Matthew 13:1-15 ▼

1 And in that day Jesus, having come out of the house, sat by the sea.

2 And many crowds were assembled together to him; therefore having entered into the ship, he sat down, and all the crowd stood upon the sea-shore.

3 And he spake to them many things in parables, saying, Behold, he, the sower, went forth to sow.

4 And in his sowing some truly fell by the way, and the flying things came and swallowed them down.

5 And others fell upon rocky places where it had not much earth, and quickly it sprang forth, for it had no depth of earth.

6 And the sun having risen, it was parched up; and for the not having a root, it was dried up.

7 And others fell among thorns, and the thorns came up and choked them.

8 And others fell upon good earth and gave fruit, some truly a hundred, and some sixty, and some thirty.

9 He having ears to hear let him hear.

10 And the disciples having come near, said to him, Why speakest thou to them in parables?

11 And having answered, he said to them, For to you it was given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of the heavens, but to them it was not given.

12 For whoever has shall be given to him, and he shall have in excess; and whoever has not, also what he has shall be taken away from him.

13 For this I speak to them in parables: for seeing they see not, and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.

14 And the prophecy of Esaias is filled up in them, saying, In hearing shall ye hear, and not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and not perceive.

15 For the heart of this people has been thickened, and with their ears have they heard heavily, and their eyes have they closed; lest perhaps they should see with the eyes, and hear with the ears, and understand with the heart, and turn back, and I should heal them.