AT that time Jesus walked through corn-fields on a sabbath-day; and his
disciples were hungry, and began to pluck the ears of corn, and to eat.
(2)But when the Pharisees saw it, they said to him, Behold, thy
disciples do a thing that it is not lawful to do on the sabbath. (3)And
he said unto them, Have ye not read what David did, when he was hungry,
and they who were with him? (4)how they went into the house of God, and
did eat the loaves of shew-bread, of which it was not lawful for him or
those who were with him to eat, but for the priests alone? (5)Or have
ye not read in the law, that on the sabbaths the priests in the temple
profane the sabbath, and are not culpable? (6)Now I tell you, That one
greater than the temple is here. (7)But if ye had known what that
meant, I desire mercy and not sacrifice; ye would not have condemned
the innocent. (8)For the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath.
(9)And going on from thence, he came into their synagogue; (10)and,
behold a man was there who had a withered hand. And they asked him,
saying, Is it lawful to heal on sabbath days? that they might accuse
him. (11)Then he said to them; What man of you is there who hath one
sheep, and if it fall into a pit on the sabbath, doth he not lay hold
on him, and lift him out? (12)Of how much more value then is a man than
a sheep? Wherefore it is lawful to do good on the sabbath days.
(13)Then saith he to the man, Stretch out thy hand; and he stretched it
out, and it was restored, sound as the other.
(14)Then the Pharisees went out, and held a consultation against him,
how they might make away with him. (15)But Jesus knew it, and retired
from thence, and great multitudes followed him, and he healed them all,
(16)and charged them that they should not make him known. (17)That what
was spoken by Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, saying,
(18)"Behold, my servant, whom I have chosen, my beloved, in whom my
soul delighteth: I will put my Spirit upon him, and he shall proclaim
judgment for the heathen. (19)He shall not contend, nor be clamorous;
neither shall any man in the streets hear his voice. (20)A bruised reed
shall he not break down, and smoking flax shall he not quench, until he
break forth in judgment for victory. (21)And in his name shall the
Gentiles hope."
(22)Then was brought to him a demoniac, blind and dumb; and he cured
him, so as to enable the blind and dumb both to speak and see. (23)And
all the multitudes were lost in amazement, and they said, Is not this
the son of David? (24)But the Pharisees hearing them, said, This fellow
casteth not out devils, but by Beelzebub, the prince of the devils.
(25)But Jesus knowing their thoughts, said unto them, Every kingdom
divided against itself will be desolated; and every city, or family,
divided against itself cannot subsist: (26)so if Satan cast out Satan;
he is divided against himself; how then can his kingdom subsist?
(27)And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your sons cast
them out? therefore shall they be your judges. (28)But if I by the
Spirit of God cast out the devils, then truly the kingdom of God is
come unto you. (29)Else how can one enter into a strong man's house and
plunder his goods, except he first bind the strong man, and then will
he plunder his goods? (30)He that is not with me, is against me; and he
that associates not with me, scattereth abroad. (31)Therefore I say
unto you, All sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven to men; but the
blasphemy against the Spirit shall not be forgiven to men. (32)And
whosoever may speak a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven
him: but whosoever shall speak against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be
forgiven him, neither in this world, nor in the world to come.
(33)Either make the tree good, and its fruit good; or make the tree
corrupt, and its fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by the fruit.
(34)Ye broods of vipers, how can ye speak good things, yourselves being
wicked? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh. (35)A
good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth good
things: and a wicked man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth
forth evil things. (36)But I tell you, That every idle word which men
speak, for it shall they give an account in the day of judgment.
(37)For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou
shalt be condemned.
(38)Then certain of the scribes and Pharisees addressed him, saying,
Master, we desire to see a sign from thee. (39)But he answered and said
unto them, A wicked and adulterous generation seeketh a sign; and no
sign shall be given it, but the sign of Jonah the prophet: (40)for as
Jonah was in the belly of the whale three days and three nights; so
shall the Son of man be in the heart of the earth three days and three
nights. (41)The men of Nineveh shall rise up in judgment against this
generation, and condemn it: for they repented on the preaching of
Jonah; and behold, a greater than Jonah is here. (42)The queen of the
South shall rise up in judgment against the men of this generation, and
condemn it: for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom
of Solomon; and behold, a greater than Solomon is here.
(43)When the unclean spirit is indeed gone out of a man, he traverses
through places destitute of water, in search of rest, but cannot find
it. (44)Then he saith, I will return to my mansion, whence I came; and
on his arrival, he findeth it unoccupied, swept, and furnished.
(45)Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits more
wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and the last
state of that man is worse than the first. So shall it also be with
this wicked generation.
(46)And while he was yet speaking to the multitudes, behold, his mother
and his brethren stood without, desiring to speak to him. (47)And a
person said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren stand
without, desiring to speak to thee. (48)But he answered and said to him
that told him, Who is my mother? and who are my brethren? (49)And
stretching out his hand towards his disciples, he said, Behold my
mother and my brethren. (50)For whosoever shall do the will of my
Father who is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and
mother.
