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Learn about the sources and coverage →That same day, Jesus left the house and sat beside the sea.
The same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the sea side.
Ἐν δὲ τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ἐκείνῃ ἐξελθὼν ὁ Ἰησοῦς ἀπὸ τῆς οἰκίας ἐκάθητο παρὰ τὴν θάλασσαν.
En de tē hēmera ekeinē exelthōn ho Iēsous apo tēs oikias ekathēto para tēn thalassan.
Such a large crowd gathered around Him that He got into a boat and sat down, while the people remained standing along the shore.
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.
Καὶ συνήχθησαν πρὸς αὐτὸν ὄχλοι πολλοί, ὥστε αὐτὸν εἰς τὸ πλοῖον ἐμβάντα καθῆσθαι∙ καὶ πᾶς ὁ ὄχλος ἐπὶ τὸν αἰγιαλὸν εἱστήκει.
Kai synēchthēsan pros auton ochloi polloi, hōste auton eis to ploion embanta kathēsthai; kai pas ho ochlos epi ton aigialon heistēkei.
He taught them many things through parables.
“Listen,” He said. “A farmer went out to sow seed.
And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow;
Καὶ ἐλάλησεν αὐτοῖς πολλὰ ἐν παραβολαῖς, λέγων, Ἰδού, ἐξῆλθεν ὁ σπείρων τοῦ σπείρειν.
Kai elalēsen autois polla en parabolais, legōn, Idou, exēlthen ho speirōn tou speirein.
As he scattered it, some fell beside the road, and the birds came and ate it.
And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up:
Καὶ ἐν τῷ σπείρειν αὐτόν, ἃ μὲν ἔπεσεν παρὰ τὴν ὁδόν, καὶ ἦλθεν τὰ πετεινὰ καὶ κατέφαγεν αὐτά.
Kai en tō speirein auton, ha men epesen para tēn hodon, kai ēlthen ta peteina kai katephagen auta.
Some fell on rocky ground where there was only a thin layer of soil. It sprang up quickly because the soil was not deep.
Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth:
Ἄλλα δὲ ἔπεσεν ἐπὶ τὰ πετρώδη, ὅπου οὐκ εἶχεν γῆν πολλήν∙ καὶ εὐθέως ἐξανέτειλεν, διὰ τὸ μὴ ἔχειν βάθος γῆς∙
Alla de epesen epi ta petrōdē, hopou ouk eichen gēn pollēn; kai eutheōs exaneteilen, dia to mē echein bathos gēs;
But when the sun rose, the young plants were scorched. Because they had no real root, they withered away.
And when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away.
ἡλίου δὲ ἀνατείλαντος ἐκαυματίσθη, καὶ διὰ τὸ μὴ ἔχειν ῥίζαν ἐξηράνθη.
hēliou de anateilantos ekaumatisthē, kai dia to mē echein rhizan exēranthē.
Other seed fell among thorns. The thorns grew up and choked it.
And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and choked them:
Ἄλλα δὲ ἔπεσεν ἐπὶ τὰς ἀκάνθας, καὶ ἀνέβησαν αἱ ἄκανθαι καὶ ἀπέπνιξαν αὐτά.
Alla de epesen epi tas akanthas, kai anebēsan hai akanthai kai apepnixan auta.
But some seed fell into good soil and produced a harvest—some a hundred times what was planted, some sixty, and some thirty.
But other fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold.
Ἄλλα δὲ ἔπεσεν ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν τὴν καλήν∙ καὶ ἐδίδου καρπόν, ὃ μὲν ἑκατόν, ὃ δὲ ἑξήκοντα, ὃ δὲ τριάκοντα.
Alla de epesen epi tēn gēn tēn kalēn; kai edidou karpon, ho men hekaton, ho de hexēkonta, ho de triakonta.
Whoever has ears to hear, listen.”
Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.
Ὁ ἔχων ὦτα ἀκούειν ἀκουέτω.
Ho echōn ōta akouein akouetō.
Then the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Why do You speak to the people in parables?”
And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables?
Καὶ προσελθόντες οἱ μαθηταὶ εἶπον αὐτῷ, Διὰ τί ἐν παραβολαῖς λαλεῖς αὐτοῖς;
Kai proselthontes hoi mathētai eipon autō, Dia ti en parabolais laleis autois?
Jesus answered, “You have been given the privilege of understanding the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but they have not.
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.
