馬 太 福 音 13
Chinese New Testament: Easy-to-Read Version
播种的寓言
13 同一天，耶稣走出屋子，坐在湖边。 2 很多人聚集在他周围，他只好到一条小船上坐下来，人群还留在岸上。 3 他用寓言教给人们许多道理。他说∶“有个农夫去种地。 4 播种的时候，有些种子落在路边，被飞来的鸟儿吃掉了； 5 另外一些种子落在浅土的石地上，因为土浅，种子很快就发芽了， 6 但是扎不下根，太阳出来一晒，他们就枯萎了；有些种子落在荆棘丛中， 7 被长起来的荆棘埋没和窒息了； 8 还有些种子落在肥沃的土壤里，结出的子粒比种下的种子多三十倍、六十倍甚至上百倍， 9 凡能听见我说话的人，听着。”
耶稣为什么用寓言传教
10 门徒们来问耶稣∶“您为什么用这些寓言来教导人们？”
11 耶稣回答说∶“关于天国的奥秘只让你们知道，而不会让他们知道。 12 已经拥有的人会得到更多，甚至比他需要的还多。几乎一无所有的人，连他仅有的那一点东西也要被拿走。 13 这就是为什么我用寓言故事教导他们。因为这些人看了，但并没有真正地看见；他们听了，但没有真正地理解。 14 这正应验了以赛亚的预言：
‘你们会听，并听见，
却什么也听不懂，
你们会看，并看见
却理解不了你们所看到的。
15 是的，这些人的头脑已经变得迟钝，
这些人堵住了自己的耳朵，
闭上了自己的眼睛。
因此他们用眼看不见，
用耳听不到，
或用心不能理解，
这一切使他们无法转向我，
无法让我治愈他们。’ (A)
16 但是，你们有眼福，因为你们看得见；你们有耳福，因为你们听得见。 17 我实话告诉你们：许多先知和好人都想看而看不见你们所看见的一切；他们想听却听不到你们所听到的一切。
解释种子的寓言
18 “所以， 听着，这是农夫播种的故事的含义。 19 当一个人听到了天国的福音却不能理解它的时候，魔鬼就来把播在他心中的福音夺走了，这就是落在路边上的种子的含义。 20 落在石头地上的种子，指的是这种人， 他听到福音便立刻欣然接受， 21 但是福音没有在他心中扎根，只不过是暂时的。一旦福音给他招来麻烦或迫害，他立刻就放弃了。 22 落在荆棘丛中的种子是指这种人， 他虽然听到了福音，但是却让尘世的烦恼和金钱的诱惑窒息了福音，结不出果实。 23 落在肥沃土壤里的种子指的是这种人，他听到了福音，心领神会，并且结出硕果 [a]—有时增加三十倍、或六十倍，甚至一百倍的果实。”
麦子和野草的寓言
24 耶稣又给他们讲了一个故事来教导他们∶“天国就像一个在自己的田里播下了良种的人。 25 但是，夜里，人们都在睡觉的时候，他的仇人来了，把野草的种子撒在麦地里，然后溜走了。 26 小麦生长，吐穗，野草也长出来了。 27 他的奴仆们来了，对这个人说∶‘先生，您播种的是好种子，对吧？怎么会长出野草呢？’
28 “他告诉奴仆们∶‘这是敌人干的。’
“他的奴仆们又问∶‘您要不要我们把野草除掉？’
29 “他说∶‘不用了。免得你们除草时，把麦子也一齐除掉。 30 让它们一齐长吧，等到收割的时候，我会告诉收庄稼的人说∶‘把杂草先割了，捆起来烧掉，然后把麦子收进粮仓。’”
上帝的天国像什么？
31 耶稣又给他们讲了一个故事∶“天国就像一粒芥茉籽，有人拿去把它种在地里， 32 它是所有种子里最小的一粒，可是当它长起来后，成了园子里最大的一棵植物，大的连天上的鸟儿也能在它的枝叉间筑巢。”
33 耶稣还给他们讲了另一个故事∶“天国就像一块酵母菌子，一个女人把它和在一大团面里做面包，它使整个面团发了起来。”
34 耶稣用寓言故事对众人讲述每件事情，他总是用寓言来讲道。 35 这正应验了上帝借先知之口所说的预言，上帝说：
“我（上帝）要用寓言说话，
我要讲出所有创世以来的秘密。” (B)
耶稣解释一个难懂的寓言
36 耶稣离开众人，回到家里。门徒们来到他那里，对他说∶“请您给我们解释一下田里杂草的故事。”
37 耶稣回答他们说∶“播种良种的人就是人子， 38 田地就是世界，好种子就是天国里上帝所有的孩子，野草就是属于魔鬼的人， 39 种杂草的人就是魔鬼，收获季节就是世界末日，收庄稼的人就是上帝的天使。
40 收庄稼的人把杂草捆起来烧掉，当世界末日 [b]来临时，同样的事情将会发生。 41 人子会派来他的天使，把所有做恶的和教唆人犯罪的人从他的王国里挑出来， 42 把他们扔进熊熊燃烧的熔炉里。他们会在那里切齿痛哭， 43 而好人在其父的天国里像太阳一样发出光芒。凡能听到我说话的人，听着。
宝藏和珍珠
44 “天国像埋在田地里的一座宝藏，一天，有人发现了它，又把它重新埋了起来。他高兴得把自己所有的东西都卖了，买下这块地。
45 “天国就像寻找珍珠的商人， 46 当他发现一颗价值连城的珍珠，他就卖掉自己所有的一切，把珍珠买下来。
鱼网的故事
47 “天国也像撒在湖里的一张网，捕获了各种各样的鱼。 48 等网满了，渔夫就把网拉上岸来，然后坐下来，选出好鱼，放进筐里，把坏鱼扔掉。 49 世界末日也是如此，天使会来把好人和坏人分开， 50 把坏人扔进熊熊燃烧的熔炉，让他们在烈火中切齿痛哭。”
