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.

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^{1 G1161} The same ^{G1722 G1565} day ^G2250 went ^G1831 Jesus ^G2424 out of ^G575 the house, ^G3614 and sat ^G2521 by ^G3844 the sea side. ^G2281

² And ^G2532 great ^G4183 multitudes ^G3793 were gathered together ^G4863 unto ^G4314 him, ^G846 so that ^G5620 he ^G846 went ^G1684 into ^G1519 a ship, ^G4143 and sat; ^G2521 and ^G2532 the whole ^G3956 multitude ^G3793 stood ^G2476 on ^G1909 the shore. ^G123

³ And ^G2532 he spake ^G2980 many things ^G4183 unto them ^G846 in ^G1722 parables, ^G3850 saying, ^G3004 Behold, ^G2400 a sower ^G4687 went forth ^G1831 to sow; ^G4687

⁴ And ^G2532 when ^G1722 he ^G846 sowed, ^G4687 some ^{G3739 G3303} seeds fell ^G4098 by ^G3844 the way side, ^G3598 and ^G2532 the fowls ^G4071 came ^G2064 and ^G2532 devoured ^G2719 them ^G846 up: ^G2719

⁵ Some ^{G1161 G243} fell ^G4098 upon ^G1909 stony places, ^G4075 where ^G3699 they had ^G2192 not ^G3756 much ^G4183 earth: ^G1093 and ^G2532 forthwith ^G2112 they sprung up, ^G1816 because ^G1223 they had ^G2192 no ^G3361 deepness ^G899 of earth: ^G1093

⁶ And ^G1161 when the sun ^G2246 was up, ^G393 they were scorched; ^G2739 and ^G2532 because ^G1223 they had ^G2192 no ^G3361 root, ^G4491 they withered away. ^G3583

⁷ And ^G1161 some ^G243 fell ^G4098 among ^G1909 thorns; ^G173 and ^G2532 the thorns ^G173 sprung up, ^G305 and ^G2532 choked ^G638 them: ^G846

⁸ But ^G1161 other ^G243 fell ^G4098 into ^G1909 good ^G2570 ground, ^G1093 and ^G2532 brought forth ^G1325 fruit, ^G2590 some ^{G3739 G3303} an hundredfold, ^{G1540 G1161} some ^G3739 sixtyfold, ^{G1835 G1161} some ^G3739 thirtyfold. ^G5144

⁹ Who ^G3588 hath ^G2192 ears ^G3775 to hear, ^G191 let him hear. ^G191

¹⁰ And ^G2532 the disciples ^G3101 came, ^G4334 and said ^G2036 unto him, ^G846 Why ^G1302 speakest thou ^G2980 unto them ^G846 in ^G1722 parables? ^G3850

¹¹ He answered ^G611 and ^G1161 said ^G2036 unto them, ^G846 Because ^G3754 it is given ^G1325 unto you ^G5213 to know ^G1097 the mysteries ^G3466 of the kingdom ^G932 of heaven, ^G3772 but ^G1161 to them ^G1565 it is ^G1325 not ^G3756 given. ^G1325

¹² For ^G1063 whosoever ^G3748 hath, ^G2192 to him ^G846 shall be given, ^G1325 and ^G2532 he shall have more abundance: ^G4052 but ^G1161 whosoever ^G3748 hath ^G2192 not, ^G3756 from ^G575 him ^G846 shall be taken away ^G142 even ^G2532 that ^G3739 he hath. ^G2192

¹³ Therefore ^{G1223 G5124} speak I ^G2980 to them ^G846 in ^G1722 parables: ^G3850 because ^G3754 they seeing ^G991 see ^G991 not; ^G3756 and ^G2532 hearing ^G191 they hear ^G191 not, ^G3756 neither ^G3761 do they understand. ^G4920

¹⁴ And ^G2532 in ^G1909 them ^G846 is fulfilled ^G378 the prophecy ^G4394 of Esaias, ^G2268 which ^G3588 saith, ^G3004 By hearing ^G189 ye shall hear, ^G191 and ^G2532 shall ^G4920 not ^G3364 understand; ^G4920 and ^G2532 seeing ^G991 ye shall see, ^G991 and ^G2532 shall ^G1492 not ^G3364 perceive: ^G1492

¹⁵ For ^G1063 this ^G5127 people's ^G2992 heart ^G2588 is waxed gross, ^G3975 and ^G2532 their ears ^G3775 are dull ^G917 of hearing, ^G191 and ^G2532 their ^G846 eyes ^G3788 they have closed; ^G2576 lest at any time ^G3379 they should see ^G1492 with their eyes, ^G3788 and ^G2532 hear ^G191 with their ears, ^G3775 and ^G2532 should understand ^G4920 with their heart, ^G2588 and ^G2532 should be converted, ^G1994 and ^G2532 I should heal ^G2390 them. ^G846

¹⁶ But ^G1161 blessed ^G3107 are your ^G5216 eyes, ^G3788 for ^G3754 they see: ^G991 and ^G2532 your ^G5216 ears, ^G3775 for ^G3754 they hear. ^G191

¹⁷ For ^G1063 verily ^G281 I say ^G3004 unto you, ^G5213 That ^G3754 many ^G4183 prophets ^G4396 and ^G2532 righteous ^G1342 men have desired ^G1937 to see ^G1492 those things which ^G3739 ye see, ^G991 and ^G2532 have ^G1492 not ^G3756 seen ^G1492 them; and ^G2532 to hear ^G191 those things which ^G3739 ye hear, ^G191 and ^G2532 have ^G191 not ^G3756 heard ^G191 them.

