Matthew
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1 The same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat
by the sea side. 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. 3 And he spake many things unto them in
parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow;
4 And when he sowed, some seeds
fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up: 5 Some
fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they
sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth: 6 And
when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root,
they withered away. 7 And some fell
among thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and choked them: 8 But
other fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some an hundredfold,
some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold. 9 Who
hath ears to hear, let him hear. 10 And the disciples
came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables? 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. 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 Therefore
speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they
hear not, neither do they understand. 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: 15 For this peoples
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. 16 But
blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear.
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. 18 Hear
ye therefore the parable of the sower. 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. 20 But
he that received the seed into stony places, the same is he that heareth
the word, and anon with joy receiveth it; 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. 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. 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.
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: 25 But while men slept, his
enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way. 26 But
when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the
tares also. 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? 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? 29 But
he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat
with them. 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. 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: 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. 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. 34 All these things spake Jesus unto the
multitude in parables; and without a parable spake he not unto them: 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. 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. 37 He
answered and said unto them, He that soweth the good
seed is the Son of man; 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; 39
The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the
world; and the reapers are the angels. 40 As
therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in
the end of this world. 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; 42 And
shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and
gnashing of teeth. 43 Then shall
the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who
hath ears to hear, let him hear.
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. 45 Again, the kingdom
of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls: 46 Who,
when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had,
and bought it. 47 Again, the
kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was cast into the sea, and
gathered of every kind: 48 Which,
when it was full, they drew to shore, and sat down, and gathered the good
into vessels, but cast the bad away.
49 So
shall it be at the end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and
sever the wicked from among the just, 50 And
shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and
gnashing of teeth. 51 Jesus saith unto them, Have
ye understood all these things? They say unto him, Yea, Lord. 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.
53 And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these
parables, he departed thence. 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? 55 Is not this the carpenters son? is not his
mother called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and
Judas? 56 And his sisters, are they not all with us? Whence then
hath this man all these things? 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. 58 And
he did not many mighty works there because of their unbelief.
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