The
same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by
the sea side.
02 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.
03 And he spake many things unto them in
parables, saying, Behold, a sower went
forth to sow;
04 And when he sowed, some
seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came
and devoured them up:
05 Some fell upon stony
places, where they had not much earth: and
forthwith they sprung up, because they had no
deepness of earth:
06 And when the sun was up,
they were scorched; and because they had no root,
they withered away.
07 And some fell among
thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and choked
them:
08 But other fell into good
ground, and brought forth fruit, some an
hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold.
09 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 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.
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.
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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 carpenter's 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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