parables, I wyll speake foorth thynges which haue ben kept secrete from the foundation of the worlde.	This was to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet: “I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter what has been hidden since the foundation of the world.”	So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophet: “I will open my mouth in parables, I will utter things hidden since the creation of the world.”
36	Then Iesus sent the people away, & went into the house: And his disciples came vnto hym, saying: Declare vnto vs the parable of the tares of the fielde.	Then he left the crowds and went into the house. And his disciples came to him, saying, “Explain to us the parable of the weeds of the field.”	Then he left the crowd and went into the house. His disciples came to him and said, “Explain to us the parable of the weeds in the field.”
37	He aunswered and sayde vnto them: He that soweth the good seede, is the sonne of man.	He answered, “The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man.	He answered, “The one who sowed the good seed is the Son of Man.
38	The fielde, is the worlde: & the good seede, they are the childre of ye kingdom: the tares, are the chyldren of ye wicked.	The field is the world, and the good seed is the sons of the kingdom. The weeds are the sons of the evil one,	The field is the world, and the good seed stands for the people of the kingdom. The weeds are the people of the evil one,
39	The enemie that soweth them, is the deuyll: the haruest, is the ende of the worlde: the reapers, be the Angels.	and the enemy who sowed them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are angels.	and the enemy who sows them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the harvesters are angels.
40	Euen as the tares therfore, are gathered and brent in the fyre: so shall it be in the ende of this worlde.	Just as the weeds are gathered and burned with fire, so will it be at the end of the age.	“As the weeds are pulled up and burned in the fire, so it will be at the end of the age.
41	The sonne of man shall sende foorth his Angels, and they shall gather out of his kyngdome, all thynges that offende, and them which do iniquitie:	The Son of Man will send his angels, and they will gather out of his kingdom all causes of sin and all law-breakers,	The Son of Man will send out his angels, and they will weed out of his kingdom everything that causes sin and all who do evil.
42	And shall cast them into a furnesse of fyre: There shalbe waylyng and gnasshyng of teeth.	and throw them into the fiery furnace. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.	They will throw them into the blazing furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
43	Then shall the ryghteous shine as the Sunne, in the kingdome of their father. Who hath eares to heare, let hym heare.	Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him hear.	Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Whoever has ears, let them hear.
44	Agayne, the kyngdome of heauen is lyke vnto treasure hyd in the fielde: the which a man hath founde, and hyd, and for ioy therof, goeth and selleth all that he hath, and byeth the fielde.	“The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and covered up. Then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.	“The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field.
45	Agayne, the kyngdome of heauen is lyke vnto a marchaunt man, seekyng goodly pearles.	“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls,	“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant looking for fine pearls.
46	Which, when he founde one precious pearle, went and solde all that he had, and bought it.	who, on finding one pearl of great value, went and sold all that he had and bought it.	When he found one of great value, he went away and sold everything he had and bought it.
47	Agayne, the kyngdome of heauen is lyke vnto a net, that was cast into the sea, and gathered of all kynde:	“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was thrown into the sea and gathered fish of every kind.	“Once again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was let down into the lake and caught all kinds of fish.
48	Which when it was full, men drewe to lande, and sat downe, and gathered the good into vessels, but cast the bad away.	When it was full, men drew it ashore and sat down and sorted the good into containers but threw away the bad.	When it was full, the fishermen pulled it up on the shore. Then they sat down and collected the good fish in baskets, but threw the bad away.
49	So shall it be at the ende of the world: The Angels shall come foorth, and seuer the bad from among the iuste:	So it will be at the end of the age. The angels will come out and separate the evil from the righteous	This is how it will be at the end of the age. The angels will come and separate the wicked from the righteous
50	And shall cast them into a furnesse of fyre: there shalbe waylyng and gnasshyng of teeth.	and throw them into the fiery furnace. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.	and throw them into the blazing furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
51	Iesus sayth vnto them: haue ye vnderstande all these thynges? They say vnto hym: yea Lorde.	“Have you understood all these things?” They said to him, “Yes.”	“Have you understood all these things?” Jesus asked. “Yes,” they replied.
52	Then sayde he vnto them: Therfore, euery Scribe which is taught vnto the kyngdome of heauen, is lyke vnto a man that is an householder, whiche bryngeth foorth out of his treasure, thynges newe and olde.	And he said to them, “Therefore every scribe who has been trained for the kingdom of heaven is like a master of a house, who brings out of his treasure what is new and what is old.”	He said to them, “Therefore every teacher of the law who has become a disciple in the kingdom of heaven is like the owner of a house who brings out of his storeroom new treasures as well as old.”
53	And it came to passe, that when Iesus had finished these parables, he departed thence.	And when Jesus had finished these parables, he went away from there,	When Jesus had finished these parables, he moved on from there.
54	And when he came into his owne countrey, he taught them in their synagogues, in so much, that they were astonyed, and sayde: whence commeth this wysdome and powers vnto hym?	and coming to his hometown he taught them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished, and said, “Where did this man get this wisdom and these mighty works?	Coming to his hometown, he began teaching the people in their synagogue, and they were amazed. “Where did this man get this wisdom and these miraculous powers?” they asked.
55	Is not this the carpenters sonne? Is not his mother called Marie? and his brethren, Iames, and Ioses, and Simon, and Iudas?	Is not this the carpenter’s son? Is not his mother called Mary? And are not his brothers James and Joseph and Simon and Judas?	“Isn’t this the carpenter’s son? Isn’t his mother’s name Mary, and aren’t his brothers James, Joseph, Simon and Judas?
56	And are not all his sisters with vs? whence hath he then all these thynges?	And are not all his sisters with us? Where then did this man get all these things?”	Aren’t all his sisters with us? Where then did this man get all these things?”
57	And they were offended in hym. Iesus sayde vnto them: A prophete is not without honour, saue in his owne countrey, and in his owne house.	And 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 took offense at him. But Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his own town and in his own home.”
58	And he did not many mightie workes there, because of their vnbeliefe.	And he did not do many mighty works there, because of their unbelief.	And he did not do many miracles there because of their lack of faith.
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