51 耶稣接着问信徒∶“你们明白这些事情吗？”
他们回答说∶“明白。”
52 耶稣说∶“所有了解天国的律法师们，都如同一家之主，他们从自己的库房里拿出新东西，也拿出旧东西。”
耶稣返回故乡
53 耶稣讲完这些故事，就离开了那里， 54 回到自己的家乡，在会堂里教导人们。人们都很惊讶，不由自主地问道∶“他从哪里获得了如此的智慧和行奇迹的力量？ 55 他不就是木匠的儿子吗？他母亲不是叫马利亚吗？他兄弟不是叫雅各、约瑟、西门和犹大吗？ 56 他的姐妹们不是和我们一起住在这里吗？他怎么能够做出这些事呢？” 57 他们都难以接受他。
但是，耶稣对他们说∶“先知无论在哪里都受到尊敬，唯独在他自己的故乡或家里得不到尊敬。”
58 因为人们都不相信耶稣，他就没有在故乡显示很多奇迹。
Footnotes
- 馬 太 福 音 13:23 硕果： 耶稣要他的子民所行的善事。
- 馬 太 福 音 13:40 世界末日： 直译“这个世纪”或“这个时代”。
Matthew 13
Amplified Bible, Classic Edition
13 That same day Jesus went out of the house and was sitting beside the sea.
2 But such great crowds gathered about Him that He got into a boat and remained sitting there, while all the throng stood on the shore.
3 And He told them many things in parables (stories by way of illustration and comparison), saying, A sower went out to sow.
4 And as he sowed, some seeds fell by the roadside, and the birds came and ate them up.
5 Other seeds fell on rocky ground, where they had not much soil; and at once they sprang up, because they had no depth of soil.
6 But when the sun rose, they were scorched, and because they had no root, they dried up and withered away.
7 Other seeds fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked them out.
8 Other seeds fell on good soil, and yielded grain—some a hundred times as much as was sown, some sixty times as much, and some thirty.
9 He who has ears [to hear], let him be listening and let him [a]consider and [b]perceive and comprehend by hearing.
10 Then the disciples came to Him and said, Why do You speak to them in parables?
11 And He replied to them, To you it has been given to know the secrets and mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given.
12 For whoever has [spiritual knowledge], to him will more be given and he will [c]be furnished richly so that he will have abundance; but from him who has not, even what he has will be taken away.
13 This is the reason that I speak to them in parables: because [d]having the power of seeing, they do not see; and [e]having the power of hearing, they do not hear, nor do they grasp and understand.
