NASB — Matthew 13 — KJV

Jesus Teaches in Parables

1 That day° Jesus° went° out of athe house° and was sitting° bby the sea°. 2 And Ilarge° crowds° gathered° to Him, so° aHe got° into a boat° and sat° down°, and the whole° crowd° was standing° on the beach°.

[1] aMt 9:28; 13:36 bMt 13:1-15: Mk 4:1-12; Lk 8:4-10; Mk 2:13
[2] ILit Many aLk 5:3

3 ¶ And He spoke° many° things° to them in aparables°, saying°, “Behold°, the sower° went° out to sow°; 4 and as he sowed°, some°° [seeds] fell° beside° the road°, and the birds° came° and ate° them up. 5 Others° fell° on the rocky° places, where° they did not have° much° soil°; and immediately° they sprang° up, because° they had° no° depth° of soil°. 6 But when the sun° had risen°, they were scorched°; and because° they had° no° root°, they withered° away°. 7 Others° fell° Iamong° the thorns°, and the thorns° came° up and choked° them out. 8 And others° fell° on the good° soil° and *yielded° a crop°, some°° a ahundredfold°, some° sixty°, and some° thirty°. 9 aHe who has° ears°, Ilet him hear°.”

[3] aMt 13:10ff; Mk 4:2ff
[7] ILit upon
[8] aGn 26:12; Mt 13:23
[9] IOr hear! Or listen! aMt 11:15; Rv 2:7, 11, 17, 29; 3:6, 13, 22

An Explanation

10 ¶ And the disciples° came° and said° to Him, “Why°° do You speak° to them in parables°?” 11 IJesus answered° them, aTo you it has been granted° to know° the mysteries° of the kingdom° of heaven°, but to them it has not been granted°. 12 aFor whoever° has°, to him [more] shall be given°, and he will have° an abundance°; but whoever° does not have°, even° what° he has° shall be taken° away° from him. 13 Therefore°° I speak° to them in parables°; because° while aseeing° they do not see°, and while hearing° they do not hear°, nor° do they understand°. 14 IIn their case the prophecy° of Isaiah° is being fulfilled°, which says°,
  IIaYOU WILL KEEP° ON HEARING°, IIIBUT WILL NOT UNDERSTAND°;
  IVYOU WILL KEEP° ON SEEING°, BUT WILL NOT PERCEIVE°;
  15 aFOR THE HEART° OF THIS° PEOPLE° HAS BECOME° DULL°,
  WITH THEIR EARS° THEY SCARCELY° HEAR°,
  AND THEY HAVE CLOSED° THEIR EYES°,
  OTHERWISE° THEY WOULD SEE° WITH THEIR EYES°,
  HEAR° WITH THEIR EARS°,
  AND UNDERSTAND° WITH THEIR HEART° AND RETURN°,
  AND I WOULD HEAL° THEM.’
16 aBut blessed° are your eyes°, because° they see°; and your ears°, because° they hear°. 17 For truly° I say° to you that amany° prophets° and righteous° men° desired° to see° what° you see°, and did not see° [it], and to hear° what° you hear°, and did not hear° [it].

[11] ILit He aMt 19:11; 20:23; Jn 6:65; 1Co 2:10; Col 1:27; 1 Jn 2:20, 27
[12] aMt 25:29; Mk 4:25; Lk 8:18; 19:26
[13] aDt 29:4; Is 42:19, 20; Jr 5:21; Ezk 12:2
[14] ILit For them IILit With a hearing you will hear IIILit and IVLit Seeing you will see aIs 6:9; Mk 4:12; Lk 8:10; Jn 12:40; Ac 28:26, 27; Ro 10:16; 11:8
[15] aIs 6:10; Ps 119:70; Zc 7:11; Lk 19:42; Jn 8:43, 44; 2Ti 4:4; He 5:11
[16] aMt 13:16, 17: Lk 10:23, 24; Mt 16:17; Jn 20:29
[17] aJn 8:56; He 11:13; 1P 1:10-12

The Sower Explained

18aHear° then° the parable° of the sower°. 19 When anyone° hears° athe Iword° of the kingdom° and does not understand° it, bthe evil° [one] comes° and snatches° away° what° has been sown° in his heart°. This° is the one on whom seed was sown° beside° the road°. 20 The one on whom seed was sown° on the rocky° places, this° is the man who hears° the word° and immediately° receives° it with joy°; 21 yet° he has° no° [firm] root° in himself°, but is [only] temporary°, and when affliction° or° persecution° arises° because° of the Iword°, immediately° he IIafalls° away°. 22 And the one on whom seed was sown° among° the thorns°, this° is the man who hears° the word°, and the worry° of athe Iworld° and the bdeceitfulness° of wealth° choke° the word°, and it becomes° unfruitful°. 23 And the one on whom seed was sown° on the good° soil°, this° is the man who hears° the word° and understands° it; who° indeed° bears° fruit° and brings° forth°, some°° aa hundredfold°, some° sixty°, and some° thirty°.”

