[1] That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat beside the sea. [2]
And great crowds gathered about him, so that he got into a boat and sat
there; and the whole crowd stood on the beach. [3] And he told them many
things in parables, saying: "A sower went out to sow. [4] And as he sowed,
some seeds fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured them. [5]
Other seeds fell on rocky ground, where they had not much soil, and
immediately they sprang up, since they had no depth of soil, [6] but when
the sun rose they were scorched; and since they had no root they withered
away. [7] Other seeds fell upon thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked
them. [8] Other seeds fell on good soil and brought forth grain, some a
hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. [9] He who has ears, let him hear."
[10] Then the disciples came and said to him, "Why do you speak to them in
parables?" [11] And he answered them, "To you it has been given to know the
secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given. [12]
For to him who has will more be given, and he will have abundance; but from
him who has not, even what he has will be taken away. [13] This is why I
speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they
do not hear, nor do they understand. [14] With them indeed is fulfilled the
prophecy of Isaiah which says: `You shall indeed hear but never understand,
and you shall indeed see but never perceive. [15] For this people's heart
has grown dull, and their ears are heavy of hearing, and their eyes they
have closed, lest they should perceive with their eyes, and hear with their
ears, and understand with their heart, and turn for me to heal them.' [16]
But blessed are your eyes, for they see, and your ears, for they hear. [17]
Truly, I say to you, many prophets and righteous men longed to see what you
see, and did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it.
[18] "Hear then the parable of the sower. [19] When any one hears the word
of the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches
away what is sown in his heart; this is what was sown along the path. [20]
As for what was sown on rocky ground, this is he who hears the word and
immediately receives it with joy; [21] yet he has no root in himself, but
endures for a while, and when tribulation or persecution arises on account
of the word, immediately he falls away. [22] As for what was sown among
thorns, this is he who hears the word, but the cares of the world and the
delight in riches choke the word, and it proves unfruitful. [23] As for
what was sown on good soil, this is he who hears the word and understands
it; he indeed bears fruit, and yields, in one case a hundredfold, in
another sixty, and in another thirty." [24] Another parable he put before
them, saying, "The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man who sowed
good seed in his field; [25] but while men were sleeping, his enemy came
and sowed weeds among the wheat, and went away. [26] So when the plants
came up and bore grain, then the weeds appeared also. [27] And the servants
of the householder came and said to him, `Sir, did you not sow good seed in
your field? How then has it weeds?' [28] He said to them, `An enemy has
done this.' The servants said to him, `Then do you want us to go and gather
them?' [29] But he said, `No; lest in gathering the weeds you root up the
wheat along with them. [30] Let both grow together until the harvest; and
at harvest time I will tell the reapers, Gather the weeds first and bind
them in bundles to be burned, but gather the wheat into my barn.'" [31]
Another parable he put before them, saying, "The kingdom of heaven is like
a grain of mustard seed which a man took and sowed in his field; [32] it is
the smallest of all seeds, but when it has grown it is the greatest of
shrubs and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and make nests
in its branches." [33] He told them another parable. "The kingdom of heaven
is like leaven which a woman took and hid in three measures of flour, till
it was all leavened." [34] All this Jesus said to the crowds in parables;
indeed he said nothing to them without a parable. [35] This was to fulfil
what was spoken by the prophet: "I will open my mouth in parables, I will
utter what has been hidden since the foundation of the world." [36] Then he
left the crowds and went into the house. And his disciples came to him,
saying, "Explain to us the parable of the weeds of the field." [37] He
answered, "He who sows the good seed is the Son of man; [38] the field is
the world, and the good seed means the sons of the kingdom; the weeds are
the sons of the evil one, [39] and the enemy who sowed them is the devil;
the harvest is the close of the age, and the reapers are angels. [40] Just
as the weeds are gathered and burned with fire, so will it be at the close
of the age. [41] The Son of man will send his angels, and they will gather
out of his kingdom all causes of sin and all evildoers, [42] and throw them
into the furnace of fire; there men will weep and gnash their teeth. [43]
Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father.
He who has ears, let him hear. [44] "The kingdom of heaven is like treasure
hidden in a field, which a man found and covered up; then in his joy he
goes and sells all that he has and buys that field. [45] "Again, the
kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls, [46] who, on
finding one pearl of great value, went and sold all that he had and bought
it. [47] "Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net which was thrown into
the sea and gathered fish of every kind; [48] when it was full, men drew it
ashore and sat down and sorted the good into vessels but threw away the
bad. [49] So it will be at the close of the age. The angels will come out
and separate the evil from the righteous, [50] and throw them into the
furnace of fire; there men will weep and gnash their teeth. [51] "Have you
understood all this?" They said to him, "Yes." [52] And he said to them,
"Therefore every scribe who has been trained for the kingdom of heaven is
like a householder who brings out of his treasure what is new and what is
old." [53] And when Jesus had finished these parables, he went away from
there, [54] and coming to his own country he taught them in their
synagogue, so that they were astonished, and said, "Where did this man get
this wisdom and these mighty works? [55] Is not this the carpenter's son?
Is not his mother called Mary? And are not his brothers James and Joseph
and Simon and Judas? [56] And are not all his sisters with us? Where then
did this man get all this?" [57] And they took offense at him. But Jesus
said to them, "A prophet is not without honor except in his own country and
in his own house." [58] And he did not do many mighty works there, because
of their unbelief.

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