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Da Farma Plant Seed

13 Same day Jesus go outside da house, an sit down near da lake fo teach. Plenny peopo come aroun him, so he go inside one small boat, an sit down dea. Da peopo, dey stay standing on top da beach. He use plenny stories fo teach um. Dis wat he say,

“You guys hear da story bout da farma guy? He go plant seed. He throw da seeds fo plant. Some fall down by da side a da trail, an da birds go eat um up. Some fall down on top da rocks wea ony had litto bit dirt. But dey grow up fast, cuz ony litto bit dirt dea. Wen da sun come up, da plants burn, an dry up, cuz no mo root. Odda seed, dey fall down inside da kine bushes wit kukus. Da bushes wen grow. Dat wen choke da plants. Odda seed, dey fall down inside da good dirt, an dey grow good, an come up plenny. Some seed, dey make thirty times mo seed, some odda seed make sixty times mo seed, an odda even make hundred times mo seed.” Jesus say, “If you guys hear dis, den tink bout um!”

How Come Jesus Teach Wit Stories

10 Da guys Jesus teaching come by him, an say, “How come you use stories fo teach da peopo lidat?”

11 He say, “God let you guys know all da stuff bout how he stay King in da sky. But da odda guys, he no let dem know all dat kine stuff. 12 If you guys undastan all dat kine stuff, den God goin let you know moa, plenny moa. But if you guys no like know all dat stuff, den even da litto bit you know, he goin take um away. 13 Dass why use stories fo I teach um, cuz

‘Dey see, but dey no can see fo real.
    Dey hear, but dey no can hear fo real.
An dey no undastan.

14 Dey ack jalike da guys Isaiah wen talk bout befo time. He say,

“You guys goin hear,
    But you no goin undastan.
You guys goin see,
    But you guys no goin see fo real.
15 Cuz dis peopo get hard head,
    Dea ears no can hear good,
Dey close dea eyes,
    Cuz dey no like see fo real,
Dea ears, dey no like hear fo real kine,
    Inside dem, dey no like undastan notting.
Dey no like change da way dey stay living,
    So I can make um come good.’ ”

Dass wat God say.

16 “But you guys, you stay good inside cuz yoa eyes can see fo real an yoa ears can hear fo real. 17 Dass fo shua. An I like tell you guys dis too: Long time ago plenny guys who wen talk fo God an plenny guys who wen do da right tings like see da stuff you guys see, but neva see um. An dey like hear da stuff you guys hear, but neva hear um.

Wat Da Story Mean

18 “Listen! Dis wat da story bout da farma mean. 19 Any guy hear da stuff bout da King in da sky, an no undastan, da Bad Guy come an take away da stuff dat da guy wen hear dat stay inside him. Dass jalike da seed dat fall down by da trail. 20 Da seed dat fall down on top da rocks, dass jalike one guy dat hear da good kine stuff, an he trus wat God tell him right den an dea, an he stay good inside. 21 But da guy, he no mo root. He stick wit um fo litto wile, but wen da odda guys make him suffa cuz he trus da stuff he wen hear, den he give up. 22 Da seed dat fall down inside da kine bushes wit kukus, dass jalike one guy dat hear wat God say, but bumbye he worry bout all da kine stuff he need hea inside da world. He like come rich, an dat throw him off da track, so all dat stuff choke da stuff God say dat was inside him. He no can do da right tings, jalike one plant inside da kine bushes wit kukus dat no can give wheat. 23 Da seed dat fall down inside da good dirt, dass jalike one guy dat hear wat God say an undastan um. He do da right tings, jalike da good plant dat give wheat. Da good stuff dat guy do, he goin do good stuff hundred times moa, one nodda guy sixty times moa, one nodda guy thirty times moa.”

Da Story Bout Da Weeds

24 Jesus teach da peopo wit anodda story. He say, “Wen God in da sky stay King, dass jalike wen one farma plant good seed inside his field. 25 But wen everybody sleeping, one guy dat stay agains him go ova dea wea da wheat seed stay planted, an plant weeds, an bag. 26 Wen da plants come up an make wheat, same time da weeds come up, but den can tell da weed diffren from da wheat. 27 Da guys dat work fo da owna go by him an tell, ‘Eh boss, da seeds you wen plant inside da field, was good, o wat? How come get weeds?’

28 “He tell um, ‘One guy dat stay agains me wen plant um ova dea.’

“Da worka guys say, ‘You like us go pull out da weeds?’

29 “He say, ‘No, I no like. If you guys do dat, you goin pull out da wheat too. 30 Let um grow togedda till dey stay ready. Den pull out da weeds first, an tie um togedda fo burn. Den cut da wheat, an put um inside da storage place.’ ”

Da Mustard Seed Story

31 Jesus use anodda story fo teach da peopo. He say, “Wen God in da sky stay King, dass jalike one mustard seed. Wen one guy plant da mustard seed inside his field, 32 dat kine seed da mos smalles seed, mo small den all da odda seeds. But wen dat seed grow, da plant come big, mo big den all da odda plants, an come big jalike one tree. Get birds in da sky dat come an make dea nest inside da branches.”

Da Yeast Story

33 Jesus teach da peopo wit anodda story. He say, “Wen God in da sky stay King, dass jalike wen one wahine take yeast an mix um wit plenny dough fo make bread. Bumbye da whole dough goin come mo big, cuz a da yeast.”

