Matthieu 13
Segond 21
Paraboles du royaume des cieux 13.1-53
Le semeur et les terrains
13 Ce jour-là, Jésus sortit de la maison et s'assit au bord du lac. 2 La foule se rassembla autour de lui, si nombreuse qu'il monta dans une barque où il s'assit. Toute la foule se tenait sur le rivage. 3 Il leur parla en paraboles[a] sur beaucoup de choses. Il dit: 4 «Un semeur sortit pour semer. Comme il semait, une partie de la semence tomba le long du chemin; les oiseaux vinrent et la mangèrent. 5 Une autre partie tomba dans un sol pierreux où elle n'avait pas beaucoup de terre; elle leva aussitôt, parce qu'elle ne trouva pas un terrain profond, 6 mais quand le soleil parut, elle fut brûlée et sécha, faute de racines. 7 Une autre partie tomba parmi les ronces; les ronces poussèrent et l'étouffèrent. 8 Une autre partie tomba dans la bonne terre; elle donna du fruit avec un rapport de 100, 60 ou 30 pour 1. 9 Que celui qui a des oreilles [pour entendre] entende.»
10 Les disciples s'approchèrent et lui dirent: «Pourquoi leur parles-tu en paraboles?» 11 Jésus [leur] répondit: «Parce qu'il vous a été donné, à vous, de connaître les mystères du royaume des cieux, mais qu'à eux cela n'a pas été donné. 12 En effet, on donnera à celui qui a et il sera dans l'abondance, mais à celui qui n'a pas on enlèvera même ce qu'il a. 13 C'est pourquoi je leur parle en paraboles, parce qu'en voyant ils ne voient pas et qu’en entendant 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 regarder, vous ne verrez pas. 15 En effet, le cœur de ce peuple est devenu insensible; ils se sont bouché les oreilles et ils ont fermé les yeux de peur que leurs yeux ne voient, que leurs oreilles n'entendent, que leur cœur ne comprenne, qu'ils ne se convertissent et que je ne les guérisse.[b] 16 Mais heureux sont vos yeux parce qu'ils voient, et vos oreilles parce qu'elles entendent! 17 Je vous le dis en vérité, beaucoup de prophètes et de justes ont désiré voir ce que vous voyez et ne l'ont pas vu, entendre ce que vous entendez et ne l'ont pas entendu.
18 »Vous donc, écoutez ce que signifie la parabole du semeur. 19 Lorsqu'un homme entend la parole du royaume et ne la comprend pas, le mauvais[c] vient et enlève ce qui a été semé dans son cœur: cet homme est celui qui a reçu la semence le long du chemin. 20 Celui qui a reçu la semence dans le sol pierreux, c'est celui qui entend la parole et l’accepte aussitôt avec joie; 21 mais il n'a pas de racines en lui-même, il est l’homme d’un moment et, dès que surviennent les difficultés ou la persécution à cause de la parole, il trébuche. 22 Celui qui a reçu la semence parmi les ronces, c'est celui qui entend la parole, mais les préoccupations de ce monde et l’attrait trompeur des richesses étouffent cette parole et la rendent infructueuse. 23 Celui qui a reçu la semence dans la bonne terre, c'est celui qui entend la parole et la comprend; il porte du fruit avec un rapport de 100, 60 ou 30 pour 1.»
La mauvaise herbe et le bon grain
24 Il leur proposa une autre parabole: «Le royaume des cieux ressemble à un homme qui avait semé une bonne semence dans son champ. 25 Mais, pendant que les gens dormaient, son ennemi vint, sema de la mauvaise herbe parmi le blé et s'en alla. 26 Lorsque le blé eut poussé et donné du fruit, la mauvaise herbe apparut aussi. 27 Les serviteurs du maître de la maison vinrent lui dire: ‘Seigneur, n'as-tu pas semé une bonne semence dans ton champ? Comment se fait-il donc qu'il y ait de la mauvaise herbe?’ 28 Il leur répondit: ‘C'est un ennemi qui a fait cela.’ Les serviteurs lui dirent: ‘Veux-tu que nous allions l'arracher?’ 29 ‘Non, dit-il, de peur qu'en arrachant la mauvaise herbe vous ne déraciniez en même temps le blé. 30 Laissez l'un et l'autre pousser ensemble jusqu'à la moisson et, au moment de la moisson, je dirai aux moissonneurs: Arrachez d'abord la mauvaise herbe et liez-la en gerbes pour la brûler, mais amassez le blé dans mon grenier.’»
