Matthew 13
American Standard Version
13 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, [a]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,
[b]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 [c]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 [d]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 [e]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, [f]An enemy hath done this. And the [g]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 [h]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,
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 [k]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 [l]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, [m]let him hear.
44 The kingdom of heaven is like unto a treasure hidden in the field; which a man found, and hid; and [n]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 [o]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 [p]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 [q]mighty works? 55 Is not this the carpenter’s son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren, [r]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 [s]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 [t]mighty works there because of their unbelief.
Footnotes
- Matthew 13:9 Some ancient authorities add here, and in verse 43, to hear: as in Mk. 4:9; Lk. 8:8.
- Matthew 13:14 Isa. 6:9, 10.
- Matthew 13:22 Or, age
- Matthew 13:25 Or, darnel
- Matthew 13:27 Greek bondservants.
- Matthew 13:28 Greek A man that is an enemy.
- Matthew 13:28 Greek bondservants.
- Matthew 13:33 The word in the Greek denotes the Hebrew seah, a measure containing nearly a peck and a half.
- Matthew 13:35 Ps. 78:2.
- Matthew 13:35 Many ancient authorities omit of the world.
- Matthew 13:39 Or, the consummation of the age
- Matthew 13:40 Or, the consummation of the age
- Matthew 13:43 See verse 9.
- Matthew 13:44 Or, for joy thereof
- Matthew 13:47 Greek drag-net.
- Matthew 13:49 Or, the consummation of the age
- Matthew 13:54 Greek powers.
- Matthew 13:55 Or, Jacob
- Matthew 13:57 Greek caused to stumble.
- Matthew 13:58 Greek powers.
Mateo 13
Traducción en lenguaje actual
El ejemplo de las semillas
13 Ese mismo día, Jesús salió de la casa donde estaba, fue a la orilla del Lago de Galilea, y allí se sentó para enseñar.[a] 2 Como mucha gente llegó a escucharlo, tuvo que subir a una barca y sentarse para enseñar desde allí. La gente permaneció de pie en la playa.
3 Jesús les enseñó muchas cosas por medio de ejemplos y comparaciones. Les puso esta comparación:
4 «Un campesino salió a sembrar trigo. Mientras sembraba, algunas semillas cayeron en el camino. Poco después vinieron unos pájaros y se las comieron.
5 »Otras semillas cayeron en un terreno con muchas piedras y poca tierra. Allí pronto brotaron plantas de trigo, pues la tierra era poco profunda. 6 Pero las plantas no vivieron mucho tiempo porque no tenían buenas raíces, y se quemaron cuando salió el sol.
7 »Otras semillas cayeron entre espinos. Cuando los espinos crecieron, apretaron las espigas de trigo y no las dejaron crecer.
8 »Pero otras semillas cayeron en tierra buena y produjeron una cosecha muy buena. En algunos casos, las semillas sembradas produjeron espigas con cien semillas, otras produjeron espigas con sesenta semillas, y otras produjeron espigas con treinta semillas.
9 »¡Ustedes, si en verdad tienen oídos, presten mucha atención!»
¿Por qué Jesús enseña con ejemplos?
10 Los discípulos se acercaron a Jesús y le preguntaron:
—¿Por qué enseñas a la gente por medio de ejemplos?
11 Jesús les dijo:
«A ustedes yo les permito conocer los secretos del reino de Dios, pero no a los demás. 12 Porque a los que saben algo acerca de los secretos del reino, se les permite saber mucho más. Pero a los que no saben mucho de los secretos del reino, Dios les hará que olviden aun lo poquito que saben. 13 Yo enseño a la gente por medio de ejemplos; así, por más que miren, no verán nada, y por más que oigan, tampoco entenderán nada. 14 Así se cumple en ellos lo que Dios había dicho por medio del profeta Isaías:
“Esta gente,
por más que escuche,
nunca entenderá;
y por más que mire,
nunca verá.
