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
Matthew 13
Darby Translation
13 And that [same] day Jesus went out from the house and sat down by the sea.
2 And great crowds were gathered together to him, so that going on board ship himself he sat down, and the whole crowd stood on the shore.
3 And he spoke to them many things in parables, saying, Behold, the sower went out to sow:
4 and as he sowed, some [grains] fell along the way, and the birds came and devoured them;
5 and others fell upon the rocky places where they had not much earth, and immediately they sprang up out of [the ground] because of not having [any] depth of earth,
6 but when the sun rose they were burned up, and because of not having [any] root were dried up;
7 and others fell upon the thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked them;
8 and others fell upon the good ground, and produced fruit, one a hundred, one sixty, and one thirty.
9 He that has ears, let him hear.
10 And the disciples came up and said to him, Why speakest thou to them in parables?
11 And he answering said to them, Because to you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of the heavens, but to them it is not given;
12 for whoever has, to him shall be given, and he shall be caused to be in abundance; but he who has not, even what he has shall be taken away from him.
13 For this cause I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear nor understand;
14 and in them is filled up the prophecy of Esaias, which says, Hearing ye shall hear and shall not understand, and beholding ye shall behold and not see;
15 for the heart of this people has grown fat, and they have heard heavily with their ears, and they have closed their eyes as asleep, lest they should see with the eyes, and hear with the ears, and understand with the heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.
16 But blessed are *your* eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear;
17 for verily I say unto you, that many prophets and righteous [men] have desired to see the things which ye behold and did not see [them], and to hear the things which ye hear and did not hear [them].
18 *Ye*, therefore, hear the parable of the sower.
19 From every one who hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand [it], the wicked one comes and catches away what was sown in his heart: this is he that is sown by the wayside.
20 But he that is sown on the rocky places—this is he who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy,
21 but has no root in himself, but is for a time only; and when tribulation or persecution happens on account of the word, he is immediately offended.
22 And he that is sown among the thorns—this is he who hears the word, and the anxious care of this life, and the deceit of riches choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful.
23 But he that is sown upon the good ground—this is he who hears and understands the word, who bears fruit also, and produces, one a hundred, one sixty, and one thirty.
24 Another parable set he before them, saying, The kingdom of the heavens has become like a man sowing good seed in his field;
25 but while men slept, his enemy came and sowed darnel amongst the wheat, and went away.
26 But when the blade shot up and produced fruit, then appeared the darnel also.
27 And the bondmen of the householder came up and said to him, Sir, hast thou not sown good seed in thy field? whence then has it darnel?
28 And he said to them, A man [that is] an enemy has done this. And the bondmen said to him, Wilt thou then that we should go and gather it [up]?
29 But he said, No; lest [in] gathering the darnel ye should root up the wheat with it.
30 Suffer both to grow together unto the harvest, and in time of the harvest I will say to the harvestmen, Gather first the darnel, and bind it into bundles to burn it; but the wheat bring together into my granary.
31 Another parable set he before them, saying, The kingdom of the heavens is like a grain of mustard [seed] which a man took and sowed in his field;
32 which is less indeed than all seeds, but when it is grown is greater than herbs, and becomes a tree, so that the birds of heaven come and roost in its branches.
33 He spoke another parable to them: The kingdom of the heavens is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal until it had been all leavened.
34 All these things Jesus spoke to the crowds in parables, and without a parable he did not speak to them,
35 so that that should be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden from [the] world's foundation.
36 Then, having dismissed the crowds, he went into the house; and his disciples came to him, saying, Expound to us the parable of the darnel of the field.
37 But he answering said, He that sows 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, but the darnel are the sons of the evil [one];
39 and the enemy who has sowed it is the devil; and the harvest is [the] completion of [the] age, and the harvestmen are angels.
40 As then the darnel is gathered and is burned in the fire, thus it shall be in the completion of the age.
41 The Son of man shall send his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all offences, and those that practise lawlessness;
42 and they shall cast them into the furnace of fire; there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.
43 Then the righteous shall shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He that has ears, let him hear.
44 The kingdom of the heavens is like a treasure hid in the field, which a man having found has hid, and for the joy of it goes and sells all whatever he has, and buys that field.
45 Again, the kingdom of the heavens is like a merchant seeking beautiful pearls;
46 and having found one pearl of great value, he went and sold all whatever he had and bought it.
47 Again, the kingdom of the heavens is like a seine which has been cast into the sea, and which has gathered together of every kind,
48 which, when it has been filled, having drawn up on the shore and sat down, they gathered the good into vessels and cast the worthless out.
49 Thus shall it be in the completion of the age: the angels shall go forth and sever the wicked from the midst of the just,
50 and shall cast them into the furnace of fire; there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.
51 Jesus says to them, Have ye understood all these things? They say to him, Yea, [Lord].
52 And he said to them, For this reason every scribe discipled to the kingdom of the heavens is like a man [that is] a householder who brings out of his treasure things new and old.
53 And it came to pass when Jesus had finished these parables he withdrew thence.
54 And having come into his own country, he taught them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished, and said, Whence has this [man] this wisdom and these works of power?
