Matthew Chapter 13

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1  / That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the lake

2  / Such large crowds gathered around hem that he got into a boat and sat in it, while all the peo;oe stood on the shore

3  / Then he told them many things in para-bles, saying; A farmer went out to sow his seed

4  / As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up

5  / Some fell on rocky places, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly, because the soil was shallow

6  / But when the sun came up, the plants were scorched and they withered because thdy had no root

7  / Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the plants

8  / Still other seed fell on good soil, where it produced a crop- a jundred sixty or thirty times what was  sown

9  / He who has ears, let him hear

10 /The disciples came to him and asked, why do you speak to the people in parables?

11 /He replied, the knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them

12 / Whoever has will be given more, and ge will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken from him

13 / This is why I speak to them in parables Though seeing they do not see; though hearing, they do not hear or understand

14 /In them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah; You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving

15 /For this people's heart has become calloused; they handly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with thier eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts and turn, and I would heal them

16 / But blessed are your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear

17 /For I tell you the truth, many prophets and righteous men longed to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it

18 /Listen then to what the parable of the sower means;

19 /When anyone hears the message about the kingdom and does not understand it the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is the seed sown along the paath

20 /The one who received the seed that fell on rocky places is the man who hears the word and at once receives it with joy

21 /But since he has no root, he lasts only a short time. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, he quickly falls away.

22 /The one who received the seed that fell among the thorns is the man who hears the word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth choke it, making it unfruitful

23 /But the one who received the seed that fell on good soil is the man who hears the word and understands it. He produces a crop yieding a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown

24 /Jesus told them another parable; The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field

25 / But while everyone was sleeping his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat and went away

26 / When the wheat sprouted and formed heads, then the weeds also appered

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?

28 / An enemy did this, he replied.  The servants asked him. Do you want us to go and pull them up?

29 / No, he answered, because while you are pulling the weeds, you may root up the wheat with them

30  / Let 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

31 / He told them another parable; The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his field

32 / Though it is the smallest of all your seeds, yet when it grows, it is the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree so that the birds of the air come and perch in its branches

33 / He told them stillanother parable; The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed into a large amount of flour until it worked all through the dough

34 / Jesus spoke all these things to the crowd in parables; he did not say anything to them without using a parable

35 /So was fulfilled what was splken through the prophet; I will open my mouth in parables I will utter things hidden since the creation of the world

36 /Then 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

37 /He answered, The one who sowed the good seed is the Son of Man

38 /The field is the world, and the good seed stands for the sons of the kingdom The weeds are the sons of the evil one

39 / and the enemy who sows them is the devil The harvest is the end of the age, and the harvesters are angels

40 / As the weeds are pulled up and burnned in the fire, so it will be at the end of the age

41 /The 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

42 / They will throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth

43 / Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears. let him hear

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 al he had and bought that field

45 / Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant looking for fime pearls

46 / When he found one of great value he went away and sold everything he had and bought it

47 / Once again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was let down into the lake and caught all kinds of fish

48 / When 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

49 / This is how it will be at the end of the age The angels will come and separate the wicked from the righteous

50 / and throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth

51 / Have you understood all these things? Jesus asked. Yes they replied

52 / He said tl them, Therefore every teacher of the law who has been instructed about the kingdom of heaven is like the owner of a house who brings out of his storeroom new treasures as well as old

53 /When Jesus had finished these parables, the moved on from there

54 / Coming 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 sasked

55 / Isn't this the carpenter;s son? Isn't his mother;s mane Mary, and aren't his brothers James. Joseph, simon and Judas?

56 / Aren't all his sisters with us? Where then did this man get all these things?

57 / And they took offense at him, But Jesus said to them, Only in his hometown and in his own house is a prophet without honor

58 / And he did not do many miracles there because of their lack of faith

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But the one whe received the seed that fell on good soil is the man who hears the word and understands it. He produces a crop yieding a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown. Amen!!