¹⁸ Hear ^G191 ye ^G5210 therefore ^G3767 the parable ^G3850 of the sower. ^G4687

¹⁹ When any ^G3956 one heareth ^G191 the word ^G3056 of the kingdom, ^G932 and ^G2532 understandeth ^G4920 it not, ^G3361 then cometh ^G2064 the wicked ^G4190 one, and ^G2532 catcheth away ^G726 that which ^G3588 was sown ^G4687 in ^G1722 his ^G846 heart. ^G2588 This ^G3778 is ^G2076 he which received seed ^G4687 by ^G3844 the way side. ^G3598

²⁰ But ^G1161 he that received the seed ^G4687 into ^G1909 stony places, ^G4075 the same ^G3778 is ^G2076 he that heareth ^G191 the word, ^G3056 and ^G2532 anon ^G2117 with ^G3326 joy ^G5479 receiveth ^G2983 it; ^G846

²¹ Yet ^G1161 hath he ^G2192 not ^G3756 root ^G4491 in ^G1722 himself, ^G1438 but ^G235 dureth ^G2076 for a while: ^G4340 for ^G1161 when tribulation ^G2347 or ^G2228 persecution ^G1375 ariseth ^G1096 because ^G1223 of the word, ^G3056 by and by ^G2117 he is offended. ^G4624

²² He also ^G1161 that received seed ^G4687 among ^G1519 the thorns ^G173 is ^G2076 he that ^G3778 heareth ^G191 the word; ^G3056 and ^G2532 the care ^G3308 of this ^G5127 world, ^G165 and ^G2532 the deceitfulness ^G539 of riches, ^G4149 choke ^G4846 the word, ^G3056 and ^G2532 he becometh ^G1096 unfruitful. ^G175

²³ But ^G1161 he that received seed ^G4687 into ^G1909 the good ^G2570 ground ^G1093 is ^G2076 he ^G3778 that heareth ^G191 the word, ^G3056 and ^G2532 understandeth ^G4920 it; which ^G3739 also ^G1211 beareth fruit, ^G2592 and ^G2532 bringeth forth, ^G4160 some ^{G3739 G3303} an hundredfold, ^{G1540 G1161} some ^G3739 sixty, ^{G1835 G1161} some ^G3739 thirty. ^G5144

²⁴ Another ^G243 parable ^G3850 put he forth ^G3908 unto them, ^G846 saying, ^G3004 The kingdom ^G932 of heaven ^G3772 is likened ^G3666 unto a man ^G444 which sowed ^{G4687 G4687} good ^G2570 seed ^G4690 in ^G1722 his ^G846 field: ^G68

²⁵ But ^G1161 while ^G1722 men ^G444 slept, ^G2518 his ^G846 enemy ^G2190 came ^G2064 and ^G2532 sowed ^G4687 tares ^G2215 among ^{G303 G3319} the wheat, ^G4621 and ^G2532 went his way. ^G565

²⁶ But ^G1161 when ^G3753 the blade ^G5528 was sprung up, ^G985 and ^G2532 brought forth ^G4160 fruit, ^G2590 then ^G5119 appeared ^G5316 the tares ^G2215 also. ^G2532

²⁷ So ^G1161 the servants ^G1401 of the householder ^G3617 came ^G4334 and said ^G2036 unto him, ^G846 Sir, ^G2962 didst ^G4687 not ^G3780 thou sow ^G4687 good ^G2570 seed ^G4690 in ^G1722 thy ^G4674 field? ^G68 from whence ^G4159 then ^G3767 hath it ^G2192 tares? ^G2215

^{28 G1161} He said ^G5346 unto them, ^G846 An enemy ^{G2190 G444} hath done ^G4160 this. ^{G5124 G1161} The servants ^G1401 said ^G2036 unto him, ^G846 Wilt thou ^G2309 then ^G3767 that we go ^G565 and gather ^G4816 them ^G846 up? ^G4816

²⁹ But ^G1161 he said, ^G5346 Nay; ^G3756 lest ^G3379 while ye gather up ^G4816 the tares, ^G2215 ye root up ^G1610 also the wheat ^G4621 with ^G260 them. ^G846

³⁰ Let ^G863 both ^G297 grow together ^G4885 until ^G3360 the harvest: ^G2326 and ^G2532 in ^G1722 the time ^G2540 of harvest ^G2326 I will say ^G2046 to the reapers, ^G2327 Gather ye together ^G4816 first ^G4412 the tares, ^G2215 and ^G2532 bind ^G1210 them ^G846 in ^G1519 bundles ^G1197 to ^G4314 burn ^G2618 them: ^G846 but ^G1161 gather ^G4863 the wheat ^G4621 into ^G1519 my ^G3450 barn. ^G596

³¹ Another ^G243 parable ^G3850 put he forth ^G3908 unto them, ^G846 saying, ^G3004 The kingdom ^G932 of heaven ^G3772 is ^G2076 like ^G3664 to a grain ^G2848 of mustard seed, ^G4615 which ^G3739 a man ^G444 took, ^G2983 and sowed ^G4687 in ^G1722 his ^G846 field: ^G68

³² Which ^G3739 indeed ^G3303 is ^G2076 the least ^G3398 of all ^G3956 seeds: ^G4690 but ^G1161 when ^G3752 it is grown, ^G837 it is ^G2076 the greatest ^G3187 among herbs, ^G3001 and ^G2532 becometh ^G1096 a tree, ^G1186 so that ^G5620 the birds ^G4071 of the air ^G3772 come ^G2064 and ^G2532 lodge ^G2681 in ^G1722 the branches ^G2798 thereof. ^G846

³³ Another ^G243 parable ^G3850 spake he ^G2980 unto them; ^G846 The kingdom ^G932 of heaven ^G3772 is ^G2076 like ^G3664 unto leaven, ^G2219 which ^G3739 a woman ^G1135 took, ^G2983 and hid ^G1470 in ^G1519 three ^G5140 measures ^G4568 of meal, ^G224 till ^G2193 the whole ^G3650 was ^G3739 leavened. ^G2220

