1 Naquele mesmo dia, saindo Jesus de casa, assentou-se à beira-mar; 2 e grandes multidões se reuniram perto dele, de modo que entrou num barco e se assentou; e toda a multidão estava em pé na praia. 3 E de muitas coisas lhes falou por parábolas e dizia: Eis que o semeador saiu a semear. 4 E, ao semear, uma parte caiu à beira do caminho, e, vindo as aves, a comeram. 5 Outra parte caiu em solo rochoso, onde a terra era pouca, e logo nasceu, visto não ser profunda a terra. 6 Saindo, porém, o sol, a queimou; e, porque não tinha raiz, secou-se. 7 Outra caiu entre os espinhos, e os espinhos cresceram e a sufocaram. 8 Outra, enfim, caiu em boa terra e deu fruto: a cem, a sessenta e a trinta por um. 9 Quem tem ouvidos [para ouvir], ouça.

10 Então, se aproximaram os discípulos e lhe perguntaram: Por que lhes falas por parábolas? 11 Ao que respondeu: Porque a vós outros é dado conhecer os mistérios do reino dos céus, mas àqueles não lhes é isso concedido. 12 Pois ao que tem se lhe dará, e terá em abundância; mas, ao que não tem, até o que tem lhe será tirado. 13 Por isso, lhes falo por parábolas; porque, vendo, não veem; e, ouvindo, não ouvem, nem entendem. 14 De sorte que neles se cumpre a profecia de Isaías:

Ouvireis com os ouvidos e de nenhum modo entendereis; vereis com os olhos e de nenhum modo percebereis.

15 Porque o coração deste povo está endurecido, de mau grado ouviram com os ouvidos e fecharam os olhos; para não suceder que vejam com os olhos, ouçam com os ouvidos, entendam com o coração, se convertam e sejam por mim curados.

16 Bem-aventurados, porém, os vossos olhos, porque veem; e os vossos ouvidos, porque ouvem. 17 Pois em verdade vos digo que muitos profetas e justos desejaram ver o que vedes e não viram; e ouvir o que ouvis e não ouviram. 18 Atendei vós, pois, à parábola do semeador. 19 A todos os que ouvem a palavra do reino e não a compreendem, vem o maligno e arrebata o que lhes foi semeado no coração. Este é o que foi semeado à beira do caminho. 20 O que foi semeado em solo rochoso, esse é o que ouve a palavra e a recebe logo, com alegria; 21 mas não tem raiz em si mesmo, sendo, antes, de pouca duração; em lhe chegando a angústia ou a perseguição por causa da palavra, logo se escandaliza. 22 O que foi semeado entre os espinhos é o que ouve a palavra, porém os cuidados do mundo e a fascinação das riquezas sufocam a palavra, e fica infrutífera. 23 Mas o que foi semeado em boa terra é o que ouve a palavra e a compreende; este frutifica e produz a cem, a sessenta e a trinta por um.

24 Outra parábola lhes propôs, dizendo: O reino dos céus é semelhante a um homem que semeou boa semente no seu campo; 25 mas, enquanto os homens dormiam, veio o inimigo dele, semeou o joio no meio do trigo e retirou-se. 26 E, quando a erva cresceu e produziu fruto, apareceu também o joio. 27 Então, vindo os servos do dono da casa, lhe disseram: Senhor, não semeaste boa semente no teu campo? Donde vem, pois, o joio? 28 Ele, porém, lhes respondeu: Um inimigo fez isso. Mas os servos lhe perguntaram: Queres que vamos e arranquemos o joio? 29 Não! Replicou ele, para que, ao separar o joio, não arranqueis também com ele o trigo. 30 Deixai-os crescer juntos até à colheita, e, no tempo da colheita, direi aos ceifeiros: ajuntai primeiro o joio, atai-o em feixes para ser queimado; mas o trigo, recolhei-o no meu celeiro.

