MT-13:1  The same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by

the sea side.

MT-13:2  And great multitudes were gathered together unto him,

so that he went

into a ship, and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore.

MT-13:3  And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying,

Behold, a

sower went forth to sow;

MT-13:4  And when he sowed, some [seeds] fell by the way side,

and the fowls

came and devoured them up:

MT-13:5  Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much

earth: and

forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth:

MT-13:6  And when the sun was up, they were scorched; and

because they had no

root, they withered away.

MT-13:7  And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up,

and choked them:

MT-13:8  But other fell into good ground, and brought forth

fruit, some an

hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold.

MT-13:9  Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.

MT-13:10  And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why

speakest thou unto

them in parables?

MT-13:11  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.

MT-13:12  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.

MT-13:13  Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they

seeing see not;

and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.

MT-13:14  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:

MT-13:15  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.

MT-13:16  But blessed [are] your eyes, for they see: and your

ears, for they

hear.

MT-13:17  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].

MT-13:18  Hear ye therefore the parable of the sower.

MT-13:19  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.

MT-13:20  But he that received the seed into stony places, the

same is he that

heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it;

MT-13:21  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.

MT-13:22  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.

MT-13:23  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.

MT-13:24  Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The

kingdom of heaven

is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field:

MT-13:25  But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares

among the wheat,

and went his way.

MT-13:26  But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth

fruit, then

appeared the tares also.

MT-13:27  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?

MT-13:28  He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The

servants said unto

him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up?

MT-13:29  But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares,

ye root up also

the wheat with them.

MT-13:30  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.

MT-13:31  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:

MT-13:32  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.

MT-13:33  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.

MT-13:34  All these things spake Jesus unto the multitude in

parables; and

without a parable spake he not unto them:

MT-13:35  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.

MT-13:36  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.

MT-13:37  He answered and said unto them, He that soweth the

good seed is the

Son of man;

MT-13:38  The field is the world; the good seed are the children

of the

kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked [one];

MT-13:39  The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is

the end of the

world; and the reapers are the angels.

MT-13:40  As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the

fire; so shall

it be in the end of this world.

MT-13:41  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;

MT-13:42  And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there

shall be wailing

and gnashing of teeth.

MT-13:43  Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the

kingdom of

their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.

MT-13:44  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.

MT-13:45  Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant

man, seeking

goodly pearls:

MT-13:46  Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went

and sold all

that he had, and bought it.

MT-13:47  Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that

was cast into

the sea, and gathered of every kind:

MT-13:48  Which, when it was full, they drew to shore, and sat

down, and

gathered the good into vessels, but cast the bad away.

MT-13:49  So shall it be at the end of the world: the angels

shall come forth,

and sever the wicked from among the just,

MT-13:50  And shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there

shall be wailing

and gnashing of teeth.

MT-13:51  Jesus saith unto them, Have ye understood all these

things? They say

unto him, Yea, Lord.

MT-13:52  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.

MT-13:53  And it came to pass, [that] when Jesus had finished

these parables,

he departed thence.

MT-13:54  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?

MT-13:55  Is not this the carpenter's son? is not his mother

called Mary? and

his brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas?

MT-13:56  And his sisters, are they not all with us? Whence then

hath this

[man] all these things?

MT-13:57  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.

MT-13:58  And he did not many mighty works there because of

their unbelief.

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