And hear with their ears, And understand with their heart, And I should heal them. 16 But blessed are your eyes, for they see; and your ears, 17 for they hear. For verily I say unto you, that many prophets and righteous men desired to see the things which ye see, and saw them not; and to hear the 18 things which ye hear, and heard them not. Hear then 19 ye the parable of the sower. When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, then cometh the evil one, and snatcheth away that which hath been sown in his heart. This is he that was 20 sown by the way side. And he that was sown upon the rocky places, this is he that heareth the word, 21 and straightway with joy receiveth it; yet hath he not root in himself, but endureth for a while; and when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the 22 word, straightway he stumbleth. And he that was sown among the thorns, this is he that heareth the word; and the care of the world, and the deceit- 1 Or, age. fulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh 23 unfruitful. And he that was sown upon the good ground, this is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; who verily beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. 24 1 3 nel. and Gr. bond servants. Another parable set he before them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man that sowed 25 good seed in his field: but while men slept, his enemy came and sowed 2tares also among the wheat, and 2Or, dar26 went away. But when the blade sprang up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also. 27 And the servants of the householder came 3 said unto him, Sir, didst thou not sow good seed in 28 thy field? whence then hath it tares? And he said unto them, An enemy hath done this. And the Gr. A man 3 servants say unto him, Wilt thou then that we go 29 gather them up? But he saith, Nay; lest haply while ye gather up the tares, ye root up the wheat with them. 30 Let both grow together until the harvest and in the time of the harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather up and that is an enemy. in the Greek first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them : but gather the wheat into my barn. Another parable set he before them, saying, The 31 kingdom of heaven is like unto a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field: which 32 indeed is less than all seeds; but when it is grown, it is greater than the herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the heaven come and lodge in the branches thereof. Another parable spake he unto them; The kingdom 33 of heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and 1 The word hid in three 1measures of meal, till it was all leavened. All these things spake Jesus in parables unto the 34 multitudes; and without a parable spake he nothing unto them that it might be fulfilled which was spoken 35 2 by the prophet, saying, denotes the Hebrew seah, a measure containing 2 nearly a peck and a half. 2 Or, through. 3 Many ancient authorities omit of the world. 4 Or, the : I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden from the foundation of the world. Then he left the multitudes, and went into the 36 house and his disciples came unto him, saying, Explain unto us the parable of the tares of the field. And he answered and said, He that soweth the good 37 seed is the Son of man; and the field is the world; 38 and the good seed, these are the sons of the kingdom; and the tares are the sons of the evil one; and the 39 enemy that sowed them is the devil: and the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are angels. tion of the As therefore the tares are gathered up and burned 40 with fire; so shall it be in the end of the world. Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that cause stumbling, and them that do iniquity, and shall cast them 42 into the furnace of fire: there shall be the weeping and gnashing of teeth. Then shall the righteous shine 43 forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. that hath ears, let him hear. consumma uge. 4 The 41 He The kingdom of heaven is like unto a treasure 44 hidden in the field; which a man found, and hid; and Or, for joy in his joy he goeth and selleth all that he hath, and thereof. buyeth that field. 45 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man 46 that is a merchant seeking goodly pearls: and having found one pearl of great price, he went and sold all that he had, and bought it. 47 2 1 net. consumma Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a 1net, 1 Gr. dragthat was cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind : 48 which, when it was filled, they drew up on the beach; and they sat down, and gathered the good into vessels, 49 but the bad they cast away: So shall it be in end of the world: the angels shall come forth, 50 sever the wicked from among the righteous, and cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be the weeping and gnashing of teeth. 51 Have ye understood all these things? They say 52 unto him, Yea. And he said unto them, Therefore the 2 Or, the and tion of the shall age. every scribe who hath been made a disciple to the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is a householder, which bringeth forth out of his treasure things new and old. 53 And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished these 54 parables, he departed thence. And coming 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? 3 Gr. 55 Is not this the carpenter's son? is not his mother powers. called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joseph, And his sisters, are they not then hath this man all these 56 and Simon, and Judas? 4 to stumble. all with us? Whence 57 things? And they were offended in him. But Jesus Gr. caused said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, save 58 in his own country, and in his own house. And he did not many mighty works there because of their unbelief. 14 At that season Herod the tetrarch heard the report 2 concerning Jesus, and said unto his servants, This is John the Baptist; he is risen from the dead; and 3 therefore do these powers work in him. For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip's 4 wife. For John said unto him, It is not lawful for 5 thee to have her. And when he would have put him 1 Or, by land. 2 Gr. recline. to death, he feared the multitude, because they count- Now when Jesus heard it, he withdrew from thence 13 And straightway he constrained the disciples to 22 enter into the boat, and to go before him unto the other side, till he should send the multitudes away. And after he had sent the multitudes away, he 23 went up into the mountain apart to pray: and when 24 even was come, he was there alone. But the boat ancient au many fur 1 was now in the midst of the sea, distressed by the 1 Some 25 waves; for the wind was contrary. And in the fourth thorities watch of the night he came unto them, walking upon read was 26 the sea. And when the disciples saw him walking on tongs disthe sea, they were troubled, saying, It is an apparition ; 27 and they cried out for fear. But straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying, Be of good cheer; it is I; 28 be not afraid. And Peter answered him and said, tant from the land. ancient au came. Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee upon the 29 waters. And he said, Come. And Peter went down from the boat, and walked upon the waters, 2to come 2 Some 30 to Jesus. But when he saw the wind, he was afraid; thorities and beginning to sink, he cried out, saying, Lord, save read and 31 me. And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, 3 Many and took hold of him, and saith unto him, O thou of ancient au32 little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt? And when strong. they were gone up into the boat, the wind ceased. 33 And they that were in the boat worshipped him, saying, Of a truth thou art the Son of God. 34 And when they had crossed over, they came to the 35 land, unto Gennesaret. And when the men of that place knew him, they sent into all that region round about, and brought unto him all that were sick; 36 and they besought him that they might only touch the border of his garment: and as many as touched were made whole. 15 thorities add Then there come to Jesus from Jerusalem Pharisees 2 and scribes, saying, Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their 3 hands when they eat bread. And he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the com4 mandment of God because of your tradition? For God said, Honour thy father and thy mother: and, Or, surely He that speaketh evil of father or mother, let him die die. 5 the death. But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his 5 Some father or his mother, That wherewith thou mightest thorities add 6 have been profited by me is given to God; he shall not honour his father.5 And ye have made void the Some 7 word of God because of your tradition. crites, well did Isaiah prophesy of you, saying, 6 Ye hypo ancient au or his mother. ancient authorities read law. |