[18] aMt 13:18-23: Mk 4:13-20; Lk 8:11-15
[19] II.e. message aMt 4:23 bMt 5:37
[21] II.e. message IILit is caused to stumble aMt 11:6
[22] IOr age aMt 12:32; 13:39; Mk 4:19; Ro 12:2; 1Co 1:20; 2:6, 8; 3:18; 2Co 4:4; Ga 1:4; Ep 2:2 bMt 19:23; 1Ti 6:9, 10, 17
[23] aMt 13:8

Tares among Wheat

24 ¶ Jesus presented° another° parable° to them, saying°, aThe kingdom° of heaven° Imay be compared° to a man° who sowed° good° seed° in his field°. 25 But while° his men° were sleeping°, his enemy° came° and sowed° Itares° among°° the wheat°, and went° away°. 26 But when° the Iwheat° sprouted° and bore° grain°, then° the tares° became° evident° also°. 27 The slaves° of the landowner° came° and said° to him, ‘Sir°, did you not sow° good° seed° in your field°? IHow° then° does it have° tares°?’ 28 And he said° to them, ‘An Ienemy°° has done° this°!’ The slaves° *said° to him, ‘Do you want° us, then°, to go° and gather° them up?’ 29 But he *said°, ‘No°; for while you are gathering° up the tares°, you may uproot° the wheat° with them. 30 Allow° both° to grow° together° until° the harvest°; and in the time° of the harvest° I will say° to the reapers°, “First° gather° up the tares° and bind° them in bundles° to burn° them up; but agather° the wheat° into my barn°.”’”

[24] ILit was compared to aMt 13:31, 33, 45, 47; 18:23; 20:1; 22:2; 25:1; Mk 4:26-30; Lk 13:18, 20
[25] IOr darnel, a weed resembling wheat
[26] ILit grass
[27] ILit From where
[28] ILit enemy man
[30] aMt 3:12

The Mustard Seed

31 ¶ He presented° another° parable° to them, saying°, aThe kingdom° of heaven° is like° ba mustard° seed°, which° a man° took° and sowed° in his field°; 32 and this° is smaller° than all° [other] seeds°, but when° it is full° grown°, it is larger° than the garden° plants° and becomes° a tree°, so° that aTHE BIRDS° OF THE IAIR° come° and NEST° IN ITS BRANCHES°.”

[31] aMt 13:31, 32: Mk 4:30-32; Lk 13:18, 19; Mt 13:24 bMt 17:20; Lk 17:6
[32] IOr sky aEzk 17:23; Ps 104:12; Ezk 31:6; Dn 4:12

The Leaven

33 ¶ He spoke° another° parable° to them, aThe kingdom° of heaven° is like° leaven°, which° a woman° took° and hid° in bthree° Ipecks° of flour° until° it was all° leavened°.”

[33] IGr sata aMt 13:33: Lk 13:21; Mt 13:24 bGn 18:6; Jg 6:19; 1S 1:24

34 ¶ All° these° things° Jesus° spoke° to the crowds° in parables°, and He did not speak° to them awithout° a parable°. 35 [This was] to fulfill° what° was spoken° through° the prophet°:
  “aI WILL OPEN° MY MOUTH° IN PARABLES°;
  I WILL UTTER° THINGS° HIDDEN° SINCE° THE FOUNDATION° OF THE WORLD°.”

[34] aMk 4:34; Jn 10:6; 16:25
[35] aPs 78:2

The Tares Explained

36 ¶ Then° He left° the crowds° and went° into athe house°. And His disciples° came° to Him and said°, “bExplain° to us the parable° of the Itares° of the field°.” 37 And He said°, “The one who sows° the good° seed° is athe Son° of Man°, 38 and the field° is the world°; and [as for] the good° seed°, these° are athe sons° of the kingdom°; and the tares° are bthe sons° of cthe evil° [one]; 39 and the enemy° who sowed° them is the devil°, and the harvest° is athe Iend° of the age°; and the reapers° are angels°. 40 So° just° as the tares° are gathered° up and burned° with fire°, so° shall it be at athe Iend° of the age°. 41 aThe Son° of Man° bwill send° forth° His angels°, and they will gather° out of His kingdom° Iall° cstumbling° blocks°, and those° who commit° lawlessness°, 42 and awill throw° them into the furnace° of fire°; in that place° bthere will be weeping° and gnashing° of teeth°. 43 aThen° THE RIGHTEOUS° WILL SHINE° FORTH° AS THE SUN° in the kingdom° of their Father°. bHe who has° ears°, Ilet him hear°.