31 Outra parábola lhes propôs, dizendo: O reino dos céus é semelhante a um grão de mostarda, que um homem tomou e plantou no seu campo; 32 o qual é, na verdade, a menor de todas as sementes, e, crescida, é maior do que as hortaliças, e se faz árvore, de modo que as aves do céu vêm aninhar-se nos seus ramos.

33 Disse-lhes outra parábola: O reino dos céus é semelhante ao fermento que uma mulher tomou e escondeu em três medidas de farinha, até ficar tudo levedado.

34 Todas estas coisas disse Jesus às multidões por parábolas e sem parábolas nada lhes dizia; 35 para que se cumprisse o que foi dito por intermédio do profeta:

Abrirei em parábolas a minha boca; publicarei coisas ocultas desde a criação [do mundo].

36 Então, despedindo as multidões, foi Jesus para casa. E, chegando-se a ele os seus discípulos, disseram: Explica-nos a parábola do joio do campo. 37 E ele respondeu: O que semeia a boa semente é o Filho do Homem; 38 o campo é o mundo; a boa semente são os filhos do reino; o joio são os filhos do maligno; 39 o inimigo que o semeou é o diabo; a ceifa é a consumação do século, e os ceifeiros são os anjos. 40 Pois, assim como o joio é colhido e lançado ao fogo, assim será na consumação do século. 41 Mandará o Filho do Homem os seus anjos, que ajuntarão do seu reino todos os escândalos e os que praticam a iniquidade 42 e os lançarão na fornalha acesa; ali haverá choro e ranger de dentes. 43 Então, os justos resplandecerão como o sol, no reino de seu Pai. Quem tem ouvidos [para ouvir], ouça.

44 O reino dos céus é semelhante a um tesouro oculto no campo, o qual certo homem, tendo-o achado, escondeu. E, transbordante de alegria, vai, vende tudo o que tem e compra aquele campo.

45 O reino dos céus é também semelhante a um que negocia e procura boas pérolas; 46 e, tendo achado uma pérola de grande valor, vende tudo o que possui e a compra.

47 O reino dos céus é ainda semelhante a uma rede que, lançada ao mar, recolhe peixes de toda espécie. 48 E, quando já está cheia, os pescadores arrastam-na para a praia e, assentados, escolhem os bons para os cestos e os ruins deitam fora. 49 Assim será na consumação do século: sairão os anjos, e separarão os maus dentre os justos, 50 e os lançarão na fornalha acesa; ali haverá choro e ranger de dentes.

51 Entendestes todas estas coisas? Responderam-lhe: Sim! 52 Então, lhes disse: Por isso, todo escriba versado no reino dos céus é semelhante a um pai de família que tira do seu depósito coisas novas e coisas velhas.

53 Tendo Jesus proferido estas parábolas, retirou-se dali. 54 E, chegando à sua terra, ensinava-os na sinagoga, de tal sorte que se maravilhavam e diziam: Donde lhe vêm esta sabedoria e estes poderes miraculosos? 55 Não é este o filho do carpinteiro? Não se chama sua mãe Maria, e seus irmãos, Tiago, José, Simão e Judas? 56 Não vivem entre nós todas as suas irmãs? Donde lhe vem, pois, tudo isto? 57 E escandalizavam-se nele. Jesus, porém, lhes disse: Não há profeta sem honra, senão na sua terra e na sua casa. 58 E não fez ali muitos milagres, por causa da incredulidade deles.

1 On that day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the sea side. 2 And there were gathered unto him great multitudes, so that he entered into a boat, and sat; and all the multitude stood on the beach. 3 And he spake to them many things in parables, saying, Behold, the sower went forth to sow; 4 and as he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the birds came and devoured them: 5 and others fell upon the rocky places, where they had not much earth: and straightway they sprang up, because they had no deepness of earth: 6 and when the sun was risen, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away. 7 And others fell upon the thorns; and the thorns grew up and choked them: 8 and others fell upon the good ground, and yielded fruit, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. 9 He that hath ears, let him hear.

