Matthew 13:1 Cross References - Twentieth_Century

¹ That same day, when Jesus had left the house and was sitting by the Sea,

²⁸ When he had gone indoors, the blind men came up to him; and Jesus asked them: "Do you believe that I am able to do this?" "Yes, Master!" they answered.

¹ That same day, when Jesus had left the house and was sitting by the Sea, ² such great crowds gathered round him, that he got into a boat, and sat in it, while all the people stood upon the beach. ³ Then he told them many truths in parables. "The sower," he began, "went out to sow; and, ⁴ As he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up. ⁵ Some fell on rocky places, where it had not much soil, and, having no depth of soil, sprang up at once. ⁶ As soon as the sun had risen, it was scorched, and, having no root, withered away. ⁷ Some, again, fell into the brambles; but the brambles shot up and choked it. ⁸ Some, however, fell on good soil, and yielded a return, sometimes one hundred, sometimes sixty, sometimes thirty fold. ⁹ Let him who has ears hear." ¹⁰ Afterwards his disciples came to him, and said: "Why do you speak to them in parables?" ¹¹ "To you," answered Jesus, "the knowledge of the hidden truths of the Kingdom of Heaven has been imparted, but not to those. ¹² For, to all who have, more will be given, and they shall have abundance; but, from all who have nothing, even what they have will be taken away. ¹³ That is why I speak to them in parables, because, though they have eyes, they do not see, and though they have ears, they do not hear or understand. ¹⁴ And in them is being fulfilled that prophecy of Isaiah which says--'You will hear with your ears without ever understanding, And, though you have eyes, you will see without ever perceiving, ¹⁵ For the mind of this nation has grown dense, And their ears are dull of hearing, Their eyes also have they closed; Lest some day they should perceive with their eyes, And with their ears they should hear, And in their mind they should understand, and should turn--And I should heal them.'

³⁶ Then Jesus left the crowd, and went into the house. Presently his disciples came to him, and said: "Explain to us the parable of the tares in the field."

¹³ Jesus went out again to the Sea; and all the people came to him, and he taught them.

¹ Jesus again began to teach by the Sea; and, as an immense crowd was gathering round him, he got into a boat, and sat in it on the Sea, while all the people were on the shore at the water's edge. ² Then he taught them many truths in parables; and in the course of his teaching he said to them: ³ "Listen! The sower went out to sow; ⁴ And presently, as he was sowing, some of the seed fell along the path; and the birds came, and ate it up. ⁵ Some fell on rocky ground, where it had not much soil, and, having no depth of soil, sprang up at once; ⁶ But, when the sun rose, it was scorched, and, having no root, withered away. ⁷ Some of the seed fell among brambles; but the brambles shot up and completely choked it, and it yielded no return. ⁸ Some fell into good soil, and, shooting up and growing, yielded a return, amounting to thirty, sixty, and even a hundred fold." ⁹ And Jesus said: "Let any one who has ears to hear with hear." ¹⁰ Afterwards, when he was alone, his followers and the Twelve asked him about his parables; ¹¹ And he said: "To you the hidden truth of the Kingdom of God has been imparted; but to those who are outside it all teaching takes the form of parables, that-- ¹² 'Though they have eyes, they may see without perceiving; And though they have ears, they may hear without understanding; Lest some day they should turn and be forgiven.'

⁴ Once, when a great crowd was collecting, and, when the people of town after town were flocking to Jesus, he spoke to them in the form of a parable: ⁵ "The sower went out to sow his seed; and, as he was sowing, some of the seed fell along the path and was trodden upon; and the wild birds ate it up. ⁶ Other seed fell upon rock, and, as soon as it began to grow, having no moisture, withered away. ⁷ Other seed fell in the middle of brambles, but the brambles grew up with it and choked it entirely. ⁸ Other seed fell into rich soil, and grew, and gave a hundred-fold return." After saying this, Jesus cried aloud: "Let him who has ears to hear with hear." ⁹ His disciples asked Jesus the meaning of this parable. ¹⁰ "To you," he said, "the knowledge of the hidden truths of the Kingdom of God has been imparted, but to others in parables only, that 'though they have eyes they may not see, and though they have ears, they may not understand.'