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1 The same day Jesus going out of the house, sat by the sea side.
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That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat beside the sea.
2 And great multitudes were gathered together unto him, so that he went up into a boat and sat: and all the multitude stood on the shore.
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Such great crowds gathered around him that he got into a boat and sat there, while the whole crowd stood on the beach.
3 And he spoke to them many things in parables, saying: Behold the sower went forth to sow.
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And he told them many things in parables, saying: "Listen! A sower went out to sow.
4 And whilst he soweth some fell by the way side, and the birds of the air came and ate them up.
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And as he sowed, some seeds fell on the path, and the birds came and ate them up.
5 And other some fell upon stony ground, where they had not much earth: and they sprung up immediately, because they had no deepness of earth.
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Other seeds fell on rocky ground, where they did not have much soil, and they sprang up quickly, since they had no depth of soil.
6 And when the sun was up they were scorched: and because they had not root, they withered away.
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But when the sun rose, they were scorched; and since they had no root, they withered away.
7 And others fell among thorns: and the thorns grew up and choked them.
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Other seeds fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked them.
8 And others fell upon good ground: and they brought forth fruit, some an hundred fold, some sixty fold, and some thirty fold.
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Other seeds fell on good soil and brought forth grain, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.
9 He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
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Let anyone with ears listen!"
10 And his disciples came and said to him: Why speakest thou to them in parables?
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Then the disciples came and asked him, "Why do you speak to them in parables?"
11 Who answered and said to them: Because to you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven: but to them it is not given.
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He answered, "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 he that hath, to him shall be given, and he shall abound: but he that hath not, from him shall be taken away that also which he hath.
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For to those who have, more will be given, and they will have an abundance; but from those who have nothing, even what they have will be taken away.
13 Therefore do I speak to them in parables: because seeing they see not, and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.
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The reason I speak to them in parables is that "seeing they do not perceive, and hearing they do not listen, nor do they understand.'
14 And the prophecy of Isaias is fulfilled in them, who saith: By hearing you shall hear, and shall not understand: and seeing you shall see, and shall not perceive.
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With them indeed is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah that says: "You will indeed listen, but never understand, and you will indeed look, but never perceive.
15 For the heart of this people is grown gross, and with their ears they have been dull of hearing, and their eyes they have shut: lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and be converted, and I should heal them.
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For this people's heart has grown dull, and their ears are hard of hearing, and they have shut their eyes; so that they might not look with their eyes, and listen with their ears, and understand with their heart and turn— and I would heal them.'
16 But blessed are your eyes, because they see, and your ears, because they hear.
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But blessed are your eyes, for they see, and your ears, for they hear.
17 For, amen, I say to you, many prophets and just men have desired to see the things that you see, and have not seen them: and to hear the things that you hear and have not heard them.
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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 Hear you therefore the parable of the sower.
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"Hear then the parable of the sower.
19 When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, there cometh the wicked one, and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart: this is he that received the seed by the way side.
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When anyone hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what is sown in the heart; this is what was sown on the path.
20 And he that received the seed upon stony ground, is he that heareth the word, and immediately receiveth it with joy.
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As for what was sown on rocky ground, this is the one who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy;
21 Yet hath he not root in himself, but is only for a time: and when there ariseth tribulation and persecution because of the word, he is presently scandalized.
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yet such a person has no root, but endures only for a while, and when trouble or persecution arises on account of the word, that person immediately falls away.
22 And he that received the seed among thorns, is he that heareth the word, and the care of this world and the deceitfulness of riches choketh up the word, and he becometh fruitless.
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As for what was sown among thorns, this is the one who hears the word, but the cares of the world and the lure of wealth choke the word, and it yields nothing.
23 But he that received the seed upon good ground, is he that heareth the word, and understandeth, and beareth fruit, and yieldeth the one an hundredfold, and another sixty, and another thirty.
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But as for what was sown on good soil, this is the one who hears the word and understands it, who indeed bears fruit and yields, in one case a hundredfold, in another sixty, and in another thirty."
24 Another parable he proposed to them, saying: The kingdom of heaven is likened to a man that sowed good seed in his field.
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He put before them another parable: "The kingdom of heaven may be compared to someone who sowed good seed in his field;
25 But while men were asleep, his enemy came and oversowed cockle among the wheat and went his way.
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but while everybody was asleep, an enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and then went away.
26 And when the blade was sprung up, and had brought forth fruit, then appeared also the cockle.
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So when the plants came up and bore grain, then the weeds appeared as well.
27 And the servants of the good man of the house coming said to him. Sir, didst thou not sow good seed in thy field? Whence then hath it cockle?
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And the slaves of the householder came and said to him, "Master, did you not sow good seed in your field? Where, then, did these weeds come from?'
28 And he said to them: An enemy hath done this. And the servants said to him: Wilt thou that we go and gather it up?
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He answered, "An enemy has done this.' The slaves said to him, "Then do you want us to go and gather them?'
