Mattheüs 13
Het Boek
Gelijkenissen van Jezus
13 Later die dag verliet Jezus het huis en ging bij het meer zitten. 2 Er kwam een grote menigte mensen naar Hem toe. Daarom ging Hij in een boot. Van daaruit sprak Hij de mensen toe die op de oever stonden te luisteren. 3 Hij vertelde hun onder andere deze gelijkenis: ‘Een boer zaaide koren op zijn land. 4 Bij het zaaien viel er wat zaad langs de weg en de vogels kwamen het oppikken. 5 Er viel ook wat zaad op steenachtige grond. Omdat er weinig aarde lag, kwam het vlug op. 6 Maar toen de zon erop ging schijnen, verschroeide het. Het ging dood, omdat het niet veel wortels had. 7 Ander zaad viel tussen de distels en werd erdoor verstikt. 8 De rest van het zaad viel in goede grond en gaf een rijke oogst: wel dertig, zestig en honderd keer zoveel als er was gezaaid. 9 Wie oren heeft, moet ook goed luisteren!’
10 Zijn leerlingen kwamen naar Hem toe en vroegen: ‘Waarom vertelt U de mensen altijd van dit soort gelijkenissen?’ 11 ‘Jullie hebben het voorrecht de geheimen van het Koninkrijk van de hemelen te begrijpen,’ antwoordde Hij. ‘Maar zij niet. 12 Want wie iets heeft, zal er veel bij krijgen, meer dan genoeg. Maar wie niets heeft, zal ook nog kwijtraken wat hij meent te hebben. 13 Daarom gebruik Ik gelijkenissen. De mensen horen en zien Mij wel, maar begrijpen Mij niet. 14 De profeet Jesaja sprak over hen toen hij zei: “U hoort wel, maar begrijpt niet. U kijkt wel, maar ziet niet. 15 Het hart van dit volk is onverschillig, ze hebben hun oren dichtgestopt en hun ogen gesloten, om maar niets te zien, horen of begrijpen. Daarom kunnen zij niet naar God terugkeren en kan Hij hen niet genezen.” 16 Gelukkig hebben jullie ogen die kunnen zien en oren die kunnen horen! 17 Veel profeten en rechtvaardige mensen hebben ernaar verlangd te zien wat jullie zien en te horen wat jullie horen. Maar zij konden het niet.
18 Met het voorbeeld van de boer die ging zaaien, bedoel Ik dit: 19 er zijn mensen die wel over het Koninkrijk horen vertellen, maar er niets van begrijpen. Wat in hun hart is gezaaid, wordt er meteen door de duivel weer uitgeroofd. Dit soort mensen lijkt op de harde grond van de weg. 20 Er zijn ook mensen die over het Koninkrijk horen vertellen en er direct enthousiast over zijn. 21 Maar zij zijn oppervlakkig. Als zij moeilijkheden krijgen of om hun overtuiging worden vervolgd, moeten zij er ineens niets meer van hebben. Want het zaad had nauwelijks wortel geschoten. Dit soort mensen lijkt op de steenachtige grond. 22 Dan zijn er mensen die het goede nieuws horen, maar het laten verstikken door de zorgen van het leven en het verlangen naar geld. Eigenlijk doen ze niets met het goede nieuws dat ze hebben gehoord. Dit soort mensen lijkt op de grond die vol distels staat. 23 Ten slotte zijn er mensen die het goede nieuws horen en begrijpen. Bij hen draagt het zaad vrucht, soms honderdmaal, soms zestigmaal en soms dertigmaal zoveel. Dit soort mensen lijkt op de goede grond, waar het zaad mooi kon opkomen en vruchtdragen.’
