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| 1That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat beside the sea. | 1That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the lake. |
| 2And great crowds gathered about him, so that he got into a boat and sat down. And the whole crowd stood on the beach. | 2Such large crowds gathered around him that he got into a boat and sat in it, while all the people stood on the shore. |
| 3And he told them many things in parables, saying: “A sower went out to sow. | 3Then he told them many things in parables, saying: "A farmer went out to sow his seed. |
| 4And as he sowed, some seeds fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured them. | 4As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up. |
| 5Other seeds fell on rocky ground, where they did not have much soil, and immediately they sprang up, since they had no depth of soil, | 5Some fell on rocky places, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly, because the soil was shallow. |
| 6but when the sun rose they were scorched. And since they had no root, they withered away. | 6But when the sun came up, the plants were scorched, and they withered because they had no root. |
| 7Other seeds fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked them. | 7Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the plants. |
| 8Other seeds fell on good soil and produced grain, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. | 8Still other seed fell on good soil, where it produced a crop--a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown. |
| 9He who has ears, let him hear.” | 9Whoever has ears, let them hear." |
| 10Then the disciples came and said to him, “Why do you speak to them in parables?” | 10The disciples came to him and asked, "Why do you speak to the people in parables?" |
| 11And 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. | 11He replied, "Because the knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them. |
| 12For to the one who has, more will be given, and he will have an abundance, but from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away. | 12Whoever has will be given more, and they will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what they have will be taken from them. |
| 13This is why I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand. | 13This is why I speak to them in parables: "Though seeing, they do not see; though hearing, they do not hear or understand. |
| 14Indeed, in their case the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled that says: “‘“You will indeed hear but never understand, and you will indeed see but never perceive.” | 14In them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah: "'You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving. |
| 15For this people’s heart has grown dull, and with their ears they can barely hear, and their eyes they have closed, lest they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears and understand with their heart and turn, and I would heal them.’ | 15For this people's heart has become calloused; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts and turn, and I would heal them.' |
| 16But blessed are your eyes, for they see, and your ears, for they hear. | 16But blessed are your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear. |
| 17For truly, I say to you, many prophets and righteous people longed to see what you see, and did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it. | 17For truly I tell you, many prophets and righteous people longed to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it. |
| 18“Hear then the parable of the sower: | 18"Listen then to what the parable of the sower means: |
| 19When anyone hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what has been sown in his heart. This is what was sown along the path. | 19When anyone hears the message about the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in their heart. This is the seed sown along the path. |
| 20As for what was sown on rocky ground, this is the one who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy, | 20The seed falling on rocky ground refers to someone who hears the word and at once receives it with joy. |
| 21yet 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. | 21But since they have no root, they last only a short time. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, they quickly fall away. |
| 22As for what was sown among thorns, this is the one who hears the word, but the cares of the world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and it proves unfruitful. | 22The seed falling among the thorns refers to someone who hears the word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, making it unfruitful. |
| 23As for what was sown on good soil, this is the one 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.” | 23But the seed falling on good soil refers to someone who hears the word and understands it. This is the one who produces a crop, yielding a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown." |
| 24He put another parable before them, saying, “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field, | 24Jesus told them another parable: "The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field. |
| 25but while his men were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat and went away. | 25But while everyone was sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and went away. |
| 26So when the plants came up and bore grain, then the weeds appeared also. | 26When the wheat sprouted and formed heads, then the weeds also appeared. |
| 27And the servants of the master of the house came and said to him, ‘Master, did you not sow good seed in your field? How then does it have weeds?’ | 27"The owner's servants came to him and said, 'Sir, didn't you sow good seed in your field? Where then did the weeds come from?' |
| 28He said to them, ‘An enemy has done this.’ So the servants said to him, ‘Then do you want us to go and gather them?’ | 28"'An enemy did this,' he replied. "The servants asked him, 'Do you want us to go and pull them up?' |
| 29But he said, ‘No, lest in gathering the weeds you root up the wheat along with them. | 29"'No,' he answered, 'because while you are pulling the weeds, you may uproot the wheat with them. |
