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On that day Jesus had gone out of the house and was sitting by the sea.

The same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the sea side.

And large crowds gathered to Him, so He got into a boat and sat down, and the whole crowd was standing on the beach.

And great multitudes were gathered together unto him, so that he went into a ship, and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore.

And He told them many things in parables, saying, "Behold, the sower went out to sow;

And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow;

and as he sowed, some seeds fell beside the road, and the birds came and ate them up.

And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up:

"Others fell on the rocky places, where they did not have much soil; and they sprang up immediately, because they had no depth of soil.

Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth:

"But after the sun rose, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away.

And when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away.

"Others fell among the thorns, and the thorns came up and choked them out.

And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and choked them:

"But others fell on the good soil and yielded a crop, some a hundred, some sixty, and some thirty times as much.

But other fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold.

"The one who has ears, let him hear."

Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.

And the disciples came up and said to Him, "Why do You speak to them in parables?"

And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables?

And Jesus answered them, "To you it has been granted to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been granted.

He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.

"For whoever has, to him more shall be given, and he will have an abundance; but whoever does not have, even what he has shall be taken away from him.

For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that he hath.

"Therefore I speak to them in parables; because while seeing they do not see, and while hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand.

Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.

"And in their case the prophecy of Isaiah is being fulfilled, which says, 'YOU SHALL KEEP ON LISTENING, BUT SHALL NOT UNDERSTAND; AND YOU SHALL KEEP ON LOOKING, BUT SHALL NOT PERCEIVE;

And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive:

FOR THE HEART OF THIS PEOPLE HAS BECOME DULL, WITH THEIR EARS THEY SCARCELY HEAR, AND THEY HAVE CLOSED THEIR EYES, OTHERWISE THEY MIGHT SEE WITH THEIR EYES, HEAR WITH THEIR EARS, UNDERSTAND WITH THEIR HEART, AND RETURN, AND I WOULD HEAL THEM.'

For this people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.

"But blessed are your eyes, because they see; and your ears, because they hear.

But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear.

"For truly I say to you that 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.

For verily I say unto you, That many prophets and righteous men have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them.

"Listen then to the parable of the sower.

Hear ye therefore the parable of the sower.

"When 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 the one sown with seed beside the road.

When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, then cometh the wicked one, and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. This is he which received seed by the way side.

"The one sown with seed on the rocky places, this is the one who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy;

But he that received the seed into stony places, the same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it;

yet he has no firm root in himself, but is only temporary, and when affliction or persecution occurs because of the word, immediately he falls away.

Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while: for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and by he is offended.

"And the one sown with seed among the thorns, 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 unfruitful.

He also that received seed among the thorns is he that heareth the word; and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful.

"But the one sown with seed on the good soil, this is the one who hears the word and understands it, who indeed bears fruit and produces, some a hundred, some sixty, and some thirty times as much."

But he that received seed into the good ground is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; which also beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some an hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.

Jesus presented another parable to them, saying, "The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field.

Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field:

"But while his men were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and left.

But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way.

"And when the wheat sprouted and produced grain, then the weeds also became evident.

But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also.

"And the slaves of the landowner came and said to him, 'Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? How then does it have weeds?'

So the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? from whence then hath it tares?

"And he said to them, 'An enemy has done this!' The slaves said to him, 'Do you want us, then, to go and gather them up?'

He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up?

"But he said, 'No; while you are gathering up the weeds, you may uproot the wheat with them.

But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them.

'Allow both to grow together until the harvest; and at the time of the harvest I will say to the reapers, "First gather up the weeds and bind them in bundles to burn them; but gather the wheat into my barn."'"

Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn.

He presented another parable to them, saying, "The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a person took and sowed in his field;

Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field:

and this is smaller than all the other seeds, but when it is fully grown, it is larger than the garden plants and becomes a tree, so that THE BIRDS OF THE SKY come and NEST IN ITS BRANCHES."

Which indeed is the least of all seeds: but when it is grown, it is the greatest among herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in the branches thereof.

He spoke another parable to them: "The kingdom of heaven is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three sata of flour until it was all leavened."

Another parable spake he unto them; The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.

All these things Jesus spoke to the crowds in parables, and He did not speak anything to them without a parable.

All these things spake Jesus unto the multitude in parables; and without a parable spake he not unto them:

This was so that what was spoken through the prophet would be fulfilled: "I WILL OPEN MY MOUTH IN PARABLES; I WILL PROCLAIM THINGS HIDDEN SINCE THE FOUNDATION OF THE WORLD."

That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things which have been kept secret from the foundation of the world.

Then He left the crowds and went into the house. And His disciples came to Him and said, "Explain to us the parable of the weeds of the field."

Then Jesus sent the multitude away, and went into the house: and his disciples came unto him, saying, Declare unto us the parable of the tares of the field.

And He said, "The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man,

He answered and said unto them, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man;

and the field is the world; and as for the good seed, these are the sons of the kingdom; and the weeds are the sons of the evil one;

The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one;

and the enemy who sowed them is the devil, and the harvest is the end of the age; and the reapers are angels.

The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.

"So just as the weeds are gathered up and burned with fire, so shall it be at the end of the age.

As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world.

"The Son of Man will send forth His angels, and they will gather out of His kingdom all stumbling blocks, and those who commit lawlessness,

The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity;

and they will throw them into the furnace of fire; in that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.

"Then THE RIGHTEOUS WILL SHINE FORTH LIKE THE SUN in the kingdom of their Father. The one who has ears, let him hear.

Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.

"The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure hidden in the field, which a man found and hid again; and from joy over it he goes and sells everything that he has, and buys that field.

Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field; the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.

"Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking fine pearls,

Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls:

and upon finding one pearl of great value, he went and sold everything that he had and bought it.

Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it.

"Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a dragnet that was cast into the sea and gathered fish of every kind;

Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind:

and when it was filled, they pulled it up on the beach; and they sat down and gathered the good fish into containers, but the bad they threw away.

Which, when it was full, they drew to shore, and sat down, and gathered the good into vessels, but cast the bad away.

"So it will be at the end of the age: the angels will come forth and remove the wicked from among the righteous,

So shall it be at the end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the just,

and they will throw them into the furnace of fire; in that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

And shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.

"Have you understood all these things?" They said to Him, "Yes."

Jesus saith unto them, Have ye understood all these things? They say unto him, Yea, Lord.

And Jesus said to them, "Therefore every scribe who has become a disciple of the kingdom of heaven is like a head of a household, who brings out of his treasure new things and old."

Then said he unto them, Therefore every scribe which is instructed unto the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which bringeth forth out of his treasure things new and old.

When Jesus had finished these parables, He departed from there.

And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these parables, he departed thence.

And He came to His hometown and began teaching them in their synagogue, with the result that they were astonished, and said, "Where did this man acquire this wisdom and these miraculous powers?

And when he was come into his own country, he taught them in their synagogue, insomuch that they were astonished, and said, Whence hath this man this wisdom, and these mighty works?

"Is this not the carpenter's son? Is His mother not called Mary, and His brothers, James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas?

Is not this the carpenter's son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas?

"And His sisters, are they not all with us? Where then did this Man acquire all these things?"

And his sisters, are they not all with us? Whence then hath this man all these things?

And they took offense at Him. But Jesus said to them, "A prophet is not dishonored except in his hometown and in his own household."

And they were offended in him. But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and in his own house.

And He did not do many miracles there because of their unbelief.

And he did not many mighty works there because of their unbelief.