Les paraboles du royaume

La parabole du semeur

13 Ce jour-là, Jésus sortit de la maison où il se trouvait et alla s’asseoir au bord du lac. Autour de lui la foule se rassembla si nombreuse qu’il dut monter dans un bateau. Il s’y assit. La foule se tenait sur le rivage.

Il prit la parole et leur exposa bien des choses sous forme de paraboles. Il leur dit : Un semeur sortit pour semer. Alors qu’il répandait sa semence, des grains tombèrent au bord du chemin ; les oiseaux vinrent et les mangèrent. D’autres tombèrent sur un sol rocailleux et, ne trouvant qu’une mince couche de terre, ils levèrent rapidement parce que la terre n’était pas profonde. Mais quand le soleil fut monté haut dans le ciel, les petits plants furent vite brûlés et, comme ils n’avaient pas vraiment pris racine, ils séchèrent. D’autres grains tombèrent parmi les ronces. Celles-ci grandirent et étouffèrent les jeunes pousses. D’autres grains enfin tombèrent sur la bonne terre et donnèrent du fruit avec un rendement de cent, soixante, ou trente pour un. Celui qui a des oreilles, qu’il entende !

10 Alors ses disciples s’approchèrent et lui demandèrent : Pourquoi te sers-tu de paraboles pour leur parler ?

11 Il leur répondit : Vous avez reçu le privilège de connaître les secrets du royaume des cieux, mais eux ne l’ont pas reçu. 12 Car à celui qui a, on donnera encore, jusqu’à ce qu’il soit dans l’abondance ; mais à celui qui n’a pas, on ôtera même ce qu’il a.

13 Voici pourquoi je me sers de paraboles, pour leur parler : c’est que, bien qu’ils regardent, ils ne voient pas, et bien qu’ils écoutent, ils n’entendent pas et ne comprennent pas. 14 Pour eux s’accomplit cette prophétie d’Esaïe :

Vous aurez beau entendre,
vous ne comprendrez pas.
Vous aurez beau voir de vos propres yeux,
vous ne saisirez pas.
15 Car ce peuple est devenu insensible,
ils ont fait la sourde oreille
et ils se sont bouché les yeux,
de peur qu’ils voient de leurs yeux,
et qu’ils entendent de leurs oreilles,
de peur qu’ils comprennent,
qu’ils reviennent à moi
et que je les guérisse[a] .

16 Vous, au contraire, vous êtes heureux, vos yeux voient et vos oreilles entendent ! 17 Vraiment, je vous l’assure : beaucoup de prophètes et de justes ont désiré voir ce que vous voyez, mais ne l’ont pas vu ; ils ont désiré entendre ce que vous entendez, mais ne l’ont pas entendu.

18 Vous donc, écoutez ce que signifie la parabole du semeur : 19 Chaque fois que quelqu’un entend le message qui concerne le royaume et ne le comprend pas, le diable[b] vient arracher ce qui a été semé dans son cœur. Tel est celui qui a reçu la semence « au bord du chemin ». 20 Puis il y a celui qui reçoit la semence « sur le sol rocailleux » : quand il entend la Parole, il l’accepte aussitôt avec joie. 21 Mais il ne la laisse pas prendre racine en lui, car il est inconstant. Que surviennent des difficultés ou la persécution à cause de la Parole, le voilà qui abandonne tout. 22 Un autre encore a reçu la semence « parmi les ronces ». C’est celui qui écoute la Parole, mais en qui elle ne porte pas de fruit[c] parce qu’elle est étouffée par les soucis de ce monde et par l’attrait trompeur des richesses. 23 Un autre enfin a reçu la semence « sur la bonne terre ». C’est celui qui écoute la Parole et la comprend. Alors il porte du fruit : chez l’un, un grain en rapporte cent, chez un autre soixante, chez un autre trente.

La parabole de la mauvaise herbe

24 Il leur proposa une autre parabole : Il en est du royaume des cieux comme d’un homme qui avait semé du bon grain dans son champ. 25 Pendant que tout le monde dormait, son ennemi sema une mauvaise herbe au milieu du blé, puis s’en alla. 26 Quand le blé eut poussé et produit des épis, on vit aussi apparaître la mauvaise herbe. 27 Les serviteurs du propriétaire de ce champ vinrent lui demander : Maître, n’est-ce pas du bon grain que tu as semé dans ton champ ? D’où vient donc cette mauvaise herbe ?