| 30Let 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.”’” | 30Let both grow together until the harvest. At that time I will tell the harvesters: First collect the weeds and tie them in bundles to be burned; then gather the wheat and bring it into my barn.'" |
| 31He put another parable before them, saying, “The kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard seed that a man took and sowed in his field. | 31He told them another parable: "The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his field. |
| 32It is the smallest of all seeds, but when it has grown it is larger than all the garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and make nests in its branches.” | 32Though it is the smallest of all seeds, yet when it grows, it is the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds come and perch in its branches." |
| 33He told them another parable. “The kingdom of heaven is like leaven that a woman took and hid in three measures of flour, till it was all leavened.” | 33He told them still another parable: "The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed into about sixty pounds of flour until it worked all through the dough." |
| 34All these things Jesus said to the crowds in parables; indeed, he said nothing to them without a parable. | 34Jesus spoke all these things to the crowd in parables; he did not say anything to them without using a parable. |
| 35This was to fulfill 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.” | 35So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophet: "I will open my mouth in parables, I will utter things hidden since the creation of the world." |
| 36Then 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.” | 36Then he left the crowd and went into the house. His disciples came to him and said, "Explain to us the parable of the weeds in the field." |
| 37He answered, “The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man. | 37He answered, "The one who sowed the good seed is the Son of Man. |
| 38The field is the world, and the good seed is the sons of the kingdom. The weeds are the sons of the evil one, | 38The field is the world, and the good seed stands for the people of the kingdom. The weeds are the people of the evil one, |
| 39and the enemy who sowed them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are angels. | 39and the enemy who sows them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the harvesters are angels. |
| 40Just as the weeds are gathered and burned with fire, so will it be at the end of the age. | 40"As the weeds are pulled up and burned in the fire, so it will be at the end of the age. |
| 41The Son of Man will send his angels, and they will gather out of his kingdom all causes of sin and all law-breakers, | 41The Son of Man will send out his angels, and they will weed out of his kingdom everything that causes sin and all who do evil. |
| 42and throw them into the fiery furnace. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. | 42They will throw them into the blazing furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. |
| 43Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him hear. | 43Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Whoever has ears, let them 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. | 44"The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field. |
| 45“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls, | 45"Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant looking for fine pearls. |
| 46who, on finding one pearl of great value, went and sold all that he had and bought it. | 46When he found one of great value, he went away and sold everything he had and bought it. |
| 47“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was thrown into the sea and gathered fish of every kind. | 47"Once again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was let down into the lake and caught all kinds of fish. |
| 48When it was full, men drew it ashore and sat down and sorted the good into containers but threw away the bad. | 48When it was full, the fishermen pulled it up on the shore. Then they sat down and collected the good fish in baskets, but threw the bad away. |
| 49So it will be at the end of the age. The angels will come out and separate the evil from the righteous | 49This is how it will be at the end of the age. The angels will come and separate the wicked from the righteous |
| 50and throw them into the fiery furnace. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. | 50and throw them into the blazing furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. |
| 51“Have you understood all these things?” They said to him, “Yes.” | 51"Have you understood all these things?" Jesus asked. "Yes," they replied. |
| 52And he said to them, “Therefore every scribe who has been trained for the kingdom of heaven is like a master of a house, who brings out of his treasure what is new and what is old.” | 52He said to them, "Therefore every teacher of the law who has become a disciple in the kingdom of heaven is like the owner of a house who brings out of his storeroom new treasures as well as old." |
| 53And when Jesus had finished these parables, he went away from there, | 53When Jesus had finished these parables, he moved on from there. |
| 54and coming to his hometown he taught them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished, and said, “Where did this man get this wisdom and these mighty works? | 54Coming to his hometown, he began teaching the people in their synagogue, and they were amazed. "Where did this man get this wisdom and these miraculous powers?" they asked. |
| 55Is not this the carpenter’s son? Is not his mother called Mary? And are not his brothers James and Joseph and Simon and Judas? | 55"Isn't this the carpenter's son? Isn't his mother's name Mary, and aren't his brothers James, Joseph, Simon and Judas? |
| 56And are not all his sisters with us? Where then did this man get all these things?” | 56Aren't all his sisters with us? Where then did this man get all these things?" |
| 57And they took offense at him. But Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his hometown and in his own household.” | 57And they took offense at him. But Jesus said to them, "A prophet is not without honor except in his own town and in his own home." |
| 58And he did not do many mighty works there, because of their unbelief. | 58And he did not do many miracles there because of their lack of faith. |
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