Ὁ δὲ ἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν αὐτοῖς ὅτι Ὑμῖν δέδοται γνῶναι τὰ μυστήρια τῆς βασιλείας τῶν οὐρανῶν, ἐκείνοις δὲ οὐ δέδοται.
Ho de apokritheis eipen autois hoti Hymin dedotai gnōnai ta mystēria tēs basileias tōn ouranōn, ekeinois de ou dedotai.
Whoever has will be given more, and that person will have an abundance. But whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away.
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.
Ὅστις γὰρ ἔχει, δοθήσεται αὐτῷ καὶ περισσευθήσεται∙ ὅστις δὲ οὐκ ἔχει, καὶ ὃ ἔχει ἀρθήσεται ἀπ’ αὐτοῦ.
Hostis gar echei, dothēsetai autō kai perisseuthēsetai; hostis de ouk echei, kai ho echei arthēsetai ap’ autou.
This is why I speak to them in parables: they look, but they do not truly see; they hear, but they do not truly listen or understand.
Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.
Διὰ τοῦτο ἐν παραβολαῖς αὐτοῖς λαλῶ, ὅτι βλέποντες οὐ βλέπουσιν, καὶ ἀκούοντες οὐκ ἀκούουσιν, οὐδὲ συνιοῦσιν.
Dia touto en parabolais autois lalō, hoti blepontes ou blepousin, kai akouontes ouk akouousin, oude syniousin.
Isaiah’s prophecy is being fulfilled in them: ‘You will keep hearing, but you will never understand.
You will keep looking, but you will never truly see.
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:
Καὶ ἀναπληροῦται αὐτοῖς ἡ προφητεία Ἠσαΐου, ἡ λέγουσα, Ἀκοῇ ἀκούσετε, καὶ οὐ μὴ συνῆτε∙ καὶ βλέποντες βλέψετε, καὶ οὐ μὴ ἴδητε.
Kai anaplēroutai autois hē prophēteia Ēsaiou, hē legousa, Akoē akousete, kai ou mē synēte; kai blepontes blepsete, kai ou mē idēte.
The heart of this people has grown dull. Their ears barely listen, and they have closed their eyes.
Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their heart, turn back, and I would heal them.’
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.
Ἐπαχύνθη γὰρ ἡ καρδία τοῦ λαοῦ τούτου, καὶ τοῖς ὠσὶν βαρέως ἤκουσαν, καὶ τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς αὐτῶν ἐκάμμυσαν∙ μήποτε ἴδωσιν τοῖς ὀφθαλμοῖς, καὶ τοῖς ὠσὶν ἀκούσωσιν, καὶ τῇ καρδίᾳ συνῶσιν, καὶ ἐπιστρέψωσιν, καὶ ἰάσομαι αὐτούς.
Epachynthē gar hē kardia tou laou toutou, kai tois ōsin bareōs ēkousan, kai tous ophthalmous autōn ekammysan; mēpote idōsin tois ophthalmois, kai tois ōsin akousōsin, kai tē kardia synōsin, kai epistrepsōsin, kai iasomai autous.
But your eyes are blessed because they see, and your ears because they hear.
But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear.
Ὑμῶν δὲ μακάριοι οἱ ὀφθαλμοί, ὅτι βλέπουσιν∙ καὶ τὰ ὦτα ὑμῶν, ὅτι ἀκούει.
Hymōn de makarioi hoi ophthalmoi, hoti blepousin; kai ta ōta hymōn, hoti akouei.
I tell you the truth: many prophets and righteous people longed to see what you are seeing, but they did not see it. They longed to hear what you are hearing, but they did not hear it.
For verily I say unto you, That many prophets and righteous men have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them.
Ἀμὴν γὰρ λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι πολλοὶ προφῆται καὶ δίκαιοι ἐπεθύμησαν ἰδεῖν ἃ βλέπετε, καὶ οὐκ εἶδον∙ καὶ ἀκοῦσαι ἃ ἀκούετε, καὶ οὐκ ἤκουσαν.
Amēn gar legō hymin hoti polloi prophētai kai dikaioi epethymēsan idein ha blepete, kai ouk eidon; kai akousai ha akouete, kai ouk ēkousan.
So listen now to what the parable of the sower means.
¶ Hear ye therefore the parable of the sower.
Ὑμεῖς οὖν ἀκούσατε τὴν παραβολὴν τοῦ σπείροντος.
Hymeis oun akousate tēn parabolēn tou speirontos.