55 Is not this the son of the carpenter? Is not his mother called Mary, and his brethren James, and Joseph, and Simon, and Judas?
56 And his sisters, are they not all with us? Whence then has this [man] all these things?
57 And they were offended in him. And Jesus said to them, A prophet is not without honour, unless in his country and in his house.
58 And he did not there many works of power, because of their unbelief.
Matei 13
Cornilescu 1924 - Revised 2010, 2014
Pilda semănătorului
13 În aceeaşi zi, Isus a ieşit din casă şi şedea(A) lângă mare. 2 O mulţime de noroade s-au(B) strâns la El, aşa că a trebuit să Se(C) suie să şadă într-o corabie, iar tot norodul stătea pe ţărm. 3 El le-a vorbit despre multe lucruri în pilde şi le-a zis: „Iată, semănătorul a ieşit să semene. 4 Pe când semăna el, o parte din sămânţă a căzut lângă drum şi au venit păsările şi au mâncat-o. 5 O altă parte a căzut pe locuri stâncoase, unde n-avea pământ mult: a răsărit îndată, pentru că n-a găsit un pământ adânc. 6 Dar, când a răsărit soarele, s-a pălit şi, pentru că n-avea rădăcini, s-a uscat. 7 O altă(D) parte a căzut între spini: spinii au crescut şi au înecat-o. 8 O altă parte a căzut în pământ bun şi a dat rod: un grăunte a dat o sută(E), altul, şaizeci şi altul, treizeci. 9 Cine(F) are urechi de auzit să audă.” 10 Ucenicii s-au apropiat de El şi I-au zis: „De ce le vorbeşti în pilde?” 11 Isus le-a răspuns: „Pentru că vouă(G) v-a fost dat să cunoaşteţi tainele Împărăţiei cerurilor, iar lor nu le-a fost dat. 12 Căci(H) celui ce are, i se va da şi va avea de prisos; iar de la cel ce n-are, se va lua chiar şi ce are. 13 De aceea le vorbesc în pilde, pentru că ei, măcar că văd, nu văd şi măcar că aud, nu aud, nici nu înţeleg. 14 Şi cu privire la ei se împlineşte prorocia lui Isaia, care zice: ‘Veţi(I) auzi cu urechile voastre şi nu veţi înţelege; veţi privi cu ochii voştri şi nu veţi vedea’. 15 Căci inima acestui popor s-a împietrit; au ajuns(J) tari de urechi, şi-au închis ochii, ca nu cumva să vadă cu ochii, să audă cu urechile, să înţeleagă cu inima, să se întoarcă la Dumnezeu şi să-i vindec. 16 Dar ferice(K) de ochii voştri că văd şi de urechile voastre că aud! 17 Adevărat vă spun că mulţi(L) proroci şi oameni neprihăniţi au dorit să vadă lucrurile pe care le vedeţi voi, şi nu le-au văzut; şi să audă lucrurile pe care le auziţi voi, şi nu le-au auzit. 18 Ascultaţi(M) dar ce înseamnă pilda semănătorului. 19 Când un om aude Cuvântul privitor la Împărăţie(N) şi nu-l înţelege, vine cel rău şi răpeşte ce a fost semănat în inima lui. Aceasta este sămânţa căzută lângă drum. 20 Sămânţa căzută în locuri stâncoase este cel ce aude Cuvântul şi-l primeşte îndată cu(O) bucurie, 21 dar n-are rădăcină în el, ci ţine până la o vreme; şi, cum vine un necaz sau o prigonire din pricina Cuvântului, se(P) leapădă îndată de el. 22 Sămânţa(Q) căzută între(R) spini este cel ce aude Cuvântul, dar îngrijorările veacului acestuia şi înşelăciunea bogăţiilor îneacă acest Cuvânt şi ajunge neroditor. 23 Iar sămânţa căzută în pământ bun este cel ce aude Cuvântul şi-l înţelege; el aduce rod: un grăunte dă o sută, altul, şaizeci, altul, treizeci.”