La graine de moutarde et le levain
31 Il leur proposa une autre parabole: «Le royaume des cieux ressemble à une graine de moutarde qu'un homme a prise et semée dans son champ. 32 C'est la plus petite de toutes les semences, mais quand elle a poussé, elle est plus grande que les légumes et devient un arbre, de sorte que les oiseaux du ciel viennent habiter dans ses branches.»
33 Il leur dit cette autre parabole: «Le royaume des cieux ressemble à du levain qu'une femme a pris et mis dans trois mesures de farine pour faire lever toute la pâte.»
34 Jésus dit toutes ces choses en paraboles à la foule, et il ne lui parlait pas sans parabole 35 afin que s'accomplisse ce que le prophète avait annoncé: J'ouvrirai ma bouche pour parler en paraboles, je proclamerai des choses cachées depuis la création [du monde].[d]
Explication de la parabole de la mauvaise herbe
36 Alors Jésus renvoya la foule et entra dans la maison. Ses disciples s'approchèrent de lui en disant: «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 les enfants du royaume; la mauvaise herbe, ce sont les enfants du mal[e]; 39 l'ennemi qui l'a semée, c'est le diable; la moisson, c'est la fin du monde; les moissonneurs, ce sont les anges. 40 Tout comme on arrache la mauvaise herbe et la jette au feu, on fera de même à la fin du monde: 41 le Fils de l'homme enverra ses anges; ils arracheront de son royaume tous les pièges et ceux qui commettent le mal, 42 et ils les jetteront dans la fournaise de feu où il y aura des pleurs et des grincements de dents. 43 Alors les justes resplendiront comme le soleil dans le royaume de leur Père. Que celui qui a des oreilles [pour entendre] entende.
Comparaisons diverses
44 »Le royaume des cieux ressemble [encore] à un trésor caché dans un champ. L'homme qui l'a trouvé le cache et, dans sa joie, il va vendre tout ce qu'il possède et achète ce champ.
45 »Le royaume des cieux ressemble encore à un marchand qui cherche de belles perles. 46 Lorsqu'il a trouvé une perle de grande valeur, il est allé vendre tout ce qu'il possédait et l'a achetée.
47 »Le royaume des cieux ressemble encore à un filet jeté dans la mer et qui ramène des poissons de toutes sortes. 48 Quand il est rempli, les pêcheurs le tirent sur le rivage et s’asseyent; puis ils mettent dans des paniers ce qui est bon et jettent ce qui est mauvais. 49 Il en ira de même à la fin du monde: les anges viendront séparer les méchants d'avec les justes 50 et les jetteront dans la fournaise de feu, où il y aura des pleurs et des grincements de dents.»
51 [Jésus leur dit:] «Avez-vous compris tout cela?» «Oui, [Seigneur]», répondirent-ils. 52 Et il leur dit: «C'est pourquoi, tout spécialiste de la loi instruit de ce qui concerne le royaume des cieux ressemble à un maître de maison qui tire de son trésor des choses nouvelles et des choses anciennes.» 53 Lorsque Jésus eut fini de dire ces paraboles, il partit de là.
