which was sown in his heart; this man is what was sown 20 by the way-side. And what was sown on the rocky places, this is he that heareth the word, and immediately receiveth 21 it with joy, but, having no root within him, endureth only for a time; and when tribulation or persecution ariseth on 22 account of the word, he immediately falleth away. And what was sown among the thorns, this is he that heareth the word, but the cares of the world and the deceitfulness of riches 23 choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful. And what was sown on the good ground, this is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; who also beareth fruit, and yieldeth, one a hundred fold, another sixty, another thirty fold. 24 Another parable he put forth to them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his 25 field. But while men slept, his enemy came, and sowed 26 tares among the wheat; and went away. But when the blade grew up, and put forth fruit, then appeared the tares 27 also. So the servants of the householder came and said to him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? 28 Whence then hath it tares? He said to them, An enemy did this. The servants say to him, Dost thou wish then 29 that we go and gather them up? But he said, Nay; lest, root up the wheat with while ye gather up the tares, ye 30 them. Let both grow together until the harvest; and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather up first the tares, and bind them in bundles, to burn them; but gather the wheat into my barn. 31 Another parable he put forth to them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard, which a man 32 took and sowed in his field. Which is the least indeed of all seeds; but when it is grown, it is greater than the herbs. and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in its branches. Ver. 31-33. Comp. Luke xiii. 18-21. 33 Another parable he spoke to them: The kingdom of heaven is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened. 34 All these things Jesus spoke to the multitudes in parables, and without a parable he spoke nothing to them; 35 that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophet Isaiah, saying, "I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden from the foundation [of the world]."* 36 Then he sent the multitudes away, and went into the house. And his disciples came to him, saying, Explain 37 to us the parable of the tares of the field. He answered and said, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of 38 man. The field is the world; the good seed is the sons of the kingdom; but the tares are the sons of the Evil 39 One; the enemy that sowed them is the Devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are angels. 40 As therefore the tares are gathered up and burned with 41 fire, so will it be at the end of the world. The Son of man will send forth his angels, and they will gather out of his kingdom all the stumbling-blocks, and those who 42 do iniquity, and will cast them into the furnace of fire; 43 there will be wailing and gnashing of teeth. Then will the righteous shine forth as the sun, in the kingdom of their Father. He that hath ears, let him hear. 44 45 The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure hid in a field, which a man found and hid; and for joy thereof he goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field. Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seek46 ing goodly pearls. And having found one pearl of great price, he went and sold all that he had, and bought it. 47 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net, cast into the 48 sea, and bringing together fish of every kind; which, when *Ps. lxxviii. 2. it was full, they drew upon the beach, and sat down and gathered the good into vessels, but threw the bad away. 49 So will it be at the end of the world. The angels will come forth, and separate the wicked from among the 50 righteous, and will cast them into the furnace of fire; there will be wailing and gnashing of teeth. 51 Did ye understand all these things? They say to him, 52 Yea. And he said to them, Thus then every scribe, instructed for the kingdom of heaven, is like a householder, who bringeth out from his storehouse things new and old. And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these para54 bles, that he departed thence. And having come into his own country, he taught them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished, and said, Whence hath this man this wis55 dom, and the miracles? Is not this the carpenter's son? 53 Is not his mother called Mary, and his brothers, James, 56 and Joseph, and Simon, and Judas? And his sisters, are they not all with us? Whence then hath this man all 57 these things? And they took offence at him. But Jesus said to them, A prophet is not without honor, except in 58 his own country, and in his own house. And he did not work many miracles there, because of their unbelief. XIV. At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame 2 of Jesus, and said to his servants, This is John the Baptist; he hath risen from the dead, and therefore do these 3 powers work in him. For Herod had seized John, and bound him, and put him in prison, on account of 4 Herodias, his brother Philip's wife. For John said to him, 5 It is not lawful for thee to have her. And wishing to Ver. 52. — instructed for the kingdom, &c., i.e. for its service. Chap. XIV. 1-12. Comp. Mark vi. 14–29. Ver. 1, 2. Comp. Luke ix. 7-9. Ver. 3-5. Comp. Luke iii. 19, 20. Ver. 3. The word Philip is inclosed in brackets by Tischendorf. put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they 6 regarded him as a prophet. But when Herod's birthday was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, 7 and pleased Herod; whereupon he promised with an oath 8 to give her whatever she might ask. And she, being set on by her mother, saith, Give me here on a platter the 9 head of John the Baptist. And the king was sorry; but on account of his oaths, and of those at table with him, 10 he ordered it to be given, and sent and beheaded John in 11 the prison. And his head was brought on a platter, and given to the damsel; and she brought it to her mother. 12 And his disciples came and took up the body, and buried it, and went and told Jesus. 13 When Jesus heard of it, he withdrew thence in a boat into a desert place apart; and the multitudes hearing of it followed him on foot from the cities. 14 And when he came forth he saw a great multitude; and he was moved with compassion for them, and healed their 15 sick. And when it was evening, the disciples came to him, saying, This is a desert place, and it is now late; send the multitudes away therefore, that they may go to 16 the villages and buy themselves victuals. But he said 19 to them, They need not go away; do ye give them food. 17 And they say to him, We have here only five loaves, and 18 two fishes. He said, Bring them hither to me. And bidding the multitudes to lie down on the grass, he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and, looking up to heaven, he blessed; and having broken the loaves he gave them 20 to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitudes. And they all ate, and were filled. And they took up of the 21 fragments that remained, twelve baskets full. And they who ate were about five thousand men, besides women and children. Ver. 13-21. Comp. Mark vi. 30-44; Luke ix. 10-17; John vi. 1–18. 22 And he constrained the disciples to get into the boat, and to go before him to the other side, while he sent 23 the multitudes away. And when he had sent the multitudes away, he went up into the mountain apart to pray. 24 And when evening came, he was there alone. But the boat was now in the midst of the lake, tossed by the waves; for 25 the wind was contrary. And in the fourth watch of the 26 night, he went to them, walking on the lake. And see ing him walking on the lake, they were dismayed, saying, 27 It is a spectre; and they cried out for fear. But he immediately spoke to them, saying, Be of good cheer, 28 it is I; be not afraid. And Peter answering him said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come to thee on the water. 29 And he said, Come. And Peter, coming down from the 30 boat, walked on the water, and came to Jesus. But seeing the wind, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, 31 he cried out, saying, Lord, save me! And Jesus immediately stretched out his hand, and took hold of him, and said to him, Thou of little faith, why didst thou doubt? 32 And when they had got into the boat, the wind ceased. 33 And they that were in the boat fell down before him, saying, Truly thou art the Son of God. 34 And crossing over, they came to land, to Gennesaret. 35 And the men of that place, when they saw who he was, sent out into all that country round, and brought to him 36 all the diseased, and besought him that they might only touch the fringe of his garment; and as many as touched were made well. XV. Then come to Jesus Pharisees and scribes from Jeru2 salem, saying, Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when Ver. 22-33. Comp. Mark vi. 45-52; John vi. 14–21. Ver. 34-36. Comp. Mark vi. 53–56. Chap. XV. 1-20. Comp. Mark vii. 1-23. |