14 In them indeed is [f]the process of fulfillment of the prophecy of Isaiah, which says: You shall indeed hear and hear but never grasp and understand; and you shall indeed look and look but never see and perceive.
15 For this nation’s heart has grown gross (fat and dull), and their ears heavy and difficult of hearing, and their eyes they have tightly closed, lest they see and perceive with their eyes, and hear and comprehend the sense with their ears, and grasp and understand with their heart, and turn and I should heal them.(A)
16 But blessed (happy, fortunate, and [g]to be envied) are your eyes because they do see, and your ears because they do hear.
17 Truly I tell you, many prophets and righteous men [men who were upright and in right standing with God] yearned to see what you see, and did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it.
18 Listen then to the [meaning of the] parable of the sower:
19 [h]While anyone is hearing the Word of the kingdom and does not grasp and comprehend it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is what was sown along the roadside.
20 As for what was sown on thin (rocky) soil, this is he who hears the Word and at once welcomes and accepts it with joy;
21 Yet it has no real root in him, but is temporary (inconstant, [i]lasts but a little while); and when affliction or trouble or persecution comes on account of the Word, at once he is caused to stumble [he is repelled and [j]begins to distrust and desert Him Whom he ought to trust and obey] and he falls away.
22 As for what was sown among thorns, this is he who hears the Word, but the cares of the world and the pleasure and delight and glamour and deceitfulness of riches choke and suffocate the Word, and it yields no fruit.
23 As for what was sown on good soil, this is he who hears the Word and grasps and comprehends it; he indeed bears fruit and yields in one case a hundred times as much as was sown, in another sixty times as much, and in another thirty.
24 Another parable He set forth before them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field.
25 But while he was sleeping, his enemy came and sowed also darnel (weeds resembling wheat) among the wheat, and went on his way.
26 So when the plants sprouted and formed grain, the darnel (weeds) appeared also.
27 And the servants of the owner came to him and said, Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? Then how does it have darnel shoots in it?
28 He replied to them, An enemy has done this. The servants said to him, Then do you want us to go and weed them out?
29 But he said, No, lest in gathering the wild wheat (weeds resembling wheat), you root up the [true] wheat along with it.
30 Let them grow together until the harvest; and at harvest time I will say to the reapers, Gather the darnel first and bind it in bundles to be burned, but gather the wheat into my granary.
31 Another story by way of comparison He set forth before them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field.
32 Of all the seeds it is the smallest, but when it has grown it is the largest of the garden herbs and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and find shelter in its branches.
33 He told them another parable: The kingdom of heaven is like leaven ([k]sour dough) which a woman took and covered over in three measures of meal or flour till all of it was leavened.(B)
34 These things [l]all taken together Jesus said to the crowds in parables; indeed, without a parable He said nothing to them.
35 This was in fulfillment of what was spoken by the prophet: I will open My mouth in parables; I will utter things that have been hidden since the foundation of the world.(C)
36 Then He left the throngs and went into the house. And His disciples came to Him saying, Explain to us the parable of the darnel in the field.
37 He answered, He Who sows the good seed is the Son of Man.
38 The field is the world, and the good seed means the children of the kingdom; the darnel is the children of the evil one,
39 And the enemy who sowed it is the devil. The harvest is the close and consummation of the age, and the reapers are angels.
40 Just as the darnel (weeds resembling wheat) is gathered and burned with fire, so it will be at the close of the age.
41 The Son of Man will send forth His angels, and they will gather out of His kingdom all causes of offense [[m]persons by whom others are drawn into error or sin] and all who do iniquity and act wickedly,
42 And will cast them into the furnace of fire; there will be weeping and wailing and grinding of teeth.
43 Then will the righteous (those who are upright and in right standing with God) shine forth like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Let him who has ears [to hear] be listening, and let him [n]consider and perceive and understand by hearing.(D)
44 The kingdom of heaven is like [o]something precious buried in a field, which a man found and hid again; then in his joy he goes and sells all he has and buys that field.
45 Again the kingdom of heaven is like a man who is a dealer in search of fine and [p]precious pearls,
46 Who, on finding a single pearl of great price, went and sold all he had and bought it.
47 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a [q]dragnet which was cast into the sea and gathered in fish of every sort.
48 When it was full, men dragged it up on the beach, and sat down and sorted out the good fish into baskets, but the worthless ones they threw away.
