Jesus presented another parable to them, saying, “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field.

That day Jesus went out of the house and was sitting by the sea.

“The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure hidden in the field, which a man found and hid again; and from joy over it he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.

He presented another parable to them, saying, “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field;

Is not this the carpenter’s son? Is not His mother called Mary, and His brothers, James and Joseph and Simon and Judas?

But blessed are your eyes, because they see; and your ears, because they hear.

For truly I say to you that many prophets and righteous men desired to see what you see, and did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it.

yet he has no firm root in himself, but is only temporary, and when affliction or persecution arises because of the word, immediately he falls away.

The one on whom seed was sown on the rocky places, this is the man who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy;

And the one on whom seed was sown on the good soil, this is the man who hears the word and understands it; who indeed bears fruit and brings forth, some a hundredfold, some sixty, and some thirty.”

And he said to them, ‘An enemy has done this!’ The slaves *said to him, ‘Do you want us, then, to go and gather them up?’

But while his men were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went away.

The slaves of the landowner came and said to him, ‘Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? How then does it have tares?’

But when the wheat sprouted and bore grain, then the tares became evident also.

and the field is the world; and as for the good seed, these are the sons of the kingdom; and the tares are the sons of the evil one;

All these things Jesus spoke to the crowds in parables, and He did not speak to them without a parable.

This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet:
“I will open My mouth in parables;
I will utter things hidden since the foundation of the world.”

And He spoke many things to them in parables, saying, “Behold, the sower went out to sow;

And the disciples came and said to Him, “Why do You speak to them in parables?”

Jesus answered them, “To you it has been granted to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been granted.

He spoke another parable to them, “The kingdom of heaven is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three pecks of flour until it was all leavened.”

The Son of Man will send forth His angels, and they will gather out of His kingdom all stumbling blocks, and those who commit lawlessness,

When Jesus had finished these parables, He departed from there.

and as he sowed, some seeds fell beside the road, and the birds came and ate them up.

“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a dragnet cast into the sea, and gathering fish of every kind;

But he *said, ‘No; for while you are gathering up the tares, you may uproot the wheat with them.

Others fell on the rocky places, where they did not have much soil; and immediately they sprang up, because they had no depth of soil.

Then the righteous will shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him hear.

“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking fine pearls,

And the one on whom seed was sown among the thorns, this is the man who hears the word, and the worry of the world and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.

For whoever has, to him more shall be given, and he will have an abundance; but whoever does not have, even what he has shall be taken away from him.

In their case the prophecy of Isaiah is being fulfilled, which says,
‘You will keep on hearing, but will not understand;
You will keep on seeing, but will not perceive;

Therefore I speak to them in parables; because while seeing they do not see, and while hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand.

And He said, “The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man,

He came to His hometown and began teaching them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished, and said, “Where did this man get this wisdom and these miraculous powers?

For the heart of this people has become dull,
With their ears they scarcely hear,
And they have closed their eyes,
Otherwise they would see with their eyes,
Hear with their ears,
And understand with their heart and return,
And I would heal them.’

But when the sun had risen, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away.

And Jesus said to them, “Therefore every scribe who has become a disciple of the kingdom of heaven is like a head of a household, who brings out of his treasure things new and old.”

Then He left the crowds and went into the house. And His disciples came to Him and said, “Explain to us the parable of the tares of the field.”

So just as the tares are gathered up and burned with fire, so shall it be at the end of the age.

And large crowds gathered to Him, so He got into a boat and sat down, and the whole crowd was standing on the beach.

and will throw them into the furnace of fire; in that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

“Hear then the parable of the sower.

When anyone hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what has been sown in his heart. This is the one on whom seed was sown beside the road.

and the enemy who sowed them is the devil, and the harvest is the end of the age; and the reapers are angels.

So it will be at the end of the age; the angels will come forth and take out the wicked from among the righteous,

and this is smaller than all other seeds, but when it is full grown, it is larger than the garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and nest in its branches.”

He who has ears, let him hear.”

And others fell on the good soil and *yielded a crop, some a hundredfold, some sixty, and some thirty.

Allow both to grow together until the harvest; and in the time of the harvest I will say to the reapers, “First gather up the tares and bind them in bundles to burn them up; but gather the wheat into my barn.”’”

And they took offense at Him. But Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his hometown and in his own household.”

And He did not do many miracles there because of their unbelief.

Others fell among the thorns, and the thorns came up and choked them out.

and upon finding one pearl of great value, he went and sold all that he had and bought it.

and will throw them into the furnace of fire; in that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

“Have you understood all these things?” They *said to Him, “Yes.”

and when it was filled, they drew it up on the beach; and they sat down and gathered the good fish into containers, but the bad they threw away.

And His sisters, are they not all with us? Where then did this man get all these things?”