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Matthew 13

¹Then on that day Jesus, having gone out from the house, was sitting by the sea. ²And large crowds were gathered together to Him, with the result that He stepped into the boat to be sitting down. And the entire crowd had stood on the beach.

³And He spoke to them many [things] in allegories [or, parables, and throughout book], saying: “Listen! The one sowing went out to be sowing. ⁴And in his sowing, some [seed] fell beside the road, and the birds came and devoured them. ⁵But others fell on the rocky ground, where it did not have much soil, and immediately it sprouted, because of it not having depth of soil. ⁶But [the] sun having risen, it was scorched, and because of it not having root, it withered. ⁷But others fell on the thorns, and the thorns came up and choked them. ⁸But others fell on the good ground and began yielding fruit, some a hundred[fold] and some sixty[fold] and some thirty[fold]. ⁹The one having ears to be hearing--let him be hearing [or, be paying attention].”

¹⁰And the disciples having come near, said to Him, “Why do You speak to them in allegories?” ¹¹So answering, He said to them, “To you* it has been given to know the secrets [or, mysteries] of the kingdom of the heavens, but to those [ones] it has not been given. ¹²For whoever has, [more] will be given to him, and he will have an abundance; but whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken from him. ¹³For this reason I speak in allegories to them, that seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand.

¹⁴“And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah, the one saying:

With hearing you* will hear, and by no means will you* understand; and seeing you* will see, and by no means will you* perceive. ¹⁵For the heart of this people has become dull [or, insensitive], and they heard heavily with the ears [fig., they are hard of hearing], and they closed their eyes, lest they see with the eyes, and they hear with the ears, and they understand with the heart, and they turn back, and I will heal them. [Isaiah 6:9,10, LXX]

¹⁶“But happy are your* eyes because they see, and your* ears because they hear. ¹⁷For positively, I say to you*, many prophets and righteous [people] desired to see what you* see, and they did not see, and to hear what you* hear, and they did not hear.

¹⁸“Therefore, you* pay attention to the allegory of the one sowing: ¹⁹Every[one] hearing the word of the kingdom and not understanding [it], the evil [one] comes and snatches away the [word] having been sown in his heart; this is the [seed] having been sown beside the road. ²⁰But the [seed] having been sown on the rocky ground, this is the [one] hearing the word and immediately receives it with joy. ²¹But he does not have root in himself, but is temporary; and affliction or persecution having taken place because of the word, immediately he is caused to stumble [fig., he falls away]. ²²But the [seed] having been sown into the thorns, this is the [one] hearing the word, and the anxiety of this age and the deception of the riches choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful. ²³And the [seed] having been sown on the good ground: this is the [one] hearing the word and understanding, who indeed bears fruit and produces, some a hundred[fold], but some sixty[fold], but some thirty[fold].”

²⁴Another allegory He set before them, saying: “The kingdom of the heavens was compared to a person sowing good seed in his field. ²⁵But while the people are sleeping, his enemy came and sowed darnel [i.e., a poisonous weed resembling wheat in the early stages of growth] in the midst of the wheat, and he went away. ²⁶So when the stalk sprouted and yielded fruit, then the darnel appeared also. ²⁷So the slaves [or, indentured servants, and throughout NT] of the landowner, having approached, said to him, ‘Lord, you sowed good seed in your field, did you not? So from where does it have darnel?’ ²⁸So he says to them, ‘A person, an enemy, did this.’ But the slaves said to him, ‘So do you want, having gone away, [that] we will gather them up?’ ²⁹But he was saying, ‘No, lest gathering up the darnel you* uproot the wheat with it. ³⁰Allow both to be growing together until the harvest, and at [the] time of the harvest I will say to the reapers, “Gather up first the darnel and bind them into bundles to burn it, but gather up the wheat into my barn.”’”

³¹Another allegory He set before them, saying: “The kingdom of the heavens is like a grain of mustard [or, a mustard seed], which having taken, a person sowed in his field, ³²which indeed is smaller than all the seeds, but when it is grown is largest of the vegetables. And it becomes a tree, with the result that the birds of the air come and nest in its branches.”

