Matthew 13

About Matthew Matthew presents Jesus as the promised Messiah and King, with his teaching, miracles, death and resurrection.

The same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the sea side.SelectedMatthew 13:1Ask

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.SelectedMatthew 13:2Ask

And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow;SelectedMatthew 13:3Ask

And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up:SelectedMatthew 13:4Ask

Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth:SelectedMatthew 13:5Ask

And when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away.SelectedMatthew 13:6Ask

And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and choked them:SelectedMatthew 13:7Ask

But other fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold.SelectedMatthew 13:8Ask

Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.SelectedMatthew 13:9Ask

And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables?SelectedMatthew 13:10Ask

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.SelectedMatthew 13:11Ask

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.SelectedMatthew 13:12Ask

Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.SelectedMatthew 13:13Ask

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:SelectedMatthew 13:14Ask

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.SelectedMatthew 13:15Ask

But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear.SelectedMatthew 13:16Ask

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.SelectedMatthew 13:17Ask

Hear ye therefore the parable of the sower.SelectedMatthew 13:18Ask

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.SelectedMatthew 13:19Ask

But he that received the seed into stony places, the same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it;SelectedMatthew 13:20Ask

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.SelectedMatthew 13:21Ask

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.SelectedMatthew 13:22Ask

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.SelectedMatthew 13:23Ask

Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field:SelectedMatthew 13:24Ask

But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way.SelectedMatthew 13:25Ask

But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also.SelectedMatthew 13:26Ask

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?SelectedMatthew 13:27Ask

He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up?SelectedMatthew 13:28Ask

But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them.SelectedMatthew 13:29Ask

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.SelectedMatthew 13:30Ask

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:SelectedMatthew 13:31Ask

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.SelectedMatthew 13:32Ask

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.SelectedMatthew 13:33Ask

All these things spake Jesus unto the multitude in parables; and without a parable spake he not unto them:SelectedMatthew 13:34Ask

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.SelectedMatthew 13:35Ask

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.SelectedMatthew 13:36Ask

He answered and said unto them, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man;SelectedMatthew 13:37Ask

The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one;SelectedMatthew 13:38Ask

The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.SelectedMatthew 13:39Ask

As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world.SelectedMatthew 13:40Ask

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;SelectedMatthew 13:41Ask

And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.SelectedMatthew 13:42Ask

Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.SelectedMatthew 13:43Ask

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.SelectedMatthew 13:44Ask

Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls:SelectedMatthew 13:45Ask

Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it.SelectedMatthew 13:46Ask

Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind:SelectedMatthew 13:47Ask

Which, when it was full, they drew to shore, and sat down, and gathered the good into vessels, but cast the bad away.SelectedMatthew 13:48Ask

So shall it be at the end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the just,SelectedMatthew 13:49Ask

And shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.SelectedMatthew 13:50Ask

Jesus saith unto them, Have ye understood all these things? They say unto him, Yea, Lord.SelectedMatthew 13:51Ask

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.SelectedMatthew 13:52Ask

And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these parables, he departed thence.SelectedMatthew 13:53Ask

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?SelectedMatthew 13:54Ask

Is not this the carpenter’s son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas?SelectedMatthew 13:55Ask

And his sisters, are they not all with us? Whence then hath this man all these things?SelectedMatthew 13:56Ask

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.SelectedMatthew 13:57Ask

And he did not many mighty works there because of their unbelief.SelectedMatthew 13:58Ask

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