10 And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables? 11 And he 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. 12 For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that which he hath. 13 Therefore speak I to them in parables; because seeing they see not, and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand. 14 And unto them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah, which saith,

By hearing ye shall hear, and shall in no wise understand;

And seeing ye shall see, and shall in no wise perceive:

15 For this people’s heart is waxed gross,

And their ears are dull of hearing,

And their eyes they have closed;

Lest haply they should perceive with their eyes,

And hear with their ears,

And understand with their heart,

And should turn again,

And I should heal them.

16 But blessed are your eyes, for they see; and your ears, for they hear. 17 For verily I say unto you, that many prophets and righteous men desired to see the things which ye see, and saw them not; and to hear the things which ye hear, and heard them not. 18 Hear then ye the parable of the sower. 19 When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, then cometh the evil one, and snatcheth away that which hath been sown in his heart. This is he that was sown by the way side. 20 And he that was sown upon the rocky places, this is he that heareth the word, and straightway with joy receiveth it; 21 yet hath he not root in himself, but endureth for a while; and when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, straightway he stumbleth. 22 And he that was sown among the thorns, this is he that heareth the word; and the care of the world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful. 23 And he that was sown upon the good ground, this is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; who verily beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.

24 Another parable set he before them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man that sowed good seed in his field: 25 but while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares also among the wheat, and went away. 26 But when the blade sprang up and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also. 27 And the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst thou not sow good seed in thy field? whence then hath it tares? 28 And he said unto them, An enemy hath done this. And the servants say unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up? 29 But he saith, Nay; lest haply while ye gather up the tares, ye root up the wheat with them. 30 Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of the harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather up first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them; but gather the wheat into my barn.

31 Another parable set he before them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like unto a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field: 32 which indeed is less than all seeds; but when it is grown, it is greater than the herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the heaven come and lodge in the branches thereof.

33 Another parable spake he unto them; The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, till it was all leavened.

34 All these things spake Jesus in parables unto the multitudes; and without a parable spake he nothing unto them: 35 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 he left the multitudes, and went into the house: and his disciples came unto him, saying, Explain unto us the parable of the tares of the field. 37 And he answered and said, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man; 38 and the field is the world; and the good seed, these are the sons of the kingdom; and the tares are the sons of the evil one; 39 and the enemy that sowed them is the devil: and the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are angels. 40 As therefore the tares are gathered up and burned with fire; so shall it be in the end of the world. 41 The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that cause stumbling, and them that do iniquity, 42 and shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth. 43 Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He that hath ears, let him hear.

44 The kingdom of heaven is like unto a treasure hidden in the field; which a man found, and hid; and in his joy he goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.

45 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is a merchant seeking goodly pearls: 46 and having found one pearl of great price, he went and sold all that he had, and bought it.

47 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind: 48 which, when it was filled, they drew up on the beach; and they sat down, and gathered the good into vessels, but the bad they cast away. 49 So shall it be in the end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the righteous, 50 and shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.

51 Have ye understood all these things? They say unto him, Yea. 52 And he said unto them, Therefore every scribe who hath been made a disciple to the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is a householder, who bringeth forth out of his treasure things new and old.

53 And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished these parables, he departed thence.

54 And coming into his own country he taught them in their synagogue, insomuch that they were astonished, and said, Whence hath this man this wisdom, and these mighty works? 55 Is not this the carpenter’s son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joseph, and Simon, and Judas? 56 And his sisters, are they not all with us? Whence then hath this man all these things? 57 And they were offended in him. But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honor, save in his own country, and in his own house. 58 And he did not many mighty works there because of their unbelief.

1 That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the lake.

2 Such large crowds gathered around him that he got into a boat and sat in it, while all the people stood on the shore.

3 Then he told them many things in parables, saying: "A farmer went out to sow his seed.

4 As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up.

5 Some fell on rocky places, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly, because the soil was shallow.

6 But when the sun came up, the plants were scorched, and they withered because they had no root.

7 Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the plants.