28 Il leur répondit : C’est un ennemi qui a fait cela !

Alors les serviteurs demandèrent : Veux-tu donc que nous arrachions cette mauvaise herbe ?

29 – Non, répondit le maître, car en enlevant la mauvaise herbe, vous risqueriez d’arracher le blé en même temps. 30 Laissez pousser les deux ensemble jusqu’à la moisson. A ce moment-là, je dirai aux moissonneurs : « Enlevez d’abord la mauvaise herbe et liez-la en bottes pour la brûler : ensuite vous couperez le blé et vous le rentrerez dans mon grenier. »

Les paraboles de la graine de moutarde et du levain

31 Jésus leur raconta une autre parabole : Le royaume des cieux ressemble à une graine de moutarde qu’un homme a prise pour la semer dans son champ. 32 C’est la plus petite de toutes les semences ; mais quand elle a poussé, elle dépasse les autres plantes du potager et devient un arbuste, si bien que les oiseaux du ciel viennent nicher dans ses branches.

(Lc 13.20-21)

33 Il leur raconta une autre parabole : Le royaume des cieux ressemble à du levain qu’une femme a pris pour le mélanger à une vingtaine de kilogrammes de farine. Et à la fin, toute la pâte a levé.

(Mc 4.33-34)

34 Jésus enseigna toutes ces choses aux foules en employant des paraboles, et il ne leur parlait pas sans paraboles. 35 Ainsi s’accomplissait la parole du prophète :

J’énoncerai des paraboles,
je dirai des secretscachés depuis la création du monde[d].

La parabole de la mauvaise herbe expliquée

36 Alors Jésus laissa la foule et il rentra dans la maison. Ses disciples vinrent auprès de lui et lui demandèrent : Explique-nous la parabole de la mauvaise herbe dans le champ.

37 Il leur répondit : Celui qui sème la bonne semence, c’est le Fils de l’homme ; 38 le champ, c’est le monde ; la bonne semence, ce sont ceux qui font partie du royaume. La mauvaise herbe, ce sont ceux qui suivent le diable[e]. 39 L’ennemi qui a semé les mauvaises graines, c’est le diable ; la moisson, c’est la fin du monde ; les moissonneurs, ce sont les anges.

40 Comme on arrache la mauvaise herbe et qu’on la ramasse pour la jeter au feu, ainsi en sera-t-il à la fin du monde : 41 le Fils de l’homme enverra ses anges et ils élimineront de son royaume tous ceux qui font tomber les autres dans le péché[f] et ceux qui font le mal. 42 Ils les précipiteront dans la fournaise ardente où il y aura des pleurs et d’amers regrets. 43 Alors les justes resplendiront comme le soleil dans le royaume de leur Père. Celui qui a des oreilles, qu’il entende !

Les paraboles du trésor et de la perle

44 Le royaume des cieux ressemble à un trésor enfoui dans un champ. Un homme le découvre : il le cache de nouveau, s’en va, débordant de joie, vend tout ce qu’il possède et achète ce champ.

45 Voici à quoi ressemble encore le royaume des cieux : un marchand cherche de belles perles. 46 Quand il en a trouvé une de grande valeur, il s’en va vendre tout ce qu’il possède et achète cette perle précieuse.

La parabole du filet

47 Voici encore à quoi ressemble le royaume des cieux : des pêcheurs ont jeté en mer un filet qui ramasse toutes sortes de poissons. 48 Une fois qu’il est rempli, les pêcheurs le tirent sur le rivage, puis ils s’assoient autour et trient leur prise : ce qui est bon, ils le mettent dans des paniers et ce qui ne vaut rien, ils le rejettent. 49 C’est ainsi que les choses se passeront à la fin du monde : les anges viendront et sépareront les méchants d’avec les justes 50 et ils les précipiteront dans la fournaise ardente où il y aura des pleurs et d’amers regrets.

51 – Avez-vous compris tout cela ?

– Oui, répondirent-ils.

52 Alors Jésus conclut : Ainsi donc, tout spécialiste de la Loi qui a été instruit des choses qui concernent le royaume des cieux est semblable à un père de famille qui tire de son trésor des choses nouvelles et des choses anciennes.

