45.10 The Parable of the Sower
MT 13:1-9
1 That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the sea. 2
And great crowds gathered around him, so that he got into a boat and
sat there; and the whole crowd stood on the shore. 3 Then he told them
many things in parables, saying: "A sower went out to sow his seed. 4
And as he sowed, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and
devoured them. 5 Some fell on rocky places, where they did not have
much soil, and they immediately sprang up because they had no depth of
soil. 6 But when the sun was up they were scorched, and because they
had no root they withered away. 7 Other seed fell among thorns, and the
thorns grew up and choked them. 8 But other seed fell on good soil and
yielded a crop: some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. 9 He who
has ears, let him hear."
MK 4:1-9
1 Again he began to teach by the sea. and a very large crowd
gathered around him, so that he got into a boat and sat in it on the
sea; and the whole crowd was beside the sea on the land. 2 Then he
taught them many things by parables, and said to them in his teaching:
3 "Listen! A sower went out to sow. 4 And as he sowed the seed, some
fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it. 5 Some fell on
rocky ground, where it did not have much soil, and immediately it
sprang up, because it had no depth of soil. 6 But when the sun came up
it was scorched, and because it had no root it withered away. 7 Other
seed fell among thorns and the thorns grew up and choked it, and it
yielded no grain. 8 But other seed fell on good soil and yielded a crop
that sprang up, increased and produced thirtyfold, sixty, and a
hundred." 9 And he said, "He who has ears to hear, let him hear."
LK 8:4-8
4 And when a great crowd came together and people from town after
town came to him, he said in a parable: 5 "A sower went out to sow his
seed. And as he sowed, some fell along the path; and it was trampled
down, and the birds of the air devoured it. 6 Some fell on the rock;
and as it grew up, it withered away, because it had no moisture. 7 And
some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up with it and choked it. 8
But others fell on good soil, sprang up, and yielded a crop a
hundredfold." When he had said this he called out, "He who has ears to
hear, let him hear!"
45.11 The Secrets of the Kingdom of Heaven
MT 13:10-17
10 The disciples came and said to him, "Why do you speak to them
in parables?" 11 And he answered them, "To you it has been given to
know the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been
given. 12 For whoever has, to him will more be given, and he will have
abundance; but whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken
away from him. 13 This is why I speak to them in parables, because
seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor do they
understand. 14 In them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah which says:
'Hearing you will hear and shall not understand;
and seeing you will see and not perceive.
15 For this people's heart has grown dull.
And their ears are hard of hearing,
and their eyes they have closed,
lest they should see with their eyes,
and hear with their ears,
and they understand with their hearts,
and turn so that I should heal them.'
16 But blessed are your eyes for they see, and your ears for they hear.
17 For truly, I say to you, many prophets and righteous men longed to
see what you see, and did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and
did not hear it.
MK 4:10-12
10 And when he was alone, those around him with the twelve asked
him about the parables. 11 And he said to them, "To you has been given
the secret of the kingdom of God, but to those outside everything is in
parables; 12 so that
'seeing they may see but not perceive,
and hearing may hear but not understand;
lest they should turn again, and be forgiven.'"
LK 8:9-10
9 When his disciples asked him what this parable meant, 10 he
said, "To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of
God; but to others it is given in parables, so that
'Seeing they may not see,
and hearing they may not understand.'
45.12 The Parable of the Sower Explained
MT 13:18-23
18 "Hear then the parable of the sower: 19 when anyone hears the
word of the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and
snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is the seed sown along
the path. 20 But he who received the seed on rocky places, this is he
who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy; 21 yet he has
no root in himself, but endures only for a while. And when tribulation
or persecution arises because of the word, immediately he falls away.
22 Now he who received seed among the thorns is he who hears the word,
but the cares of this world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the
word, and he becomes unfruitful. 23 But the one who received seed on
the good soil is he who hears the word and understands it, who indeed
bears fruit and produces: some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty."
