Matthew 13-14 (21st Century King James Version)

Matthew 13

 ¹The same day, Jesus went out of the house and sat by the seaside.

   
 ²And great multitudes were gathered together unto Him, so that He went into a boat and sat, and the whole multitude stood on the shore.

   
 ³And He spoke many things unto them in parables, saying, "Behold, a sower went forth to sow.

   
 ⁴And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the wayside; and the fowls came and devoured them up.

   
 ⁵Some fell upon stony places where they had not much earth; and forthwith they sprang up, because they had no deepness of earth.

   
 ⁶And when the sun was up they were scorched, and because they had no root they withered away.

   
 ⁷And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprang up and choked them.

   
 ⁸But others fell into good ground and brought forth fruit, some a hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold.

   
 ⁹Who hath ears to hear, let him hear."

   
 ¹⁰And the disciples came and said unto Him, "Why speakest Thou unto them in parables?"

   
 ¹¹He 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.

   
 ¹²For 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 which he hath.

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

   
 ¹⁴And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah, which saith, `By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive.

   
 ¹⁵For this people's heart has 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.'

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

   
 ¹⁷For 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:

   
 ¹⁹When 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 that received seed by the wayside.

   
 ²⁰But he that received the seed into stony places, the same is he that heareth the Word and at once with joy receiveth it;

   
 ²¹yet hath he not root in himself, but endureth for a while. For when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the Word, by and by he loses faith.

   
 ²²He also that received the seed among the thorns is he that heareth the Word; and the cares of this world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the Word, and he becometh unfruitful.

   
 ²³But he that received seed into the good ground is he that heareth the Word and understandeth it; who also beareth fruit and bringeth forth, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty."

   
 ²⁴Another parable put He forth before them, saying, "The Kingdom of Heaven is likened unto a man who sowed good seed in his field;

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

   
 ²⁶But when the blades had sprung up and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also.

   
 ²⁷So the servants of the householder came and said unto him, `Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? From whence then hath come the tares?'

   
 ²⁸He said unto them, `An enemy hath done this.' The servants said unto him, `Wilt thou then have us go and gather them up?'

   
 ²⁹But he said, `Nay, lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them.

   
 ³⁰Let 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."'"

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

   
 ³²which 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."

   
 ³³Another parable spoke 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."

   
 ³⁴All these things spoke Jesus unto the multitude in parables; and without a parable spoke He not unto them,

   
 ³⁵that 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."

   
 ³⁶Then Jesus sent the multitude away and went into the house, and His disciples came unto Him, saying, "Explain unto us the parable of the tares of the field."

   
 ³⁷He answered and said unto them, "He that soweth the good seed is the Son of Man.

   
 ³⁸The field is the world, the good seed are the children of the Kingdom, but the tares are the children of the wicked one.

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

   
 ⁴⁰As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire, so shall it be at the end of this world.

   
 ⁴¹The Son of Man shall send forth His angels, and they shall gather out of His Kingdom all things that offend and them that do iniquity,

   
 ⁴²and shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.

   
 ⁴³Then 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, which, when a man hath found, he hideth; and for the 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,

   
 ⁴⁶who, 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,

   
 ⁴⁸which, when it was full, they drew to shore, and sat down and gathered the good into vessels, but cast the bad away.

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

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

   
 ⁵¹Jesus said unto them, "Have ye understood all these things?" They said unto Him, "Yea, Lord."

   
 ⁵²Then said He unto them, "Therefore every scribe who is instructed unto the Kingdom of Heaven is like unto a man that is a householder, who bringeth forth out of his treasure things new and old."

   
 ⁵³And it came to pass that when Jesus had finished these parables, He departed thence.

   
 ⁵⁴And when He had come into His own country, He taught them in their synagogue, insomuch that they were astonished and said, "From whence hath this man this wisdom and these mighty works?