[36] IOr darnel, a weed resembling wheat aMt 13:1 bMt 15:15
[37] aMt 8:20
[38] aMt 8:12 bJn 8:44; Ac 13:10; 1 Jn 3:10 cMt 5:37
[39] IOr consummation aMt 12:32; 13:22, 40, 49; 24:3; 28:20; 1Co 10:11; He 9:26
[40] IOr consummation aMt 12:32; 13:22, 39, 49; 24:3; 28:20; 1Co 10:11; He 9:26
[41] IOr everything that is offensive aMt 8:20 bMt 24:31 cZp 1:3
[42] aMt 13:50 bMt 8:12
[43] IOr hear! Or listen! aDn 12:3 bMt 11:15

Hidden Treasure

44aThe kingdom° of heaven° is like° a treasure° hidden° in the field°, which° a man° found° and hid° [again]; and from joy° over it he goes° and bsells° all° that he has° and buys° that field°.

[44] aMt 13:24 bMt 13:46

A Costly Pearl

45“Again°, athe kingdom° of heaven° is like° a merchant° seeking° fine° pearls°, 46 and upon finding° one° pearl° of great° value°, he went° and sold° all° that he had° and bought° it.

[45] aMt 13:24

A Dragnet

47“Again°, athe kingdom° of heaven° is like° a dragnet° cast° into the sea°, and gathering° [fish] of every° kind°; 48 and when° it was filled°, they drew° it up on the beach°; and they sat° down° and gathered° the good° [fish] into containers°, but the bad° they threw° away°. 49 So° it will be at athe Iend° of the age°; the angels° will come° forth° and IItake° out the wicked° from among° the righteous°, 50 and awill throw° them into the furnace° of fire°; in that place° bthere° will be weeping° and gnashing° of teeth°.

[47] aMt 13:44
[49] IOr consummation IIOr separate aMt 13:39, 40
[50] aMt 13:42 bMt 8:12

51“Have you understood° all° these° things°?” They *said° to Him, “Yes°.” 52 And IJesus said° to them, “Therefore°° every° scribe° who has become° a disciple° of the kingdom° of heaven° is like° a head° of a household°, who° brings° out of his treasure° things° new° and old°.”

[52] ILit He

Jesus Revisits Nazareth

53aWhen° Jesus° had finished° these° parables°, He departed° from there°. 54 aHe came° to IHis hometown° and b[began] teaching° them in their synagogue°, so° that cthey were astonished°, and said°, “Where° [did] this° man° [get] this° wisdom° and [these] IImiraculous° powers°? 55 Is not this° the carpenter’s° son°? Is not aHis mother° called° Mary°, and His abrothers°, James° and Joseph° and Simon° and Judas°? 56 And aHis sisters°, are they not all° with us? Where° then° [did] this° man° [get] all° these° things°?” 57 And they took° aoffense° at Him. But Jesus° said° to them, bA prophet° is not without° honor° except° in his Ihometown° and in his [own] household°.” 58 And He did not do° many° Imiracles° there° because° of their unbelief°.

[53] aMt 7:28
[54] IOr His own part of the country IIOr miracles aMt 13:54-58: Mk 6:1-6 bMt 4:23 cMt 7:28
[55] aMt 12:46
[56] aMk 6:3
[57] IOr own part of the country aMt 11:6 bMk 6:4; Lk 4:24; Jn 4:44
[58] IOr works of power


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1¹ The sameº¹ dayº wentºª Jesusº out ofº the² house,º and² satºª byº the² sea side.º 2 Andº greatº multitudesº were gathered togetherºª untoº him,º so thatº heº wentºª intoº a ship,º and sat;ºª andº the² wholeº multitudeº stoodºª onº the² shore.º

[1] Mk 2:13; 4:1.
[2] Gn 49:10; Mt 4:25; 15:30; Mk 4:1; Lk 5:3; 8:4.