53 Quand Jésus eut fini de raconter ces paraboles, il partit de là.

L’Évangile : le rejet et la foi

Jésus rejeté à Nazareth(A)

54 Il retourna dans la ville où il avait vécu[g]. Il enseignait ses concitoyens dans leur synagogue. Son enseignement les impressionnait, si bien qu’ils disaient : D’où tient-il cette sagesse et le pouvoir d’accomplir ces miracles ? 55 N’est-il pas le fils du charpentier ? N’est-il pas le fils de Marie, et le frère de Jacques, de Joseph, de Simon et de Jude ! 56 Ses sœurs ne vivent-elles pas toutes parmi nous ? D’où a-t-il reçu tout cela ?

57 Et voilà pourquoi ils trouvaient en lui un obstacle à la foi.

Alors Jésus leur dit : C’est seulement dans sa patrie et dans sa propre famille que l’on refuse d’honorer un prophète.

58 Aussi ne fit-il là que peu de miracles, à cause de leur incrédulité.

Footnotes

  1. 13.15 Es 6.9-10 cité selon l’ancienne version grecque.
  2. 13.19 Autre traduction : le mal.
  3. 13.22 Autre traduction : mais qui ne porte pas de fruit.
  4. 13.35 Ps 78.2.
  5. 13.38 Autre traduction : le mal.
  6. 13.41 Autre traduction : qui détournent les autres de la foi.
  7. 13.54 C’est-à-dire à Nazareth (voir 2.23 ; Lc 4.16).

The Parable of the Sower(A)(B)(C)

13 That same day Jesus went out of the house(D) and sat by the lake. Such large crowds gathered around him that he got into a boat(E) and sat in it, while all the people stood on the shore. Then he told them many things in parables, saying: “A farmer went out to sow his seed. As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up. Some fell on rocky places, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly, because the soil was shallow. But when the sun came up, the plants were scorched, and they withered because they had no root. Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the plants. Still other seed fell on good soil, where it produced a crop—a hundred,(F) sixty or thirty times what was sown. Whoever has ears, let them hear.”(G)

10 The disciples came to him and asked, “Why do you speak to the people in parables?”

11 He replied, “Because the knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven(H) has been given to you,(I) but not to them. 12 Whoever has will be given more, and they will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what they have will be taken from them.(J) 13 This is why I speak to them in parables:

“Though seeing, they do not see;
    though hearing, they do not hear or understand.(K)

14 In them is fulfilled(L) the prophecy of Isaiah:

“‘You will be ever hearing but never understanding;
    you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.
15 For this people’s heart has become calloused;
    they hardly hear with their ears,
    and they have closed their eyes.
Otherwise they might see with their eyes,
    hear with their ears,
    understand with their hearts
and turn, and I would heal them.’[a](M)

16 But blessed are your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear.(N) 17 For truly I tell you, many prophets and righteous people longed to see what you see(O) but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.

18 “Listen then to what the parable of the sower means: 19 When anyone hears the message about the kingdom(P) and does not understand it, the evil one(Q) comes and snatches away what was sown in their heart. This is the seed sown along the path. 20 The seed falling on rocky ground refers to someone who hears the word and at once receives it with joy. 21 But since they have no root, they last only a short time. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, they quickly fall away.(R) 22 The seed falling among the thorns refers to someone who hears the word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth(S) choke the word, making it unfruitful. 23 But the seed falling on good soil refers to someone who hears the word and understands it. This is the one who produces a crop, yielding a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown.”(T)

The Parable of the Weeds

24 Jesus told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like(U) a man who sowed good seed in his field. 25 But while everyone was sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and went away. 26 When the wheat sprouted and formed heads, then the weeds also appeared.

27 “The owner’s servants came to him and said, ‘Sir, didn’t you sow good seed in your field? Where then did the weeds come from?’

28 “‘An enemy did this,’ he replied.

“The servants asked him, ‘Do you want us to go and pull them up?’

