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<span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/13-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>and as he sowed, some <i>seed</i> fell beside the road [between the fields], and the birds came and ate it. <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/13-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>Other seed fell on rocky ground, where they did not have much soil; and at once they sprang up because they had no depth of soil. <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/13-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>But when the sun rose, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away. <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/13-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>Other seed fell among thorns, and thorns came up and choked them out. <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/13-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>Other seed fell on good soil and yielded grain, some a hundred times as much [as was sown], some sixty [times as much], and some thirty. <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/13-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>He who has ears [to hear], let him hear <i>and</i> heed My words.” <p class="hdg">An Explanation</p><p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/13-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>Then the disciples came to Him and asked, “Why do You speak to the crowds in parables?” <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/13-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>Jesus replied to them, “To you it has been granted to know the <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[b]</a></span>mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been granted. <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/13-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>For whoever has [spiritual wisdom because he is receptive to God’s word], to him <i>more</i> will be given, and he will be richly <i>and</i> abundantly supplied; but whoever does not have [spiritual wisdom because he has devalued God’s word], even what he has will be taken away from him. <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/13-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>This is the reason I speak to the crowds in parables: because while [having the power of] seeing they do not see, and while [having the power of] hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand <i>and</i> grasp [spiritual things]. <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/13-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>In them the prophecy of Isaiah is being fulfilled, which says, <t><p class="indent1">‘YOU WILL HEAR <i>and</i> KEEP ON HEARING, BUT NEVER UNDERSTAND; <t><p class="indent1">AND YOU WILL LOOK <i>and</i> KEEP ON LOOKING, BUT NEVER COMPREHEND; <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/13-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>FOR THIS NATION’S HEART HAS GROWN HARD, <t><p class="indent1">AND WITH THEIR EARS THEY HARDLY HEAR, <t><p class="indent1">AND THEY HAVE [tightly] CLOSED THEIR EYES, <t><p class="indent1">OTHERWISE THEY WOULD SEE WITH THEIR EYES, <t><p class="indent1">AND HEAR WITH THEIR EARS, <t><p class="indent1">AND UNDERSTAND WITH THEIR HEART, AND TURN [to Me] <t><p class="indent1">AND I WOULD HEAL THEM [spiritually].’ <A><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/13-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>But blessed [spiritually aware, and favored by God] are your eyes, because they see; and your ears, because they hear. <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/13-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>I assure you <i>and</i> most solemnly say to you, many prophets and righteous men [who were honorable and in right standing with God] longed to see what you see, and did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it. <p class="hdg">The Sower Explained</p><p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/13-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>“Listen then to the [meaning of the] parable of the sower: <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/13-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>When anyone hears the word of the kingdom [regarding salvation] and does not understand <i>and</i> grasp it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is the one on whom seed was sown beside the road. <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/13-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>The one on whom seed was sown on rocky ground, this is the one who hears the word and at once welcomes it with joy; <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/13-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>yet he has no [substantial] root in himself, but is only temporary, and when pressure or persecution comes because of the word, immediately he stumbles <i>and</i> falls away [abandoning the One who is the source of salvation]. <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/13-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>And the one on whom seed was sown among thorns, this is the one who hears the word, but the worries <i>and</i> distractions of the world and the deceitfulness [the superficial pleasures and delight] of riches choke the word, and it yields no fruit. <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/13-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>And the one on whom seed was sown on the good soil, this is the one who hears the word and understands <i>and</i> grasps it; he indeed bears fruit and yields, some a hundred times [as much as was sown], some sixty [times as much], and some thirty.” <p class="hdg">Weeds among Wheat</p><p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/13-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>Jesus gave them another parable [to consider], saying, “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field. <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/13-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>But while his men were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[c]</a></span>weeds [resembling wheat] among the wheat, and went away. <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/13-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>So when the plants sprouted and formed grain, the weeds appeared also. <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/13-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>The servants of the owner came to him and said, ‘Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? Then how does it have weeds in it?’ <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/13-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>He replied to them, ‘An enemy has done this.’ The servants asked him, ‘Then do you want us to go and pull them out?’ <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/13-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>But he said, ‘No; because as you pull out the weeds, you may uproot the wheat with them. <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/13-30.htm"><b>30</b></a></span>Let them grow together until the harvest; and at harvest time I will tell the reapers, “First gather the weeds and tie them in bundles to be burned; but gather the wheat into my barn.”’” <p class="hdg">The Mustard Seed</p><p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/13-31.htm"><b>31</b></a></span>He gave them another parable [to consider], saying, “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field; <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/13-32.htm"><b>32</b></a></span>and of all the seeds [planted in the region] it is the smallest, but when it has grown it is the largest of the garden herbs and becomes a tree, so that THE BIRDS OF THE AIR FIND SHELTER IN ITS BRANCHES.” <p class="hdg">The Leaven</p><p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/13-33.htm"><b>33</b></a></span>He told them another parable, “The kingdom of heaven is like <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[d]</a></span>leaven, which a woman took and worked into three <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[e]</a></span>measures of flour until all of