1 In but the day that departing the Jesus from the house, he sat by the sea;
2 and were gathered to him crowds great, so that he into the ship entering to be seated; and all the crowds on the shore stood.
3 And he spake to them much in parables, saying: Lo, went out the sower of the (seed) to sow.
4 And in the sowing it, some indeed fell on the path; and came the birds, and ate them.
5 Others and fell on the rocky ground where not it had earth much; and immediately sprung up, through the not to have a depth of earth;
6 sun and having arisen, it was scorched; and through the not have a root, was dried up.
7 Others and fell among the thorns; and sprung up the thorns, and coked them.
8 Others and fell on the ground the good; and bore fruit, the one a hundred, the other sixty, the other thirty.
9 He having ear to hear, let him hear.
10 And coming the disciples said to him: Why in parables speakest thou to them?
11 He and answering said to the: Because to you it is given to know the secrets of the kingdom of the heavens; to them but not it is given.
12 Whoever for has, it shall be given to him, and he will be gifted with abundance; Whoever but not has, even what he has, shall be taken from him.
13 Therefore this in parables to them I speak, for seeing not they see, and hearing not they hear, neither do they understand.
14 And is fulfilled to them the prophecy of Esaias, that saying: By hearing you shall hear, and not not may you understand; and seeing you will see, and not not you may see.
15 Has grown fat for the heart of the people this, and with the ears heavily they hear, and the eyes of them they shut, lest they should see with the eyes, and with the ears they should hear, and with the heart should understand, and they should turn, and I should heal them.
16 Of you but blessed the eyes for they see; and the ears of you for they hear.
17 Indeed for I say to you, that many prophets and righteous men have desired to see, what you see, and not saw; and to hear, what you hear, and not heard.
18 You therefore hear the parable of the sower.
19 Any one hearing the word of the kingdom, and not understanding, comes the wicked (one), and snatches that having been sown in the heart of him; this is, that on the path being sown.
20 That but on the rocky ground being sown, this, who the word hearing and forthwith with joy receiving it;
21 not he has but a root in himself, but transient is; arising and trial or persecution through the word, immediately he is offended.
22 That but into the thorns being sown, this is, who the word hearing, and the care of the age this, and the delusion of the riches chokes the word; and unfruitful becomes.
23 That but on the ground the good being sown, this is, who the word hearing, and understanding; who really bear fruit, and yields, the one a hundred, the other sixty, the other thirty.
24 Another parable he proposed to them, saying: May be compared the kingdom of the heavens to a man sowing good seed in the field of him.
25 In and the to sleep the men, came of him the enemy, and sowed darnel through midst of the wheat; and went forth.
26 When and was spring up the blade and fruit yielded, then appeared also the darnel.
27 Coming and the slaves of the householder, said to him: O lord, not good seed didst thou sow in the thy field? whence then has it darnel?
28 He and said to them: An enemy a man this has done. The and slaves said to him: Dost thou wish then going forth we should gather them?
29 He said: No; lest, gathering the darnel, you should root up with them the wheat.
30 Leave them to grow together both till the harvest; and in time of the harvest I will say to the harvesters: Gather you first the darnel, and bind you them into bundles, for the to burn them; the but wheat bring together into the barn of me.
31 Another parable he proposed to them, saying: Like is the kingdom of the heavens to a grain of mustard, which taking a man sowed in the field of him.
32 Which less indeed is of all of the seeds; when but it may be grown, greater of the herbs is, and becomes a tree, so that to come the birds of the heaven, and to make nests in the branches of it.
33 Another parable he spake to them: Like is the kingdom of the heavens to leaven, which taking a woman mixed in of meal measures three, till of it was leavened whole.
34 These all spake the Jesus in parables to the crowds, and without a parable not he spake to them;
35 so that it might be fulfilled the word spoken through the prophet, say: I will open in parables the mouth of me; I will openly declare things having been hid from a beginning of the world.