³⁴ All ^G3956 these things ^G5023 spake ^G2980 Jesus ^G2424 unto the multitude ^G3793 in ^G1722 parables; ^G3850 and ^G2532 without ^G5565 a parable ^G3850 spake he ^G2980 not ^G3756 unto them: ^G846

³⁵ That ^G3704 it might be fulfilled ^G4137 which ^G3588 was spoken ^G4483 by ^G1223 the prophet, ^G4396 saying, ^G3004 I will open ^G455 my ^G3450 mouth ^G4750 in ^G1722 parables; ^G3850 I will utter ^G2044 things which have been kept secret ^G2928 from ^G575 the foundation ^G2602 of the world. ^G2889

³⁶ Then ^G5119 Jesus ^G2424 sent ^G863 the multitude ^G3793 away, ^G863 and went ^G2064 into ^G1519 the house: ^G3614 and ^G2532 his ^G846 disciples ^G3101 came ^G4334 unto him, ^G846 saying, ^G3004 Declare ^G5419 unto us ^G2254 the parable ^G3850 of the tares ^G2215 of the field. ^G68

³⁷ He answered ^G611 and ^G1161 said ^G2036 unto them, ^G846 He that soweth ^G4687 the good ^G2570 seed ^G4690 is ^G2076 the Son ^G5207 of man; ^G444

^{38 G1161} The field ^G68 is ^G2076 the world; ^{G2889 G1161} the good ^G2570 seed ^G4690 are ^{G3778 G1526} the children ^G5207 of the kingdom; ^G932 but ^G1161 the tares ^G2215 are ^G1526 the children ^G5207 of the wicked ^G4190 one;

^{39 G1161} The enemy ^G2190 that sowed ^G4687 them ^G846 is ^G2076 the devil; ^{G1228 G1161} the harvest ^G2326 is ^G2076 the end ^G4930 of the world; ^G165 and ^G1161 the reapers ^G2327 are ^G1526 the angels. ^G32

⁴⁰ As ^G5618 therefore ^G3767 the tares ^G2215 are gathered ^G4816 and ^G2532 burned ^G2618 in the fire; ^G4442 so ^G3779 shall it be ^G2071 in ^G1722 the end ^G4930 of this ^G5127 world. ^G165

⁴¹ The Son ^G5207 of man ^G444 shall send forth ^G649 his ^G846 angels, ^G32 and ^G2532 they shall gather ^G4816 out of ^G1537 his ^G846 kingdom ^G932 all things ^G3956 that offend, ^G4625 and ^G2532 them which do ^G4160 iniquity; ^G458

⁴² And ^G2532 shall cast ^G906 them ^G846 into ^G1519 a furnace ^G2575 of fire: ^G4442 there ^G1563 shall be ^G2071 wailing ^G2805 and ^G2532 gnashing ^G1030 of teeth. ^G3599

⁴³ Then ^G5119 shall the righteous ^G1342 shine forth ^G1584 as ^G5613 the sun ^G2246 in ^G1722 the kingdom ^G932 of their ^G846 Father. ^G3962 Who ^G3588 hath ^G2192 ears ^G3775 to hear, ^G191 let him hear. ^G191

⁴⁴ Again, ^G3825 the kingdom ^G932 of heaven ^G3772 is ^G2076 like ^G3664 unto treasure ^G2344 hid ^G2928 in ^G1722 a field; ^G68 the which ^G3739 when a man ^G444 hath found, ^G2147 he hideth, ^G2928 and ^G2532 for ^G575 joy ^G5479 thereof ^G846 goeth ^G5217 and ^G2532 selleth ^G4453 all ^G3956 that ^G3745 he hath, ^G2192 and ^G2532 buyeth ^G59 that ^G1565 field. ^G68

⁴⁵ Again, ^G3825 the kingdom ^G932 of heaven ^G3772 is ^G2076 like ^G3664 unto a merchant ^G1713 man, ^G444 seeking ^G2212 goodly ^G2570 pearls: ^G3135

⁴⁶ Who, ^G3739 when he had found ^G2147 one ^G1520 pearl ^G3135 of great price, ^G4186 went ^G565 and sold ^G4097 all ^G3956 that ^G3745 he had, ^G2192 and ^G2532 bought ^G59 it. ^G846

⁴⁷ Again, ^G3825 the kingdom ^G932 of heaven ^G3772 is ^G2076 like ^G3664 unto a net, ^G4522 that was cast ^G906 into ^G1519 the sea, ^G2281 and ^G2532 gathered ^G4863 of ^G1537 every ^G3956 kind: ^G1085

⁴⁸ Which, ^G3739 when ^G3753 it was full, ^G4137 they drew ^G307 to ^G1909 shore, ^G123 and ^G2532 sat down, ^G2523 and gathered ^G4816 the good ^G2570 into ^G1519 vessels, ^G30 but ^G1161 cast ^G906 the bad ^G4550 away. ^G1854

⁴⁹ So ^G3779 shall it be ^G2071 at ^G1722 the end ^G4930 of the world: ^G165 the angels ^G32 shall come forth, ^G1831 and ^G2532 sever ^G873 the wicked ^G4190 from ^G1537 among ^G3319 the just, ^G1342

⁵⁰ And ^G2532 shall cast ^G906 them ^G846 into ^G1519 the furnace ^G2575 of fire: ^G4442 there ^G1563 shall be ^G2071 wailing ^G2805 and ^G2532 gnashing ^G1030 of teeth. ^G3599

⁵¹ Jesus ^G2424 saith ^G3004 unto them, ^G846 Have ye understood ^G4920 all ^G3956 these ^G5023 things? ^G3956 They say ^G3004 unto him, ^G846 Yea, ^G3483 Lord. ^G2962

