Matthew 13 AND on that day Jesus went out of the house, and sat by the sea-side.

ABU⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹ AND on that day Jesus went out of the house, and sat by the sea-side. ² And great multitudes were gathered together to him, so that he went into the ship and sat down; and all the multitude stood on the beach. ³ And he spoke many things to them in parables, saying: ⁴ Behold, the sower went forth to sow. And as he sowed, some fell by the way-side, and the birds came and devoured them. ⁵ And others fell on the rocky places, where they had not much earth; and forthwith they sprang up, because they had not depth of earth. ⁶ And when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had not root, they withered away. ⁷ And others fell upon the thorns; and the thorns came up, and choked them. ⁸ And others fell on the good ground, and yielded fruit, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. ⁹ He that has ears to hear, let him hear. ¹⁰ And the disciples came and said to him: Why dost thou speak to them in parables? ¹¹ And he answering said to them: To you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven; but to them it is not given. ¹² For whoever has, to him shall be given, and he shall have abundance; but whoever has not, even what he has shall be taken from him. ¹³ Therefore I speak to them in parables; because seeing they see not, and hearing they hear not, nor understand. ¹⁴ And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah, which says: With the hearing ye will hear, and will not understand; And seeing ye will see, and will not perceive. ¹⁵ For the heart of this people is become gross, And their ears are dull of hearing, And their eyes they have closed; Lest haply they see with their eyes, And hear with their ears, And understand with their heart, And turn, and I shall heal them. ¹⁶ But happy are your eyes, because they see; and your ears, because they hear. ¹⁷ For verily I say to you, that many prophets and righteous men desired to see what ye are beholding, and did not see, and to hear what ye are hearing, and did not hear. ¹⁸ Hear therefore the parable of the sower. ¹⁹ When any one hears the word of the kingdom, and understands not, then comes the evil one and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is that which was sown by the way-side. ²⁰ And that sown on the rocky places, this is he that hears the word, and immediately with joy receives it; ²¹ and has not root in himself, but is only for a time; and when tribulation or persecution arises because of the word, immediately he is offended. ²² And that sown among the thorns, this is he that hears the word, and the care of this world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful. ²³ And that sown on the good ground, this is he that hears the word and understands; who bears fruit, and produces, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. ²⁴ Another parable he put forth to them, saying: The kingdom of heaven is likened to a man that sowed good seed in his field. ²⁵ But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed darnel among the wheat, and went away. ²⁶ And when the blade sprang up and produced fruit, then appeared the darnel also. ²⁷ And the servants of the householder came and said to him: Sir, didst thou not sow good seed in thy field? From whence then has it darnel? ²⁸ He said to them: An enemy did this. The servants said to him: Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up? ²⁹ He said: Nay, lest while ye gather up the darnel, ye root up the wheat with them. ³⁰ Let both grow together until the harvest. And in time of harvest I will say to the reapers: Gather up first the darnel, and bind them in bundles to burn them; but gather the wheat into my barn. ³¹ Another parable he put forth to them, saying: The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard, which a man took and sowed in his field. ³² Which is the least indeed of all seeds; but when it is grown, it is greater than the herbs, and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in its branches. ³³ Another parable he spoke to them: The kingdom of heaven is like to leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened. ³⁴ All these things Jesus spoke to the multitudes in parables; and without a parable he spoke nothing to them; ³⁵ that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophet, saying: I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden from the foundation of the world. ³⁶ Then having sent away the multitudes, he went into the house. And his disciples came to him, saying: Explain to us the parable of the darnel of the field. ³⁷ And answering he said to them: He that sows the good seed is the Son of man. ³⁸ The field is the world. The good seed, these are the sons of the kingdom; but the darnel are the sons of the evil one, ³⁹ and the enemy that sowed them is the Devil. The harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are angels. ⁴⁰ As therefore the darnel are gathered up and are burned with fire, so shall it be in the end of the world. ⁴¹ The Son of man will send forth his angels, and they will gather out of his kingdom all the causes of offense, and those who do iniquity, ⁴² and will cast them into the furnace of fire; there will be the wailing, and the gnashing of teeth! ⁴³ Then will the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He that has ears to hear, let him hear. ⁴⁴ Again, the kingdom of heaven is like to a treasure hidden in the field, which a man found and concealed; and for joy thereof, he goes and sells all that he has, and buys that field. ⁴⁵ Again, the kingdom of heaven is like to a merchant seeking goodly pearls; ⁴⁶ and having found one pearl of great price, he went and sold all that he had, and bought it. ⁴⁷ Again, the kingdom of heaven is like to a net, cast into the sea, and gathering together of every kind. ⁴⁸ Which, when it was filled, they drew up upon the beach, and sat down and gathered the good into vessels, but cast the bad away. ⁴⁹ So will it be in the end of the world. The angels will go forth, and will separate the wicked from among the just, ⁵⁰ and will cast them into the furnace of fire; there will be the wailing, and the gnashing of teeth! ⁵¹ Did ye understand all these things? They say to him, Yea, Lord. ⁵² And he said to them: Therefore every scribe, instructed in the kingdom of heaven, is like to a householder, who brings forth out of his treasure new and old. ⁵³ And it came to pass, when Jesus finished these parables, that he departed thence. ⁵⁴ And coming into his own country, he taught them in their synagogue; so that they were astonished, and said: Whence has this man this wisdom, and the miracles? Is not this the carpenter's son? ⁵⁵ Is not his mother called Mary, and his brothers, James, and Joseph, and Simon, and Judas? ⁵⁶ And his sisters, are they not all with us? Whence then has this man all these things? ⁵⁷ And they were offended at him. But Jesus said to them: A prophet is not without honor, save in his own country, and in his own house. ⁵⁸ And he did not many miracles there, because of their unbelief.