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.
Matthäus 13
Schlachter 1951
Gleichnisse vom Himmelreich - Der Sämann und das Erdreich
13 An jenem Tage aber ging Jesus zum Haus hinaus und setzte sich an den See[a]. 2 Und es versammelte sich eine große Volksmenge zu ihm, so daß er in das Schiff trat und sich setzte; und die Volksmenge stand am Ufer. 3 Und er redete zu ihnen vieles in Gleichnissen und sprach:
Siehe, der Sämann ging aus zu säen. 4 Und als er säte, fiel etliches an den Weg, und die Vögel kamen und fraßen es auf. 5 Anderes aber fiel auf den felsigen Boden, wo es nicht viel Erde hatte; und es ging sogleich auf, weil es nicht tiefe Erde hatte; 6 als aber die Sonne aufging, wurde es verbrannt; und weil es keine Wurzel hatte, verdorrte es. 7 Anderes aber fiel unter die Dornen; und die Dornen wuchsen auf und erstickten es. 8 Anderes aber fiel auf gutes Erdreich und brachte Frucht, etliches hundertfältig, etliches sechzigfältig und etliches dreißigfältig. 9 Wer Ohren hat zu hören, der höre!
10 Da traten die Jünger herzu und sprachen zu ihm: Warum redest du in Gleichnissen mit ihnen? 11 Er aber antwortete und sprach: Weil es euch gegeben ist, die Geheimnisse des Himmelreichs zu verstehen; jenen aber ist es nicht gegeben. 12 Denn wer da hat, dem wird gegeben werden, und er wird Überfluß haben; wer aber nicht hat, von dem wird auch das genommen werden, was er hat. 13 Darum rede ich in Gleichnissen zu ihnen, weil sie sehen und doch nicht sehen, und hören und doch nicht hören und nicht verstehen; 14 und es wird an ihnen die Weissagung des Jesaja erfüllt, welche lautet:
„Mit den Ohren werdet ihr hören und nicht verstehen, und mit den Augen werdet ihr sehen und nicht erkennen!
15 Denn das Herz dieses Volkes ist verstockt, und mit den Ohren hören sie schwer, und ihre Augen haben sie verschlossen, daß sie nicht etwa mit den Augen sehen und mit den Ohren hören und mit dem Herzen verstehen und sich bekehren und ich sie heile“.
16 Aber glückselig sind eure Augen, daß sie sehen, und eure Ohren, daß sie hören. 17 Denn wahrlich, ich sage euch, viele Propheten und Gerechte haben zu sehen begehrt , was ihr seht, und haben es nicht gesehen; und zu hören, was ihr hört, und haben es nicht gehört.
18 So hört nun ihr das Gleichnis vom Sämann: 19 So oft jemand das Wort vom Reich hört und nicht versteht, so kommt der Böse und raubt das, was in sein Herz gesät ist. Das ist der, bei welchem es an den Weg gestreut war. 20 Auf den felsigen Boden gestreut aber ist es bei dem, der das Wort hört und sogleich mit Freuden aufnimmt; 21 er hat aber keine Wurzel in sich, sondern ist wetterwendisch. Wenn nun Trübsal oder Verfolgung entsteht um des Wortes willen, so nimmt er sogleich Anstoß. 22 Unter die Dornen gesät aber ist es bei dem, der das Wort hört; aber die Sorge um diese Weltzeit[b] und der Betrug des Reichtums ersticken das Wort, und es bleibt ohne Frucht. 23 Auf das gute Erdreich gesät aber ist es bei dem, der das Wort hört und versteht; der bringt dann auch Frucht, einer hundertfältig, ein anderer sechzigfältig, ein dritter dreißigfältig.
Das Unkraut und der gute Samen
24 Ein anderes Gleichnis legte er ihnen vor und sprach: Das Himmelreich ist gleich einem Menschen, der guten Samen auf seinen Acker säte. 25 Während aber die Leute schliefen, kam sein Feind und säte Unkraut mitten unter den Weizen und ging davon. 26 Als nun die Saat wuchs und Frucht ansetzte, da zeigte sich auch das Unkraut. 27 Und die Knechte des Hausherrn traten herzu und sprachen: Herr, hast du nicht guten Samen in deinen Acker gesät? Woher hat er denn das Unkraut[c]?
28 Er aber sprach zu ihnen: Das hat der Feind getan! Da sagten die Knechte zu ihm: Willst du nun, daß wir hingehen und es zusammenlesen? 29 Er aber sprach: Nein! damit ihr nicht, indem ihr das Unkraut zusammenlest, zugleich mit ihm den Weizen ausreißt. 30 Laßt beides miteinander wachsen bis zur Ernte, und zur Zeit der Ernte will ich den Schnittern sagen: Lest zuerst das Unkraut zusammen und bindet es in Bündel, daß man es verbrenne; den Weizen aber sammelt in meine Scheune!