36 Then leaving the crowds, went into the house the Jesus. And came to him the disciples of him, saying: Explain to us the parable of darnels of the field.
37 He and answering said to them: He sowing the good seed, is the son of the man;
38 the and field, is the world; the and good seed, they are the sons of the kingdom; the and darnel, are the sons of the wicked (one);
39 the and enemy, he having sown them, is the adversary; the and harvest, end of the age is; the and reapers, messengers are.
40 As therefore are gathered the darnel, and in a fire are burned; so will it he in the end of the age this.
41 Will send the son of the man the messengers of him, and they will gather out of the kingdom of him all the seducers and those working the lawlessness,
42 and they will cast them into the furnace of the fire; there shall be a weeping and gnashing of the teeth.
43 Then the righteous shall shine, as the sun, in the kingdom of the father of them. He having ears to hear, let him hear.
44 Again like is the kingdom of the heaven to a treasure having been hid in the field, which finding a man be hides, and from the joy of him he goes, and all as much he has sells, and buys the field that.
45 Again like is the kingdom of the heaven to a man a merchant, seeking choice pearls.
46 Finding and one costly pearl, going he sold all as much as he had, and bought it.
47 Again like is the kingdom of the heaven, to a dragnet, being cast into the sea, and of every kind bringing together;
48 which when it is full, drawing to the shore, and sitting down they collected the good into vessels, the but bad away they cast.
49 So it will be in the end of the age. Shall go forth the messengers, and shall separate the wicked from among the just,
50 and shall cast them into the furnace of the fire; there will be the weeping and the gnashing of the teeth.
51 Says to them the Jesus: Have you understood these things all? They say to him: Yes O Lord.
52 He then said to them: Therefore this every scribe, being instructed to the kingdom of the heavens, like is to a man an householder, who brings out of the treasury of him new and old.
53 And it came to pass, when had concluded the Jesus the parables these, he departed thence.
54 And coming into the country of him, he taught them in the synagogue of them, so as to astonish them, and to say, Whence this the wisdom this, and these powers?
55 Not this is the of the carpenter son? Not the mother of him is called Mary? and the brothers of him James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas?
56 and the sisters of him not all with us are? whence then this these all?
57 And they found a difficulty in him. The and Jesus said to them: Not is a prophet unhonored, if not in the country of him, and in the house of him.
58 And not he did do there mighty works many, because of the unbelief of them.
1 That day Jesus left the house and sat by the seashore.
2 Large crowds gathered to him. He entered a boat while the crowd stood on the shore.
3 He told them many illustrations. He said: »A farmer went out to sow.
4 »Some seeds fell by the roadside, and the birds devoured them.
5 »Others fell on rocky places and did not have much soil.
6 »When they grew, the sun scorched them, and because they had no root they withered and died.
7 »Others fell upon the thorns. The thorns grew up and choked them.
8 »Some fell on good ground and yielded fruit, some a hundredfold, some sixty, and some thirty.
9 »He that has ears let him hear.«
10 The disciples asked him: »Why do you speak in illustrations?«
11 He responded: »You are allowed to know the divine secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but it is not for others to know. The Greek word for »you« is plural and is applied to the disciples as a group.
12 »He who has shall receive more to the point of abundance. He who does not have, it shall be taken away including that which he has.
13 »I speak to them in illustrations storiesparablesallegories, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear. They just do not understand.
14 »The prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled. By hearing, you shall hear, and shall in no way understand. By seeing you shall see, and shall in no way perceive.
15 »The heart of this people is callous and dull. Their ears are plugged. They cannot hear. They closed their eyes and cannot see. They cannot see nor hear nor understand with their heart. They should turn around and I would heal them.
16 »Happy and blessed are your eyes, for they see; and your ears, for they hear.
17 »Truly, I tell you that many prophets and righteous men desired to see the things that you see, and could not see them. They also desired to hear the things that you hear, and could not hear them.