⁵² Then ^G1161 said ^G2036 he unto them, ^G846 Therefore ^{G1223 G5124} every ^G3956 scribe ^G1122 which is instructed ^G3100 unto ^G1519 the kingdom ^G932 of heaven ^G3772 is ^G2076 like ^G3664 unto a man ^G444 that is an householder, ^G3617 which ^G3748 bringeth forth ^G1544 out of ^G1537 his ^G846 treasure ^G2344 things new ^G2537 and ^G2532 old. ^G3820

⁵³ And ^G2532 it came to pass, ^G1096 that when ^G3753 Jesus ^G2424 had finished ^G5055 these ^G5025 parables, ^G3850 he departed ^G3332 thence. ^G1564

⁵⁴ And ^G2532 when he was come ^G2064 into ^G1519 his own ^G846 country, ^G3968 he taught ^G1321 them ^G846 in ^G1722 their ^G846 synagogue, ^G4864 insomuch that ^G5620 they ^G846 were astonished, ^G1605 and ^G2532 said, ^G3004 Whence ^G4159 hath this man ^G5129 this ^G3778 wisdom, ^G4678 and ^G2532 these mighty works? ^G1411

⁵⁵ Is ^G2076 not ^G3756 this ^G3778 the carpenter's ^G5045 son? ^G5207 is ^G3004 not ^G3780 his ^G846 mother ^G3384 called ^G3004 Mary? ^G3137 and ^G2532 his ^G846 brethren, ^G80 James, ^G2385 and ^G2532 Joses, ^G2500 and ^G2532 Simon, ^G4613 and ^G2532 Judas? ^G2455

⁵⁶ And ^G2532 his ^G846 sisters, ^G79 are they ^G1526 not ^G3780 all ^G3956 with ^G4314 us? ^G2248 Whence ^G4159 then ^G3767 hath this man ^G5129 all ^G3956 these things? ^G5023

⁵⁷ And ^G2532 they were offended ^G4624 in ^G1722 him. ^G846 But ^G1161 Jesus ^G2424 said ^G2036 unto them, ^G846 A prophet ^G4396 is ^G2076 not ^G3756 without honour, ^G820 save ^G1508 in ^G1722 his own ^G846 country, ^G3968 and ^G2532 in ^G1722 his own ^G846 house. ^G3614

⁵⁸ And ^G2532 he did ^G4160 not ^G3756 many ^G4183 mighty works ^G1411 there ^G1563 because ^G1223 of their ^G846 unbelief. ^G570

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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, Behold, the sower went forth to sow;

⁴ and as he sowed, some `seeds' fell by the way side, and the birds came and devoured them:

⁵ 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 and when the sun was risen, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away.

⁷ And others fell upon the thorns; and the thorns grew up and choked them:

⁸ and others fell upon the good ground, and yielded fruit, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.

⁹ 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, Unto you it is given 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 abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that which he hath.

¹³ Therefore speak I to them in parables; because seeing they see not, and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.

¹⁴ 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 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 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 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 Hear then ye the parable of the sower.

¹⁹ When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, `then' cometh the evil `one', and snatcheth away that which hath been sown in his heart. This is he that was sown by the way side.

²⁰ And he that was sown upon the rocky places, this is he that heareth the word, and straightway with joy receiveth it;

²¹ 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 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 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, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man that sowed good seed in his field:

²⁵ but while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares also among the wheat, and went away.

²⁶ But when the blade sprang up and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also.

²⁷ 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 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 But he saith, Nay; lest haply while ye gather up the tares, ye root up the wheat with them.

³⁰ 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, The kingdom of heaven is like unto a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field:

³² 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; 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, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man;

³⁸ 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 `one';

³⁹ and the enemy that sowed them is the devil: and the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are angels.

⁴⁰ As therefore the tares are gathered up and burned with fire; so shall it be in the end of the world.

⁴¹ 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 and shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.

⁴³ Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He that hath ears, let him hear.

⁴⁴ 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 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is a merchant seeking goodly pearls:

⁴⁶ and having found one pearl of great price, he 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 filled, they drew up on the beach; and they sat down, and gathered the good into vessels, but the bad they cast away.

⁴⁹ So shall it be in the end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the righteous,

⁵⁰ and shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.

⁵¹ Have ye understood all these things? They say unto him, Yea.

⁵² And he said unto them, 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, 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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¹ And in that day Jesus, having gone forth from the house, was sitting by the sea,

² and gathered together unto him were many multitudes, so that he having gone into the boat did sit down, and all the multitude on the beach did stand,

³ and he spake to them many things in similes, saying: `Lo, the sower went forth to sow,

⁴ and in his sowing, some indeed fell by the way, and the fowls did come and devour them,

⁵ and others fell upon the rocky places, where they had not much earth, and immediately they sprang forth, through not having depth of earth,

⁶ and the sun having risen they were scorched, and through not having root, they withered,

⁷ and others fell upon the thorns, and the thorns did come up and choke them,

⁸ and others fell upon the good ground, and were giving fruit, some indeed a hundredfold, and some sixty, and some thirty.

⁹ He who is having ears to hear -- let him hear.'

¹⁰ And the disciples having come near, said to him, `Wherefore in similes dost thou speak to them?'

¹¹ And he answering said to them that -- `To you it hath been given to know the secrets of the reign of the heavens, and to these it hath not been given,

¹² for whoever hath, it shall be given to him, and he shall have overabundance, and whoever hath not, even that which he hath shall be taken from him.