The parable of the sower and the seed:

3 Andº he spakeºª many thingsº unto themº inº parables,º saying,ºª Behold,ºª a sowerºª went forthºª to sow;ºª 4 Andº when¹ heº sowed,ºª someºº [seeds] fellºª byº the² way side,º andº the² fowlsº cameºª andº devoured¹ª them¹ up:ºª² 5 ² Someº¹ fellºª uponº stony places,º whereº they hadºª notº muchº earth:º andº forthwithº they sprung up,ºª because¹ they hadºª noº deepnessº of earth:º 6 Andº when the sunº was up,ºª they were scorched;ºª andº because¹ they hadºª noº root,º they withered away.ºª 7 Andº someº fellºª amongº thorns;º andº the² thornsº sprung up,ºª andº chokedºª them:º 8 Butº otherº fellºª intoº goodº ground,º andº brought forthºª fruit,º someºº an hundredfold,ºº someº sixtyfold,ºº someº thirtyfold.º 9 Who¹ hathºª earsº to hear,ºª let him hear.ºª 10 Andº the² disciplesº came,ºª and saidºª unto him,º Whyº speakest² thou¹ª unto themº inº parables?º 11 ² He² answeredºª and¹ saidºª unto them,º Becauseº it is givenºª unto youº to knowºª the² mysteriesº of the² kingdomº of heaven,º butº to themº it is¹ª notº given.ºª 12 Forº whosoeverº hath,ºª to himº shall be given,ºª andº he shall have more abundance:ºª butº whosoeverº hathºª not,º fromº himº shall be taken awayºª evenº thatº he hath.ºª 13 Thereforeºº speak² I¹ª to themº inº parables:º becauseº they seeingºª seeºª not;º andº hearingºª they hearºª not,º neitherº do they understand.ºª 14 Andº inº themº is fulfilledºª the² prophecyº of Esaias,º which¹ saith,ºª By hearingº ye shall hear,ºª andº shall¹ª notº understand;ºª andº seeingºª ye shall see,ºª andº shall¹ª notº perceive:ºª 15 Forº thisº people'sº heart¹² is waxed gross,ºª andº [their] earsº are dull¹ of hearing,ºª² andº their¹² eyesº they have closed;ºª lest at any timeº they should seeºª with [their] eyes,¹² andº hearºª with [their] ears,º andº should understandºª with [their] heart,º andº should be converted,ºª andº I should healºª them.º 16 Butº blessedº [are] yourº eyes,¹² forº they see:ºª andº yourº ears,º forº they hear.ºª 17 Forº verilyº I sayºª unto you,º Thatº manyº prophetsº andº righteousº [men] have desiredºª to seeºª [those things] whichº ye see,ºª andº have¹ª notº seenºª [them]; andº to hearºª [those things] whichº ye hear,ºª andº have¹ª notº heardºª [them].

[3] Jg 9:8; 2S 12:1; Ps 49:4; 78:2; Is 5:1; Ezk 17:2; 20:49; 24:3; Mi 2:4; Hab 2:6; Mt 13:10, 34, 53; 22:1; 24:32; Mk 3:23; 4:2, 13, 33; 12:1, 12; Lk 8:5, 10; 12:41; 15:3; Jn 16:25.
[4] Mt 13:18.
[5] Ezk 11:19; 36:26; Am 6:12; Zc 7:12; Mt 13:20.
[6] Is 49:10; Mt 7:26; 13:21; Lk 8:13; Ep 3:17; Col 1:23; 2:7; Jm 1:11; Rv 7:16.
[7] Gn 3:18; Jr 4:3; Mt 13:22; Mk 4:18.
[8] Gn 26:12; Mt 13:23; Lk 8:15; Jn 15:8; Ro 7:18; Ga 5:22; Php 1:11.
[9] Mt 11:15; 13:16; Mk 4:9, 23; 7:14; Rv 2:7, 11, 17, 29; 3:6, 13, 22; 13:8.
[10] Mk 4:10, 33.
[11] Ps 25:8, 14; Is 29:10; 35:8; Mt 11:25; 16:17; Mk 4:11; Lk 8:10; 10:39; Jn 7:17; Ac 16:14; 17:11; Ro 16:25; 1Co 2:7, 9, 14; 4:1, 7; 13:2; 15:51; Ep 1:9, 18; 3:3; 5:32; 6:19; Col 1:26; 2:2; 1Ti 3:9, 16; Jm 1:5, 16; 1Jn 2:27.
[12] Is 5:4; Mt 21:43; 25:29; Mk 4:24; 12:9; Lk 8:18; 9:26; 10:42; 12:20; 16:2, 25; 19:24; Jn 15:2; Rv 2:5; 3:15.
[13] Dt 29:3; Is 42:18; 44:18; Jr 5:21; Ezk 12:2; Mt 13:16; Mk 8:17; Jn 3:19; 9:39; 2Co 4:3.
[14] Is 6:9; Ezk 12:2; Mk 4:12; Lk 8:10; Jn 12:39; Ac 28:25; Ro 11:8; 2Co 3:14.
[15] Ps 119:70; Is 29:10; 44:20; 57:18; Jr 3:22; 17:14; 33:6; Ho 14:4; Zc 7:11; Mal 4:2; Mk 4:12; Jn 8:43; Ac 3:19; 7:57; 2Th 2:10; 2Ti 2:25; 4:4; He 5:11; 6:4; Rv 22:2.
[16] Mt 5:3; 16:17; Lk 2:29; 10:23; Jn 20:29; Ac 26:18; 2Co 4:6; Ep 1:17.
[17] Lk 10:24; Jn 8:56; Ep 3:5; He 11:13, 39; 1P 1:10.

the exposition of it.