   
 ⁵⁵Is not this the carpenter's son? Is not his mother called Mary and his brethren James and Joseph, and Simon and Judas?

   
 ⁵⁶And his sisters, are they not all with us? From whence then hath this man all these things?"

   
 ⁵⁷And they were offended at Him. But Jesus said unto them, "A prophet is not without honor, save in his own country and in his own house."

   
 ⁵⁸And He did not many mighty works there, because of their unbelief.

   

Matthew 14

 ¹At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus

   
 ²and said unto his servants, "This is John the Baptist. He is risen from the dead, and therefore mighty works show forth themselves in him."

   
 ³For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him and put him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife.

   
 ⁴For John said unto him, "It is not lawful for thee to have her."

   
 ⁵And when he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.

   
 ⁶But when Herod's birthday was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them and pleased Herod,

   
 ⁷whereupon he promised with an oath to give her whatsoever she would ask.

   
 ⁸And she, being beforehand instructed by her mother, said, "Give me here John the Baptist's head on a charger."

   
 ⁹And the king was sorry; nevertheless for the oath's sake, and those who sat with him at meat, he commanded it to be given her.

   
 ¹⁰And he sent, and beheaded John in the prison.

   
 ¹¹And his head was brought on a charger and given to the damsel, and she brought it to her mother.

   
 ¹²And his disciples came, and took up the body and buried it, and went and told Jesus.

   
 ¹³When Jesus heard of it, He departed thence by boat into a desert place apart. And when the people had heard thereof, they followed Him on foot out of the cities.

   
 ¹⁴And Jesus went forth and saw a great multitude, and was moved with compassion toward them, and He healed their sick.

   
 ¹⁵And when it was evening, His disciples came to Him, saying, "This is a desert place and the time is now past. Send the multitude away, that they may go into the villages and buy themselves victuals."

   
 ¹⁶But Jesus said unto them, "They need not depart. Give ye them to eat."

   
 ¹⁷And they said unto Him, "We have here but five loaves and two fishes."

   
 ¹⁸And He said, "Bring them hither to Me."

   
 ¹⁹And He commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass, and took the five loaves and the two fishes; and looking up to Heaven, He blessed and broke the loaves and gave them to His disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.

   
 ²⁰And they all ate and were filled. And they took up the fragments that remained, twelve baskets full.

   
 ²¹And those who had eaten were about five thousand men, besides women and children.

   
 ²²And straightway Jesus constrained His disciples to get into a boat and to go before Him unto the other side, while He sent the multitudes away.

   
 ²³And when He had sent the multitudes away, He went up onto a mountain apart to pray. And when evening had come, He was there alone.

   
 ²⁴But the boat was now in the midst of the sea, tossed by the waves, for the wind was contrary.

   
 ²⁵And in the fourth watch of the night, Jesus went unto them, walking on the sea.

   
 ²⁶And when the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, "It is a spirit"; and they cried out for fear.

   
 ²⁷But straightway Jesus spoke unto them, saying, "Be of good cheer. It is I; be not afraid."

   
 ²⁸And Peter answered Him and said, "Lord, if it be Thou, bid me come unto Thee on the water."

   
 ²⁹And He said, "Come." And when Peter had come down out of the boat, he walked on the water to go to Jesus.

   
 ³⁰But when he saw that the wind was boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried, saying, "Lord, save me!"

   
 ³¹And immediately Jesus stretched forth His hand and caught him and said unto him, "O thou of little faith, why didst thou doubt?"

   
 ³²And when they had come into the boat, the wind ceased.

   
 ³³Then those who were in the boat came and worshiped Him, saying, "In truth Thou art the Son of God."

   
 ³⁴And when they had gone over, they came into the land of Gennesaret.

   
 ³⁵And when the men of that place learned of Him, they sent out into all that country round about, and brought unto Him all who were diseased.

   
 ³⁶And they besought Him that they might only touch the hem of His garment. And as many as touched were made perfectly whole.