When someone hears the message of the kingdom but does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was planted in that person’s heart. This is the seed that fell beside the road.
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.
Παντὸς ἀκούοντος τὸν λόγον τῆς βασιλείας καὶ μὴ συνιέντος, ἔρχεται ὁ πονηρός, καὶ ἁρπάζει τὸ ἐσπαρμένον ἐν τῇ καρδίᾳ αὐτοῦ∙ οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ παρὰ τὴν ὁδὸν σπαρείς.
Pantos akouontos ton logon tēs basileias kai mē synientos, erchetai ho ponēros, kai harpazei to esparmenon en tē kardia autou; houtos estin ho para tēn hodon spareis.
The seed on rocky ground represents someone who hears the message and immediately receives it with joy.
But he that received the seed into stony places, the same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it;
Ὁ δὲ ἐπὶ τὰ πετρώδη σπαρείς, οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ τὸν λόγον ἀκούων, καὶ εὐθὺς μετὰ χαρᾶς λαμβάνων αὐτόν∙
Ho de epi ta petrōdē spareis, houtos estin ho ton logon akouōn, kai euthys meta charas lambanōn auton;
But there is no root within him, so he lasts only for a while. When trouble or persecution comes because of the message, he quickly falls away.
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.
οὐκ ἔχει δὲ ῥίζαν ἐν ἑαυτῷ, ἀλλὰ πρόσκαιρός ἐστιν∙ γενομένης δὲ θλίψεως ἢ διωγμοῦ διὰ τὸν λόγον, εὐθὺς σκανδαλίζεται.
ouk echei de rhizan en heautō, alla proskairos estin; genomenēs de thlipseōs ē diōgmou dia ton logon, euthys skandalizetai.
The seed among the thorns represents someone who hears the message, but the worries of this age and the deception of wealth crowd in and choke the message until it produces no fruit.
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.
Ὁ δὲ εἰς τὰς ἀκάνθας σπαρείς, οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ τὸν λόγον ἀκούων, καὶ ἡ μέριμνα τοῦ αἰῶνος τούτου καὶ ἡ ἀπάτη τοῦ πλούτου συμπνίγει τὸν λόγον, καὶ ἄκαρπος γίνεται.
Ho de eis tas akanthas spareis, houtos estin ho ton logon akouōn, kai hē merimna tou aiōnos toutou kai hē apatē tou ploutou sympnigei ton logon, kai akarpos ginetai.
But the seed in good soil represents someone who hears the message and understands it. That person truly produces fruit—some a hundred times what was planted, some sixty, and some thirty.”
But he that received seed into the good ground is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; which also beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some an hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.
Ὁ δὲ ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν τὴν καλὴν σπαρείς, οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ τὸν λόγον ἀκούων καὶ συνιών∙ ὃς δὴ καρποφορεῖ, καὶ ποιεῖ ὁ μὲν ἑκατόν, ὁ δὲ ἑξήκοντα, ὁ δὲ τριάκοντα.
Ho de epi tēn gēn tēn kalēn spareis, houtos estin ho ton logon akouōn kai syniōn; hos dē karpophorei, kai poiei ho men hekaton, ho de hexēkonta, ho de triakonta.
Jesus gave them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who planted good seed in his field.
¶ Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field:
Ἄλλην παραβολὴν παρέθηκεν αὐτοῖς, λέγων, Ὡμοιώθη ἡ βασιλεία τῶν οὐρανῶν ἀνθρώπῳ σπείροντι καλὸν σπέρμα ἐν τῷ ἀγρῷ αὐτοῦ∙
Allēn parabolēn parethēken autois, legōn, Hōmoiōthē hē basileia tōn ouranōn anthrōpō speironti kalon sperma en tō agrō autou;
But while everyone was sleeping, his enemy came, scattered weeds among the wheat, and slipped away.
But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way.
ἐν δὲ τῷ καθεύδειν τοὺς ἀνθρώπους, ἦλθεν αὐτοῦ ὁ ἐχθρὸς καὶ ἔσπειρεν ζιζάνια ἀνὰ μέσον τοῦ σίτου, καὶ ἀπῆλθεν.
en de tō katheudein tous anthrōpous, ēlthen autou ho echthros kai espeiren zizania ana meson tou sitou, kai apēlthen.
When the wheat grew and began producing grain, the weeds appeared too.
But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also.