29 “‘No,’ he answered, ‘because while you are pulling the weeds, you may uproot the wheat with them. 30 Let both grow together until the harvest. At that time I will tell the harvesters: First collect the weeds and tie them in bundles to be burned; then gather the wheat and bring it into my barn.’”(V)

The Parables of the Mustard Seed and the Yeast(W)(X)

31 He told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like(Y) a mustard seed,(Z) which a man took and planted in his field. 32 Though it is the smallest of all seeds, yet when it grows, it is the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds come and perch in its branches.”(AA)

33 He told them still another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like(AB) yeast that a woman took and mixed into about sixty pounds[b] of flour(AC) until it worked all through the dough.”(AD)

34 Jesus spoke all these things to the crowd in parables; he did not say anything to them without using a parable.(AE) 35 So was fulfilled(AF) what was spoken through the prophet:

“I will open my mouth in parables,
    I will utter things hidden since the creation of the world.”[c](AG)

The Parable of the Weeds Explained

36 Then he left the crowd and went into the house. His disciples came to him and said, “Explain to us the parable(AH) of the weeds in the field.”

37 He answered, “The one who sowed the good seed is the Son of Man.(AI) 38 The field is the world, and the good seed stands for the people of the kingdom. The weeds are the people of the evil one,(AJ) 39 and the enemy who sows them is the devil. The harvest(AK) is the end of the age,(AL) and the harvesters are angels.(AM)

40 “As the weeds are pulled up and burned in the fire, so it will be at the end of the age. 41 The Son of Man(AN) will send out his angels,(AO) and they will weed out of his kingdom everything that causes sin and all who do evil. 42 They will throw them into the blazing furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.(AP) 43 Then the righteous will shine like the sun(AQ) in the kingdom of their Father. Whoever has ears, let them hear.(AR)

The Parables of the Hidden Treasure and the Pearl

44 “The kingdom of heaven is like(AS) treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field.(AT)

45 “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like(AU) a merchant looking for fine pearls. 46 When he found one of great value, he went away and sold everything he had and bought it.

The Parable of the Net

47 “Once again, the kingdom of heaven is like(AV) a net that was let down into the lake and caught all kinds(AW) of fish. 48 When it was full, the fishermen pulled it up on the shore. Then they sat down and collected the good fish in baskets, but threw the bad away. 49 This is how it will be at the end of the age. The angels will come and separate the wicked from the righteous(AX) 50 and throw them into the blazing furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.(AY)

51 “Have you understood all these things?” Jesus asked.

“Yes,” they replied.

52 He said to them, “Therefore every teacher of the law who has become a disciple in the kingdom of heaven is like the owner of a house who brings out of his storeroom new treasures as well as old.”

A Prophet Without Honor(AZ)

53 When Jesus had finished these parables,(BA) he moved on from there. 54 Coming to his hometown, he began teaching the people in their synagogue,(BB) and they were amazed.(BC) “Where did this man get this wisdom and these miraculous powers?” they asked. 55 “Isn’t this the carpenter’s son?(BD) Isn’t his mother’s(BE) name Mary, and aren’t his brothers(BF) James, Joseph, Simon and Judas? 56 Aren’t all his sisters with us? Where then did this man get all these things?” 57 And they took offense(BG) at him.

But Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his own town and in his own home.”(BH)

58 And he did not do many miracles there because of their lack of faith.

Footnotes

  1. Matthew 13:15 Isaiah 6:9,10 (see Septuagint)
  2. Matthew 13:33 Or about 27 kilograms
  3. Matthew 13:35 Psalm 78:2

13  taua ra i haere atu a Ihu i te whare, ka noho ki te taha o te moana.

Na he rahi he hui i huihui ki a ia, a ka eke ia ki te kaipuke noho ai; i te takutai ano te hui katoa e tu ana.

A he maha ana korero ki a ratou, he mea whakarite; i mea ia, Na i haere te kairui ki te rui;

A, i a ia e rui ana, ka ngahoro etahi o nga purapura ki te taha o te ara, a, ko te rerenga mai o nga manu, kainga ake:

Ko etahi i ngahoro ki nga wahi kamaka, ki nga wahi kihai i nui te oneone: na pihi tonu ake, kahore hoki i hohonu te oneone:

A, no te whitinga o te ra, ngaua iho; a, no te mea kahore he putake, memenge noa iho:

Ko etahi i ngahoro ki roto ki nga tataramoa; a, no te tupunga ake o nga tataramoa, kowaowaotia ana nga purapura:

Ko etahi i ngahoro ki te oneone pai, a ka hua, no etahi kotahi rau, no etahi e ono tekau, no etahi e toru tekau.

Ki te whai taringa tetahi hei whakarongo, kia rongo ia.