¹³ `Because of this, in similes do I speak to them, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor understand,

¹⁴ and fulfilled on them is the prophecy of Isaiah, that saith, With hearing ye shall hear, and ye shall not understand, and seeing ye shall see, and ye shall not perceive,

¹⁵ for made gross was the heart of this people, and with the ears they heard heavily, and their eyes they did close, lest they might see with the eyes, and with the ears might hear, and with the heart understand, and turn back, and I might heal them.

¹⁶ `And happy are your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear,

¹⁷ for verily I say to you, that many prophets and righteous men did desire to see that which ye look on, and they did not see, and to hear that which ye hear, and they did not hear.

¹⁸ `Ye, therefore, hear ye the simile of the sower:

¹⁹ Every one hearing the word of the reign, and not understanding -- the evil one doth come, and doth catch that which hath been sown in his heart; this is that sown by the way.

²⁰ `And that sown on the rocky places, this is he who is hearing the word, and immediately with joy is receiving it,

²¹ and he hath not root in himself, but is temporary, and persecution or tribulation having happened because of the word, immediately he is stumbled.

²² `And that sown toward the thorns, this is he who is hearing the word, and the anxiety of this age, and the deceitfulness of the riches, do choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful.

²³ `And that sown on the good ground: this is he who is hearing the word, and is understanding, who indeed doth bear fruit, and doth make, some indeed a hundredfold, and some sixty, and some thirty.'

²⁴ Another simile he set before them, saying: `The reign of the heavens was likened to a man sowing good seed in his field,

²⁵ and, while men are sleeping, his enemy came and sowed darnel in the midst of the wheat, and went away,

²⁶ and when the herb sprang up, and yielded fruit, then appeared also the darnel.

²⁷ `And the servants of the householder, having come near, said to him, Sir, good seed didst thou not sow in thy field? whence then hath it the darnel?

²⁸ And he saith to them, A man, an enemy, did this; and the servants said to him, Wilt thou, then, `that' having gone away we may gather it up?

²⁹ `And he said, No, lest -- gathering up the darnel -- ye root up with it the wheat,

³⁰ suffer both to grow together till the harvest, and in the time of the harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather up first the darnel, and bind it in bundles, to burn it, and the wheat gather up into my storehouse.'

³¹ Another simile he set before them, saying: `The reign of the heavens is like to a grain of mustard, which a man having taken, did sow in his field,

³² which less, indeed, is than all the seeds, but when it may be grown, is greatest of the herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the heaven do come and rest in its branches.'

³³ Another simile spake he to them: `The reign of the heavens is like to leaven, which a woman having taken, hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.'

³⁴ All these things spake Jesus in similes to the multitudes, and without a simile he was not speaking to them,

³⁵ that it might be fulfilled that was spoken through the prophet, saying, `I will open in similes my mouth, I will utter things having been hidden from the foundation of the world.'

³⁶ Then having let away the multitudes, Jesus came to the house, and his disciples came near to him, saying, `Explain to us the simile of the darnel of the field.'

³⁷ And he answering said to them, `He who is sowing the good seed is the Son of Man,

³⁸ and the field is the world, and the good seed, these are the sons of the reign, and the darnel are the sons of the evil one,

³⁹ and the enemy who sowed them is the devil, and the harvest is a full end of the age, and the reapers are messengers.

⁴⁰ `As, then, the darnel is gathered up, and is burned with fire, so shall it be in the full end of this age,

⁴¹ the Son of Man shall send forth his messengers, and they shall gather up out of his kingdom all the stumbling-blocks, and those doing the unlawlessness,

⁴² and shall cast them to the furnace of the fire; there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of the teeth.

⁴³ `Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the reign of their Father. He who is having ears to hear -- let him hear.

⁴⁴ `Again, the reign of the heavens is like to treasure hid in the field, which a man having found did hide, and from his joy goeth, and all, as much as he hath, he selleth, and buyeth that field.

⁴⁵ `Again, the reign of the heavens is like to a man, a merchant, seeking goodly pearls,

⁴⁶ who having found one pearl of great price, having gone away, hath sold all, as much as he had, and bought it.

⁴⁷ `Again, the reign of the heavens is like to a net that was cast into the sea, and did gather together of every kind,

⁴⁸ which, when it was filled, having drawn up again upon the beach, and having sat down, they gathered the good into vessels, and the bad they did cast out,

⁴⁹ so shall it be in the full end of the age, the messengers shall come forth and separate the evil out of the midst of the righteous,

⁵⁰ and shall cast them to the furnace of the fire, there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of the teeth.'

⁵¹ Jesus saith to them, `Did ye understand all these?' They say to him, `Yes, sir.'

⁵² And he said to them, `Because of this every scribe having been discipled in regard to the reign of the heavens, is like to a man, a householder, who doth bring forth out of his treasure things new and old.'

⁵³ And it came to pass, when Jesus finished these similes, he removed thence,

⁵⁴ and having come to his own country, he was teaching them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished, and were saying, `Whence to this one this wisdom and the 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, to this one all these?'

⁵⁷ and they were stumbled at him. And Jesus said to them, `A prophet is not without honor except in his own country, and in his own house:'

⁵⁸ and he did not there many mighty works, because of their unbelief.

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¹ And that [same] day Jesus went out from the house and sat down by the sea.

² And great crowds were gathered together to him, so that going on board ship himself he sat down, and the whole crowd stood on the shore.

³ And he spoke to them many things in parables, saying, Behold, the sower went out to sow:

⁴ and as he sowed, some [grains] fell along the way, and the birds came and devoured them;

⁵ and others fell upon the rocky places where they had not much earth, and immediately they sprang up out of [the ground] because of not having [any] depth of earth,

⁶ but when the sun rose they were burned up, and because of not having [any] root were dried up;

⁷ and others fell upon the thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked them;

⁸ and others fell upon the good ground, and produced fruit, one a hundred, one sixty, and one thirty.

⁹ He that has ears, let him hear.

