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MATTHEW, 13. of the tares. of the word, by and by he is them in bundles to burn them: offended. but gather the wheat into my barn. 22 He also that received seed among the thorns is he that 31 Another parable put he heareth the word; and the forth unto them, saying, The care of this world, and the de- kingdom of heaven is like to ceitfulness of riches, choke a grain of mustard seed, which the word, and he becometh a man took, and sowed in his unfruitful. field: 32 Which indeed is the least of all seeds: but when it is. 23 But he that received seed into the good ground is he that heareth the word, and grown, it is the greatest among understandeth it; which also beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. 24 T Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field: 25 But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way. 26 But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also. 27 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? 28 He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up? 29 But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them. 30 Let both grow together until the harvest and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye togethfest the tares, and bind herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in the branches thereof. 33 T 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 the whole was leavened. 34 All these things spake Jesus unto the multitude in parables; and without a parable spake he not unto them: 35 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 founda tion of the world. 36 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. 37 He answered and said unto them, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man; 38 The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one; 39 The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest The parable ST. MATTHEW, 13. of the sower. 2 And great multitudes were ing see not; and hearing they gathered together unto him, hear not, neither do they unso that he went into a ship, derstand. and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore. 4 And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up: 5 Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no 'deepness of earth: 6 And when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away. 7 And some fell fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and choked them: 14 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 For this people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, 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 have desired 8 But other fell into good to see those things which ye ground, and brought forth see, and have not seen them; fruit, some a hundredfold, and to hear those things which some sixtyfold, some thirty-ye hear, and have not heard fold. them. 9 Who hath ears to hear, let 18 Hear ye therefore the him hear. parable of the sower. 10 And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables? 11 He 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 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 Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they see 19 When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, then cometh the wicked one, and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. This is he which received seed by the way side. 20 But he that received the seed into stony places, the same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it; 21 Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while: for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because The parable ST. MATTHEW, 13. of the tares. of the word, by and by he is them in bundles to burn them: offended. but gather the wheat into my barn. 22 He also that received seed among the thorns is he that 31 ¶ Another parable put he heareth the word; and the forth unto them, saying, The care of this world, and the de-kingdom of heaven is like to ceitfulness of riches, choke a grain of mustard seed, which the word, and he becometh a man took, and sowed in his unfruitful. field: 32 Which indeed is the least of all seeds: but when it is 23 But he that received seed into the good ground is he that heareth the word, and grown, it is the greatest among understandeth it; which also herbs, and becometh a tree, beareth fruit, and bringeth so that the birds of the air forth, some a hundredfold, come and lodge in the branchsome sixty, some thirty. es thereof. 24 T Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field: 25 But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way. 26 But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also. 27 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? 28 He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up? 29 But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them. 33 T 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 the whole was leavened. 34 All these things spake Jesus unto the multitude in parables; and without a parable spake he not unto them: 35 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. 36 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. 37 He answered and said unto them, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man; 38 The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one; 30 Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye togeth- 39 The enemy that sowed er first the tares, and bind them is the devil; the harvest Parable of the net ST. MATTHEW, 14. cast into the sea. is the end of the world; and be wailing and gnashing of the reapers are the angels. teeth. 40 As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world. 41 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; 42 And shall 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. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear. 51 Jesus saith unto them, Have ye understood all these things? They say unto him, Yea, Lord. 52 Then said he unto them, Therefore every scribe which is instructed unto the kingdom of heaven, is like unto a man that is a householder, which bringeth forth out of his treasure things new and old. 53 And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these parables, he departed thence. 54 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 man this wisdom, and these mighty works? 55 Is not this the carpenter's son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren, 45 Again, the kingdom of James, and Joses, and Simon, heaven is like unto a mer-and Judas? chantman, pearls: 44 T 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 fleld. seeking goodly 46 Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it. 47 1 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 full, they drew to shore, and sat 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 honour, save in his own country, and in his own house. 58 And he did not many mighty works there because of their unbelief. CHAPTER 14. down, and gathered the good 1 Herod's opinion of Christ. 3 Wherefore into vessels, but cast the bad away. 49 So shall it be at the end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and sever the John Baptist was beheaded. 13 Jesus departeth into a desert place: 15 where he feedeth five thousand men with five loaves and two fishes: 22 he walketh on the sea to his disciples: 34 and landing at Gennesaret, healeth the sick by the touch of the hem of his garment. wicked from among the just, AT that time Herod the te 50 And shall cast them into trarch heard of the fame the furnace of fire: there shall of Jesus, John beheaded. ST. MATTHEW, 14. Five thousand fed 2 And said unto his servants, | saw a great multitude, and This is John the Baptist; he was moved with compassion is risen from the dead; and toward them, and he healed therefore mighty works do their sick. shew forth themselves in him. 3¶ For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for Herodias' sake, his brother Philip's wife. 4 For John said unto him, It is not lawful for thee to have her. 5 And when he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet. 6 But when Herod's birthday was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herod. 7 Whereupon he promised with an oath to give her whatsoever she would ask. 8 And she, being before instructed of her mother, said, Give me here John Baptist's head in a charger. 9 And the king was sorry: nevertheless for the oath's sake, and them which sat with him at meat, he commanded it to be given her. 10 And he sent, and beheaded John in the prison. 11 And his head was brought in a charger, and given to the damsel and she brought it to her mother. 12 And his disciples came, and took up the body, and buried it, and went and told Jesus. 13 When Jesus heard of it, he departed thence by ship into a desert place apart : and when the people had heard thereof, they followed him on foot out of the cities. 14 And Jesus went forth, and 15 And when it was evening, his disciples came to him, saying, This is a desert place, and the time is now past; send the multitude away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves victuals. 16 But Jesus said unto them, They need not depart; give ye them to eat. 17 And they say unto him, We have here but five loaves, and two fishes. 18 He said, Bring them hither to me. 19 And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass, and took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, and brake, and gave the loaves to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude. 20 And they did all eat, and were filled and they took up of the fragments that remained twelve baskets full. 21 And they that had eaten were about five thousand men, beside women and children. 22 ¶ And straightway Jesus constrained his disciples to get into a ship, and to go before him unto the other side, while he sent the multitudes away. 23 And when he had sent the multitudes away, he went up into a mountain apart to pray: and when the evening was come, he was there alone. 24 But the ship was now in the midst of the sea, tossed with waves: for the wind was contrary. 25 And in the fourth watch |