49 So it will be at the close and consummation of the age. The angels will go forth and separate the wicked from the righteous (those who are upright and in right standing with God)
50 And cast them [the wicked] into the furnace of fire; there will be weeping and wailing and grinding of teeth.
51 Have you understood [r]all these things [parables] taken together? They said to Him, Yes, Lord.
52 He said to them, Therefore every [s]teacher and interpreter of the Sacred Writings who has been instructed about and trained for the kingdom of heaven and has [t]become a disciple is like a householder who brings forth out of his storehouse treasure that is new and [treasure that is] old [the fresh as well as the familiar].
53 When Jesus had finished these parables (these comparisons), He left there.
54 And coming to His own country [Nazareth], He taught in their synagogue so that they were amazed with bewildered wonder, and said, Where did this [u]Man get this wisdom and these miraculous powers?
55 Is not this the carpenter’s Son? Is not His mother called Mary? And are not His brothers James and Joseph and Simon and Judas?
56 And do not all His sisters live here among us? Where then did this Man get all this?
57 And they took offense at Him [they were repelled and hindered from acknowledging His authority, and caused to stumble]. But 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 do many works of power there, because of their unbelief (their lack of faith [v]in the divine mission of Jesus).
Footnotes
- Matthew 13:9 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.
- Matthew 13:9 G. Abbott-Smith, Manual Greek Lexicon.
- Matthew 13:12 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.
- Matthew 13:13 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.
- Matthew 13:13 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.
- Matthew 13:14 Marvin Vincent, Word Studies.
- Matthew 13:16 Alexander Souter, Pocket Lexicon.
- Matthew 13:19 Marvin Vincent, Word Studies.
- Matthew 13:21 John Wycliffe, The Wycliffe Bible.
- Matthew 13:21 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.
- Matthew 13:33 John Wycliffe, The Wycliffe Bible.
- Matthew 13:34 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.
- Matthew 13:41 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.
- Matthew 13:43 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.
- Matthew 13:44 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.
- Matthew 13:45 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.
- Matthew 13:47 Marvin Vincent, Word Studies.
- Matthew 13:51 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.
- Matthew 13:52 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.
- Matthew 13:52 Marvin Vincent, Word Studies.
- Matthew 13:54 See footnote on Matt. 2:8.
- Matthew 13:58 Marvin Vincent, Word Studies.
Matthew 13
New King James Version
The Parable of the Sower(A)
13 On the same day Jesus went out of the house (B)and sat by the sea. 2 (C)And great multitudes were gathered together to Him, so that (D)He got into a boat and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore.
3 Then He spoke many things to them in parables, saying: (E)“Behold, a sower went out to sow. 4 And as he sowed, some seed fell by the wayside; and the birds came and devoured them. 5 Some fell on stony places, where they did not have much earth; and they immediately sprang up because they had no depth of earth. 6 But 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 sprang up and choked them. 8 But others fell on good ground and yielded a crop: some (F)a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. 9 (G)He who has ears to hear, let him hear!”
The Purpose of Parables(H)
10 And the disciples came and said to Him, “Why do You speak to them in parables?”
11 He answered and said to them, “Because (I)it has been given to you to know the [a]mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given. 12 (J)For whoever has, to him more will be given, and he will have abundance; but whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him. 13 Therefore I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand. 14 And in them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled, which says:
(K)‘Hearing you will hear and shall not understand,
And seeing you will see and not (L)perceive;
15 For the hearts of this people have grown dull.
Their ears (M)are hard of hearing,
And their eyes they have (N)closed,
Lest they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears,
Lest they should understand with their hearts and turn,
So that I [b]should (O)heal them.’
16 But (P)blessed are your eyes for they see, and your ears for they hear; 17 for assuredly, I say to you (Q)that many prophets and righteous men desired to see what you see, and did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it.
The Parable of the Sower Explained(R)
18 (S)“Therefore hear the parable of the sower: 19 When anyone hears the word (T)of the kingdom, and does not understand it, then the wicked one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is he who received seed by the wayside. 20 But he who received the seed on stony places, this is he who hears the word and immediately (U)receives it with joy; 21 yet he has no root in himself, but endures only for a while. For when (V)tribulation or persecution arises because of the word, immediately (W)he stumbles. 22 Now (X)he who received seed (Y)among the thorns is he who hears the word, and the cares of this world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful. 23 But he who received seed on the good ground is he who hears the word and understands it, who indeed bears (Z)fruit and produces: some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.”