15 Pues no aprende ni piensa,
sino que cierra los ojos para no ver,
y se tapa los oídos para no oír.
Si hiciera lo contrario,
entendería mi mensaje,
cambiaría su manera de vivir,
¡y yo la salvaría!”
16 »Pero a ustedes, mis discípulos, Dios los ha bendecido, porque ven y escuchan mi mensaje. 17 Muchos profetas y mucha gente buena hubieran querido ver lo que ustedes ven y oyen, pero no pudieron.
Jesús explica el ejemplo de las semillas
18 »Ahora, pongan atención y les diré lo que significa el ejemplo del campesino. 19 Hay algunos que escuchan el mensaje del reino de Dios, pero como no lo entienden, el diablo viene y hace que lo olviden. Éstos son como las semillas que cayeron junto al camino.
20 »Las semillas que cayeron entre piedras representan a los que oyen el mensaje del reino de Dios, y lo aceptan rápidamente y con gran alegría, 21 pero como no entienden muy bien el mensaje, su alegría dura muy poco. Cuando tienen problemas, o los maltratan por ser obedientes a Dios, enseguida se olvidan del mensaje.
22 »Luego están las semillas que cayeron entre los espinos. Estas semillas representan a los que oyen el mensaje, pero no dejan que el mensaje cambie sus vidas. Sólo piensan en lo que necesitan y en cómo hacerse ricos.
23 »Finalmente, las semillas que cayeron en buena tierra representan a los que oyen el mensaje y lo entienden. Éstos sí cambian sus vidas y hacen lo bueno. Son como esas semillas que produjeron espigas con cien, con sesenta, y hasta con treinta semillas.»
La mala hierba y el trigo
24 Jesús les puso este otro ejemplo:
«En el reino de Dios sucede lo mismo que le pasó a uno que sembró, en su terreno, muy buenas semillas de trigo. 25 Mientras todos dormían, llegó su enemigo y, entre las semillas de trigo, sembró semillas de una mala hierba llamada cizaña, y después se fue.
26 »Cuando las semillas de trigo produjeron espigas, los trabajadores se dieron cuenta de que también había crecido cizaña. 27 Entonces fueron a donde estaba el dueño del terreno, y le dijeron: “Señor, si usted sembró buenas semillas de trigo, ¿por qué también creció la cizaña?”
28 »El dueño les dijo: “Esto lo hizo mi enemigo”.
»Los trabajadores le preguntaron: “¿Quiere que vayamos a arrancar la mala hierba?”
29 »El dueño les dijo: “¡No! El trigo y la cizaña se parecen mucho, y a lo mejor ustedes van y arrancan el trigo junto con la cizaña. 30 Mejor dejen que las dos plantas crezcan juntas. Cuando llegue el tiempo de la cosecha, podremos distinguir cuál es el trigo y cuál es la cizaña. Entonces enviaré a los trabajadores para que arranquen primero la cizaña, la amontonen y la quemen. Luego recogerán el trigo y lo llevarán a mi granero.”»
La semilla de mostaza
31-32 Jesús también les hizo esta comparación:
«Con el reino de Dios pasa algo parecido a lo que sucede con la semilla de mostaza. A pesar de ser muy pequeña, cuando un hombre la siembra en su terreno, crece hasta convertirse en la más grande de las plantas del huerto. Llega a ser tan grande como un árbol, y hasta los pájaros hacen nidos en sus ramas.»
La levadura
33 Jesús les puso una comparación más:
«Con el reino de Dios pasa lo mismo que con la harina. Cuando una mujer pone en ella un poquito de levadura, ese poquito hace crecer toda la masa.»
Jesús cumple lo dicho por medio de un profeta
34 Jesús le enseñó todo esto a la gente por medio de ejemplos y comparaciones, y sólo así enseñaba. 35 De esa manera, Jesús cumplía lo que Dios había dicho por medio del profeta:
«Hablaré a la gente
por medio de ejemplos,
y contaré cosas
que Dios ha tenido en secreto
desde que hizo el mundo.»
