--- title: Matthew 13 slug: kjv-nt/matthew-13 createdAt: 2024-08-28T01:16:57.872Z --- **1 **The same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the sea side. **2 **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. **3 **And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow; **4 **And when he sowed, some *seeds* fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up: **5 **Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth: **6 **And when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away. **7 **And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and choked them: **8 **But other fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold. **9 **Who hath ears to hear, let him hear. **10 **And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables? **11 **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. **12 **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. **13 **Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand. **14 **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: **15 **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. **16 **But blessed *are* your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear. **17 **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*. **18 **Hear ye therefore the parable of the sower. **19 **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. **20 **But he that received the seed into stony places, the same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it; **21 **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. **22 **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. **23 **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. **24 **Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field: **25 **But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way. **26 **But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also. **27 **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? **28 **He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up? **29 **But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them. **30 **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. **31 **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: **32 **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. **33 **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. **34 **All these things spake Jesus unto the multitude in parables; and without a parable spake he not unto them: **35 **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. **36 **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. **37 **He answered and said unto them, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man; **38 **The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked *one*; **39 **The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels. **40 **As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world. **41 **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; **42 **And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth. **43 **Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear. **44 **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. **45 **Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls: **46 **Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it. **47 **Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind: **48 **Which, when it was full, they drew to shore, and sat down, and gathered the good into vessels, but cast the bad away. **49 **So shall it be at the end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the just, **50 **And shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth. **51 **Jesus saith unto them, Have ye understood all these things? They say unto him, Yea, Lord. **52 **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. **53 **And it came to pass, *that* when Jesus had finished these parables, he departed thence. **54 **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? **55 **Is not this the carpenter's son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas? **56 **And his sisters, are they not all with us? Whence then hath this *man* all these things? **57 **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. **58 **And he did not many mighty works there because of their unbelief.