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13:1 The same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the
sea side.
13:2 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.
13:3 And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying,
Behold, a sower went forth to sow;
13:4 And when he sowed, some [seeds] fell by the way side, and
the fowls came and devoured them up:
13:5 Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth:
and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of
earth:
13:6 And when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because
they had no root, they withered away.
13:7 And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and
choked them:
13:8 But other fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit,
some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold.
13:9 Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.
13:10 And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest
thou unto them in parables?
13:11 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.
13:12 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.
13:13 Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they
seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they
understand.
13:14 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:
13:15 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.
13:16 But blessed [are] your eyes, for they see: and your ears,
for they hear.
13:17 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].
13:18 Hear ye therefore the parable of the sower.
13:19 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.
13:20 But he that received the seed into stony places, the same
is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it;
13:21 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.
13:22 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.
13:23 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.
13:24 Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The
kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in
his field:
13:25 But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among
the wheat, and went his way.
13:26 But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit,
then appeared the tares also.
13:27 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?
13:28 He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The servants
said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up?
13:29 But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye
root up also the wheat with them.
13:30 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.
13:31 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:
13:32 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.
13:33 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.
13:34 All these things spake Jesus unto the multitude in
parables; and without a parable spake he not unto them:
13:35 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.
13:36 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.
13:37 He answered and said unto them, He that soweth the good
seed is the Son of man;
13:38 The field is the world; the good seed are the children of
the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked [one];
13:39 The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is
the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.
13:40 As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the
fire; so shall it be in the end of this world.
13:41 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;
13:42 And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall
be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
13:43 Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the
kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.
13:44 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.
13:45 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man,
seeking goodly pearls:
13:46 Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and
sold all that he had, and bought it.
13:47 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was
cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind:
13:48 Which, when it was full, they drew to shore, and sat down,
and gathered the good into vessels, but cast the bad away.
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