Pilda neghinei
24 Isus le-a pus înainte o altă pildă şi le-a zis: „Împărăţia cerurilor se aseamănă cu un om care a semănat o sămânţă bună în ţarina lui. 25 Dar, pe când dormeau oamenii, a venit vrăjmaşul lui, a semănat neghină între grâu şi a plecat. 26 Când au răsărit firele de grâu şi au făcut rod, a ieşit la iveală şi neghina. 27 Robii stăpânului casei au venit şi i-au zis: ‘Doamne, n-ai semănat sămânţă bună în ţarina ta? De unde are dar neghină?’ 28 El le-a răspuns: ‘Un vrăjmaş a făcut lucrul acesta’. Şi robii i-au zis: ‘Vrei dar să mergem s-o smulgem?’ 29 ‘Nu’, le-a zis el, ‘ca nu cumva, smulgând neghina, să smulgeţi şi grâul(S) împreună cu ea. 30 Lăsaţi-le să crească amândouă împreună până la seceriş; şi, la vremea secerişului, voi spune secerătorilor: «Smulgeţi întâi neghina şi legaţi-o în snopi, ca s-o ardem, iar grâul strângeţi-l în grânarul meu».’ ”
Pilda grăuntelui de muştar şi aluatului
31 Isus le-a pus înainte o altă pildă şi le-a zis: „Împărăţia(T) cerurilor se aseamănă cu un grăunte de muştar, pe care l-a luat un om şi l-a semănat în ţarina sa. 32 Grăuntele acesta, în adevăr, este cea mai mică dintre toate seminţele, dar, după ce a crescut, este mai mare decât zarzavaturile şi se face un copac, aşa că păsările cerului vin şi îşi fac cuiburi în ramurile lui.” 33 Le-a spus(U) o altă pildă, şi anume: „Împărăţia cerurilor se aseamănă cu un aluat pe care l-a luat o femeie şi l-a pus în trei măsuri de făină de grâu, până s-a dospit toată plămădeala”. 34 Isus a spus noroadelor toate aceste(V) lucruri în pilde şi nu le vorbea deloc fără pildă, 35 ca să se împlinească ce fusese vestit prin prorocul, care zice: „Voi(W) vorbi în pilde, voi(X) spune lucruri ascunse de la facerea lumii”.
Tâlcuirea pildei neghinei
36 Atunci, Isus a dat drumul noroadelor şi a intrat în casă. Ucenicii Lui s-au apropiat de El şi I-au zis: „Tâlcuieşte-ne pilda cu neghina din ţarină”. 37 El le-a răspuns: „Cel ce seamănă sămânţa bună este Fiul omului. 38 Ţarina(Y) este lumea; sămânţa bună sunt fiii Împărăţiei; neghina sunt fiii(Z) celui rău. 39 Vrăjmaşul care a semănat-o este Diavolul; secerişul(AA) este sfârşitul veacului; secerătorii sunt îngerii. 40 Deci cum se smulge neghina şi se arde în foc, aşa va fi şi la sfârşitul veacului. 41 Fiul omului va trimite pe îngerii Săi şi(AB) ei vor smulge din Împărăţia Lui toate lucrurile, care sunt pricină de păcătuire, şi pe cei ce săvârşesc fărădelegea 42 şi-i(AC) vor arunca în cuptorul aprins; acolo(AD) vor fi plânsul şi scrâşnirea dinţilor. 43 Atunci(AE), cei neprihăniţi vor străluci ca soarele în Împărăţia Tatălui lor. Cine(AF) are urechi de auzit să audă.
Pilda comorii ascunse şi a mărgăritarului
44 Împărăţia cerurilor se mai aseamănă cu o comoară ascunsă într-o ţarină. Omul care o găseşte o ascunde şi, de bucuria ei, se duce şi vinde(AG) tot ce are şi cumpără(AH) ţarina aceea. 45 Împărăţia cerurilor se mai aseamănă cu un negustor care caută mărgăritare frumoase. 46 Şi, când găseşte un(AI) mărgăritar de mare preţ, se duce de vinde tot ce are şi-l cumpără.
Pilda năvodului
47 Împărăţia cerurilor se mai aseamănă cu un năvod aruncat în mare, care prinde(AJ) tot felul de peşti. 48 După ce s-a umplut, pescarii îl scot la mal, şed jos, aleg în vase ce este bun şi aruncă afară ce este rău. 49 Tot aşa va fi şi la sfârşitul veacului. Îngerii vor ieşi, vor despărţi(AK) pe cei răi din mijlocul celor buni 50 şi-i(AL) vor arunca în cuptorul aprins; acolo vor fi plânsul şi scrâşnirea dinţilor. 51 ‘Aţi înţeles voi toate aceste lucruri?’ ” i-a întrebat Isus. „Da, Doamne”, I-au răspuns ei. 52 Şi El le-a zis: „De aceea, orice cărturar, care a învăţat ce trebuie despre Împărăţia cerurilor, se aseamănă cu un gospodar care scoate din vistieria lui lucruri noi(AM) şi lucruri vechi”.
Isus la Nazaret. Necredinţa locuitorilor
53 După ce a isprăvit Isus pildele acestea, a plecat de acolo. 54 A(AN) venit în patria Sa şi a început să înveţe pe oameni în sinagogă; aşa că cei ce-L auzeau, se mirau şi ziceau: „De unde are El înţelepciunea şi minunile acestea? 55 Oare(AO) nu este El fiul tâmplarului? Nu este Maria mama Lui? Şi Iacov(AP), Iosif, Simon şi Iuda nu sunt ei fraţii(AQ) Lui? 56 Şi surorile Lui nu sunt toate printre noi? Atunci de unde are El toate lucrurile acestea?” 57 Şi găseau astfel în El o pricină de poticnire(AR). Dar Isus le-a zis: „Nicăieri nu(AS) este preţuit un proroc mai puţin decât în patria şi în casa Lui”. 58 Şi n-a(AT) făcut multe minuni în locul acela din pricina necredinţei lor.
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