18 »Listen to the illustration of the sower.
19 »When anyone hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand, the evil one takes away that which was sown in his heart. This is what was sown by the roadside.
20 »Anyone sown among the rocky places hears the word and immediately with joy receives it.
21 »There is no root in him. He endures for a while. When he has tribulation or persecution because of the word, he falls away.
22 »He that was sown among thorns hears the word. The cares of this world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful.
23 »He that was sown upon the good ground hears the word, and understands it. He bears fruit, producing sometimes a hundredfold, sometimes sixty, and sometimes thirty.«
24 He told another illustration, saying: »The kingdom of heaven is like a man that sowed good seed in his field.
25 »While he slept, his enemy came and sowed weeds with the wheat, and went away.
26 »When the blade sprouted and brought forth fruit, it looked like wheat.
27 »The servants of the householder said to him: Sir, did you sow good seed in your field? Why does it have weeds mixed in with the good wheat?
28 »He replied: An enemy did this. The servants offered to remove the weeds.
29 »He said: No, you might uproot the wheat with them.
30 »Let both grow together until the harvest. In the time of the harvest I will say to the reapers: »Gather weeds first, and bind them in bundles to burn them. Then gather the wheat into my barn.« «
31 In another illustration Jesus said: »The kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man sowed in his field.
32 »Mustard seed is the smallest of all seeds. Yet when it grows it becomes as large as a tree. In fact the birds of heaven lodge in the branches.«
33 He offered another illustration: »The kingdom of heaven is similar to leaven. A woman hid leaven in three measures of meal until it was all leavened.«
34 Jesus spoke with illustrations to the crowds. He did not speak anything without using illustrations.
35 That which was spoken through the prophet was fulfilled, saying: »I will open my mouth in illustrations. I will utter things hidden from the foundation of the world.«
36 Then he left the crowds and went into the house. His disciples gathered near him. They said: »Explain to us the illustration of the weeds in the field.«
37 Jesus said: »He that sows the good seed is the Son of man.
38 »The field is the world the society of mankind. The good seed are the sons of the kingdom. The weeds are the sons of the evil one.
39 »The enemy that sowed them is the Devil. The harvest is the end of the age. The reapers are angels.
40 »The weeds are gathered up and burned destroyed with fire. It will be this way at the end of the age.
41 »The Son of man will send his angels, and they will gather out of his kingdom all who stumble others and commit lawlessness.
42 »The angels will cast them into the furnace of fire, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
43 »The righteous will shine as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He that has ears let him hear.
44 »The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure hidden in a field. A man found the treasure and hid it again in the field. He is so filled with joy he sells everything he owns and buys the field.
45 »The kingdom of heaven is also like a merchant seeking valuable pearls.
46 »When he found one pearl of great value, he sold all that he had, and bought it.
47 »The kingdom of heaven is like a net cast into the sea. It gathered fish of every kind.
48 »They drew it up on the beach when it was full. They gathered the good into containers and threw away the bad.
49 »It will be that way at the end of the age. The angels will come forth, and separate the wicked from among the righteous.
50 »The wicked will be cast into the furnace of fire where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
51 »Have you understood all these things?« They said to him: »Yes.«
52 And he said to them: »Every scribe journalistwriter who has been made a disciple to the kingdom of heaven is like a man that is a householder, who brings out of his treasure things new and old.«
53 After Jesus finished telling these illustrations, he left.
54 He went to his own country and taught in the synagogue. They were astonished and asked where this man got this wisdom and these mighty works.
55 »Is this man the carpenters son? Is his mother called Mary? Are his brothers James and Joseph, Simon, and Judas?
56 »Are his sisters all with us? Where did he get all these things?«
57 They resented him. But Jesus responded to them: »A prophet is without honor in his own country, and in his own house.«
58 He did not do many mighty works there because of their lack of faith.