29 And he said: No, lest perhaps gathering up the cockle, you root up the wheat also together with it.
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But he replied, "No; for in gathering the weeds you would uproot the wheat along with them.
30 Suffer both to grow until the harvest, and in the time of the harvest I will say to the reapers: Gather up first the cockle, and bind it into bundles to burn, but the wheat gather ye into my barn.
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Let both of them grow together until the harvest; and at harvest time I will tell the reapers, Collect the weeds first and bind them in bundles to be burned, but gather the wheat into my barn.' "
31 Another parable he proposed unto them, saying: The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field.
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He put before them another parable: "The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that someone took and sowed in his field;
32 Which is the least indeed of all seeds; but when it is grown up, it is greater than all herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the air come, and dwell in the branches thereof.
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it is the smallest of all the 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."
33 Another parable he spoke to them: The kingdom of heaven is like to leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, until the whole was leavened.
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He told them another parable: "The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed in with three measures of flour until all of it was leavened."
34 All these things Jesus spoke in parables to the multitudes: and without parables he did not speak to them.
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Jesus told the crowds all these things in parables; without a parable he told them nothing.
35 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying: I will open my mouth in parables, I will utter things hidden from the foundation of the world.
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This was to fulfill what had been spoken through the prophet: "I will open my mouth to speak in parables; I will proclaim what has been hidden from the foundation of the world."
36 Then having sent away the multitudes, he came into the house, and his disciples came to him, saying: Expound to us the parable of the cockle of the field.
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Then he left the crowds and went into the house. And his disciples approached him, saying, "Explain to us the parable of the weeds of the field."
37 Who made answer and said to them: He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man.
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He answered, "The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man;
38 And the field is the world. And the good seed are the children of the kingdom. And the cockle are the children of the wicked one.
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the field is the world, and the good seed are the children of the kingdom; the weeds are the children of the evil one,
39 And the enemy that sowed them, is the devil. But the harvest is the end of the world. And the reapers are the angels.
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and the enemy who sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are angels.
40 Even as cockle therefore is gathered up, and burnt with fire: so shall it be at the end of the world.
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Just as the weeds are collected and burned up with fire, so will it be at the end of the age.
41 The Son of man shall send his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all scandals, and them that work iniquity.
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The Son of Man will send his angels, and they will collect out of his kingdom all causes of sin and all evildoers,
42 And shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
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and they will throw them into the furnace of fire, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
43 Then shall the just shine as the sun, in the kingdom of their Father. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
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Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Let anyone with ears listen!
44 The kingdom of heaven is like unto a treasure hidden in a field. Which a man having found, hid it, and for joy thereof goeth, and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.
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"The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which someone found and hid; then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.
45 Again the kingdom of heaven is like to a merchant seeking good pearls.
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"Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls;
46 Who when he had found one pearl of great price, went his way, and sold all that he had, and bought it.
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on finding one pearl of great value, he went and sold all that he had and bought it.
47 Again the kingdom of heaven is like to a net cast into the sea, and gathering together of all kinds of fishes.
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"Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was thrown into the sea and caught fish of every kind;
48 Which, when it was filled, they drew out, and sitting by the shore, they chose out the good into vessels, but the bad they cast forth.
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when it was full, they drew it ashore, sat down, and put the good into baskets but threw out the bad.
49 So shall it be at the end of the world. The angels shall go out, and shall separate the wicked from among the just.
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So it will be at the end of the age. The angels will come out and separate the evil from the righteous
50 And shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
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and throw them into the furnace of fire, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
51 Have ye understood all these things? They say to him: Yes.
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"Have you understood all this?" They answered, "Yes."
52 He said unto them: Therefore every scribe instructed in the kingdom of heaven, is like to a man that is a householder, who bringeth forth out of his treasure new things and old.
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And he said to them, "Therefore every scribe who has been trained for the kingdom of heaven is like the master of a household who brings out of his treasure what is new and what is old."
53 And it came to pass: when Jesus had finished these parables, he passed from thence.
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When Jesus had finished these parables, he left that place.
54 And coming into his own country, he taught them in their synagogues, so that they wondered and said: How came this man by this wisdom and miracles?
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He came to his hometown and began to teach the people in their synagogue, so that they were astounded and said, "Where did this man get this wisdom and these deeds of power?
55 Is not this the carpenter’s son? Is not his mother called Mary, and his brethren James, and Joseph, and Simon, and Jude:
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Is not this the carpenter's son? Is not his mother called Mary? And are not his brothers James and Joseph and Simon and Judas?
56 And his sisters, are they not all with us? Whence therefore hath he all these things?
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And are not all his sisters with us? Where then did this man get all this?"
57 And they were scandalized in his regard. But Jesus said to them: A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and in his own house.
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And they took offense at him. But Jesus said to them, "Prophets are not without honor except in their own country and in their own house."
58 And he wrought not many miracles there, because of their unbelief.
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And he did not do many deeds of power there, because of their unbelief.
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