10 A ka haere nga akonga, ka mea ki a ia, He aha koe i korero whakarite tonu ai ki a ratou?

11 Na, ka whakahoki ia ki a ratou, ka mea, No te mea kua hoatu ki a koutou te matauranga ki nga mea ngaro o te rangatiratanga o te rangi, ki a ratou ia kahore i hoatu.

12 Ki te whai mea hoki tetahi, ka hoatu ano ki a ia, a ka maha atu ana: ki te kahore ia he mea a tetahi, ka tangohia i a ia ana ake.

13 Na reira enei kupu whakarite aku ki a ratou; no te mea kite rawa ratou, a kahore e kite; rongo rawa, kahore hoki e matau.

14 A ka rite i a ratou te poropititanga a Ihaia, e mea nei, Rongo noa koutou, kahore e matau; titiro noa koutou, kahore e kite:

15 Kua matotoru hoki te ngakau o tenei iwi, kua puhoi nga taringa ki te whakarongo, ko nga kanohi kua oti te whakamoe e ratou; kei kite o ratou kanohi, kei rongo nga taringa, a ka matau te ngakau, na ka tahuri ratou a ka whakaorangia e ahau.

16 Ka koa ia o koutou kanohi, no te mea ka kite: o koutou taringa hoki, no te mea ka rongo.

17 He pono hoki taku e mea nei ki a koutou, He tokomaha nga poropiti me nga tangata tika i hiahia kia kite i nga mea e kite nei koutou, a kahore i kite; kia rongo hoki i nga mea e rongo nei koutou, a kahore i rongo.

18 Na whakarongo ki te kupu i whakaritea ki te kairui.

19 Ki te rongo tetahi ki te kupu o te rangatiratanga, a e kore e matau, na ka haere mai te wairua kino, ka kapo i te mea ka oti na te rui ki tona ngakau. Ko te tangata tenei i nga purapura i te taha o te ara.

20 Ko te tangata ia i nga purapura i nga wahi kohatu, ko te tangata i rongo ki te kupu, a hohoro tonu te tango, hari tonu;

21 Otiia kahore ona pakiaka i roto i a ia, e mau noa ana mo te wa poto: a, no te panga o te whakapawera, o te whakatoi ranei, mo te kupu, na he tonu iho.

22 Ko te tangata i nga purapura i waenga tataramoa, ko te tangata tena i rongo ki te kupu; a, ko te whakaaronga ki tenei ao, me te hangaru o nga taonga, hei whakakowaowao i te kupu, a kore ake he hua.

23 Ko te tangata ia i nga purapura i te oneone pai, ko te tangata e rongo ana ki te kupu, a e matau ana; a ka whai hua, ea ake, no tetahi kotahi rau, no tetahi e ono tekau, no tetahi e toru tekau.

24 Tenei ake ano tetahi kupu whakarite i maka e ia ki a ratou, i mea ia, Ka rite te rangatiratanga o te rangi ki tetahi tangata i rui i te purapura pai ki tana mara:

25 A, i nga tangata e moe ana, ka haere mai tona hoariri, ruia iho he taru kino ki waenga witi, a haere ana.

26 A, no ka pihi ake te rau, ka hua, katahi ka kitea hoki nga taru.

27 Na ka haere mai nga pononga a taua rangatira, ka mea ki a ia, E mara, kihai ianei koe i rui i te purapura pai ki tau mara? No hea ra ona taru?

28 Na ka ki atu ia ki a ratou, Na te hoariri tenei i mea. Katahi ka mea nga pononga ki a ia, E pai ranei koe kia haere matou ki te whakawhaiti i aua taru?

29 A ka mea ia, Kahore; kei hutia ngatahitia te witi ina whakawhaititia nga taru.

30 Tukua kia tupu tahi, a taea noatia te kotinga; a i te wa o te kotinga ka mea ahau ki nga kaikokoti, Matua whakawhaiti i nga taru, ka paihere ai hei paihere kia tahuna; ko te witi ia me kohi ki toku whare witi.

31 Tenei ake ano tetahi kupu whakarite i maka e ia ki a ratou, i mea ia, He rite te rangatiratanga o te rangi ki te pua nani, i kawea e te tangata, i ruia ki tana mara:

32 He iti rawa ia i nga purapura katoa: a ka tupu, ko ia te nui rawa o nga otaota, a whakarakau ana, no ka rere mai nga manu o te rangi, ka noho ki ona manga.