24 Jezus vertelde nog een gelijkenis. ‘U kunt zich het Koninkrijk van de hemelen ook zo voorstellen. Een boer zaaide goed graan op zijn land. 25 Maar op een nacht, terwijl iedereen sliep, kwam zijn vijand en zaaide onkruid tussen het graan. 26 Toen het graan begon te groeien, schoot ook het onkruid op. 27 De knechten gingen naar de boer toe en zeiden: “Het veld waar u dat goede graan hebt gezaaid, staat vol onkruid!” 28 “Dat heeft een vijand gedaan,” zei hij. “Zullen wij het onkruid ertussen uittrekken?” vroegen zij. 29 “Nee,” antwoordde de boer. “Want dan trekken jullie het jonge graan ook mee. 30 Laat ze maar samen opgroeien tot de oogst. Dan zal ik tegen de maaiers zeggen dat zij eerst het onkruid bijeen moeten halen en verbranden. Daarna kunnen zij het graan in de schuur brengen.” ’
31 Jezus vertelde ook deze gelijkenis: ‘Het Koninkrijk van de hemelen is net een mosterdzaadje dat in de grond wordt gestopt. 32 Het is het kleinste zaadje dat er is, maar het wordt wel een van de grootste struiken, een boom zelfs: de vogels kunnen in zijn takken schuilen.’
33 Hij vertelde nog een andere gelijkenis: ‘Het Koninkrijk van de hemelen is net als de gist waarvan een vrouw een beetje in een hoop meel doet, en na een tijdje is het deeg door en door gegist.’
34 Telkens wanneer Jezus de mensen toesprak, vertelde Hij gelijkenissen, dat zijn verhalen met een diepere betekenis. Hij gebruikte voortdurend voorbeelden om duidelijk te maken wat Hij bedoelde. 35 Een van de profeten had al gezegd: ‘Ik wil door middel van voorbeelden spreken en vertellen wat van het begin van de wereld af geheim is gebleven.’
36 Jezus stuurde de mensen weg en ging naar huis. Zijn leerlingen kwamen bij Hem zitten en vroegen wat Hij bedoelde met de gelijkenis over het onkruid tussen het graan. 37 ‘Luister,’ zei Hij. ‘Ik, de Mensenzoon, ben de boer die het goede zaad zaait. 38 Het land is de wereld. Het goede zaad zijn de mensen die bij het Koninkrijk horen. En het onkruid zijn de mensen die bij de duivel horen. 39 De vijand die het onkruid heeft gezaaid, is de duivel. De oogst is het einde van deze tijd en de maaiers zijn de engelen. 40 Zoals in dit verhaal het onkruid bijeengehaald en verbrand wordt, zo zal het ook gaan bij het einde van deze tijd. 41 Ik, de Mensenzoon, zal mijn engelen erop uitsturen. Zij zullen alle verleidingen en alle slechte mensen uit mijn Koninkrijk bijeenhalen 42 en in de oven gooien. Daar zal het een en al wroeging, tranen en verdriet zijn. 43 Maar de goede en gelovige mensen zullen in het Koninkrijk van hun Vader stralen als de zon. Wie oren heeft, moet ook goed luisteren!
44 Het Koninkrijk van de hemelen is net een schat die ergens in een stuk land ligt en door iemand wordt ontdekt. Die man stopt de schat vlug weer in de grond. Hij is zo blij dat hij alles wat hij heeft, verkoopt. Dan koopt hij het stuk land, met de schat erbij!
45 Het Koninkrijk van de hemelen doet ook denken aan een koopman die op zoek is naar mooie parels. 46 Ineens ontdekt hij er een van grote waarde. Hij verkoopt alles wat hij heeft en koopt die ene kostbare parel.
47 Een ander voorbeeld van het Koninkrijk van de hemelen is een visser die zijn net in het water gooit. Er komen allerlei vissen in. 48 Wanneer zijn net vol is, trekt hij het op de kant en gaat de vissen sorteren. De goede doet hij in de manden, de slechte gooit hij weg. 49 Zo zal het ook gaan bij het einde van deze tijd. De engelen zullen komen om de slechte mensen van de goede te scheiden. 50 En de slechten zullen in het vuur worden gegooid. Daar zal het een en al wroeging, tranen en verdriet zijn. 51 Begrijpen jullie dit?’ ‘Ja,’ antwoordden zij. 52 Hij ging verder en zei: ‘Iedere leraar van de Joodse godsdienst die een leerling van Mij wordt, heeft een dubbele schat: de oude schat van Mozes en de profeten én de nieuwe schat van Mij.’