Fin du ministère de Jésus en Galilée et au-delà 13.54–18.35
Jésus rejeté à Nazareth
54 Il se rendit dans sa patrie, et il enseignait dans la synagogue, de sorte que ceux qui l'entendirent étaient étonnés et disaient: «D'où lui viennent cette sagesse et ces miracles? 55 N'est-il pas le fils du charpentier? N'est-ce pas Marie qui est sa mère? Jacques, Joseph, Simon et Jude ne sont-ils pas ses frères? 56 Et ses sœurs ne sont-elles pas toutes parmi nous? D'où lui vient donc tout cela?» 57 Et il représentait un obstacle pour eux. Mais Jésus leur dit: «Un prophète n'est méprisé que dans sa patrie et dans sa famille.» 58 Il ne fit pas beaucoup de miracles à cet endroit à cause de leur incrédulité.
Footnotes
- Matthieu 13:3 Paraboles: histoires visant à faire comprendre une vérité spirituelle au moyen d’un exemple tiré de la vie courante.
- Matthieu 13:15 Vous aurez… guérisse: citation d’Esaïe 6.9-10.
- Matthieu 13:19 Le mauvais: c’est-à-dire le diable.
- Matthieu 13:35 J’ouvrirai… du monde: citation du Psaume 78.2.
- Matthieu 13:38 Du mal: ou du mauvais (c’est-à-dire le diable).
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
English Standard Version
The Parable of the Sower
13 That same day Jesus went out of the house (A)and sat beside the sea. 2 And great crowds gathered about him, (B)so that he got into a boat and sat down. And the whole crowd stood on the beach. 3 And (C)he told them many things in parables, saying: (D)“A sower went out to sow. 4 And as he sowed, some seeds fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured them. 5 Other seeds fell on rocky ground, where they did not have much soil, and immediately they sprang up, since they had no depth of soil, 6 but (E)when the sun rose they were scorched. And since they had no root, (F)they withered away. 7 Other seeds fell among (G)thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked them. 8 Other seeds fell on good soil and produced grain, some (H)a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. 9 (I)He who has ears,[a] let him hear.”
The Purpose of the Parables
10 Then the disciples came and said to him, “Why do you speak to them in parables?” 11 And he answered them, (J)“To you it has been given to know (K)the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given. 12 (L)For to the one who has, more will be given, and he will have an abundance, but from the one who has not, (M)even what he has will be taken away. 13 This is why I speak to them in parables, because (N)seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, (O)nor do they understand. 14 Indeed, in their case the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled that says:
(P)“‘“You will indeed hear but never understand,
    and you will indeed see but never perceive.”
15 For this people's heart has grown dull,
    and with their ears (Q)they can barely hear,
    and (R)their eyes they have closed,
lest they should see with their eyes
    and hear with their ears
and (S)understand with their heart
    and (T)turn, and I would heal them.’
16 But (U)blessed are your eyes, for they see, and your ears, for they hear. 17 (V)For truly, I say to you, (W)many prophets and righteous people longed 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
18 (X)“Hear then the parable of the sower: 19 When anyone hears the word of (Y)the kingdom and (Z)does not understand it, (AA)the evil one comes and snatches away what has been sown in his heart. This is what was sown along the path. 20 As for what was sown on rocky ground, this is the one who hears the word and immediately (AB)receives it with joy, 21 yet he has no root in himself, but (AC)endures for a while, and when tribulation or persecution arises on account of the word, immediately (AD)he falls away.[b] 22 As for what was sown among thorns, this is the one who hears the word, but (AE)the cares of (AF)the world and (AG)the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and it proves unfruitful. 23 As for what was sown on good soil, this is the one who hears the word and (AH)understands it. He indeed (AI)bears fruit and yields, in one case (AJ)a hundredfold, in another sixty, and in another thirty.”
The Parable of the Weeds
24 He put another parable before them, saying, (AK)“The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field, 25 but while his men were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds[c] among the wheat and went away. 26 So when the plants came up and bore grain, then the weeds appeared also. 27 And the servants[d] of the master of the house came and said to him, ‘Master, did you not sow good seed in your field? How then does it have weeds?’ 28 He said to them, ‘An enemy has done this.’ So the servants said to him, ‘Then do you want us to go and gather them?’ 29 But he said, (AL)‘No, lest in gathering the weeds you root up the wheat along with them. 30 Let both grow together until the harvest, and at harvest time I will tell the reapers, (AM)“Gather the weeds first and bind them in bundles to be burned, but gather the wheat into my barn.”’”
