Matthew 13 : 1 (HCSB)
On that day Jesus went out of the house and was sitting by the sea.
Matthew 13 : 2 (HCSB)
Such large crowds gathered around Him that He got into a boat and sat down, while the whole crowd stood on the shore.
Matthew 13 : 3 (HCSB)
Then He told them many things in parables, saying: "Consider the sower who went out to sow.
Matthew 13 : 4 (HCSB)
As he was sowing, some seeds fell along the path, and the birds came and ate them up.
Matthew 13 : 5 (HCSB)
Others fell on rocky ground, where there wasn't much soil, and they sprang up quickly since the soil wasn't deep.
Matthew 13 : 6 (HCSB)
But when the sun came up they were scorched, and since they had no root, they withered.
Matthew 13 : 7 (HCSB)
Others fell among thorns, and the thorns came up and choked them.
Matthew 13 : 8 (HCSB)
Still others fell on good ground, and produced a crop: some 100, some 60, and some 30 times [what was sown].
Matthew 13 : 9 (HCSB)
Anyone who has ears should listen!"
Matthew 13 : 10 (HCSB)
Then the disciples came up and asked Him, "Why do You speak to them in parables?"
Matthew 13 : 11 (HCSB)
He answered them, "Because the secrets of the kingdom of heaven have been given for you to know, but it has not been given to them.
Matthew 13 : 12 (HCSB)
For whoever has, [more] will be given to him, and he will have more than enough. But whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.
Matthew 13 : 13 (HCSB)
For this reason I speak to them in parables, because looking they do not see, and hearing they do not listen or understand.
Matthew 13 : 14 (HCSB)
Isaiah's prophecy is fulfilled in them, which says: You will listen and listen, yet never understand; and you will look and look, yet never perceive.
Matthew 13 : 15 (HCSB)
For this people's heart has grown callous; their ears are hard of hearing, and they have shut their eyes; otherwise they might see with their eyes and hear with their ears, understand with their hearts and turn back-- and I would cure them.
Matthew 13 : 16 (HCSB)
"But your eyes are blessed because they do see, and your ears because they do hear!
Matthew 13 : 17 (HCSB)
For I assure you: Many prophets and righteous people longed to see the things you see yet didn't see them; to hear the things you hear yet didn't hear them.
Matthew 13 : 18 (HCSB)
"You, then, listen to the parable of the sower:
Matthew 13 : 19 (HCSB)
When anyone hears the word about the kingdom and doesn't understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is the one sown along the path.
Matthew 13 : 20 (HCSB)
And the one sown on rocky ground-- this is one who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy.
Matthew 13 : 21 (HCSB)
Yet he has no root in himself, but is short-lived. When pressure or persecution comes because of the word, immediately he stumbles.
Matthew 13 : 22 (HCSB)
Now the one sown among the thorns-- this is one who hears the word, but the worries of this age and the seduction of wealth choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.
Matthew 13 : 23 (HCSB)
But the one sown on the good ground-- this is one who hears and understands the word, who does bear fruit and yields: some 100, some 60, some 30 times [what was sown]."
Matthew 13 : 24 (HCSB)
He presented another parable to them: "The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field.
Matthew 13 : 25 (HCSB)
But while people were sleeping, his enemy came, sowed weeds among the wheat, and left.
Matthew 13 : 26 (HCSB)
When the plants sprouted and produced grain, then the weeds also appeared.
Matthew 13 : 27 (HCSB)
The landowner's slaves came to him and said, 'Master, didn't you sow good seed in your field? Then where did the weeds come from?'
Matthew 13 : 28 (HCSB)
" 'An enemy did this!' he told them. " 'So, do you want us to go and gather them up?' the slaves asked him.
Matthew 13 : 29 (HCSB)
" 'No,' he said. 'When you gather up the weeds, you might also uproot the wheat with them.
Matthew 13 : 30 (HCSB)
Let both grow together until the harvest. At harvest time I'll tell the reapers: Gather the weeds first and tie them in bundles to burn them, but store the wheat in my barn. '"
Matthew 13 : 31 (HCSB)
He presented another parable to them: "The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a man took and sowed in his field.
Matthew 13 : 32 (HCSB)
It's the smallest of all the seeds, but when grown, it's taller than the vegetables and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the sky come and nest in its branches."
Matthew 13 : 33 (HCSB)
He told them another parable: "The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed into 50 pounds of flour until it spread through all of it."
Matthew 13 : 34 (HCSB)
Jesus told the crowds all these things in parables, and He would not speak anything to them without a parable,
Matthew 13 : 35 (HCSB)
so that what was spoken through the prophet might be fulfilled: I will open My mouth in parables; I will declare things kept secret from the foundation of the world.
Matthew 13 : 36 (HCSB)
Then He dismissed the crowds and went into the house. His disciples approached Him and said, "Explain the parable of the weeds in the field to us."
Matthew 13 : 37 (HCSB)
He replied: "The One who sows the good seed is the Son of Man;
Matthew 13 : 38 (HCSB)
the field is the world; and the good seed-- these are the sons of the kingdom. The weeds are the sons of the evil one, and
Matthew 13 : 39 (HCSB)
the enemy who sowed them is the Devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the harvesters are angels.
Matthew 13 : 40 (HCSB)
Therefore just as the weeds are gathered and burned in the fire, so it will be at the end of the age.
Matthew 13 : 41 (HCSB)
The Son of Man will send out His angels, and they will gather from His kingdom everything that causes sin and those guilty of lawlessness.
Matthew 13 : 42 (HCSB)
They will throw them into the blazing furnace where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Matthew 13 : 43 (HCSB)
Then the righteous will shine like the sun in their Father's kingdom. Anyone who has ears should listen!
Matthew 13 : 44 (HCSB)
"The kingdom of heaven is like treasure, buried in a field, that a man found and reburied. Then in his joy he goes and sells everything he has and buys that field.
Matthew 13 : 45 (HCSB)
"Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls.
Matthew 13 : 46 (HCSB)
When he found one priceless pearl, he went and sold everything he had, and bought it.
Matthew 13 : 47 (HCSB)
"Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a large net thrown into the sea. It collected every kind [of fish],
Matthew 13 : 48 (HCSB)
and when it was full, they dragged it ashore, sat down, and gathered the good [fish] into containers, but threw out the worthless ones.
Matthew 13 : 49 (HCSB)
So it will be at the end of the age. The angels will go out, separate the evil people from the righteous,
Matthew 13 : 50 (HCSB)
and throw them into the blazing furnace. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Matthew 13 : 51 (HCSB)
"Have you understood all these things?" "Yes," they told Him.
Matthew 13 : 52 (HCSB)
"Therefore," He said to them, "every student of Scripture instructed in the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who brings out of his storeroom what is new and what is old."
Matthew 13 : 53 (HCSB)
When Jesus had finished these parables, He left there.
Matthew 13 : 54 (HCSB)
He went to His hometown and began to teach them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished and said, "How did this wisdom and these miracles come to Him?
Matthew 13 : 55 (HCSB)
Isn't this the carpenter's son? Isn't His mother called Mary, and His brothers James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas?
Matthew 13 : 56 (HCSB)
And His sisters, aren't they all with us? So where does He get all these things?"
Matthew 13 : 57 (HCSB)
And they were offended by Him. But Jesus said to them, "A prophet is not without honor except in his hometown and in his household."
Matthew 13 : 58 (HCSB)
And He did not do many miracles there because of their unbelief.
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