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| [1]The same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the seaside. |
[1]And in that day Jesus, having gone forth from the house, was sitting by the sea, |
| [2]And great multitudes resorted unto him, so that he went into a ship, and sat down: and the whole multitude stood on the shore. |
[2]and gathered together unto him were many multitudes, so that he having gone into the boat did sit down, and all the multitude on the beach did stand, |
| [3]Then he spake many things to them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow. |
[3]and he spake to them many things in similes, saying: `Lo, the sower went forth to sow, |
| [4]And as he sowed, some fell by the wayside, and the fowls came and devoured them up. |
[4]and in his sowing, some indeed fell by the way, and the fowls did come and devour them, |
| [5]And some fell upon stony ground, where they had not much earth, and soon they sprung up, because they had no depth of earth. |
[5]and others fell upon the rocky places, where they had not much earth, and immediately they sprang forth, through not having depth of earth, |
| [6]And when the sun rose up, they were parched, and for lack of rooting, withered away. |
[6]and the sun having risen they were scorched, and through not having root, they withered, |
| [7]And some fell among thorns, and the thorns sprung up, and choked them. |
[7]and others fell upon the thorns, and the thorns did come up and choke them, |
| [8]Some again fell in good ground, and brought forth fruit, one corn an hundred fold, some sixty fold, and another thirty fold. |
[8]and others fell upon the good ground, and were giving fruit, some indeed a hundredfold, and some sixty, and some thirty. |
| [9]He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. |
[9]He who is having ears to hear -- let him hear.' |
| [10]Then the disciples came, and said to him, Why speakest thou to them in parables? |
[10]And the disciples having come near, said to him, `Wherefore in similes dost thou speak to them?' |
| [11]And he answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you, to know the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given. |
[11]And he answering said to them that -- `To you it hath been given to know the secrets of the reign of the heavens, and to these it hath not been given, |
| [12]For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away, even that he hath. |
[12]for whoever hath, it shall be given to him, and he shall have overabundance, and whoever hath not, even that which he hath shall be taken from him. |
| [13]Therefore speak I to them in parables, because they seeing, do not see: and hearing, they hear not, neither understand. |
[13]`Because of this, in similes do I speak to them, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor understand, |
| [14]So in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah, which prophecy saith, By hearing, ye shall hear, and shall not understand, and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive. |
[14]and fulfilled on them is the prophecy of Isaiah, that saith, With hearing ye shall hear, and ye shall not understand, and seeing ye shall see, and ye shall not perceive, |
| [15]For this peoples heart is waxed fat, and their ears are dull of hearing, and with their eyes they have winked, lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with their hearts, and should return, that I might heal them. |
[15]for made gross was the heart of this people, and with the ears they heard heavily, and their eyes they did close, lest they might see with the eyes, and with the ears might hear, and with the heart understand, and turn back, and I might heal them. |
| [16]But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear. |
[16]`And happy are your eyes because they see, and your ears because 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. |
[17]for verily I say to you, that many prophets and righteous men did desire to see that which ye look on, and they did not see, and to hear that which ye hear, and they did not hear. |
| [18]Hear ye therefore the parable of the sower. |
[18]`Ye, therefore, hear ye the simile of the sower: |
| [19]Whensoever a man heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, the evil one cometh, and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart: and this is he which hath received the seed by the way side. |
[19]Every one hearing the word of the reign, and not understanding -- the evil one doth come, and doth catch that which hath been sown in his heart; this is that sown by the way. |
| [20]And he that received seed in the stony ground, is he which heareth the word, and incontinently with joy receiveth it, |
[20]`And that sown on the rocky places, this is he who is hearing the word, and immediately with joy is receiving it, |
| [21]Yet hath he no root in himself, and endureth but a season: for as soon as tribulation or persecution cometh because of the word, by and by he is offended. |
[21]and he hath not root in himself, but is temporary, and persecution or tribulation having happened because of the word, immediately he is stumbled. |
| [22]And he that receiveth the seed among thorns, is he that heareth the word: but the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and he is made unfruitful. |
[22]`And that sown toward the thorns, this is he who is hearing the word, and the anxiety of this age, and the deceitfulness of the riches, do choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful. |
| [23]But he that receiveth the seed in the good ground, is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it, which also beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some an hundred fold, some sixty fold, and some thirty fold. |
[23]`And that sown on the good ground: this is he who is hearing the word, and is understanding, who indeed doth bear fruit, and doth make, some indeed a hundredfold, and some sixty, and some thirty.' |
| [24]Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like unto a man which sowed good seed in his field. |
[24]Another simile he set before them, saying: `The reign of the heavens was likened to a man sowing good seed in his field, |
| [25]But while men slept, there came his enemy, and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way. |
[25]and, while men are sleeping, his enemy came and sowed darnel in the midst of the wheat, and went away, |
| [26]And when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also. |
[26]and when the herb sprang up, and yielded fruit, then appeared also the darnel. |
| [27]Then came the servants of the householder, and said unto him, Master, sowest not thou good seed in thy field? from whence then hath it tares? |
[27]`And the servants of the householder, having come near, said to him, Sir, good seed didst thou not sow in thy field? whence then hath it the darnel? |
| [28]And he said to them, The envious man hath done this. Then the servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up? |
[28]And he saith to them, A man, an enemy, did this; and the servants said to him, Wilt thou, then, [that] having gone away we may gather it up? |
| [29]But he said, Nay, lest while ye go about to gather the tares, ye pluck up also with them the wheat. |
[29]`And he said, No, lest -- gathering up the darnel -- ye root up with it the wheat, |