The Parable of the Wheat and the Tares
24 Another parable He put forth to them, saying: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who 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 grain had sprouted and produced a crop, then the tares also appeared. 27 So the servants of the owner came and said to him, ‘Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? How then does it have tares?’ 28 He said to them, ‘An enemy has done this.’ The servants said to him, ‘Do you want us then to go and gather them up?’ 29 But he said, ‘No, lest while you gather up the tares you also uproot the wheat with them. 30 Let both grow together until the harvest, and at the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, “First gather together the tares and bind them in bundles to burn them, but (AA)gather the wheat into my barn.” ’ ”
The Parable of the Mustard Seed(AB)
31 Another parable He put forth to them, saying: (AC)“The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field, 32 which indeed is the least of all the seeds; but when it is grown it is greater than the herbs and becomes a (AD)tree, so that the birds of the air come and nest in its branches.”
The Parable of the Leaven(AE)
33 (AF)Another parable He spoke to them: “The kingdom of heaven is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three [c]measures of meal till (AG)it was all leavened.”
Prophecy and the Parables
34 (AH)All these things Jesus spoke to the multitude in parables; and without a parable He did not speak to them, 35 that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying:
(AI)“I will open My mouth in parables;
(AJ)I will utter things kept secret from the foundation of the world.”
The Parable of the Tares Explained
36 Then Jesus sent the multitude away and went into the house. And His disciples came to Him, saying, “Explain to us the parable of the tares of the field.”
37 He answered and said to them: “He who sows the good seed is the Son of Man. 38 (AK)The field is the world, the good seeds are the sons of the kingdom, but the tares are (AL)the sons of the wicked one. 39 The enemy who sowed them is the devil, (AM)the harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are the angels. 40 Therefore as the tares are gathered and burned in the fire, so it will be at the end of this age. 41 The Son of Man will send out His angels, (AN)and they will gather out of His kingdom all things that offend, and those who practice lawlessness, 42 (AO)and will cast them into the furnace of fire. (AP)There will be wailing and gnashing of teeth. 43 (AQ)Then the righteous will shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. (AR)He who has ears to hear, let him hear!
The Parable of the Hidden Treasure
44 “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and hid; and for joy over it he goes and (AS)sells all that he has and (AT)buys that field.
The Parable of the Pearl of Great Price
45 “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking beautiful pearls, 46 who, when he had found (AU)one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had and bought it.
The Parable of the Dragnet
47 “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a dragnet that was cast into the sea and (AV)gathered some of every kind, 48 which, when it was full, they drew to shore; and they sat down and gathered the good into vessels, but threw the bad away. 49 So it will be at the end of the age. The angels will come forth, (AW)separate the wicked from among the just, 50 and cast them into the furnace of fire. There will be wailing and gnashing of teeth.”
51 [d]Jesus said to them, “Have you understood all these things?”
They said to Him, “Yes, [e]Lord.”
52 Then He said to them, “Therefore every [f]scribe instructed [g]concerning the kingdom of heaven is like a householder who brings out of his treasure (AX)things new and old.”
Jesus Rejected at Nazareth(AY)
53 Now it came to pass, when Jesus had finished these parables, that He departed from there. 54 (AZ)When He had come to 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 (BA)Is this not the carpenter’s son? Is not His mother called Mary? And (BB)His brothers (BC)James, [h]Joses, Simon, and Judas? 56 And His sisters, are they not all with us? Where then did this Man get all these things?” 57 So they (BD)were offended at Him.
But Jesus said to them, (BE)“A prophet is not without honor except in his own country and in his own house.” 58 Now (BF)He did not do many mighty works there because of their unbelief.
Footnotes
- Matthew 13:11 secret or hidden truths
- Matthew 13:15 NU, M would
- Matthew 13:33 Gr. sata, same as a Heb. seah; approximately 2 pecks in all
- Matthew 13:51 NU omits Jesus said to them
- Matthew 13:51 NU omits Lord
- Matthew 13:52 A scholar of the Old Testament
- Matthew 13:52 Or for
- Matthew 13:55 NU Joseph
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