Jesús explica el ejemplo de la cizaña
36 Jesús dejó a la gente allí y se fue a la casa. Entonces sus discípulos fueron a decirle:
—Explícanos qué significa el ejemplo de la mala hierba en el terreno.
37 Jesús les dijo:
«El que siembra la buena semilla de trigo soy yo, el Hijo del hombre. 38 El terreno es el mundo, y las buenas semillas de trigo son todos los que obedecen las leyes del reino de Dios. Las semillas de cizaña son los que obedecen al diablo, 39 que fue quien las sembró en el mundo. El tiempo de la cosecha es el juicio final, y los trabajadores que recogen la cosecha son los ángeles. 40 Cuando Dios juzgue a todos, será como cuando se arranca la mala hierba y se quema. 41 Yo, el Hijo del hombre, enviaré a mis ángeles para que saquen de mi reino a todos los que hacen lo malo y obligan a otros a hacerlo. 42 A esas personas, los ángeles las echarán en el infierno, y allí tendrán tanto miedo que llorarán y les rechinarán los dientes. 43 Pero los que obedecen a Dios brillarán en el reino del Padre como brilla el sol. ¡Ustedes, si en verdad tienen oídos, presten atención!
El tesoro escondido
44 »Con el reino de Dios pasa lo mismo que con un tesoro escondido en un terreno. Cuando alguien lo encuentra, lo vuelve a esconder; y después va muy alegre a vender todo lo que tiene para comprar el terreno y quedarse con el tesoro.
La joya fina
45 »El reino de Dios también se parece a un comerciante que compra joyas finas. 46 Cuando encuentra una joya muy valiosa, vende todo lo que tiene, y va y la compra.
La red de pescar
47 »El reino de Dios se parece a una red de pescar. Los pescadores echan la red al mar, y en ella recogen toda clase de peces. 48 Cuando la red ya está llena, la sacan a la orilla y se sientan a separar el pescado bueno del malo. Guardan el pescado bueno en una canasta, y tiran el pescado malo. 49 Así también sucederá cuando llegue el fin del mundo: Los ángeles saldrán a separar a las personas buenas de las malas. 50 A las malas las echarán en el infierno, y allí tendrán tanto horror que llorarán y les rechinarán los dientes.»
Cosas nuevas y cosas viejas
51 Jesús les preguntó a sus discípulos:
—¿Entienden ustedes todas estas enseñanzas?
Ellos contestaron:
—Sí, las entendemos.
52 Jesús les dijo:
—Todo maestro de la Ley que se convierte en discípulo del reino de Dios, se parece al que va a su bodega, y de allí saca cosas nuevas y cosas viejas.
Jesús viaja a Nazaret
53 Cuando Jesús terminó de enseñar con estos ejemplos, se fue de allí. 54 Llegó a su pueblo y comenzó a enseñar en la sinagoga. La gente estaba tan sorprendida que algunos decían: «¿Dónde aprendió este hombre tantas cosas? ¿Cómo puede hacer esos milagros?»
Otros decían: 55 «Pero, ¡si es Jesús, el hijo de José, el carpintero! Su madre es María, y sus hermanos son Santiago, José, Simón y Judas. 56 Sus hermanas aún viven aquí. ¿Cómo es que Jesús sabe tanto y puede hacer estos milagros?»
57 Pero ninguno de los que estaban allí quiso aceptar las enseñanzas de Jesús. Entonces él dijo: «A un profeta se le respeta en todas partes, menos en su propio pueblo y en su propia familia.»
58 Y como la gente no creía en él, Jesús no hizo muchos milagros en aquel lugar.
Footnotes
- Mateo 13:1 Se sentó para enseñar: Véase nota en 5.1.
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.
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