¹⁰ And the disciples came up and said to him, Why speakest thou to them in parables?

¹¹ And he answering said to them, Because to you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of the heavens, but to them it is not given;

¹² for whoever has, to him shall be given, and he shall be caused to be in abundance; but he who has not, even what he has shall be taken away from him.

¹³ For this cause I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear nor understand;

¹⁴ and in them is filled up the prophecy of Esaias, which says, Hearing ye shall hear and shall not understand, and beholding ye shall behold and not see;

¹⁵ for the heart of this people has grown fat, and they have heard heavily with their ears, and they have closed their eyes as asleep, lest they should see with the eyes, and hear with the ears, and understand with the heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.

¹⁶ But blessed are *your* eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear;

¹⁷ for verily I say unto you, that many prophets and righteous [men] have desired to see the things which ye behold and did not see [them], and to hear the things which ye hear and did not hear [them].

¹⁸ *Ye*, therefore, hear the parable of the sower.

¹⁹ From every one who hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand [it], the wicked one comes and catches away what was sown in his heart: this is he that is sown by the wayside.

²⁰ But he that is sown on the rocky places -- this is he who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy,

²¹ but has no root in himself, but is for a time only; and when tribulation or persecution happens on account of the word, he is immediately offended.

²² And he that is sown among the thorns -- this is he who hears the word, and the anxious care of this life, and the deceit of riches choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful.

²³ But he that is sown upon the good ground -- this is he who hears and understands the word, who bears fruit also, and produces, one a hundred, one sixty, and one thirty.

²⁴ Another parable set he before them, saying, The kingdom of the heavens has become like a man sowing good seed in his field;

²⁵ but while men slept, his enemy came and sowed darnel amongst the wheat, and went away.

²⁶ But when the blade shot up and produced fruit, then appeared the darnel also.

²⁷ And the bondmen of the householder came up and said to him, Sir, hast thou not sown good seed in thy field? whence then has it darnel?

²⁸ And he said to them, A man [that is] an enemy has done this. And the bondmen said to him, Wilt thou then that we should go and gather it [up]?

²⁹ But he said, No; lest [in] gathering the darnel ye should root up the wheat with it.

³⁰ Suffer both to grow together unto the harvest, and in time of the harvest I will say to the harvestmen, Gather first the darnel, and bind it into bundles to burn it; but the wheat bring together into my granary.

³¹ Another parable set he before them, saying, The kingdom of the heavens is like a grain of mustard [seed] which a man took and sowed in his field;

³² which is less indeed than all seeds, but when it is grown is greater than herbs, and becomes a tree, so that the birds of heaven come and roost in its branches.

³³ He spoke another parable to them: The kingdom of the heavens is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal until it had been all leavened.

³⁴ All these things Jesus spoke to the crowds in parables, and without a parable he did not speak to them,

³⁵ so that that should be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden from [the] world's foundation.

³⁶ Then, having dismissed the crowds, he went into the house; and his disciples came to him, saying, Expound to us the parable of the darnel of the field.

³⁷ But he answering said, He that sows the good seed is the Son of man,

³⁸ and the field is the world; and the good seed, these are the sons of the kingdom, but the darnel are the sons of the evil [one];

³⁹ and the enemy who has sowed it is the devil; and the harvest is [the] completion of [the] age, and the harvestmen are angels.

⁴⁰ As then the darnel is gathered and is burned in the fire, thus it shall be in the completion of the age.

⁴¹ The Son of man shall send his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all offences, and those that practise lawlessness;

⁴² and they shall cast them into the furnace of fire; there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.

⁴³ Then the righteous shall shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He that has ears, let him hear.

⁴⁴ The kingdom of the heavens is like a treasure hid in the field, which a man having found has hid, and for the joy of it goes and sells all whatever he has, and buys that field.

⁴⁵ Again, the kingdom of the heavens is like a merchant seeking beautiful pearls;

⁴⁶ and having found one pearl of great value, he went and sold all whatever he had and bought it.

⁴⁷ Again, the kingdom of the heavens is like a seine which has been cast into the sea, and which has gathered together of every kind,

⁴⁸ which, when it has been filled, having drawn up on the shore and sat down, they gathered the good into vessels and cast the worthless out.

⁴⁹ Thus shall it be in the completion of the age: the angels shall go forth and sever the wicked from the midst of the just,

⁵⁰ and shall cast them into the furnace of fire; there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.

⁵¹ Jesus says to them, Have ye understood all these things? They say to him, Yea, [Lord].

⁵² And he said to them, For this reason every scribe discipled to the kingdom of the heavens is like a man [that is] a householder who brings out of his treasure things new and old.

⁵³ And it came to pass when Jesus had finished these parables he withdrew thence.

⁵⁴ And having come into his own country, he taught them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished, and said, Whence has this [man] this wisdom and these works of power?

⁵⁵ Is not this the son of the carpenter? 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 has this [man] all these things?

⁵⁷ And they were offended in him. And Jesus said to them, A prophet is not without honour, unless in his country and in his house.

⁵⁸ And he did not there many works of power, because of their unbelief.

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¹ On that day Jesus went out of the house, and sat by the seaside.

² Great multitudes gathered to him, so that he entered into a boat, and sat, and all the multitude stood on the beach.

³ He spoke to them many things in parables, saying, "Behold, a farmer went out to sow.

⁴ As he sowed, some seeds fell by the roadside, and the birds came and devoured them.

⁵ Others fell on rocky ground, where they didn't have much soil, and immediately they sprang up, because they had no depth of earth.

⁶ When the sun had risen, they were scorched. Because they had no root, they withered away.

⁷ Others fell among thorns. The thorns grew up and choked them:

⁸ and others fell on good soil, and yielded fruit: some one hundred times as much, some sixty, and some thirty.