53 Na het vertellen van al deze gelijkenissen ging Jezus naar Nazareth, 54 de stad waar Hij was opgegroeid. Daar sprak Hij in de synagoge. Iedereen verbaasde zich over zijn wijsheid en de wonderen die Hij deed. 55 ‘Hoe is dit mogelijk?’ zeiden zij daar. ‘Hij is toch de zoon van onze timmerman! En we kennen allemaal zijn moeder Maria en zijn broers Jakobus, Jozef, Simon en Judas. 56 Zijn zusters wonen hier ook. Wat verbeeldt Hij Zich wel?’ 57 Het was duidelijk dat zij niets met Hem te maken wilden hebben. Jezus zei tegen hen: ‘Een profeet wordt overal geëerd, behalve in zijn eigen stad en in zijn eigen familie.’ 58 Hij deed daar niet veel wonderen, omdat zij niet geloofden.
Matthew 13
King James Version
13 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.
Matthew 13
New American Standard Bible 1995
Jesus Teaches in Parables
13 That day Jesus went out of (A)the house and was sitting (B)by the sea. 2 And [a]large crowds gathered to Him, so (C)He got into a boat and sat down, and the whole crowd was standing on the beach.
3 And He spoke many things to them in (D)parables, saying, “Behold, the sower went out to sow; 4 and as he sowed, some seeds fell beside the road, and the birds came and ate them up. 5 Others fell on the rocky places, where they did not have much soil; and immediately they sprang up, because they had no depth of soil. 6 But when the sun had risen, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away. 7 Others fell [b]among the thorns, and the thorns came up and choked them out. 8 And others fell on the good soil and *yielded a crop, some a (E)hundredfold, some sixty, and some thirty. 9 (F)He who has ears, [c]let him hear.”
An Explanation
10 And the disciples came and said to Him, “Why do You speak to them in parables?” 11 [d]Jesus answered them, “(G)To you it has been granted to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been granted. 12 (H)For whoever has, to him more shall be given, and he will have an abundance; but whoever does not have, even what he has shall be taken away from him. 13 Therefore I speak to them in parables; because while (I)seeing they do not see, and while hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand. 14 [e]In their case the prophecy of Isaiah is being fulfilled, which says,
‘[f](J)You will keep on hearing, [g]but will not understand;
[h]You will keep on seeing, but will not perceive;
15 (K)For the heart of this people has become dull,
With their ears they scarcely hear,
And they have closed their eyes,
Otherwise they would see with their eyes,
Hear with their ears,
And understand with their heart and return,
And I would heal them.’
16 (L)But blessed are your eyes, because they see; and your ears, because they hear. 17 For truly I say to you that (M)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 Sower Explained
18 “(N)Hear then the parable of the sower. 19 When anyone hears (O)the [i]word of the kingdom and does not understand it, (P)the evil one comes and snatches away what has been sown in his heart. This is the one on whom seed was sown beside the road. 20 The one on whom seed was sown on the rocky places, this is the man who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy; 21 yet he has no firm root in himself, but is only temporary, and when affliction or persecution arises because of the [j]word, immediately he [k](Q)falls away. 22 And the one on whom seed was sown among the thorns, this is the man who hears the word, and the worry of (R)the [l]world and the (S)deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful. 23 And the one on whom seed was sown on the good soil, this is the man who hears the word and understands it; who indeed bears fruit and brings forth, some (T)a hundredfold, some sixty, and some thirty.”
Tares among Wheat
24 Jesus presented another parable to them, saying, “(U)The kingdom of heaven [m]may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field. 25 But while his men were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed [n]tares among the wheat, and went away. 26 But when the [o]wheat sprouted and bore grain, then the tares became evident also. 27 The slaves of the landowner came and said to him, ‘Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? [p]How then does it have tares?’ 28 And he said to them, ‘An [q]enemy has done this!’ The slaves *said to him, ‘Do you want us, then, to go and gather them up?’ 29 But he *said, ‘No; for while you are gathering up the tares, you may uproot the wheat with them. 30 Allow both to grow together until the harvest; and in the time of the harvest I will say to the reapers, “First gather up the tares and bind them in bundles to burn them up; but (V)gather the wheat into my barn.”’”
The Mustard Seed
31 He presented another parable to them, saying, “(W)The kingdom of heaven is like (X)a mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field; 32 and this is smaller than all other seeds, but when it is full grown, it is larger than the garden plants and becomes a tree, so that (Y)the birds of the [r]air come and nest in its branches.”