CHAP. XIII. THEN the same day Jesus going out from the house, sat
down near the sea. (2)And vast multitudes were gathered together unto
him, insomuch that he entered into a vessel to be seated; and all the
multitude stood on the beach. (3)And he spake unto them many things in
parables, saying, Behold, a sower went out to sow: (4)and as he was
sowing, some seeds fell indeed by the road-side; and the birds came and
ate them up: (5)and other seed fell on a rocky soil, where it had not
much earth; and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of
earth: (6)and when the sun arose, it was scorched up; and because it
had no root, it withered away. (7)And other seeds fell among the
thorns; and the thorns sprang up and choked them: (8)but others fell on
good ground, and produced fruit, some an hundred, some sixty, and some
thirty. (9)He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. (10)And when his
disciples came, they said to him, Why speakest thou to them in
parables? (11)And he answered and said unto them, Because to you it is
given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is
not given. (12)For whosoever hath, more shall be given to him, and he
shall have abundance: but whosoever hath not, even that he hath shall
be taken from him. (13)Therefore I speak to them in parables: that
seeing, they may not see; and hearing, they may not hear nor
understand. (14)And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah, which
saith, With the hearing ye shall hear, and not understand; and seeing
ye shall see, and in no wise perceive: (15)for the heart of this people
is waxed gross, and with their ears they have heard heavily, and their
eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with the eves,
and hear with the ears, and understand with the heart, and be
converted, and I should heal them. (16)But blessed are your eyes; for
ye see: and your ears; for ye hear. (17)For verily I tell you, That
many prophets and righteous men have greatly desired to see the things
which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear the things which ye
hear, and have not heard them. (18)Hear ye therefore the parable of the
sower.
(19)When any person heareth the word of the kingdom, and doth not
understand it, the wicked one cometh, and snatcheth away what was sown
on his heart: such is he who is the sown by the road-side. (20)But the
sown on the rocky soil, is he who having heard the word, and instantly
with joy receiving it, (21)hath not really root in himself, but is
merely temporary: and when tribulation or persecution ariseth for the
word's sake, immediately he is stumbled. (22)But the sown among the
thorns, is he who heareth the word, and the anxiety about this world
and the deceitfulness of riches, choketh the word, and it becometh
unfruitful. (23)But the sown upon the good ground, is he who heareth
the word, and understandeth it; who truly beareth fruit, and produceth,
one an hundred fold, and another sixty, and another thirty.
(24)Another parable proposed he to them, saying, The kingdom of heaven
is like unto a man who sowed good seed in his field: (25)and while the
men were asleep, his enemy came and sowed zizane among the wheat, and
departed. (26)But when the blade was shot up, and produced fruit, then
appeared also the zizane. (27)The servants of the proprietor came, and
said to him, Master, didst thou not sow good seed in thy field? whence
then hath it the zizane? (28)He saith unto them, Some man, an enemy,
hath done this. Then the servants said to him, Wilt thou that we go and
weed them out? (29)he replied, No; lest perhaps in weeding out the
zizane, we root up the wheat with them. (30)Let them both grow together
till the harvest: and at the harvest-time I will say to the reapers,
Gather out first the zizane, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but
gather the wheat into my barn.
(31)Another parable he proposed to 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 among the smallest of all seeds; but when it is
grown, it is among the greatest of herbs, and becomes a tree, so that
the birds of the air come and make their nests in the branches of it.
(33)Another parable spake he to them: The kingdom of heaven is like
leaven, which a woman took and covered up in three measures of flour,
until the whole was leavened. (34)All these things spake Jesus in
parables to the multitudes; and without a parable he spake not to them:
(35)that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying,
I will open my mouth in parables, I will bring forth things hid from
the foundation of the world.
(36)Then Jesus dismissing the multitudes, went into a house; and his
disciples came unto him, saying, Explain to us the parable of the
zizane of the field. (37)And he replying said to them, He that sowed
the good seed, is the Son of man; (38)the field is the world: and the
good seed are those who are the children of the kingdom; but the zizane
are the children of the wicked one; (39)the enemy who sowed them is the
devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the
angels. (40)As therefore the zizane are gathered, and burned in the
fire; just so shall it be at the end of this world. (41)The Son of man
shall send out his angels, and shall gather together out of his kingdom
all things offensive, and those who practise iniquity; (42)and will
cast them into a furnace of fire; there shall be wailing and gnashing
of teeth. (43)Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun, in the
kingdom of their Father. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
(44)Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a treasure hid in a field:
which when a man findeth, he hideth, and for joy thereof, goeth away
and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.
(45)Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchantman in search of
beautiful pearls: (46)who, having discovered one of vast price, went
away and sold all that he possessed, and bought it.
(47)Again, the kingdom of heaven is like to a net cast into the sea,
and collecting fish of every kind: (48)which, when it was full, they
drew to the beach, and sitting down, selected the good into baskets,
but cast those of a bad kind away. (49)Just so shall it be at the end
of this world: the angels shall go forth, and shall separate the wicked
from amidst the just, (50)and shall cast them into a furnace of fire:
there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. (51)Jesus saith unto
them, Have ye understood all these things? (52)They say unto him, Yes,
Lord. Then said he unto them, Therefore every scribe instructed unto
the kingdom of heaven, is like unto a man, the master of a family, who
bringeth out of his storehouse things new and old.
(53)And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished there parables, he
departed thence. (54)And coming into his own country, taught them in
their synagogues, so that they were exceedingly struck, and said,
Whence hath this man this wisdom, and these miracles? (55)Is not this
the carpenter's son? is not his mother called Mary? his brethren,
James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas? (56)and his sisters, are they
not all among us? whence then hath he all these things? (57)And they
were offended at him. But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not
disrespected, except in his own country, and in his own family. (58)And
he did not there many miracles because of their unbelief.