The Mustard Seed and the Leaven
31 He put another parable before them, saying, (AN)“The kingdom of heaven is like (AO)a grain of mustard seed that a man took and sowed in his field. 32 It is the smallest of all seeds, but when it has grown it is larger than all the garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and make nests in its branches.”
33 He told them another parable. (AP)“The kingdom of heaven is like leaven that a woman took and hid in (AQ)three measures of flour, till it was (AR)all leavened.”
Prophecy and Parables
34 (AS)All these things Jesus said to the crowds in parables; indeed, he said nothing to them without a parable. 35 This was to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet:[e]
(AT)“I will open my mouth in parables;
    (AU)I will utter what has been hidden (AV)since the foundation of the world.”
The Parable of the Weeds Explained
36 Then he left the crowds and went into (AW)the house. And his disciples came to him, saying, (AX)“Explain to us the parable of the weeds of the field.” 37 He answered, “The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man. 38 The field is the world, and the good seed is (AY)the sons of the kingdom. The weeds are (AZ)the sons of the evil one, 39 and the enemy who sowed them is the devil. (BA)The harvest is (BB)the end of the age, and the reapers are angels. 40 Just as the weeds (BC)are gathered and burned with fire, so will it be at (BD)the end of the age. 41 (BE)The Son of Man will send his angels, and they will gather out of his kingdom all (BF)causes of sin and (BG)all law-breakers, 42 (BH)and throw them into the fiery furnace. In that place (BI)there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. 43 Then (BJ)the righteous will shine like the sun (BK)in the kingdom of their Father. (BL)He who has ears, let him hear.
The Parable of the Hidden Treasure
44 “The kingdom of heaven (BM)is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and covered up. Then in his joy (BN)he goes and sells all that he has and (BO)buys that field.
The Parable of the Pearl of Great Value
45 “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls, 46 who, on finding (BP)one pearl of great value, (BQ)went and sold all that he had and (BR)bought it.
The Parable of the Net
47 “Again, the kingdom of heaven is (BS)like a net that was thrown into the sea and (BT)gathered fish of every kind. 48 When it was full, (BU)men drew it ashore and sat down and sorted the good into containers but threw away the bad. 49 So it will be at (BV)the end of the age. The angels will come out and (BW)separate the evil from the righteous 50 (BX)and throw them into the fiery furnace. In that place (BY)there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
New and Old Treasures
51 (BZ)“Have you understood all these things?” They said to him, “Yes.” 52 And he said to them, “Therefore every (CA)scribe (CB)who has been trained for the kingdom of heaven is like a master of a house, who (CC)brings out of his treasure what is new and what is old.”
Jesus Rejected at Nazareth
53 And when Jesus had finished these parables, he went away from there, 54 (CD)and coming to (CE)his hometown (CF)he taught them in their synagogue, so that (CG)they were astonished, and said, “Where did this man get this wisdom and these mighty works? 55 (CH)Is not this (CI)the carpenter's[f] son? Is not his mother called Mary? And are not (CJ)his brothers James and Joseph and Simon and Judas? 56 And are not all his sisters with us? Where then did this man get all these things?” 57 And (CK)they took offense at him. But Jesus said to them, (CL)“A prophet is not without honor except in his hometown and in his own household.” 58 And he did not do many mighty works there, (CM)because of their unbelief.
Footnotes
- Matthew 13:9 Some manuscripts add here and in verse 43 to hear
- Matthew 13:21 Or stumbles
- Matthew 13:25 Probably darnel, a wheat-like weed
- Matthew 13:27 Or bondservants; also verse 28
- Matthew 13:35 Some manuscripts Isaiah the prophet
- Matthew 13:55 Or builder's
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