Matthew - Chapter 13 | American Standard Version

  • 1. On that day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the sea side.
  • 2. And there were gathered unto him great multitudes, so that he entered into a boat, and sat; and all the multitude stood on the beach.
  • 3. And he spake to them many things in parables, saying, {cf6 Behold, the sower went forth to sow;}
  • 4. {cf6 and as he sowed, some {cf15i seeds} fell by the way side, and the birds came and devoured them:}
  • 5. {cf6 and others fell upon the rocky places, where they had not much earth: and straightway they sprang up, because they had no deepness of earth:}
  • 6. {cf6 and when the sun was risen, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away.}
  • 7. {cf6 And others fell upon the thorns; and the thorns grew up and choked them:}
  • 8. {cf6 and others fell upon the good ground, and yielded fruit, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.}
  • 9. {cf6 He that hath ears, let him hear.}
  • 10. And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables?
  • 11. And he answered and said unto them, {cf6 Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.}
  • 12. {cf6 For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that which he hath.}
  • 13. {cf6 Therefore speak I to them in parables; because seeing they see not, and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.}
  • 14. {cf6 And unto them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall in no wise understand; And seeing ye shall see, and shall in no wise perceive:}
  • 15. {cf6 For this people's heart is waxed gross, And their ears are dull of hearing, And their eyes they have closed; Lest haply they should perceive with their eyes, And hear with their ears, And understand with their heart, And should turn again, And I should heal them.}
  • 16. {cf6 But blessed are your eyes, for they see; and your ears, for they hear.}
  • 17. {cf6 For verily I say unto you, that many prophets and righteous men desired to see the things which ye see, and saw them not; and to hear the things which ye hear, and heard them not.}
  • 18. {cf6 Hear then ye the parable of the sower.}
  • 19. {cf6 When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, {cf15i then} cometh the evil {cf15i one}, and snatcheth away that which hath been sown in his heart. This is he that was sown by the way side.}
  • 20. {cf6 And he that was sown upon the rocky places, this is he that heareth the word, and straightway with joy receiveth it;}
  • 21. {cf6 yet hath he not root in himself, but endureth for a while; and when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, straightway he stumbleth.}
  • 22. {cf6 And he that was sown among the thorns, this is he that heareth the word; and the care of the world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful.}
  • 23. {cf6 And he that was sown upon the good ground, this is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; who verily beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.}
  • 24. Another parable set he before them, saying, {cf6 The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man that sowed good seed in his field:}
  • 25. {cf6 but while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares also among the wheat, and went away.}
  • 26. {cf6 But when the blade sprang up and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also.}
  • 27. {cf6 And the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst thou not sow good seed in thy field? whence then hath it tares?}
  • 28. {cf6 And he said unto them, An enemy hath done this. And the servants say unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up?}
  • 29. {cf6 But he saith, Nay; lest haply while ye gather up the tares, ye root up the wheat with them.}
  • 30. {cf6 Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of the harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather up first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them; but gather the wheat into my barn.}
  • 31. Another parable set he before them, saying, {cf6 The kingdom of heaven is like unto a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field:}
  • 32. {cf6 which indeed is less than all seeds; but when it is grown, it is greater than the herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the heaven come and lodge in the branches thereof.}
  • 33. Another parable spake he unto them; {cf6 The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, till it was all leavened.}
  • 34. All these things spake Jesus in parables unto the multitudes; and without a parable spake he nothing unto them:
  • 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 from the foundation of the world.
  • 36. Then he left the multitudes, and went into the house: and his disciples came unto him, saying, Explain unto us the parable of the tares of the field.
  • 37. And he answered and said, {cf6 He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man;}
  • 38. {cf6 and the field is the world; and the good seed, these are the sons of the kingdom; and the tares are the sons of the evil {cf15i one};}
  • 39. {cf6 and the enemy that sowed them is the devil: and the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are angels.}
  • 40. {cf6 As therefore the tares are gathered up and burned with fire; so shall it be in the end of the world.}
  • 41. {cf6 The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that cause stumbling, and them that do iniquity,}
  • 42. {cf6 and shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.}
  • 43. {cf6 Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He that hath ears, let him hear.}
  • 44. {cf6 The kingdom of heaven is like unto a treasure hidden in the field; which a man found, and hid; and in his joy he goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.}
  • 45. {cf6 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is a merchant seeking goodly pearls:}
  • 46. {cf6 and having found one pearl of great price, he went and sold all that he had, and bought it.}
  • 47. {cf6 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind:}
  • 48. {cf6 which, when it was filled, they drew up on the beach; and they sat down, and gathered the good into vessels, but the bad they cast away.}
  • 49. {cf6 So shall it be in the end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the righteous,}
  • 50. {cf6 and shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.}
  • 51. {cf6 Have ye understood all these things?} They say unto him, Yea.
  • 52. And he said unto them, {cf6 Therefore every scribe who hath been made a disciple to the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is a householder, who bringeth forth out of his treasure things new and old.}
  • 53. And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished these parables, he departed thence.
  • 54. And coming 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 Joseph, 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, {cf6 A prophet is not without honor, save in his own country, and in his own house.}
  • 58. And he did not many mighty works there because of their unbelief.
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