8 Still other seed fell on good soil, where it produced a crop —a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown.

9 Whoever has ears, let them hear."

10 The disciples came to him and asked, "Why do you speak to the people in parables?"

11 He replied, "Because the knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them.

12 Whoever has will be given more, and they will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what they have will be taken from them.

13 This is why I speak to them in parables: "Though seeing, they do not see; though hearing, they do not hear or understand.

14 In them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah: "'You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.

15 For this people's heart has become calloused; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts and turn, and I would heal them.' [^1]

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

17 For truly I tell you, many prophets and righteous people longed to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.

18 "Listen then to what the parable of the sower means:

19 When anyone hears the message about the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in their heart. This is the seed sown along the path.

20 The seed falling on rocky ground refers to someone who hears the word and at once receives it with joy.

21 But since they have no root, they last only a short time. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, they quickly fall away.

22 The seed falling among the thorns refers to someone who hears the word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, making it unfruitful.

23 But the seed falling on good soil refers to someone who hears the word and understands it. This is the one who produces a crop, yielding a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown."

24 Jesus told them another parable: "The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field.

25 But while everyone was sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and went away.

26 When the wheat sprouted and formed heads, then the weeds also appeared.

27 "The owner's servants came to him and said, 'Sir, didn't you sow good seed in your field? Where then did the weeds come from?'

28 "'An enemy did this,' he replied. "The servants asked him, 'Do you want us to go and pull them up?'

29 "'No,' he answered, 'because while you are pulling the weeds, you may uproot the wheat with them.

30 Let both grow together until the harvest. At that time I will tell the harvesters: First collect the weeds and tie them in bundles to be burned; then gather the wheat and bring it into my barn.'"

31 He told them another parable: "The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his field.

32 Though it is the smallest of all seeds, yet when it grows, it is the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds come and perch in its branches."

33 He told them still another parable: "The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed into about sixty pounds "of flour until it worked all through the dough."

34 Jesus spoke all these things to the crowd in parables; he did not say anything to them without using a parable.

35 So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophet: "I will open my mouth in parables, I will utter things hidden since the creation of the world." [^3]

36 Then he left the crowd and went into the house. His disciples came to him and said, "Explain to us the parable of the weeds in the field."

37 He answered, "The one who sowed the good seed is the Son of Man.

38 The field is the world, and the good seed stands for the people of the kingdom. The weeds are the people of the evil one,

39 and the enemy who sows them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the harvesters are angels.

40 "As the weeds are pulled up and burned in the fire, so it will be at the end of the age.

41 The Son of Man will send out his angels, and they will weed out of his kingdom everything that causes sin and all who do evil.

42 They will throw them into the blazing furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

43 Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Whoever has ears, let them hear.

44 "The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field.

45 "Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant looking for fine pearls.

46 When he found one of great value, he went away and sold everything he had and bought it.

47 "Once again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was let down into the lake and caught all kinds of fish.

48 When it was full, the fishermen pulled it up on the shore. Then they sat down and collected the good fish in baskets, but threw the bad away.

49 This is how 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 blazing furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

51 "Have you understood all these things?" Jesus asked. "Yes," they replied.

52 He said to them, "Therefore every teacher of the law who has become a disciple in the kingdom of heaven is like the owner of a house who brings out of his storeroom new treasures as well as old."

53 When Jesus had finished these parables, he moved on from there.

54 Coming to his hometown, he began teaching the people in their synagogue, and they were amazed. "Where did this man get this wisdom and these miraculous powers?" they asked.

55 "Isn't this the carpenter's son? Isn't his mother's name Mary, and aren't his brothers James, Joseph, Simon and Judas?

56 Aren't 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 town and in his own home."

58 And he did not do many miracles there because of their lack of faith.