The Leaven
33 He spoke another parable to them, “(Z)The kingdom of heaven is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in (AA)three [s]pecks of flour until it was all leavened.”
34 All these things Jesus spoke to the crowds in parables, and He did not speak to them (AB)without a parable. 35 This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet:
“(AC)I will open My mouth in parables;
I will utter things hidden since the foundation of the world.”
The Tares Explained
36 Then He left the crowds and went into (AD)the house. And His disciples came to Him and said, “(AE)Explain to us the parable of the [t]tares of the field.” 37 And He said, “The one who sows the good seed is (AF)the Son of Man, 38 and the field is the world; and as for the good seed, these are (AG)the sons of the kingdom; and the tares are (AH)the sons of (AI)the evil one; 39 and the enemy who sowed them is the devil, and the harvest is (AJ)the [u]end of the age; and the reapers are angels. 40 So just as the tares are gathered up and burned with fire, so shall it be at (AK)the [v]end of the age. 41 (AL)The Son of Man (AM)will send forth His angels, and they will gather out of His kingdom [w]all (AN)stumbling blocks, and those who commit lawlessness, 42 and (AO)will throw them into the furnace of fire; in that place (AP)there will be weeping 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, [x]let him hear.
Hidden Treasure
44 “(AS)The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure hidden in the field, which a man found and hid again; and from joy over it he goes and (AT)sells all that he has and buys that field.
A Costly Pearl
45 “Again, (AU)the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking fine pearls, 46 and upon finding one pearl of great value, he went and sold all that he had and bought it.
A Dragnet
47 “Again, (AV)the kingdom of heaven is like a dragnet cast into the sea, and gathering fish of every kind; 48 and when it was filled, they drew it up on the beach; and they sat down and gathered the good fish into containers, but the bad they threw away. 49 So it will be at (AW)the [y]end of the age; the angels will come forth and [z]take out the wicked from among the righteous, 50 and (AX)will throw them into the furnace of fire; in that place (AY)there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
51 “Have you understood all these things?” They *said to Him, “Yes.” 52 And [aa]Jesus said to them, “Therefore every scribe who has become a disciple of the kingdom of heaven is like a head of a household, who brings out of his treasure things new and old.”
Jesus Revisits Nazareth
53 (AZ)When Jesus had finished these parables, He departed from there. 54 (BA)He came to [ab]His hometown and (BB)began teaching them in their synagogue, so that (BC)they were astonished, and said, “Where did this man get this wisdom and these [ac]miraculous powers? 55 Is not this the carpenter’s son? Is not (BD)His mother called Mary, and His (BE)brothers, James and Joseph and Simon and Judas? 56 And (BF)His sisters, are they not all with us? Where then did this man get all these things?” 57 And they took (BG)offense at Him. But Jesus said to them, “(BH)A prophet is not without honor except in his [ad]hometown and in his own household.” 58 And He did not do many [ae]miracles there because of their unbelief.
Footnotes
- Matthew 13:2 Lit Many
- Matthew 13:7 Lit upon
- Matthew 13:9 Or hear! Or listen!
- Matthew 13:11 Lit He
- Matthew 13:14 Lit For them
- Matthew 13:14 Lit With a hearing you will hear
- Matthew 13:14 Lit and
- Matthew 13:14 Lit Seeing you will see
- Matthew 13:19 I.e. message
- Matthew 13:21 I.e. message
- Matthew 13:21 Lit is caused to stumble
- Matthew 13:22 Or age
- Matthew 13:24 Lit was compared to
- Matthew 13:25 Or darnel, a weed resembling wheat
- Matthew 13:26 Lit grass
- Matthew 13:27 Lit From where
- Matthew 13:28 Lit enemy man
- Matthew 13:32 Or sky
- Matthew 13:33 Gr sata
- Matthew 13:36 Or darnel, a weed resembling wheat
- Matthew 13:39 Or consummation
- Matthew 13:40 Or consummation
- Matthew 13:41 Or everything that is offensive
- Matthew 13:43 Or hear! Or listen!
- Matthew 13:49 Or consummation
- Matthew 13:49 Or separate
- Matthew 13:52 Lit He
- Matthew 13:54 Or His own part of the country
- Matthew 13:54 Or miracles
- Matthew 13:57 Or own part of the country
- Matthew 13:58 Or works of power
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