{"id":1958,"date":"2014-11-03T02:21:02","date_gmt":"2014-11-03T02:21:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/mat13\/"},"modified":"2019-08-07T12:19:33","modified_gmt":"2019-08-07T16:19:33","slug":"mat13","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/mat13\/","title":{"rendered":"Matthew 13"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"main\">\r\n <div class=\"chapterlabel\"><a name=\"V0\"> 13<\/a><\/div><div class=\"p\">\r\n <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V1\">1\u00a0<\/a><\/span>The same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the sea side.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V2\">2\u00a0<\/a><\/span>And great multitudes were gathered together unto him, so that he went into a ship, and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V3\">3\u00a0<\/a><\/span>And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, <span class=\"wj\">Behold, a sower went forth to sow; <\/span>  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V4\">4\u00a0<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"wj\">And when he sowed, some <span class=\"add\">seeds<\/span> fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up: <\/span>  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V5\">5\u00a0<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"wj\">Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth: <\/span>  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V6\">6\u00a0<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"wj\">And when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away. <\/span>  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V7\">7\u00a0<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"wj\">And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and choked them: <\/span>  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V8\">8\u00a0<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"wj\">But other fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold. <\/span>  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V9\">9\u00a0<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"wj\">Who hath ears to hear, let him hear. <\/span>  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V10\">10\u00a0<\/a><\/span>And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables?  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V11\">11\u00a0<\/a><\/span>He answered and said unto them, <span class=\"wj\">Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given. <\/span>  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V12\">12\u00a0<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"wj\">For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that he hath. <\/span>  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V13\">13\u00a0<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"wj\">Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand. <\/span>  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V14\">14\u00a0<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"wj\">And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive: <\/span>  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V15\">15\u00a0<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"wj\">For this people\u2019s heart is waxed gross, and <span class=\"add\">their<\/span> ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with <span class=\"add\">their<\/span> eyes, and hear with <span class=\"add\">their<\/span> ears, and should understand with <span class=\"add\">their<\/span> heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them. <\/span>  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V16\">16\u00a0<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"wj\">But blessed <span class=\"add\">are<\/span> your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear. <\/span>  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V17\">17\u00a0<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"wj\">For verily I say unto you, That many prophets and righteous <span class=\"add\">men<\/span> have desired to see <span class=\"add\">those things<\/span> which ye see, and have not seen <span class=\"add\">them;<\/span> and to hear <span class=\"add\">those things<\/span> which ye hear, and have not heard <span class=\"add\">them<\/span><\/span>. <\/div><div class=\"p\"> <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V18\">18\u00a0<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"wj\">Hear ye therefore the parable of the sower. <\/span>  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V19\">19\u00a0<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"wj\">When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth <span class=\"add\">it<\/span> not, then cometh the wicked <span class=\"add\">one,<\/span> and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. This is he which received seed by the way side. <\/span>  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V20\">20\u00a0<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"wj\">But he that received the seed into stony places, the same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it; <\/span>  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V21\">21\u00a0<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"wj\">Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while: for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and by he is offended. <\/span>  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V22\">22\u00a0<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"wj\">He also that received seed among the thorns is he that heareth the word; and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful. <\/span>  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V23\">23\u00a0<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"wj\">But he that received seed into the good ground is he that heareth the word, and understandeth <span class=\"add\">it;<\/span> which also beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some an hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.<\/span> <\/div><div class=\"p\"> <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V24\">24\u00a0<\/a><\/span>Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, <span class=\"wj\">The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field: <\/span>  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V25\">25\u00a0<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"wj\">But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way. <\/span>  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V26\">26\u00a0<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"wj\">But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also. <\/span>  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V27\">27\u00a0<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"wj\">So the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? from whence then hath it tares? <\/span>  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V28\">28\u00a0<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"wj\">He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up? <\/span>  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V29\">29\u00a0<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"wj\">But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them. <\/span>  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V30\">30\u00a0<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"wj\">Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn.<\/span> <\/div><div class=\"p\"> <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V31\">31\u00a0<\/a><\/span>Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, <span class=\"wj\">The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field: <\/span>  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V32\">32\u00a0<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"wj\">Which indeed is the least of all seeds: but when it is grown, it is the greatest among herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in the branches thereof.<\/span> <\/div><div class=\"p\"> <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V33\">33\u00a0<\/a><\/span>Another parable spake he unto them; <span class=\"wj\">The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened. <\/span>  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V34\">34\u00a0<\/a><\/span>All these things spake Jesus unto the multitude in parables; and without a parable spake he not unto them:  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V35\">35\u00a0<\/a><\/span>That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things which have been kept secret from the foundation of the world.