How Come Jesus Tell Stories Fo Teach

34 Jesus wen teach plenny peopo plenny stuff wit ony stories. He neva teach um wit odda kine stuffs. 35 He do um lidat fo make um happen jalike da guy who wen talk fo God wen say befo time,

“I goin teach um wit stories,
    I goin tell stuff dat nobody know
From dat time wen God make da world till now.”

Wat Da Story Bout Da Weeds Mean

36 Jesus wen go way from da peopo, fo go inside his house. Da guys he stay teaching wen come by him, an say, “Dat story bout da weeds inside da field, wat dat mean?”

37 He say, “Da farma dat plant da good seed, dass me, Da Guy Dass Fo Real. 38 Da field, dass da world. Da good seed, dass da peopo who get God fo dea King. Da weeds, dass da peopo who stick wit da Bad Guy, da Devil. 39 Da guy dat stay agains da farma an plant da bad seed, dass da Devil. Wen da plants stay ready, dass da time wen da world goin pau. Da worka guys, dey da angel guys from da sky. 40 All dat mean, wen dey pull out da weeds an burn um inside da fire, dass jalike goin be wen da world goin pau. 41 I da Guy Dass Fo Real, you know, an I goin send my angel guys all ova da place wea I stay King, fo pull out all da guys dat broke Godʼs Rules an dat wen tell da odda guys fo broke da Rules too. 42 Den dey goin throw um inside wea ony get plenny fire. Dea dey goin cry real hard an grind dea teet cuz dey so huhu an futless. 43 Den da guys dat doing da right tings goin stay wit dea Fadda da King, an be awesome an shine jalike da sun. If you hear dis, make shua you listen.

Da Rich Stuff One Guy Bury

44 “Wen God in da sky stay King, dass jalike had rich kine stuff dat one guy wen bury inside one field. Get one nodda guy dat find um, an den he bury um one mo time. He stay good inside. Den he sell all his stuffs, fo buy dat field.

Da Pearl Story

45 “Wen God in da sky stay King, dass jalike one trader guy dat looking fo good kine pearls. 46 He find one pearl dat cost plenny money. Den he sell all his stuffs, fo buy dat pearl.

Da Net Story

47 “Wen God in da sky stay King, dass jalike wen dey throw one net inside da ocean, an get any kine fish. 48 Wen da net come full, da fisha guys bring um on top da beach. Dey put da good kine fishes inside one bucket, an throw out da rubbish kine fishes. 49 Dass how goin be wen da world goin pau. Da angel guys from da sky goin go all ova da place, an take away da bad guys from da guys dat stay do wat Godʼs Rules say. 50 Dey goin throw da bad guys inside wea ony get fire. Dea dey goin cry real hard an grind dea teet cuz dey so huhu an futless.

Da New Kine Stuff An Da Old Kine Stuff

51 “Eh! You guys undastan all da stuff I telling you?”

Dey say, “Yeah, yeah, we undastan.”

52 Jesus tell um, “All da teacha guys dat teach Godʼs Rules, an den go learn how dey can get God inside da sky fo dea King, dey jalike one rich guy dat bring out from his place new kine stuff an old kine stuff too.”

Da Nazaret Peopo, Dey No Mo Respeck Fo Jesus

53 Jesus pau use all dis kine story fo teach. Den he go way from dea. 54 He wen go his own place Nazaret town, an teach inside da Jewish church ova dea. Da peopo, wen blow dea minds, an dey say, “Eh, from wea he get all dese smarts? From wea he get da power fo do all dis awesome kine stuff? 55 Dass da carpenta boy, yeah? His mudda, Mary. An his brudda guys, James, Joseph, Simon, an Judas, yeah? 56 His sistas, dey stay hea wit us. So, from wea he get all dis stuff?” 57 Wen bodda dem, how he stay.

But Jesus tell um, “One guy who talk fo God get choke respeck. But he no mo respeck notting inside his own town an his own ohana.” 58 Az why Jesus ony do litto bit awesome stuff ova dea fo show his power, cuz dey no trus him.

13 The same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the sea side.

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.

And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow;

And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up:

Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth:

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

And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and choked them:

But other fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold.

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.

13 The same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the sea side. 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. And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow; and when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up: some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth: and when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away. And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and choked them: but other fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold. 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.

The Parable of the Sower(A)

13 On the same day Jesus went out of the house (B)and sat by the sea. (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.

Then He spoke many things to them in parables, saying: (E)“Behold, a sower went out to sow. And as he sowed, some seed fell by the wayside; and the birds came and devoured them. Some fell on stony places, where they did not have much earth; and they immediately sprang up because they had no depth of earth. But when the sun was up they were scorched, and because they had no root they withered away. And some fell among thorns, and the thorns sprang up and choked them. But others fell on good ground and yielded a crop: some (F)a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. (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

  1. Matthew 13:11 secret or hidden truths
  2. Matthew 13:15 NU, M would
  3. Matthew 13:33 Gr. sata, same as a Heb. seah; approximately 2 pecks in all
  4. Matthew 13:51 NU omits Jesus said to them
  5. Matthew 13:51 NU omits Lord
  6. Matthew 13:52 A scholar of the Old Testament
  7. Matthew 13:52 Or for
  8. Matthew 13:55 NU Joseph