18Hearºª yeº thereforeº the² parableº of the² sower.ºª 19 When any¹ one² hearethºª the² wordº of the² kingdom,º andº understandethºª [it] not,º then comethºª the² wickedº [one], andº catcheth awayºª that which¹ was sownºª inº hisº heart.º Thisº isºª he which received seedºª byº the² way side.º 20 Butº he that received the seedºª intoº stony places,º the sameº isºª he that hearethºª the² word,º andº anonº withº joyº receivethºª it;º 21 Yetº hath² he¹ª notº rootº inº himself,º butº dureth¹ª for a while:º² forº when tribulationº orº persecutionº arisethºª becauseº of the² word,º by and byº he is offended.ºª 22 He also¹ that received seedºª² amongº the² thornsº² isºª he that¹ hearethºª the² word;º andº the² careº of thisº world,º andº the² deceitfulnessº of riches,º chokeºª the² word,º andº he becomethºª unfruitful.º 23 Butº he that received seedºª intoº the² goodº groundº isºª he¹ that hearethºª the² word,º andº understandethºª [it]; whichº alsoº beareth fruit,ºª andº bringeth forth,ºª someº¹² an hundredfold,ºº some¹² sixty,ºº some¹² thirty.º

[18] Mt 13:11; Mk 4:14.
[19] Pv 1:7, 20; 2:1; 17:16; 18:1; Mt 4:23; 13:4, 38; Mk 4:15; Lk 8:11, 12; 9:2; 10:9; Jn 3:19; 8:43; 18:38; Ac 17:32; 18:15; 20:25; 24:25; 25:19; 26:31; 28:23; Ro 1:28; 2:8; 14:17; 2Co 4:2; Ep 3:8; 2Th 2:12; He 2:1; 1Jn 2:13; 3:12; 5:18, 20.
[20] 1S 11:13; 2Ch 24:2, 6, 14; Ps 78:34; 106:12; Is 58:2; Ezk 33:31; Mt 13:5; Mk 4:16; 6:20; Jn 5:35; Ac 8:13; Ga 4:14.
[21] Jb 19:28; 27:8; Ps 36:3; Pv 12:3, 12; Ho 6:4; Mt 5:10; 7:22, 26; 10:22, 37; 11:6; 13:6, 57; 16:24; 24:9, 13; 26:31, 33; Mk 4:17; 8:34; 13:12; Lk 8:13; 9:23; 14:26; 21:12; Jn 6:26, 61, 70; 12:25; 15:5; Ac 8:21; Ro 2:7; Ga 5:6; 6:12, 15; Ep 3:17; Php 1:6; 2Ti 1:15; 4:10; He 10:35; 1P 1:5; 2P 1:8; 1Jn 2:19; Rv 2:13.
[22] Gn 13:10; Jsh 7:20; 2K 5:20; Ps 52:7; 62:10; Pv 11:28; 23:5; Ec 4:8; 5:10, 13; Jr 4:3; Mt 6:24; 13:7; 19:16; Mk 4:18, 19; 10:23; Lk 8:14; 12:15, 21, 29; 14:16; 18:24; 21:34; Ac 5:1; 8:18; 1Ti 6:9, 17; 2Ti 4:10; 2P 2:14; 1Jn 2:15; Jde 1:11, 12.
[23] Ps 1:1; 92:13; Pv 1:5; 2:2; Ezk 18:31; 36:26; Mt 3:8, 10; 12:33; 13:8; Mk 4:20; 10:15; Lk 6:43; 8:15; 13:9; Jn 1:11; 8:47; 10:26, 27; 15:1, 16; 17:7; Ac 16:14; 17:11; 2Co 8:1; 9:10; Ga 5:22; Php 1:11; 4:17; Col 1:6, 10; 1Th 4:1; 2Th 2:10, 13; He 4:2; 6:7; 8:10; 13:15; Jm 1:21; 1P 2:1; 2P 1:5; 3:18; 1Jn 5:20.