MK 4:13-20
13 And he said to them, "Do you not understand this parable? How
then will you understand all the parables? 14 The sower sows the word.
15 And these are the ones along the path where the word is sown. When
they hear, Satan comes immediately and takes away the word that was
sown in them. 16 And these likewise are the ones sown on rocky ground
who, when they hear the word, immediately receive it with joy; 17 and
they have no root in themselves, but endure for only a time. Then, when
tribulation or ersecution arises on account of the word, immediately
they fall away. 18 And others are the ones sown among thorns; they are
those who hear the word, 19 but the cares of this world, the
deceitfulness of riches, and the desires for other things enter in and
choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful. 20 But these are the ones
sown on good soil, those who hear the word, accept it, and bear fruit
thirtyfold, sixty, and a hundred."
LK 4:11-15
11 "Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God. 12 The
ones along the path are those who hear; then the devil comes and takes
away the word from their hearts, that they may not believe and be
saved. 13 And the ones on the rock are those who, when they hear the
word, receive it with joy; but these have no root, they believe for a
while and in time of temptation fall away. 14 And the ones that fell
among the thorns, they are those who hear, but as they go on their way
they are choked by the cares and riches and pleasures of life, and
their fruit does not mature. 15 But the ones that fell on the good soil
are those who, having heard the word with a noble and good heart, keep
it and bear fruit with patience.
45.13 The Parable of the Wheat and the Weeds
MT 13:24-30
24 Another parable he put forth to them, saying: "The kingdom of
heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field; 25 but while men
were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and went
away. 26 So when the plants sprouted and bore grain, then the weeds
appeared also. 27 And the servants of the householder came and said to
him, 'Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? How then has enemy
has done this.' The servants said to him, 'Then do you want us to go
and gather them up?' 29 But he said, 'No, lest while you gather up the
weeds you also root up the wheat with them. 30 Let both grow together
until the harvest; and at harvest time I will tell the reapers. Gather
the weeds first and bind them in bundles to be burned, but gather the
wheat into my barn.'"
45.14 The Parable of the Lamp
MK 4:21-25
21 And he said to them, "Is a lamp brought to be put under a basket or
under a bed? Is it not to be set on a lampstand? 22 For there is
nothing hidden, except to be revealed; nor is anything secret, but that
it should come to light. 23 If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear."
24 Then he said to them, "Take heed what you hear. With the
measure you use, it will be measured to you; and more will be given
you. 25 For whoever has, to him will more be given; and whoever does
not have, from him even what he has will be taken away."
LK 8:16-18
16 "No one, when he has lit a lamp, covers it with a vessel or
puts it under a bed, but puts it on a lampstand, that those who enter
may see the light. 17 For nothing is secret that will not be revealed,
nor anything hidden that will not be known and come to light. 18
Therefore take heed how you hear. For whoever has, to him more will be
given; and whoever does not have, even what he thinks he has will be
taken from him."
LK 11:33-36
33 "No one after lighting a lamp puts it in a secret place or
under
a basket, but on a stand, that those who come in may see the light. 34
Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eye is good, your whole
body also is full of light. But when it is bad, your body also is full
of
darkness. 35 Therefore be careful that the light in you is not
darkness. 36
If then your whole body is full of light, having no part dark, it will
be
completely lighted, as when the bright shining of a lamp gives you
light."
45.141 The Parable of the Scattered Seed
MK 4:26-29
26 And he said, "The kingdom of God is as if a man should scatter
seed on the ground, 27 and should sleep by night and rise by day, and
the seed should sprout and grow, he himself does not know how. 28 All
by itself the earth produces grain-first the blade, then the head, then
the full kernel in the head. 29 But when the grain is ripe, at once he
puts in the sickle, because the harvest has come."
45.15 The Parable of the Mustard Seed
MT 13:31-32
31 Another parable he put forth to them, saying: "The kingdom of
heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field;
32 it is the smallest of all seeds, but when it has grown it is the
greatest of shrubs and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air
come and make nests in its branches."
