6 7 8 9 by the road side, and the birds came and ate them up. And others fell upon stony places, where they had not 5 much earth; and forthwith they sprung up, through not 'having a depth of earth. And when the sun rose, they were scorched; and through not having a root they withered away. And others fell among thorns; and the 'thorns came up and choked them. And others fell upon "good ground, and bore fruit; one an hundred fold, one sixty, and one thirty. Who hath ears to hear, let him 'hear.' And the disciples came, and said unto him; 10 'Why speakest thou unto them in parables?' And he 11 answered and said unto them; Unto you it is given to 'know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven; but to 'them it is not given. For whoever hath, to him will be 12 'given, and he will have abundance; but whoever hath 'not, from him will be taken even what he hath. There- 13 'fore I speak to them in parables; because seeing they see not, and hearing they hear not, and understand not. And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah, which 14 'saith; By hearing ye will hear, and will not understand; and seeing ye will see, and will not perceive. For this 15 'people's heart is hardened, and with their ears they hardly 'hear, and their eyes they have closed; lest they should see 'with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand 'with their heart, and should turn, and I should heal them. 'But blessed are your eyes, for they see; and your ears, 16 'for they hear. For verily I say unto you, that many 17 'prophets and righteous men wished to see what ye see, 6 6 18 19 ' and did not see; and to hear what ye hear, and did not hear. Do ye therefore hear the parable of the sower. 'When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and 'understandeth it not, the Wicked one cometh and snatcheth away what was sown in his heart. He is 'what was sown by the road side. But that which was 20 the stony places, is he that heareth the word and anon with joy receiveth it; but he hath not root in 21 'himself, and is not lasting; and when tribulation or 'persecution cometh because of the word, straightway he stumbleth. And that which was sown among the thorns, 22 is he that heareth the word; and the cares of this age, ' and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and it < sown upon becometh unfruitful. And that which was sown on the 23 6 ' good ground, is he that heareth and understandeth the word; who also beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, one a 24 hundredfold, and one sixty, and one thirty.' Another parable he put before them, saying; 'The kingdom of 27 heaven hath been likened unto a man sowing good seed 25 in his field; and as the men slept, his enemy came and 26 'sowed weeds among the wheat, and went his way. But ' when the blade was sprung up, and bore fruit, then were seen the weeds also. And the slaves of the householder came and said unto him; Lord, didst thou not sow good 'seed in thy field? From whence then hath it weeds? 28 'And he said unto them; An enemy hath done this. 'And the slaves said unto him; Dost thou wish then 29 'that we should go and gather them up? And he said; 'No, lest while ye gather up the weeds, ye should root up 30 'the wheat with them. Leave them both to grow up 'together until the harvest; and at harvest time I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the weeds, and bind them in bundles for burning; but gather the 31 'wheat into my barn.' Another parable he put before them, saying; The kingdom of heaven is like a grain of 'mustard, which a man took, and sowed in his field; 32 'which indeed is the least of all seeds, but when it is 'grown, is the greatest among herbs, and becometh a 'tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in its 33 branches.' Another parable spake he unto them; 'The 'kingdom of heaven is like leaven, which a woman took, ' and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was 24 'leavened.' All these things spake Jesus to the crowds in parables, and without a parable he spake not unto 25 them; so that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophet, saying; I will open my mouth in parables, I will utter things hidden from the foundation of the world. 36 Then Jesus sent the crowds away, and went into the house; and his disciples came unto him, saying; 'Tell 37 unto us the parable of the weeds of the field.' And he answered and said unto them; 'He that soweth the 33 'good seed is the Son of man; the field is the world; and 'the good seed are the children of the kingdom; and the 23 'weeds are the children of wickedness; the enemy that 'sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the 6 6 age; and the reapers are angels. As therefore the weeds 40 ' are gathered together and burned in the fire; so will it 'be in the end of this age. The Son of man will send 41 'forth his angels, and they will gather out of his kingdom all causes of sin, and those who do unrighteousness; and 42 'they will cast them into the furnace of fire, where there will be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth. Then will 43 the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of 'their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear. 'Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a treasure hid in 44 the field; which when a man hath found, he hideth, and 'for joy thereof goeth, and selleth all that he hath, and 'buyeth that field. Again, the kingdom of heaven is like 45 a merchant seeking goodly pearls; and when he found 46 one pearl of great value, he went and sold all that he had, and bought it. Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a 47 'net cast into the sea, and gathering up of every kind; 'which when it was full, they drew to the shore, and 48 'sitting down gathered the good into vessels and cast 'away the bad. So will it be at the end of the age. 49 'The angels will come forth, and sever the wicked from among the just, and will cast them into the furnace of 50 'fire; there will be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.' Jesus saith unto them; 'Have ye understood all these 51 things?' They say to him: Yea, Lord.' And he said 52 unto them; Therefore every scribe that is made a dis'ciple of the kingdom of heaven, is like an householder 'that bringeth out of his treasury things new and old.' And it came to pass that when Jesus ended these 53 parables he departed thence. And coming into his own country, he taught them in 54 their synagogue, so that they were astonished, and said; 'Whence hath this man this wisdom, and these powers? Is not this the carpenter's son? is not his mother called 55 Mary, and his brethren James, and Joses, and Simon, ' and Judas? And his sisters, are they not all with us? 56 'Whence then hath he all these things?' And they 57 found a difficulty in him. And Jesus said unto them; A prophet is not without honour, save in his own 'country, and in his own house.' And he did not do 58 many mighty works there because of their unbelief. At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of 1 2 Jesus, and said unto his servants; 'This is John the 'Baptist; he is risen from the dead; and therefore the 3 'mighty powers work in him.' For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for the 4 sake of Herodias the wife of Philip his brother. For John was saying to him; 'It is not lawful for thee to 5 have her.' And when he wished to have killed him, he feared the crowd, because they held him as a prophet. 6 But when Herod's birthday was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced in the midst, and pleased Herod. 7 Whereon he promised with an oath to give her whatever 8 she should ask. And she, being first taught by her mother, said; 'Give me here the head of John the Baptist 9 on a dish,' And the king was sorry; but for the sake of the oaths and the guests, he ordered it to be given. 1011 And he sent and beheaded John in the prison. And his 6 head was brought on a dish, and given to the little girl; 12 and she brought it to her mother. And his disciples. came and took the body, and buried it; and went and 13 told Jesus. And Jesus when he heard, departed thence by boat into a desert place apart; and when the crowds heard, they followed him on foot from the cities. 14 16 And Jesus went forth and saw a great crowd, and had 15 pity on them, and healed their sick. And when it was evening, his disciple came to him, saying; This is a 'desert place, and the hour is now past; send away the 'crowds, that they may go into the villages, and buy 'themselves victuals.' And Jesus said to them; "They 17 'have no need to go; give ye them to eat.' And they say unto him; 'We have here only five loaves and 18 'two fishes.' And he said; 'Bring them here to me.' 19 And he commanded the crowds to lie down on the grass, and took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven he gave praise; and he brake, and gave the loaves to the disciples, and the disciples gave to the 20 crowds. And they all ate and were filled; and they took up of the fragments that remained twelve baskets 21 full. And those who ate were about five thousand men, beside women and children. 22 And straightway he made the disciples get into the boat, and go before him to the other side, while he sent 23 away the crowds. And after sending away the crowds, he went up the mountain apart to pray. And when it was evening, he was there alone. And the boat was 24 now in the midst of the lake, tossed by the waves; for the wind was contrary. And in the fourth watch of the 25 night he went towards them, walking on the lake. And 26 when the disciples saw him walking on the lake, they were troubled, saying; 'It is an apparition;' and they cried out for fear. And straightway Jesus spake unto 27 them, saying; 'Be of good cheer, it is I; be not afraid.' And Peter answered him and said; 'Lord, if it be thou, 28 'bid me come unto thee on the waters.' And he said; 29 'Come.' And Peter after coming down from the boat, walked on the waters, to come to Jesus. But seeing the 30 wind strong, he was afraid; and beginning to sink cried out, saying; 'Lord, save me.' And straightway Jesus 31 stretched forth his hand, and caught him, and saith unto him; O thou of little faith, why didst thou doubt?' And when they were come into the boat, the wind ceased. 32 And they that were in the boat came and worshipped 33 him, saying; Truly thou art a son of God.' And after crossing over they came into the land of 34 Gennesaret. And the men of that place knowing him 35 again, sent out into all that neighbourhood, and brought unto him all that were sick; and besought him that they 36 might only touch the hem of his cloak. And as many as touched were healed. But Then came to Jesus the scribes and Pharisees of Jerusalem, saying; Why do thy disciples transgress the 'tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands ' when they eat bread.' But he answered and said unto them; 'Why do ye also transgress the commandment of 'God for your tradition's sake? For God commanded, saying; Honour thy father and mother, and, He that ' revileth father or mother, let him die the death. 'ye say, Whoever shall say to father or mother, whatever 'thou mightest have owing to thee from me, is a gift, 'then he shall not honour his father or mother; and ye 'have made void the commandment of God for your 'tradition's sake. Ye hypocrites, well did Isaiah prophesy 'of you, saying; This people honoureth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me. But in vain they 'worship me, teaching as doctrines the commands of men.' 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 |