The parable of the tares,

24 ¶ Anotherº parableº put he forthºª unto them,º saying,ºª The² kingdomº of heavenº is likened¹ª unto² a manº which sowedºªªª goodº seedº inº his¹² field:º 25 Butº while¹ menº slept,ºª hisº enemyº cameºª andº sowedºª taresº amongºº the² wheat,º andº went his way.ºª 26 Butº whenº the² bladeº was sprung up,ºª andº brought forthºª fruit,º thenº appearedºª the² taresº also.º 27 Soº the² servantsº of the² householderº cameºª and saidºª unto him,º Sir,º didst¹ª notº thou sowºª goodº seedº inº thyº field?º from whenceº thenº hath² it¹ª tares?º 28 º He² saidºª unto them,º An² enemyº¹ hath doneºª this.º¹ The² servantsº saidºª unto him,º Wilt² thou¹ª thenº that we goºª and² gather¹ª them¹ up?ºª² 29 Butº he² said,ºª Nay;º lestº while ye gather upºª the² tares,º ye root upºª also the² wheatº withº them.º 30 Letºª bothº grow togetherºª untilº the² harvest:º andº inº the² timeº of harvestº I will sayºª to the² reapers,º Gather ye togetherºª firstº the² tares,º andº bindºª themº inº bundlesº to¹ burnºª them:º butº gatherºª the² wheatº intoº myº barn.º

[24] Jg 14:12; Is 28:10, 13; Ezk 17:2; Mt 3:2; 4:23; 13:19, 33, 37, 44, 47; 20:1; 21:33; 22:2; 25:1; Mk 4:30; Lk 13:18, 20; Col 1:5; 1P 1:23.
[25] Is 56:9; Mt 13:38, 39; 25:5; Ac 20:30; 2Co 11:13; Ga 2:4; 2Ti 4:3; He 12:15; 1P 5:8; 2P 2:1; Rv 2:20; 12:9; 13:14.
[26] Mk 4:26.
[27] Ro 16:17; 1Co 1:11; 3:5; 12:28; 15:12; 16:10; 2Co 5:18; 6:1, 4; Ga 3:1; Ep 4:11; Jm 3:15; 4:4.
[28] Lk 9:49; 1Co 5:3; 2Co 2:6; 1Th 5:14; Jde 1:22.
[30] 1S 25:29; Is 27:10; Ezk 15:4; Mal 3:18; 4:1; Mt 3:12; 13:39; 22:10; 25:6, 32, 41; Lk 3:17; Jn 15:6; 1Co 4:5; 1Ti 5:24.

of the mustard seed,

31 ¶ Anotherº parableº put he forthºª unto them,º saying,ºª The² kingdomº of heavenº isºª like¹ to² a grainº of mustard seed,º whichº a manº took,ºª and² sowedºª inº hisº field:º 32 Whichº indeedº isºª the leastº of allº seeds:º butº whenº it is grown,ºª it isºª the greatestº among herbs,º andº becomethºª a tree,º so thatº the² birdsº of the² airº comeºª andº lodgeºª inº the² branchesº thereof.º

[31] Mt 13:24; Mk 4:30; Lk 13:18; 19:11; 20:9.
[32] Ps 72:16; Is 2:2; Ezk 17:23; 31:6; 47:1; Dn 2:34, 44; 4:12; Mi 4:1; Zc 4:10; 8:20; 14:7; Ac 1:15; 21:20; Ro 15:18; Rv 11:15.

of the leaven,

33 ¶ Anotherº parableº spake² he¹ª unto them;º The² kingdomº of heavenº isºª like¹ unto² leaven,º whichº a womanº took,ºª and² hidºª inº threeº measuresº of meal,º tillº the² wholeº was¹ leavened.ºª 34 Allº these thingsº spakeºª Jesusº unto the² multitudeº inº parables;º andº withoutº a parableº spake² he¹ª notº unto them:º 35 Thatº it might be fulfilledºª which¹ was spokenºª byº the² prophet,º saying,ºª I will openºª myº mouthº inº parables;º I will utterºª things which have been kept secretºª fromº the foundationº of the world.º 36 Thenº Jesusº sent¹ª the multitude¹ away,ºª²² and wentºª intoº the² house:º andº hisº disciplesº cameºª unto him,º saying,ºª Declareºª unto usº the² parableº of the² taresº of the² field.º 37 ² He² answeredºª and¹ saidºª unto them,º He that sowethºª the² goodº seedº isºª the² Sonº of man;º 38 º The² fieldº isºª the² world;º¹ the² goodº seedº areººª the² childrenº of the² kingdom;º butº the² taresº areºª the² childrenº of the² wickedº [one]; 39 º The² enemyº that sowedºª themº isºª the² devil;º¹ the² harvestº isºª the endº of the² world;º and¹² the² reapersº areºª the angels.º 40 Asº thereforeº the² taresº are gatheredºª andº burnedºª in the fire;º soº shall it beºª inº the² endº of thisº world.º 41 The² Sonº of manº shall send forthºª hisº angels,º andº they shall gatherºª out ofº his¹² kingdomº all thingsº that offend,º andº them which doºª iniquity;º 42 Andº shall castºª themº intoº a furnaceº of fire:º thereº shall beºª wailingº andº gnashingº of teeth.º 43 Thenº shall the² righteousº shine forthºª asº the² sunº inº the² kingdomº of their¹² Father.º Who¹ hathºª earsº to hear,ºª let him hear.ºª

