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

sea side.

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.

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

Behold, a sower went forth to sow;

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

the fowls came and devoured them up:

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:

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

they had no root, they withered away.

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

choked them:

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

some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold.

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

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

thou unto them in parables?

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.

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.

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

seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they

understand.

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:

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.

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

for they hear.

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].

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

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.

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;

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.

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.

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.

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:

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

the wheat, and went his way.

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

 then appeared the tares also.

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?

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?

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

root up also the wheat with them.

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.

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:

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.

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.

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

parables; and without a parable spake he not unto them:

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.

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.

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

seed is the Son of man;

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];

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

the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.

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

fire; so shall it be in the end of this world.

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;

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

be wailing and gnashing of teeth.

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.

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.

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

seeking goodly pearls:

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

sold all that he had, and bought it.

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

cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind:

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.

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,

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

be wailing and gnashing of teeth.

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

things? They say unto him, Yea, Lord.

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.

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

parables, he departed thence.

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?

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?

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

hath this [man] all these things?

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.

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

unbelief.

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