⁹ He who has ears to hear, let him hear."

¹⁰ The disciples came, and said to him, "Why do you speak to them in parables?"

¹¹ He answered them, "To you it is given to know the mysteries of the Kingdom of Heaven, but it is not given to them.

¹² For whoever has, to him will be given, and he will have abundance, but whoever doesn't have, from him will be taken away even that which he has.

¹³ Therefore I speak to them in parables, because seeing they don't see, and hearing, they don't hear, neither do they understand.

¹⁴ In them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled, which says, 'By hearing you will hear, And will in no way understand; Seeing you will see, And will in no way perceive:

¹⁵ For this people's heart has grown callous, Their ears are dull of hearing, They have closed their eyes; Or else perhaps they might perceive with their eyes, Hear with their ears, Understand with their heart, And should turn again; And I would heal them.'

¹⁶ "But blessed are your eyes, for they see; and your ears, for they hear.

¹⁷ For most assuredly I tell you that many prophets and righteous men desired to see the things which you see, and didn't see them; and to hear the things which you hear, and didn't hear them.

¹⁸ "Hear, then, the parable of the farmer.

¹⁹ When anyone hears the word of the Kingdom, and doesn't understand it, the evil one comes, and snatches away that which has been sown in his heart. This is what was sown by the roadside.

²⁰ What was sown on the rocky places, this is he who hears the word, and immediately with joy receives it;

²¹ yet he has no root in himself, but endures for a while. When oppression or persecution arises because of the word, immediately he stumbles.

²² What was sown among the thorns, this is he who hears the word, but the cares of this age and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful.

²³ What was sown on the good ground, this is he who hears the word, and understands it, who most assuredly bears fruit, and brings forth, some one hundred times as much, some sixty, and some thirty."

²⁴ He set another parable before them, saying, "The Kingdom of Heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field,

²⁵ but while people slept, his enemy came and sowed darnel{darnel is a weed grass (probably bearded darnel or lolium temulentum) that looks very much like wheat until it is mature, when the difference becomes very apparent.} also among the wheat, and went away.

²⁶ But when the blade sprang up and brought forth fruit, then the darnel appeared also.

²⁷ The servants of the householder came and said to him, 'Sir, didn't you sow good seed in your field? Where did this darnel come from?'

²⁸ "He said to them, 'An enemy has done this.' "The servants asked him, 'Do you want us to go and gather them up?'

²⁹ "But he said, 'No, lest perhaps while you gather up the darnel, you root up the wheat with them.

³⁰ Let both grow together until the harvest, and in the harvest time I will tell the reapers, "First, gather up the darnel, and bind them in bundles to burn them; but gather the wheat into my barn."'"

³¹ He set another parable before them, saying, "The Kingdom of Heaven is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field;

³² which indeed is smaller than all seeds. But when it is grown, it is greater than the herbs, and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in its branches."

³³ He spoke another parable to them. "The Kingdom of Heaven is like yeast, which a woman took, and hid in three measures{Literally, satas. 3 satas = about 0.5 bushel or 22 litres} of meal, until it was all leavened."

³⁴ Jesus spoke all these things in parables to the multitudes; and without a parable, he didn't speak to 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 Jesus sent the multitudes away, and went into the house. His disciples came to him, saying, "Explain to us the parable of the darnel of the field."

³⁷ He answered them, "He who sows the good seed is the Son of Man,

³⁸ the field is the world; and the good seed, these are the children of the Kingdom; and the darnel are the children of the evil one.

³⁹ The enemy who sowed them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are angels.

⁴⁰ As therefore the darnel is gathered up and burned with fire; so will it be at the end of this age.

⁴¹ The Son of Man will send out his angels, and they will gather out of his Kingdom all things that cause stumbling, and those who do iniquity,

⁴² and will cast them into the furnace of fire. There will be weeping and the gnashing of teeth.

⁴³ Then the righteous will shine forth like the sun in the Kingdom of their Father. He who has ears to hear, let him hear.

⁴⁴ "Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a treasure hidden in the field, which a man found, and hid. In his joy, he goes and sells all that he has, and buys that field.

⁴⁵ "Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a man who is a merchant seeking fine pearls,

⁴⁶ who having found one pearl of great price, he went and sold all that he had, and bought it.

⁴⁷ "Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a dragnet, that was cast into the sea, and gathered some fish of every kind,

⁴⁸ which, when it was filled, they drew up on the beach. They sat down, and gathered the good into containers, but the bad they threw away.

⁴⁹ So will it be in the end of the world. The angels will come forth, and separate the wicked from among the righteous,

⁵⁰ and will cast them into the furnace of fire. There will be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth."

⁵¹ Jesus said to them, "Have you understood all these things?" They answered him, "Yes, Lord."

⁵² He said to them, "Therefore, every scribe who has been made a disciple in the Kingdom of Heaven is like a man who is a householder, who brings out of his treasure new and old things."

⁵³ It happened that when Jesus had finished these parables, he departed from there.

⁵⁴ Coming into his own country, he taught them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished, and said, "Where did this man get this wisdom, and these mighty works?

⁵⁵ Isn't this the carpenter's son? Isn't his mother called Mary, and his brothers, James, Joses, Simon, and Judas?

⁵⁶ Aren't all of his sisters with us? Where then did this man get all of these things?"

⁵⁷ They were offended by him. But Jesus said to them, "A prophet is not without honor, except in his own country, and in his own house."

⁵⁸ He didn't do many mighty works there because of their unbelief.

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¹ On that day Jesus went out of the house and was seated by the seaside.

² And great numbers of people came together to him, so that he got into a boat; and the people took up their position by the sea.