| [30]Let both grow together until the harvest, and in time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye first the tares, and bind them in sheaves to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn. |
[30]suffer both to grow together till the harvest, and in the time of the harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather up first the darnel, and bind it in bundles, to burn it, and the wheat gather up into my storehouse.' |
| [31]Another parable he put forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like unto a grain of mustard seed, which a man taketh and soweth in his field: |
[31]Another simile he set before them, saying: `The reign of the heavens is like to a grain of mustard, which a man having taken, did sow in his field, |
| [32]Which indeed is the least of all seeds: but when it is grown, it is the greatest among herbs, and it is a tree, so that the birds of heaven come and build in the branches thereof. |
[32]which less, indeed, is than all the seeds, but when it may be grown, is greatest of the herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the heaven do come and rest in its branches.' |
| [33]Another parable spake he to them, The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman taketh and hideth in three pecks of meal, till all be leavened. |
[33]Another simile spake he to them: `The reign of the heavens is like to leaven, which a woman having taken, hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.' |
| [34]All these things spake Jesus unto the multitude in parables, and without parables spake he not to them, |
[34]All these things spake Jesus in similes to the multitudes, and without a simile he was not speaking to them, |
| [35]That it might be fulfilled, which was spoken by the Prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables, and will utter the things which have been kept secret from the foundation of the world. |
[35]that it might be fulfilled that was spoken through the prophet, saying, `I will open in similes my mouth, I will utter things having been hidden from the foundation of the world.' |
| [36]Then sent Jesus 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. |
[36]Then having let away the multitudes, Jesus came to the house, and his disciples came near to him, saying, `Explain to us the simile of the darnel of the field.' |
| [37]Then answered he, and said to them, He that soweth the good seed, is the Son of man. |
[37]And he answering said to them, `He who is sowing the good seed is the Son of Man, |
| [38]And the field is the world, and the good seed, they are the children of the kingdom, and the tares are the children of the wicked, |
[38]and the field is the world, and the good seed, these are the sons of the reign, and the darnel are the sons of the evil one, |
| [39]And the enemy that soweth them, is the devil, and the harvest is the end of the world, and the reapers be the Angels. |
[39]and the enemy who sowed them is the devil, and the harvest is a full end of the age, and the reapers are messengers. |
| [40]As then the tares are gathered and burned in the fire, so shall it be in the end of this world. |
[40]`As, then, the darnel is gathered up, and is burned with fire, so shall it be in the full end of this age, |
| [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, |
[41]the Son of Man shall send forth his messengers, and they shall gather up out of his kingdom all the stumbling-blocks, and those doing the unlawlessness, |
| [42]And shall cast them into a furnace of fire. There shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth. |
[42]and shall cast them to the furnace of the fire; there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of the teeth. |
| [43]Then shall the just men shine as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. |
[43]`Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the reign of their Father. He who is having ears to hear -- let him hear. |
| [44]Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a treasure hid in the field, which when a man hath found, he hideth it, and for joy thereof departeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field. |
[44]`Again, the reign of the heavens is like to treasure hid in the field, which a man having found did hide, and from his joy goeth, and all, as much as he hath, he selleth, and buyeth that field. |
| [45]Again the kingdom of heaven is like to a merchant man, that seeketh good pearls, |
[45]`Again, the reign of the heavens is like to a man, a merchant, seeking goodly pearls, |
| [46]Who having found a pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it. |
[46]who having found one pearl of great price, having gone away, hath sold all, as much as he had, and bought it. |
| [47]Again the kingdom of heaven is like unto a drawnet cast into the sea, that gathereth of all kinds of things. |
[47]`Again, the reign of the heavens is like to a net that was cast into the sea, and did gather together of every kind, |
| [48]Which, when it is full, men draw to land, and sit and gather the good into vessels, and cast the bad away. |
[48]which, when it was filled, having drawn up again upon the beach, and having sat down, they gathered the good into vessels, and the bad they did cast out, |
| [49]So shall it be at the end of the world. The Angels shall go forth, and sever the bad from among the just, |
[49]so shall it be in the full end of the age, the messengers shall come forth and separate the evil out of the midst of the righteous, |
| [50]And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing, and gnashing of teeth. |
[50]and shall cast them to the furnace of the fire, there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of the teeth.' |
| [51]Jesus said unto them, Understand ye all these things? They said unto him, Yea, Lord. |
[51]Jesus saith to them, `Did ye understand all these?' They say to him, `Yes, sir.' |
| [52]Then said he unto them, Therefore every Scribe which is taught unto the kingdom of heaven, is like unto an householder, which bringeth forth out of his treasure things both new and old. |
[52]And he said to them, `Because of this every scribe having been discipled in regard to the reign of the heavens, is like to a man, a householder, who doth bring forth out of his treasure things new and old.' |
| [53]And it came to pass, that when Jesus had ended these parables, he departed thence, |
[53]And it came to pass, when Jesus finished these similes, he removed thence, |
| [54]And came into his own country, and taught them in their Synagogue, so that they were astonished, and said, Whence cometh this wisdom and great works unto this man? |
[54]and having come to his own country, he was teaching them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished, and were saying, `Whence to this one this wisdom and the mighty works? |
| [55]Is not this the carpenters son? Is not his mother called Mary, and his brethren James and Joseph, and Simon and Judas? |
[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 are not his sisters all with us? Whence then hath he all these things? |
[56]and his sisters -- are they not all with us? whence, then, to this one all these?' |
| [57]And they were offended with him. Then Jesus said to them, A Prophet is not without honor, save in his own country, and in his own house. |
[57]and they were stumbled at him. And 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 many great works there, for their unbeliefs sake. |
[58]and he did not there many mighty works, because of their unbelief. |