it was leavened.” <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/13-34.htm"><b>34</b></a></span>All these things Jesus said to the crowds in parables, and He said nothing to them without [using] a parable. <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/13-35.htm"><b>35</b></a></span><i>This was</i> to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet: <p class="indent1stline">“I WILL OPEN MY MOUTH IN PARABLES; <t><p class="indent1">I WILL UTTER THINGS [unknown and unattainable] THAT HAVE BEEN HIDDEN [from mankind] SINCE THE FOUNDATION OF THE WORLD.” <p class="hdg">The Weeds Explained</p><p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/13-36.htm"><b>36</b></a></span>Then He left the crowds and went into the house. And His disciples came to Him saying, “Explain [clearly] to us the parable of the weeds in the field.” <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/13-37.htm"><b>37</b></a></span>He answered, “The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man, <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/13-38.htm"><b>38</b></a></span>and the field is the world; and [as for] the good seed, these are the sons of the kingdom; and the weeds are the sons of the evil <i>one;</i> <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/13-39.htm"><b>39</b></a></span>and the enemy who sowed them is the devil, and the harvest is the end of the age; and the reapers are angels. <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/13-40.htm"><b>40</b></a></span>So just as the weeds are gathered up and burned in the fire, so will it be at the end of the age. <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/13-41.htm"><b>41</b></a></span>The Son of Man will send out His angels, and they will gather out of His kingdom all things that offend [those things by which people are led into sin], and all who practice evil [leading others into sin], <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/13-42.htm"><b>42</b></a></span>and will throw them into the furnace of fire; in that place there will be weeping [over sorrow and pain] and grinding of teeth [over distress and anger]. <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/13-43.htm"><b>43</b></a></span>Then THE RIGHTEOUS [those who seek the will of God] WILL SHINE FORTH [radiating the new life] LIKE THE SUN in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears [to hear], let him hear <i>and</i> heed My words. <p class="hdg">Hidden Treasure</p><p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/13-44.htm"><b>44</b></a></span>“The kingdom of heaven is like a [very precious] treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and hid again; then in his joy he goes and sells all he has and buys that field [securing the treasure for himself]. <p class="hdg">A Costly Pearl</p><p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/13-45.htm"><b>45</b></a></span>“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls, <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/13-46.htm"><b>46</b></a></span>and upon finding a single pearl of great value, he went and sold all that he had and bought it. <p class="hdg">A Dragnet</p><p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/13-47.htm"><b>47</b></a></span>“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a dragnet which was lowered into the sea, and gathered <i>fish</i> of every kind, <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/13-48.htm"><b>48</b></a></span>and when it was full, they dragged it up on the beach; and they sat down and sorted out the good <i>fish</i> into baskets, but the worthless ones they threw away. <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/13-49.htm"><b>49</b></a></span>So it will be at the end of the age; the angels will come and separate the wicked from the righteous <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/13-50.htm"><b>50</b></a></span>and throw the wicked into the furnace of fire; in that place there will be weeping [over sorrow and pain] and grinding of teeth [over distress and anger]. <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/13-51.htm"><b>51</b></a></span>“Have you understood all these things [in the lessons of the parables]?” They said to Jesus, “Yes.” <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/13-52.htm"><b>52</b></a></span>He said to them, “Therefore every scribe who has become a disciple of the kingdom of heaven is like the head of a household, who brings out of his <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[f]</a></span>treasure things that are new <i>and</i> fresh and things that are old <i>and</i> familiar.” <p class="hdg">Jesus Revisits Nazareth</p><p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/13-53.htm"><b>53</b></a></span>When Jesus had finished these parables, He left there. <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/13-54.htm"><b>54</b></a></span>And after coming to [Nazareth] His hometown, He <i>began</i> teaching them in their synagogue, and they were astonished, and said, “Where did this Man get this wisdom and these miraculous powers [what is the source of His authority]? <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/13-55.htm"><b>55</b></a></span>Is not this the carpenter’s son? Is not His mother called Mary? And are not His brothers, James and Joseph and Simon and Judas? <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/13-56.htm"><b>56</b></a></span>And His sisters, are they not [living here] among us? Where then did this Man get all this [wisdom and power]?” <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/13-57.htm"><b>57</b></a></span>And they took offense at Him [refusing to believe in Him]. But Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his hometown and in his own household.” <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/13-58.htm"><b>58</b></a></span>And He did not do many miracles there [in Nazareth] because of their unbelief.<A name="fn"></a></p><br /><br /><span class="footnotesbot">[a]</span> <span class="fnverse">3</span> A short story that illustrates a moral or religious principle.<br><span class="footnotesbot">[b]</span> <span class="fnverse">11</span> Things which humans cannot know or discover on their own unless God reveals it to them.<br><span class="footnotesbot">[c]</span> <span class="fnverse">25</span> Lit <i>tares</i>.<br><span class="footnotesbot">[d]</span> <span class="fnverse">33</span> This is the first time leaven is mentioned in the New Testament. See Ex 12:15 for the first mention of leaven in the Old Testament. The Hebrew word (<i>seor)</i> refers specifically to the leavening agent (as opposed to dough containing it), which today is thought of as yeast, a type of fungi. In Jewish thinking, leaven was symbolic of impurity and corruption. Jesus used it as a symbol for the corrupt and hypocritical teachings of the Pharisees and Sadducees (see especially Luke 12:1; cf Matt 16:11; Mark 8:15), but He also used leaven’s ability to permeate a mass of dough many times its own size as an illustration of the spread of the kingdom of heaven as here and in Luke 13:21.<br><span class="footnotesbot">[e]</span> <span class="fnverse">33</span> A measure was about a peck and a half, which would be enough bread to feed a hundred people.<br><span class="footnotesbot">[f]</span> <span class="fnverse">52</span> God’s precepts, both the old and the new, contain truths to be treasured.<br></div><br /><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">Amplified Bible Copyright © 2015<br>by The Lockman Foundation<br>All rights reserved <a href="http://www.lockman.org">www.lockman.org</a><br><br><a href="/">Bible Hub</a><br>                                                                                                                                <span class="p"><br /><br /></span></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../matthew/12.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Matthew 12"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Matthew 12" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../matthew/14.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Matthew 14"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Matthew 14" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div align="center"><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchapnoad.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>