THE PARABLES OF THE
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13:1-9
"On the same day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the sea. And great multitudes were gathered together to Him, so that He got into a boat and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore. Then He spoke many things to them in parables, saying: 'Behold, a sower went out to sow. And as he sowed, some seed fell by the wayside; and the birds came and devoured them.; Some fell on stony places, where they did not have much earth; and they immediately sprang up because they had no depth of earth. But when the sun was up they were scorched, and because they had no root they withered away. And some fell among thorns, and the thorns sprang up and choked them. But others fell on good ground and yielded a crop: some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. He who has ears to hear, let him hear!'"
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13:10-15
"And the disciples came and said to Him, 'Why do You
speak to them in parables?' He answered and said to them, 'Because it has been
given to you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has
not been given. For whoever has, to him more will be given, and he will have
abundance; but whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from
him. Therefore I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and
hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand. And in them the prophecy of
Isaiah is fulfilled, which says:
"Hearing you will hear and shall not understand, _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 13:16-23 "But blessed are your eyes for they see, and your
ears for they hear; for assuredly, I say to you that many 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. Therefore hear the parable of the
sower: When anyone hears the word of the kingdom, and does not understand it,
then the wicked one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart.
This is he who received seed by the wayside. But he who received the seed on
stony places, this is he who hears the word and immediately receives it with
joy; yet he has no root in himself, but endures only for a while. For when
tribulation or persecution arises because of the word, immediately he stumbles.
Now he who received seed among the thorns is he who hears the word, and the
cares of this world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and he
becomes unfruitful. But he who received seed on the good ground is he who hears
the word and understands it, who indeed bears fruit and produces: some a
hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty." _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 13:24-30 "Another parable He put forth to them, saying: 'The
kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field; but while men
slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat and went his way. But when
the grain had sprouted and produced a crop, then the tares also appeared. So the
servants of the owner came and said to him, "Sir, did you not sow good seed in
your field? How then does it have tares?" He said to them, "An enemy has done
this." The servants said to him, "Do you want us then to go and gather them up?"
But he said, "No, lest while you gather up the tares you also uproot the wheat
with them. Let both grow together until the harvest, and at the time of harvest
I will say to the reapers, 'First gather together the tares and bind them in
bundles to burn them, but gather the wheat into my barn.'" _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 13:31-32 "Another parable He put forth to them, saying: 'The
kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his
field, which indeed is the least of all the seeds; but when it is grown it is
greater than the herbs and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and
nest in its branches.'" _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 13:33 "Another parable He spoke to them: 'The kingdom of heaven
is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal till it was
all leavened.'" _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 13:34-35 "All these things Jesus spoke to the multitude in
parables; and without a parable He did not speak to them, that it might be
fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying:
'I will open My mouth in parables; _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 13:36-43 "Then Jesus sent the multitude away and went into the
house. And His disciples came to Him, saying, 'Explain to us the parable of the
tares of the field.' He answered and said to them: 'He who sows the good seed is
the Son of Man. The field is the world, the good seeds are the sons of the
kingdom, but the tares are the sons of the wicked one. The enemy who
sowed them is the devil, the harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are
the angels. Therefore as the tares are gathered and burned in the fire, so it
will be at the end of this age. The Son of Man will send out His angels, and
they will gather out of His kingdom all things that offend, and those who
practice lawlessness, and will cast them into the furnace of fire. There will be
wailing and gnashing of teeth. Then the righteous will shine forth as the sun in
the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears to hear, let him hear!'" _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 13:44 "Again, the kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in
a field, which a man found and hid; and for joy over it he goes and sells all
that he has and buys that field." _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 13:45-46 "Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking
beautiful pearls, who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold
all that he had and bought it." _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 13:47-50 "Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a dragnet that was
cast into the sea and gathered some of every kind, which, when it was full, they
drew to shore; and they sat down and gathered the good into vessels, but threw
the bad away. So it will be at the end of the age. The angels will come forth,
separate the wicked from among the just, and cast them into the furnace of fire.
There will be wailing and gnashing of teeth." _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 13:51-52 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 13:53-58 "Now it came to pass, when Jesus had finished these
parables, that He departed from there. When He had come 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? Is this not
the carpenter's son? Is not His mother called Mary? And His brothers James, [NU reads:
Joseph instead of Joses], Simon, and Judas? And His sisters, are they not all with us? Where then
did this Man get all these things?' So they were offended at Him. But
Jesus said to them, 'A prophet is not without honor except in his own country
and in his own house.' Now He did not do many mighty works there because of
their unbelief."
Scripture taken from the
New King James Version. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by
permission. All rights reserved.
And seeing you will see and not perceive;
For the hearts of this people have grown dull.
Their ears are hard of hearing,
And their eyes they have closed,
Lest they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears,
Lest they should understand with their hearts and turn,
So that I [NU reads: would
instead of should] heal them.'"
I will utter things kept secret from the foundation of the world."