33 Tenei ake ano tetahi kupu whakarite i korerotia e ia ki a ratou, He rite te rangatiratanga o te rangi ki te rewena i tangohia e tetahi wahine, a whaongia ana ki roto ki nga mehua paraoa e toru, no ka rewenatia katoatia.

34 Ko enei mea katoa i korerotia e Ihu ki te mano, he mea whakarite; a heoi ano ana kupu ki a ratou he kupu whakarite anake:

35 I rite ai ta te poropiti i korero ai, i mea ai, E puaki i toku mangai nga kupu whakarite; ka korerotia e ahau nga mea i ngaro no te timatanga ra ano o te ao.

36 Katahi ka mahue i a Ihu te mano, ka tomo ia ki te whare: na ka haere mai ana akonga ki a ia, ka mea, Whakaaturia mai ki a matou te kupu i whakaritea ki nga taru i te mara.

37 Na ka whakahoki ia, ka mea ki a ratou, Ko te kairui o te purapura pai ko te Tama a te tangata;

38 Ko te mara ko te ao; ko te purapura pai ko nga tamariki o te rangatiratanga; nga taru ko nga tamariki a te kino;

39 Ko te hoariri i ruia ai ko te rewera; te kotinga ko te mutunga o te ao; nga kaikokoti ko nga anahera.

40 Na e huihuia ana nga taru, e tahuna ana ki te ahi; ka pera ano i te mutunga o tenei ao.

41 Ka tono te Tama a te tangata i ana anahera ki te huihui i roto i tona rangatiratanga i nga mea katoa e tutuki ai te waewae, i nga kaimahi ano i te kino;

42 A ka maka e ratou ki roto ki te oumu ahi; ko te wahi tera o te tangi me te tetea o nga niho.

43 Ko reira te hunga tika whiti ai me te ra i te rangatiratanga o to ratou Matua. Ki te whai taringa tetahi hei whakarongo, kia rongo ia.

44 He rite ano te rangatiratanga o te rangi ki te taonga i huna ki te mara; no te kitenga a tetahi tangata, na ka huna e ia, a haere ana, he koa hoki nona, na hokona ana ana mea katoa, a hokona ana mai taua mara mana.

45 He rite ano te rangatiratanga o te rangi ki te kaihokohoko, e rapu ana i nga peara papai:

46 A, no tona kitenga i tetahi peara utu nui, haere ana, hokona ana ana mea katoa, a hokona ana mai taua peara mana.

47 He rite ano te rangatiratanga o te rangi ki te kupenga i tukua ki te moana, a haoa ana he ika o ia ahua, o ia ahua:

48 A, ka ki, ka kumea ki uta, a noho ana, kohikohia ana nga ika papai ki nga kete, ko nga mea kikino ia i akiritia ki waho.

49 Ka pera ano a te mutunga o te ao: ka haere nga anahera, ka wehewehe i te hunga kino i roto i te hunga tika,

50 A ka maka i a ratou ki roto ki te oumu ahi: ko te wahi tera o te tangi, o te tetea o nga niho.

51 Ka mea a Ihu ki a ratou, Kua matau ranei koutou ki enei mea katoa? Ka mea ratou ki a ia, Ae, e te Ariki.

52 Na ka mea ia ki a ratou, Koia te karaipi, i akona ki te rangatiratanga o te rangi, i rite ai ki tetahi rangatira whare e whakaputa mai ana i nga mea hou, i nga mea tawhito, i roto i tana toa.

53 A, ka mutu enei kupu whakarite a Ihu, ka haere atu ia i reira.

54 A, ka tae ki tona kainga tupu, ka ako i a ratou i roto i to ratou whare karakia, a miharo noa ratou, ka mea, No hea enei whakaaro nui me nga merekara a tenei tangata?

55 Ehara ianei tenei i te tama a te kamura? He teka ianei ko Meri te ingoa o tona whaea? Ko Hemi hoki ratou ko Hohepa, ko Haimona, ko Hura, ona teina?

56 Me ona tuahine, kahore ianei ratou katoa i a tatou nei? No hea ra enei mea katoa a tenei tangata?

57 Heoi ka he ratou ki a ia. Otira ka mea a Ihu ki a ratou, Kei tona kainga, kei tona whare anake te poropiti hapa ai i te honore.

58 A kihai i maha nga merekara i meatia e ia ki reira, i to ratou whakaponokore hoki.

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.