[33] Jb 17:9; Pv 4:18; Ho 6:3; Mk 13:20; Lk 13:21; Jn 15:2; 16:12; 1Co 5:6; Ga 5:9; Php 1:6, 9; 2:13; 1Th 5:23; 2P 3:18.
[34] Mt 13:13; Mk 4:33.
[35] Ps 49:4; 78:2; Is 42:9; Am 3:7; Mt 13:14; 21:4; 25:34; Lk 10:14; Jn 17:24; Ac 15:18; Ro 16:25; 1Co 2:7; Ep 3:5, 9; Col 1:25; 2Ti 1:9; Tit 1:2; He 1:1; 1P 1:11, 20; Rv 13:8; 17:8.
[36] Mt 9:28; 13:1, 11; 14:22; 15:15, 39; Mk 4:34; 6:45; 7:17; 8:9; Jn 16:17.
[37] Mt 10:40; 13:24, 27, 41; 16:13; Lk 10:16; Jn 13:20; 20:21; Ac 1:8; Ro 15:18; 1Co 3:5; He 1:1; 2:3.
[38] Gn 3:15; Ps 22:30; Is 53:10; Ho 2:23; Zc 10:8; Mt 13:19; 24:14; 28:18; Mk 16:15; Lk 24:47; Jn 1:12; 8:44; 12:24; Ac 13:10; Ro 8:17; 10:18; 16:26; Php 3:18; Col 1:6; Jm 1:18; 2:5; 1P 1:23; 1Jn 3:2, 8, 9, 10; Rv 14:6.
[39] Dn 7:10; Jol 3:13; Mt 13:25, 28, 49; 24:3; 25:31; 2Co 2:17; 11:3, 13; Ep 2:2; 6:11; 2Th 1:7; 2:8; 1P 5:8; Jde 1:14; Rv 12:9; 13:14; 14:15; 19:20; 20:2, 7.
[40] Mt 13:30.
[41] Mt 7:22; 13:49; 18:7; 24:31; Mk 13:27; Lk 13:26; Ro 2:8, 16; 16:17; He 1:6, 14; 2P 2:1; Rv 5:11; 21:27.
[42] Ps 21:9; Dn 3:6, 15, 21; Mt 3:12; 8:12; 13:50; 22:13; 25:41; Mk 9:43; Lk 13:28; 16:23; Rv 14:10; 19:20; 20:10, 14; 21:8.
[43] Dn 12:3; Mt 13:9; 25:34, 36; 26:29; Lk 12:32; 22:29; 1Co 15:41, 58; Jm 2:5; Rv 21:3, 22.

of the hidden treasure,

44Again,º the² kingdomº of heavenº isºª like¹ unto² treasureº hidºª inº a field;º the whichº when a manº hath found,ºª he hideth,ºª andº forº joyº thereofº goethºª andº sellethºª allº thatº he hath,ºª andº buyethºª thatº field.º

[44] Pv 2:2; 16:16; 17:16; 18:1; 23:23; Is 55:1; Mt 6:21; 19:21, 27, 29; Lk 14:33; 18:23; 19:6; Jn 6:35; Ac 2:44; 4:32; Ro 15:4; 1Co 2:9; Php 3:7; Col 2:3; 3:3, 16; He 10:34; 11:24; Rv 3:18.

of the pearl,

45Again,º the² kingdomº of heavenº isºª like¹ unto² a merchantº man,º seekingºª goodlyº pearls:º 46 Who,º when he had foundºª oneº pearlº of great price,º wentºª and soldºª allº thatº he had,ºª andº boughtºª it.º

[45] Jb 28:18; Ps 4:6; 39:6; Pv 3:13; 8:10, 18; Ec 2:2; 12:8, 13; Mt 16:26; 22:5.
[46] Pv 2:4; Is 33:6; Mk 10:28; Lk 18:28; Ac 20:24; 1Co 3:21; Ga 6:14; Ep 3:8; Col 2:3; 1Jn 5:11; Rv 21:21.