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V36\">36\u00a0<\/a><\/span>Then Jesus sent the multitude away, and went into the house: and his disciples came unto him, saying, Declare unto us the parable of the tares of the field.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V37\">37\u00a0<\/a><\/span>He answered and said unto them, <span class=\"wj\">He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man; <\/span>  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V38\">38\u00a0<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"wj\">The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked <span class=\"add\">one; <\/span><\/span>  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V39\">39\u00a0<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"wj\">The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels. <\/span>  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V40\">40\u00a0<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"wj\">As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world. <\/span>  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V41\">41\u00a0<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"wj\">The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity; <\/span>  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V42\">42\u00a0<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"wj\">And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth. <\/span>  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V43\">43\u00a0<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"wj\">Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.<\/span> <\/div><div class=\"p\"> <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V44\">44\u00a0<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"wj\">Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field; the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.<\/span> <\/div><div class=\"p\"> <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V45\">45\u00a0<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"wj\">Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls: <\/span>  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V46\">46\u00a0<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"wj\">Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it.<\/span> <\/div><div class=\"p\"> <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V47\">47\u00a0<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"wj\">Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind: <\/span>  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V48\">48\u00a0<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"wj\">Which, when it was full, they drew to shore, and sat down, and gathered the good into vessels, but cast the bad away. <\/span>  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V49\">49\u00a0<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"wj\">So shall it be at the end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the just, <\/span>  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V50\">50\u00a0<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"wj\">And shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth. <\/span>  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V51\">51\u00a0<\/a><\/span>Jesus saith unto them, <span class=\"wj\">Have ye understood all these things? <\/span> They say unto him, Yea, Lord.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V52\">52\u00a0<\/a><\/span>Then said he unto them, <span class=\"wj\">Therefore every scribe <span class=\"add\">which is<\/span> instructed unto the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man <span class=\"add\">that is<\/span> an householder, which bringeth forth out of his treasure <span class=\"add\">things<\/span> new and old.<\/span> <\/div><div class=\"p\"> <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V53\">53\u00a0<\/a><\/span>And it came to pass, <span class=\"add\">that<\/span> when Jesus had finished these parables, he departed thence.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V54\">54\u00a0<\/a><\/span>And when he was come into his own country, he taught them in their synagogue, insomuch that they were astonished, and said, Whence hath this <span class=\"add\">man<\/span> this wisdom, and <span class=\"add\">these<\/span> mighty works?  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V55\">55\u00a0<\/a><\/span>Is not this the carpenter\u2019s son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas?  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V56\">56\u00a0<\/a><\/span>And his sisters, are they not all with us? Whence then hath this <span class=\"add\">man<\/span> all these things?  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V57\">57\u00a0<\/a><\/span>And they were offended in him. But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and in his own house.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V58\">58\u00a0<\/a><\/span>And he did not many mighty works there because of their unbelief. <\/div><hr \/><\/div>\r\n\r\n  <div class=\"chapters\">\r\n    <h3>Matthew Chapters<\/h3>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/mat01\">1<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/mat02\">2<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/mat03\">3<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/mat04\">4<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/mat05\">5<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/mat06\">6<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/mat07\">7<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/mat08\">8<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/mat09\">9<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/mat10\">10<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/mat11\">11<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/mat12\">12<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/mat13\">13<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/mat14\">14<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/mat15\">15<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/mat16\">16<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/mat17\">17<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/mat18\">18<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/mat19\">19<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/mat20\">20<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/mat21\">21<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/mat22\">22<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/mat23\">23<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/mat24\">24<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/mat25\">25<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/mat26\">26<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/mat27\">27<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/mat28\">28<\/a>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>13 1\u00a0The same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the sea side. 2\u00a0And great multitudes were gathered together unto him, so that he went into a ship, and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore. 3\u00a0And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow; 4\u00a0 And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up: 5\u00a0 Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth: 6\u00a0 And when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away. 7\u00a0 And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and choked them: 8\u00a0 But other fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold. 9\u00a0 Who hath ears to hear, let him hear. 10\u00a0And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables? 11\u00a0He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given. 12\u00a0 For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that he hath. 13\u00a0 Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand. 14\u00a0 And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive: 15\u00a0 For this people\u2019s heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[54],"tags":[53],"class_list":["post-1958","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-newconvenant","tag-matthew"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1958","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1958"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1958\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3459,"href":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1958\/revisions\/3459"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1958"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1958"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1958"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}