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¹ On that day, Jesus, going out of the house, was sitting near the sea:² and there were gathered unto him, large multitudes, so that, he, into a boat, entered, and was sitting, and, all the multitude, on the beach was standing.³ And he spake unto them many things, in parables, saying: Lo! the sower went forth to sow, - ⁴ and, as he sowed, some, indeed, fell by the pathway, and, the birds, came, and devoured it;⁵ And, some, fell on the rocky places, where it had not much earth, - and, straightway, it sprang up, because if had no depth of earth;⁶ and, the sun arising, it was scorched, and, because it had no root, it withered away;⁷ And, some, fell upon the thorns, and the thorns came up, and choked it;⁸ But, some, fell upon the good ground, and did yield fruit, - this, indeed a hundred fold, and, that, sixty, and, the other, thirty.⁹ He that hath ears, let him hear.¹⁰ And the disciples, coming near, said to him, Wherefore, in parables, art thou speaking to them?¹¹ And, he, answering, said, Because, unto you, hath it been given, to get to know the sacred secrets of the kingdom of the heavens, - whereas, unto them, hath it not been given.¹² For, whosoever hath, it shall be given, to him, and he shall be made to abound, - but, whoever hath not, even what he hath, shall be taken from him?¹³ For this reason, in parables, unto them, do I speak, - because, seeing, they see not, and, hearing, they hear not, - neither do they understand.¹⁴ And, again is being fulfilled in them, the prophecy of Isaiah, which saith, - They shall, surely hear, and yet will not understand, and, surely see, and yet not perceive;¹⁵ For the heart of this people hath become dense, and, with their ears, heavily have they heard, and, their eyes, have they closed, - lest, once they should see with their eyes, and, with their ears, should hear, and, with their hearts, should understand, and return; when I would certainly heal them.¹⁶ But happy are, your, eyes, that they see, and your ears, that they hear;¹⁷ For, verily, I say unto you - Many prophets and righteous men, have coveted to see what ye see, and have not seen, and to hear what ye hear, and have not heard.¹⁸ Hear, ye, then, the parable of him that sowed: - ¹⁹ When anyone heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, the wicked one cometh, and catcheth up that which hath been sown in his heart, - this, is he, by the pathway, sown.²⁰ And, he on the rocky places sown, the same, is he that, heareth the word, and, straightway, with joy, receiveth it;²¹ yet hath he no root in himself, but is, only for a season, - and, there arising, tribulation or persecution because of the word, straightway, he findeth cause of stumbling.²² And, he among the thorns sown, the same, is he that, heareth the word, - and, the anxiety of the age and the deceit of riches, choke up the word, and, unfruitful, it becometh.²³ But, he on the good ground sown, the same, is he who doth hear and understand the word, who, indeed, beareth fruit and produceth, - this, a hundred, and, that, sixty, and, the other, thirty.

²⁴ Another parable, put he before them, saying - The kingdom of the heavens hath become like a man sowing good seed in his field;²⁵ and, while men were sleeping, his enemy came, and sowed over darnel, in among the wheat, - and away he went.²⁶ And, when the blade shot up, and brought forth, fruit, then, appeared, the darnel also.²⁷ And the servants of the householder, coming near, said to him, - Sir! was it not, good seed, thou didst sow in thy field? Whence then hath it, darnel?²⁸ And he said unto them - An enemy, hath, done this. And they say, unto him - Wilt thou, then, that we go and collect it?²⁹ And, he, saith - Nay! lest, at any time, while collecting the darnel, ye uproot, along with it, the wheat:³⁰ Suffer both to grow together until the harvest, and at, harvest time, I will say unto the reapers, - Collect ye first, the darnel, and bind it into bundles, with a view to the burning it up; but, the wheat, be gathering it into my barn.³¹ Another parable, put he before them, saying - The kingdom of the heavens is like unto, a grain of mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field;³² which, indeed, is, less, than all seeds, but, when grown, is greater than garden-plants, and becometh a tree, - so that the birds of heaven come, and lodge among its branches.³³ Another parable, spake he unto them: - The kingdom of the heavens is like, unto leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of flour until, the whole, was leavened.³⁴ All these things, spake Jesus in parables, unto the multitudes, and, without a parable, was he speaking, nothing, unto them:³⁵ that it might be fulfilled, which was spoken through the prophet, saying - I will open, in parables, my mouth, I will bring up things hidden from the foundation!³⁶ Then, dismissing the multitudes, he went into the house, and his disciples came near to him, saying - Make quite plain to us the parable of the darnel of the field.³⁷ And, he, answering, said - He that soweth the good seed, is the Son of Man;³⁸ And, the field, is the world, and, the good seed, these are the sons of the kingdom, - and, the darnel seeds, are the sons of the evil one;³⁹ And, the enemy that sowed them, is the adversary, and, the harvest, is, the conclusion of an age, and, the reapers, are, messengers.⁴⁰ Just, therefore, as collected is the darnel, and, with fire is burned, so, will it be in the conclusion of the age: - ⁴¹ The Son of Man will send forth his messengers, and they will collect, out of his kingdom, all the causes of stumbling, and the doers of lawlessness,⁴² and will cast them into the furnace of fire: there, will be wailing and gnashing of teeth.⁴³ Then, the righteous, will shine forth as the sun, in the kingdom of their Father. He that hath ears, let him hear!

⁴⁴ The kingdom of the heavens is like unto, a treasure hid in the field, which a man, finding, hid, - and, by reason of his joy, withdraweth and selleth whatsoever he hath, and buyeth that field.⁴⁵ Again, the kingdom of the heavens is, like, unto, a merchant, seeking beautiful pearls, - ⁴⁶ and, finding one very precious pearl, departing, he at once sold all things, whatsoever he had, and bought it.⁴⁷ Again, the kingdom of the heavens is like unto, a large drag-net, cast into the sea and gathering of every kind, - ⁴⁸ which, when it was filled, they dragged up on the beach, and, sitting down, collected the good into vessels, but, the worthless, forth they cast.⁴⁹ So, will it be in the conclusion of the age: The messengers will come forth, and separate the wicked from among the righteous;⁵⁰ and will cast them into the furnace of fire: there, will be wailing and gnashing of teeth.⁵¹ Have ye understood all these things? They say unto him, Yea!⁵² And, he, said unto them - Wherefore, every scribe, discipled unto the kingdom of the heavens, is like unto a householder, who putteth forth out of his treasure, things new and old.

⁵³ And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished these parables, he removed from thence;⁵⁴ and, coming into his own city, began teaching them in their synagogue, so that with astonishment were they being struck, and were saying - Whence, hath, this one, this wisdom, and the mighty works?⁵⁵ Is not, this one, the carpenter's, son? Is not, his mother, called Mary, and are not his brethren - James and Joseph, and Simon, and Judas?⁵⁶ and, his sisters, are they not all with us? Whence, then hath, this one, all these things?⁵⁷ And they began to find cause of stumbling in him. But, Jesus, said unto them - A prophet is not without honour, save in his city, and in his house.⁵⁸ And he did not, there, many mighty works, because of their unbelief.