MK 4:30-32
30 And he said, "With what shall we compare the kingdom of God,
or what parable shall we use for it? 31 It is like a mustard seed
which, when it is sown on the ground, is the smallest of all seeds in
the earth; 32 yet when it is sown it grows up and becomes the greatest
of all shrubs, and puts forth large branches, so that the birds of the
air can make nests in its shade."
LK 13:18-19
18 Then he said, "What is the kingdom of God like? And to what
shall I compare it? 19 It is like a mustard seed, which a man took and
sowed in his garden; and it grew and became a tree, and the birds of
the air nested in its branches."
45.16 The Parable of the Leaven
MT 13:33
33 He told them another parable: "The kingdom of heaven is like
leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of flour till it
was all leavened."
LK 13:20-21
20 And again he said, "To what shall I compare the kingdom of
God? 21 It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures
of flour till it was all leavened."
45.17 He Did Not Speak Without a Parable
MT 13:34-35
34 All these things Jesus spoke to the crowd in parables; and
without a parable he did not speak to them. 35 So was fulfilled what
was spoken by the prophet:
"I will open my mouth in parables,
I will utter things hidden
since the foundation of the world."
MK 4:33-34
33 With many such parables he spoke the word to them, as they
were able to hear it. 34 But without a parable he did not speak to
them. And when they were alone, he explained everything to his own
disciples.
45.18 The Explanation of the Parable of the Wheat and the Weeds
MT 13:36-43
36 Then he left the crowd and went into the house. And his
disciples came to him, saying, "Explain to us the parable of the weeds
of the field." 37 He answered, "He who sows the good seed is the Son of
Man; 38 the field is the world, and the good seed stands for the sons
of the kingdom. The weeds are the sons of the evil one, 39 and the
enemy who sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the age,
and the reapers are angels. 40 Therefore as the weeds are gathered and
burned in the fire, so it will be at the end of this age. 41 The Son of
Man will send out his angels, and they will gather out of his kingdom
everything that causes sin and all who do evil, 42 and will throw them
into the furnace of fire, where there will be weeping and gnashing of
teeth. 43 Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of
their Father. He who has ears, let him hear.
45.19 Parable of the Treasure Hidden in a Field
MT 13:44
44 "Again, the kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a
field, which a man found and hid; and then in his joy over it he goes
and sells all that he has and buys that field.
45.191 Parable of the Pearl of Great Price
MT 13:45-46
45 "Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of
fine pearls, 46 who, when he had found one pearl of great value, went
and sold all that he had and bought it.
45.192 Parable of the Fishing Net
MT 13:47-50
47 "Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was thrown
into the sea and gathered fish of every kind; 48 which, when it was
full, they drew it up on the shore; and they sat down and gathered the
good into vessels, but threw the bad away. 49 So it will be at the end
of the age. The angels will come and separate the wicked from the
righteous 50 and throw them into the furnace of fire, where there will
be weeping and gnashing of teeth."
45.193 Parable of the Householder
MT 13:51-52
51 Jesus asked, "Have you understood all these things?" "Yes,"
they said to him. 52 And he said to them, "Therefore every scribe who
has been instructed for the kingdom of heaven is like a householder who
brings out of his treasure what is new and what is old."
46.10 Jesus Preaches to and is Rejected by his own Countrymen
MT 13:53-58
53 When Jesus had finished these parables, he moved on from
there. 54 And coming to his own country he taught them in their
synagogue, so that they were astonished, and said, "Where did this man
get this wisdom and these mighty works? 55 Is this not the carpenter's
son? Is not his mother called Mary? And his brothers James, Joseph,
Simon, and Judas? 56 And are not all his sisters with us? Where then
did this man get all these things?" 57 And they took offense at him.
But Jesus said to them, "A prophet is not without honor except in his
own country and in his own house." 58 And he did not do many mighty
works there, because of their unbelief.