Das Senfkorn
31 Ein anderes Gleichnis legte er ihnen vor und sprach: Das Himmelreich ist gleich einem Senfkorn, das ein Mensch nahm und auf seinen Acker säte. 32 Dieses ist zwar unter allen Samen das kleinste; wenn es aber wächst, so wird es größer als die Gartengewächse und wird ein Baum, so daß die Vögel des Himmels kommen und in seinen Zweigen nisten.
Der Sauerteig
33 Ein anderes Gleichnis sagte er ihnen: Das Himmelreich ist gleich einem Sauerteig, den eine Frau nahm und unter drei Scheffel[d] Mehl mengte[e], bis es ganz durchsäuert wurde.
34 Dieses alles redete Jesus in Gleichnissen zu der Volksmenge, und ohne Gleichnis redete er nicht zu ihnen, 35 damit erfüllt würde, was durch den Propheten gesagt ist, der + spricht: „Ich will meinen Mund in Gleichnissen auftun, ich will verkündigen, was von Grundlegung der Welt an verborgen war.“
Das Gleichnis vom Unkraut erklärt
36 Da entließ Jesus die Volksmenge und ging in das Haus. Und seine Jünger traten zu ihm und sprachen: Erkläre uns das Gleichnis vom Unkraut auf dem Acker!
37 Und er antwortete und sprach zu ihnen: Der den guten Samen sät, ist des Menschen Sohn. 38 Der Acker ist die Welt; der gute Same sind die Söhne des Reichs; das Unkraut aber sind die Söhne des Bösen. 39 Der Feind, der es sät, ist der Teufel; die Ernte ist das Ende der Weltzeit, die Schnitter sind die Engel.
40 Gleichwie man nun das Unkraut sammelt und mit Feuer verbrennt, so wird es sein am Ende dieser Weltzeit. 41 Des Menschen Sohn wird seine Engel aussenden, und sie werden alle Anstöße zur Sünde[f] und die + Unrecht tun aus seinem Reich sammeln 42 und werden sie in den Feuerofen werfen; dort wird das Heulen und das Zähneknirschen sein. 43 Dann werden die Gerechten leuchten wie die Sonne in ihres Vaters Reich. Wer Ohren hat zu hören, der höre!
Der Schatz im Acker, Die kostbare Perle
44 Wiederum ist das Himmelreich gleich einem verborgenen Schatz im Acker, den ein Mensch fand und verbarg. Und vor Freude darüber geht er hin und verkauft alles, was er hat, und kauft jenen Acker.
45 Wiederum ist das Himmelreich gleich einem Kaufmann, der schöne Perlen suchte. 46 Als er eine kostbare Perle fand, ging er hin, verkaufte alles, was er hatte, und kaufte sie.
Das Netz
47 Wiederum ist das Himmelreich gleich einem Netz, das ins Meer geworfen wurde und [Fische] von aller Art zusammenbrachte. 48 Als es voll war, zogen sie es ans Ufer, setzten sich und sammelten die guten in Gefäße, die faulen aber warfen sie weg. 49 So wird es am Ende der Weltzeit sein: Die Engel werden ausgehen und die Bösen von den Gerechten scheiden 50 und sie in den Feuerofen werfen. Dort wird das Heulen und Zähneknirschen sein.
51 Da sprach Jesus zu ihnen: Habt ihr das alles verstanden? Sie sprachen zu ihm: Ja, Herr!
52 Da sagte er zu ihnen: Darum gleicht jeder Schriftgelehrte, der für das Himmelreich unterrichtet ist, einem Hausvater, der aus seinem Schatz Neues und Altes hervorholt.
Jesus in Nazareth, Unglaube der Einwohner
53 Und es geschah, als Jesus diese Gleichnisse beendet hatte, zog er von dort weg. 54 Und als er in seine Vaterstadt kam, lehrte er sie in ihrer Synagoge, so daß sie +staunten und sprachen: Woher hat dieser solche Weisheit und solche Kräfte? 55 Ist dieser nicht des Zimmermanns Sohn? Heißt nicht seine Mutter Maria und seine Brüder Jakobus und Joses und Simon und Judas? 56 Und sind nicht seine Schwestern alle bei uns? Woher hat er das alles? 57 Und sie nahmen Anstoß an ihm.
Jesus aber sprach zu ihnen: Ein Prophet ist nirgends verachtet außer in seiner Vaterstadt und in seinem Haus! 58 Und er vollbrachte dort nicht viele Wundertaten um ihres Unglaubens willen.
Footnotes
- Matthäus 13:1 den See Genezareth
- Matthäus 13:22 o. dieses Zeitalters, FES: die Sorge um das Zeitliche
- Matthäus 13:27 Taumellolch, Afterweizen, ein dem Weizen ähnliches giftiges Unkraut
- Matthäus 13:33 ein Eimer-Maß
- Matthäus 13:33 mengte, w. verbarg, s,V,44
- Matthäus 13:41 FES Ärgernisse
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
Copyright © 1951 by Geneva Bible Society
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