³³Another allegory He spoke to them: “The kingdom of the heavens is like leaven [or, yeast], which a woman having taken hid in three sata [about 1.5 bushels or 36 liters] of wheat flour, until which [time the] whole was leavened [or, was risen].”

³⁴All these things Jesus spoke in allegories to the crowds, and without an allegory He did not speak to them, ³⁵in order that the [word] having been spoken through the prophet should be fulfilled, saying, “I will open my mouth in allegories; I will utter things having been hidden before [the] laying of the foundation of [the] world [or, from [the] beginning of the creation of [the] universe].” [Psalm 78:2]

³⁶Then having dismissed the crowds, Jesus came to the house. And His disciples approached Him, saying, “Explain to us the allegory of the darnel of the field.” ³⁷So answering, He said to them, “The one sowing the good seed is the Son of Humanity. ³⁸And the field is the world, and the good seed, these are the sons [and daughters] of the kingdom, and the darnel are the sons [and daughters] of the evil [one]. ³⁹And the enemy, the one sowing them, is the Devil, and the harvest is [the] conclusion of the age, and the reapers are angels. ⁴⁰Therefore, just as the darnel is gathered up and will be burned with fire, so will it be at the conclusion of this age. ⁴¹The Son of Humanity will send out His angels, and they will gather up out of His kingdom all the stumbling blocks [or, everything that offends] and the ones practicing lawlessness. ⁴²And they will throw them into the furnace of fire [or, the fiery furnace]. In that place [there] will be weeping and gnashing of teeth! ⁴³Then will the righteous [ones] shine forth like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. The one having ears to be hearing, let him be hearing [or, be paying attention].

⁴⁴“Again, the kingdom of the heavens is like treasure hid in the field, which a person having found hid, and as a result of his joy, he goes, and all, as much as he has, he sells, and buys that field.

⁴⁵“Again, the kingdom of the heavens is like a person, a merchant, seeking precious pearls, ⁴⁶who having found one very valuable pearl, having gone away, has sold all, as much as he has, and bought it.

⁴⁷“Again, the kingdom of the heavens is like to a dragnet having been cast into the sea, and having gathered together [fish] of every kind, ⁴⁸which, when it was filled, when they dragged [it] up again on the beach, and having sat down, they gathered the good [fish] into containers, but they threw out the rotten [fish]. ⁴⁹In this manner it will be at the conclusion of the age. The angels will go out and will separate the evil [people] out of [the] midst of the righteous [people] ⁵⁰and will throw them into the furnace of fire [or, the fiery furnace]. In that place [there] will be weeping and gnashing of teeth!”

⁵¹Jesus says to them, “Did you* understand all these [things]?” They say to Him, “Yes, Lord.” ⁵²Then He said to them, “For this reason, every scribe having been made a disciple in the kingdom of the heavens is like a person, a householder, who brings out from his treasury new and old [things].” ⁵³And it happened, when Jesus finished these allegories, He departed from there.

⁵⁴And having come into His hometown [i.e., Nazareth, see Matt 2:23], He was teaching them in their synagogue, with the result that they are being astonished and are saying, “From where to this One [or, Where [did] this One [get]] this wisdom and these miraculous powers? ⁵⁵This is the Son of the craftsman, is it not? His mother is called Mary, and His brothers [are] James and Joses and Simon and Judas, are they not? ⁵⁶And His sisters are all with us, are they not? So from where to this One all these [things]?” [or, where then [did] this One [get] all these [things]?”] ⁵⁷And they were caused to stumble because of Him [fig., were having doubts about Him]. But Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his hometown and in his house.” ⁵⁸And He did not perform many miraculous works there because of their unbelief.

Scripture taken from the Analytical-Literal Translation of the New Testament of the Holy Bible: Third Edition.
Copyright © 2007 by Gary F. Zeolla of Darkness to Light ministry (www.zeolla.org/christian).
Previously copyrighted © 1999, 2001, 2005 by Gary F. Zeolla.

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