of the drawnet cast into the sea,

47Again,º the² kingdomº of heavenº isºª like¹ unto² a net,º that was castºª intoº the² sea,º andº gatheredºª ofº everyº kind:º 48 Which,º whenº it was full,ºª they drewºª toº shore,º andº sat down,ºª and gatheredºª the² goodº intoº vessels,º butº castºª the² badº away.º 49 Soº shall it beºª atº the² endº of the² world:º the² angelsº shall come forth,ºª andº severºª the² wickedº fromº amongº the² just,º 50 Andº shall castºª themº intoº the² furnaceº of fire:º thereº shall beºª wailingº andº gnashingº of teeth.¹² 51 Jesusº saithºª unto them,º Have ye understoodºª allºª these¹ things?¹ They² sayºª unto him,º Yea,º Lord.º 52 Thenº saidºª he² unto them,º Thereforeºº everyº scribeº [which is] instructedºª untoº the² kingdomº of heavenº isºª like¹ unto² a manº [that is] an householder,º whichº bringeth forthºª out² of¹ his¹² treasureº [things] newº andº old.º

[47] Mt 4:19; 13:26; 22:9; 25:1; Mk 1:17; Lk 5:10; 14:21; Jn 15:2, 6; Ac 5:1; 8:18; 20:30; 1Co 5:1; 10:1; 11:19; 2Co 11:13, 26; 12:20; Ga 2:4; 2Ti 3:2; 4:3; Tit 1:9; 2P 2:1, 13; 1Jn 2:18; 4:1; Jde 1:4; Rv 3:1, 15.
[48] Mt 3:12; 13:30, 40.
[49] Mt 13:39; 22:12; 24:31; 25:5, 19; 2Th 1:7; Rv 20:12.
[50] Mt 13:42; 24:50; Lk 13:27; Rv 14:10; 16:10.
[51] Mt 13:11, 19; 15:17; 16:11; 24:15; Mk 4:34; 7:18; 8:17; Lk 9:44; Ac 8:30; 1Jn 5:20.
[52] Ezr 7:6, 10, 21; Pv 10:20; 11:30; 15:7; 16:20; 18:4; 22:17; Ec 12:9; So 7:13; Mt 12:35; 23:34; Lk 11:49; Jn 13:34; 2Co 3:4; 4:5; 6:10; Ep 3:4, 8; Col 1:7; 3:16; 1Ti 3:6, 15; 2Ti 3:16; Tit 1:9; 2:6; 1Jn 2:7.

and how Christ is contemned of his own countrymen.

53 ¶ Andº it came to pass,ºª [that] whenº Jesusº had finishedºª theseº parables,º he departedºª thence.º 54 Andº when he was comeºª intoº his own¹² country,º he taughtºª themº inº theirº synagogue,º insomuch thatº theyº were astonished,ºª andº said,ºª Whenceº hath this² [man]¹ thisº wisdom,º andº [these] mighty works?º 55 Isºª notº thisº the² carpenter'sº son?º is¹ª notº hisº motherº calledºª Mary?º andº hisº brethren,º James,º andº Joses,º andº Simon,º andº Judas?º 56 Andº hisº sisters,º are² they¹ª notº allº withº us?º Whenceº thenº hath this² [man]¹ allº these things?º 57 Andº they were offendedºª inº him.º Butº Jesusº saidºª unto them,º A prophetº isºª notº without honour,º saveº inº his own¹² country,º andº inº his own¹² house.º 58 Andº he didºª notº manyº mighty worksº thereº becauseº of theirº unbelief.º

[53] Mk 4:33.
[54] Ps 22:22; 40:9; Mt 2:23; Mk 6:1; Lk 4:16; Jn 1:11; 7:15; Ac 4:13; 13:46; 28:17.
[55] Ps 22:6; Is 49:7; 53:2; Mt 1:18; 12:46, 48; 27:56; Mk 6:3; 15:40, 47; 16:1; Lk 1:27; 2:5; 3:23; 4:22; 24:10; Jn 1:45; 6:42; 7:41; 9:29; 19:25; Ga 1:19.
[57] Is 8:14; 49:7; 53:3; Mt 11:6; Mk 6:3, 14; Lk 2:34; 4:24; 7:23; Jn 4:44; 6:42, 61; Ac 3:22; 7:37, 51; 1Co 1:23.
[58] Mk 6:5; Lk 4:25; Ro 11:20; He 3:12; 4:6.


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