Matthew 13
1 The
same day went Jesus out
of the
house, and
sat by the sea
side. 2 And great multitudes were gathered
together unto him, so
that he went into a
ship, and
sat;
and the
whole multitude stood on the
shore. 3 And he
spake many
things unto
them in parables, saying,
Behold, a
sower went
forth to
sow;
4 And when he sowed,
some seeds fell by the way
side, and the
fowls came and devoured them up:
5 Some fell upon stony
places, where they
had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung
up,
because they
had no deepness of
earth: 6 And when the
sun was
up, they were
scorched;
and because they
had no root, they withered
away.
7 And some fell among thorns; and the
thorns sprung
up,
and choked them: 8 But other fell into good ground, and brought
forth fruit, some an hundredfold,
some sixtyfold,
some thirtyfold. 9 Who hath ears to
hear, let him
hear.
10 And the
disciples came, and
said unto
him, Why speakest
thou unto
them in parables? 11 He
answered and said unto
them, Because it is
given unto
you to
know the
mysteries of the
kingdom of
heaven, but to
them it
is not given.
12 For whosoever hath, to
him shall be
given,
and he shall have more
abundance:
but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken
away even that he
hath.
13 Therefore speak I to
them in parables: because they
seeing see not; and hearing they
hear not, neither do they
understand.
14 And in them is
fulfilled the
prophecy of
Esaias, which saith, By
hearing ye shall
hear,
and shall not understand;
and seeing ye shall
see,
and shall not perceive:
15 For this people's heart is waxed
gross,
and their
ears are
dull of
hearing,
and their eyes they have
closed; lest at any
time they should
see with their
eyes, and hear with their
ears, and should
understand with their
heart, and should be
converted,
and I should
heal them. 16 But blessed are
your eyes, for they
see:
and your ears, for they
hear.
17 For verily I
say unto
you, That many prophets and righteous men have
desired to
see those things
which ye
see,
and have not seen them;
and to
hear those things
which ye
hear,
and have not heard them.
18 Hear ye therefore the
parable of the
sower.
19 When
any one
heareth the
word of the
kingdom, and understandeth it
not, then
cometh the
wicked one,
and catcheth
away that
which was
sown in his heart. This is he which received
seed by the way
side. 20 But he that received the
seed into stony
places, the
same is he that
heareth the
word, and anon with joy receiveth it; 21 Yet hath
he not root in himself, but dureth for a
while: for when
tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the
word, by and
by he is
offended.
22 He
also that received
seed among the
thorns is he
that heareth the
word; and the
care of
this world, and the
deceitfulness of
riches, choke the
word, and he
becometh unfruitful. 23 But he that received
seed into the
good ground is he that
heareth the
word, and understandeth it;
which also beareth
fruit,
and bringeth
forth,
some an hundredfold,
some sixty,
some thirty. 24 Another parable put he
forth unto
them, saying, The
kingdom of
heaven is
likened unto a
man which
sowed good seed in his field: 25 But while men slept,
his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his
way.
26 But when the
blade was sprung
up,
and brought
forth fruit, then appeared the
tares also. 27 So the
servants of the
householder came and
said unto
him, Sir, didst not thou
sow good seed in thy field? from
whence then hath
it tares? 28 He said unto
them, An
enemy hath done this. The
servants said unto
him, Wilt
thou then that we
go and
gather them up?
29 But he
said,
Nay; lest while ye gather
up the
tares, ye root
up also the
wheat with them. 30 Let both grow
together until the
harvest: and in the
time of
harvest I will
say to the
reapers, Gather ye
together first the
tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the
wheat into my barn. 31 Another parable put he
forth unto
them, saying, The
kingdom of
heaven is like to a
grain of mustard
seed, which a
man took, and
sowed in his field: 32 Which indeed is the
least of
all seeds: but when it is
grown, it
is the
greatest among
herbs, and becometh a
tree, so
that the
birds of the
air come and lodge in the
branches thereof. 33 Another parable spake
he unto
them; The
kingdom of
heaven is like unto
leaven, which a
woman took, and
hid in three measures of
meal, till the
whole was leavened.
34 All these
things spake Jesus unto the
multitude in parables; and without a
parable spake
he not unto
them: 35 That it might be
fulfilled which was
spoken by the
prophet, saying, I will
open my mouth in parables; I will
utter things which have been kept
secret from the
foundation of the
world. 36 Then Jesus sent the
multitude away, and
went into the
house: and his disciples came unto
him, saying,
Declare unto
us the
parable of the
tares of the
field. 37 He
answered and said unto
them, He that
soweth the
good seed is the
Son of
man; 38 The field is the
world; the
good seed are the
children of the
kingdom; but the
tares are the
children of the
wicked one;
39 The enemy that
sowed them is the
devil; the
harvest is the
end of the
world; and the
reapers are the
angels. 40 As therefore the
tares are
gathered and burned in the
fire; so shall it
be in the
end of
this world. 41 The
Son of
man shall send
forth his angels, and they shall
gather out
of his kingdom all
things that
offend, and them which
do iniquity; 42 And shall
cast them into a
furnace of
fire: there shall
be wailing and gnashing of
teeth. 43 Then shall the
righteous shine
forth as the
sun in the
kingdom of
their Father. Who hath ears to
hear, let him
hear.
44 Again, the
kingdom of
heaven is like unto
treasure hid in a
field; the
which when a
man hath
found, he
hideth,
and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he
hath,
and buyeth that field. 45 Again, the
kingdom of
heaven is like unto a
merchant man, seeking goodly pearls: 46 Who, when he had
found one pearl of great
price, went and
sold all that he
had,
and bought it. 47 Again, the
kingdom of
heaven is like unto a
net, that was
cast into the
sea, and gathered of every kind: 48 Which, when it was
full, they
drew to shore, and sat
down, and
gathered the
good into vessels, but cast the
bad away. 49 So shall it
be at the
end of the
world: the
angels shall come
forth,
and sever the
wicked from among the
just, 50 And shall
cast them into the
furnace of
fire: there shall
be wailing and gnashing of
teeth. 51 Jesus saith unto
them, Have ye
understood all these things? They
say unto
him, Yea, Lord. 52 Then said he unto
them, Therefore every scribe which is
instructed unto the
kingdom of
heaven is like unto a
man that is an
householder, which bringeth
forth out
of his treasure things
new and old. 53 And it came to
pass, that
when Jesus had
finished these parables, he
departed thence. 54 And when he was
come into his
own country, he
taught them in their synagogue, insomuch
that they were
astonished,
and said,
Whence hath this
man this wisdom, and these mighty
works? 55 Is not this the
carpenter's son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas? 56 And his sisters, are
they not all with us? Whence then hath this
man all these
things? 57 And they were
offended in him. But Jesus said unto
them, A
prophet is not without
honour, save in his
own country, and in his
own house. 58 And he
did not many mighty
works there because of
their unbelief.