³ And he gave them teaching in the form of a story, saying, A man went out to put seed in the earth;

⁴ And while he did so, some seeds were dropped by the wayside, and the birds came and took them for food:

⁵ And some of the seed went among the stones, where it had not much earth, and straight away it came up because the earth was not deep:

⁶ And when the sun was high, it was burned; and because it had no root it became dry and dead.

⁷ And some seeds went among thorns, and the thorns came up and they had no room for growth:

⁸ And some, falling on good earth, gave fruit, some a hundred, some sixty, some thirty times as much.

⁹ He who has ears, let him give ear.

¹⁰ And the disciples came and said to him, Why do you say things to them in the form of stories?

¹¹ And he said to them in answer, To you is given the knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.

¹² Because whoever has, to him will be given, and he will have more; but from him who has not, even what he has will be taken away.

¹³ For this reason I put things into the form of stories; because they see without seeing, and give ear without hearing, and the sense is not clear to them.

¹⁴ And for them the words of Isaiah have come true, Though you give ear, you will not get knowledge; and seeing, you will see, but the sense will not be clear to you:

¹⁵ For the heart of this people has become fat and their ears are slow in hearing and their eyes are shut; for fear that they might see with their eyes and give hearing with their ears and become wise in their hearts and be turned again to me, so that I might make them well.

¹⁶ But a blessing be on your eyes, because they see; and on your ears, because they are open.

¹⁷ For truly, I say to you that prophets and upright men had a desire to see the things which you see, and saw them not; and to have knowledge of the words which have come to your ears, and they had it not.

¹⁸ Give ear, then, to the story of the man who put the seed in the earth.

¹⁹ When the word of the kingdom comes to anyone, and the sense of it is not clear to him, then the Evil One comes, and quickly takes away that which was put in his heart. He is the seed dropped by the wayside.

²⁰ And that which went on the stones, this is he who, hearing the word, straight away takes it with joy;

²¹ But having no root in himself, he goes on for a time; and when trouble comes or pain, because of the word, he quickly becomes full of doubts.

²² And that which was dropped among the thorns, this is he who has the word; and the cares of this life, and the deceits of wealth, put a stop to the growth of the word and it gives no fruit.

²³ And the seed which was put in good earth, this is he who gives ear to the word, and gets the sense of it; who gives fruit, some a hundred, some sixty, some thirty times as much.

²⁴ And he gave them another story, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like a man who put good seed in his field:

²⁵ But while men were sleeping, one who had hate for him came and put evil seeds among the grain, and went away.

²⁶ But when the green stem came up and gave fruit, the evil plants were seen at the same time.

²⁷ And the servants of the master of the house came and said to him, Sir, did you not put good seed in your field? how then has it evil plants?

²⁸ And he said, Someone has done this in hate. And the servants say to him, Is it your pleasure that we go and take them up?

²⁹ But he says, No, for fear that by chance while you take up the evil plants, you may be rooting up the grain with them.

³⁰ Let them come up together till the getting in of the grain; and then I will say to the workers, Take up first the evil plants, and put them together for burning: but put the grain into my store-house.

³¹ He put another story before them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard seed which a man took and put in his field:

³² Which is smaller than all seeds; but when it has come up it is greater than the plants, and becomes a tree, so that the birds of heaven come and make their resting-places in its branches.

³³ Another story he gave to them: The kingdom of heaven is like leaven, which a woman took, and put in three measures of meal, till it was all leavened.

³⁴ All these things Jesus said to the people in the form of stories; and without a story he said nothing to them:

³⁵ That it might come true which was said by the prophet, Opening my mouth, I will give out stories; I will give knowledge of things kept secret from before all time.

³⁶ Then he went away from the people, and went into the house; and his disciples came to him, saying, Make clear to us the story of the evil plants in the field.

³⁷ And he made answer and said, He who puts the good seed in the earth is the Son of man;

³⁸ And the field is the world; and the good seed is the sons of the kingdom; and the evil seeds are the sons of the Evil One;

³⁹ And he who put them in the earth is Satan; and the getting in of the grain is the end of the world; and those who get it in are the angels.

⁴⁰ As then the evil plants are got together and burned with fire, so will it be in the end of the world.

⁴¹ The Son of man will send out his angels, and they will take out of his kingdom everything which is a cause of error, and all those who do wrong,

⁴² And will put them into the fire; there will be weeping and cries of sorrow.

⁴³ Then will the upright be shining as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him give ear.

⁴⁴ The kingdom of heaven is like a secret store of wealth in a field, which a man came across and put back again; and in his joy he goes and gives all he has, to get that field.

⁴⁵ Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a trader searching for beautiful jewels.

⁴⁶ And having come across one jewel of great price, he went and gave all he had in exchange for it.

⁴⁷ Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net, which was put into the sea and took in every sort of fish:

⁴⁸ When it was full, they took it up on the sands; and seated there they put the good into vessels, but the bad they put away.

⁴⁹ So will it be in the end of the world: the angels will come and take out the bad from the good,

⁵⁰ And will put them into the fire: there will be weeping and cries of sorrow.

⁵¹ Are all these things now clear to you? They say to him, Yes.

⁵² And he said to them, For this reason every scribe who has become a disciple of the kingdom of heaven is like the owner of a house, who gives out from his store things new and old.

⁵³ And when Jesus had come to the end of these stories he went away from there.

⁵⁴ And coming into his country, he gave them teaching in their Synagogue, so that they were greatly surprised and said, Where did this man get this wisdom and these works of power?

⁵⁵ Is not this the woodworker's son? is not his mother named Mary? and his brothers James and Joseph and Simon and Judas?

⁵⁶ And his sisters, are they not all with us? from where, then, has he all these things?

⁵⁷ And they were bitter against him. But Jesus said to them, A prophet is nowhere without honour but in his country and among his family.

⁵⁸ And the works of power which he did there were small in number because they had no faith.