1 On that day Jesus went out of the house
2 And large crowds gathered close around him, so that he got into a boat to sit down, and all the crowd was standing on the shore.
3 And he spoke many
4 and while he was sowing,
5 And other
6 But
7 And other
8 But other
9 The one who has ears, let him hear!”
10 And the disciples came up
11 And he answered
12 For whoever has, to him
13 For this
14 and with reference to them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled that says,
15 For the heart of this people has become dull,
16 But your eyes
17 For truly I say to you that many prophets and righteous
18 “You, therefore, listen to the parable of the sower:
20 And what was sown on the rocky ground—this is the one who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy.
21 But he does not have a root in himself, but
22 And what was sown into the thorn plants—this is the one who hears the word, and the anxiety of the world and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word and it becomes unproductive.
23 But what was sown on the good soil—this is the one who hears the word and understands
24 He put before them another parable, saying, “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field.
25 But while his
26 So when the
27 So the slaves of the master of the house came
28 And he said to them, ‘An enemy has done this!’ So the slaves said to him, ‘Then do you want us to go
29 But he said, “No, lest
30 Let both grow together until the harvest, and at the season of the harvest I will tell the reapers, “First gather the darnel and tie it into bundles to burn them, but gather the wheat into my storehouse.” ’”
31 He put before them another parable, saying, “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a man took
33 He told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took
34 Jesus spoke all these
35 in order that what was spoken through the prophet would be fulfilled, who said,
36 Then he left the crowds
37 So he answered
38 and the field is the world. And the good seed—these are the sons of the kingdom, but the darnel are the sons of the evil one.
39 And the enemy who sowed them is the devil, and the harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are angels.
40 Thus just as the darnel is gathered and burned up with fire, so it will be at the end of the age.
41 The Son of Man will send out his angels and they will gather out of his kingdom all the causes of sin and those who do lawless deeds,
42 and throw them into the fiery furnace.
43 Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father.
44 “The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, that a man found
45 “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant searching for fine pearls.
46 And
47 “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a dragnet that was thrown into the sea and gathered
48 which when it was filled they pulled to shore and sat down
49 Thus it will be at the end of the age. The angels will go out and separate the evil from among the righteous
50 and throw them into the fiery furnace.
51 “Have you understood all these
52 And he said to them, “For this
53 And it happened that when Jesus had finished these parables he went away from there.
54 And he came to his hometown
55 Is not this one the son of the carpenter? Is not his mother called Mary and his brothers James and Joseph and Simon and Judas?
56 And are not all his sisters with us? From where then did this man
57 And they were offended by him. But Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his
58 And he did not perform many miracles in that place because of their unbelief.