Ὅτε δὲ ἐβλάστησεν ὁ χόρτος καὶ καρπὸν ἐποίησεν, τότε ἐφάνη καὶ τὰ ζιζάνια.
Hote de eblastēsen ho chortos kai karpon epoiēsen, tote ephanē kai ta zizania.
The landowner’s servants came to him and asked, ‘Sir, didn’t you plant good seed in your field? Where did all these weeds come from?’
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?
Προσελθόντες δὲ οἱ δοῦλοι τοῦ οἰκοδεσπότου εἶπον αὐτῷ, Κύριε, οὐχὶ καλὸν σπέρμα ἔσπειρας ἐν τῷ σῷ ἀγρῷ; Πόθεν οὖν ἔχει ζιζάνια;
Proselthontes de hoi douloi tou oikodespotou eipon autō, Kyrie, ouchi kalon sperma espeiras en tō sō agrō? Pothen oun echei zizania?
He answered, ‘An enemy did this.’
The servants asked him, ‘Do you want us to go pull them up?’
He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up?
Ὁ δὲ ἔφη αὐτοῖς, Ἐχθρὸς ἄνθρωπος τοῦτο ἐποίησεν. Οἱ δὲ δοῦλοι εἶπον αὐτῷ, Θέλεις οὖν ἀπελθόντες συλλέξομεν αὐτά;
Ho de ephē autois, Echthros anthrōpos touto epoiēsen. Hoi de douloi eipon autō, Theleis oun apelthontes syllexomen auta?
‘No,’ he answered. ‘If you pull up the weeds now, you may uproot the wheat along with them.
But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them.
Ὁ δὲ ἔφη, Οὔ∙ μήποτε, συλλέγοντες τὰ ζιζάνια, ἐκριζώσητε ἅμα αὐτοῖς τὸν σῖτον.
Ho de ephē, Ou; mēpote, syllegontes ta zizania, ekrizōsēte hama autois ton siton.
Let both grow together until the harvest. At harvest time I will tell the harvesters: “Gather the weeds first and tie them into bundles to be burned. Then gather the wheat into my barn.”’”
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.
Ἄφετε συναυξάνεσθαι ἀμφότερα μέχρι τοῦ θερισμοῦ∙ καὶ ἐν καιρῷ τοῦ θερισμοῦ ἐρῶ τοῖς θερισταῖς, Συλλέξατε πρῶτον τὰ ζιζάνια, καὶ δήσατε αὐτὰ εἰς δέσμας πρὸς τὸ κατακαῦσαι αὐτά∙ τὸν δὲ σῖτον συναγάγετε εἰς τὴν ἀποθήκην μου.
Aphete synauxanesthai amphotera mechri tou therismou; kai en kairō tou therismou erō tois theristais, Syllexate prōton ta zizania, kai dēsate auta eis desmas pros to katakausai auta; ton de siton synagagete eis tēn apothēkēn mou.
Jesus gave them another parable:
“The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a man took and planted in his field.
¶ Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field:
Ἄλλην παραβολὴν παρέθηκεν αὐτοῖς, λέγων, Ὁμοία ἐστὶν ἡ βασιλεία τῶν οὐρανῶν κόκκῳ σινάπεως, ὃν λαβὼν ἄνθρωπος ἔσπειρεν ἐν τῷ ἀγρῷ αὐτοῦ∙
Allēn parabolēn parethēken autois, legōn, Homoia estin hē basileia tōn ouranōn kokkō sinapeōs, hon labōn anthrōpos espeiren en tō agrō autou;
It is the smallest of the seeds, yet when it grows, it becomes larger than the other garden plants and becomes like a tree, so that birds come and make their nests in its branches.”
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.
ὃ μικρότερον μέν ἐστιν πάντων τῶν σπερμάτων∙ ὅταν δὲ αὐξηθῇ, μεῖζον τῶν λαχάνων ἐστίν, καὶ γίνεται δένδρον, ὥστε ἐλθεῖν τὰ πετεινὰ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ καὶ κατασκηνοῦν ἐν τοῖς κλάδοις αὐτοῦ.
ho mikroteron men estin pantōn tōn spermatōn; hotan de auxēthē, meizon tōn lachanōn estin, kai ginetai dendron, hōste elthein ta peteina tou ouranou kai kataskēnoun en tois kladois autou.
He told them another parable:
“The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman mixed into three measures of flour until it worked its way through the entire batch.”
¶ 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.
Ἄλλην παραβολὴν ἐλάλησεν αὐτοῖς, Ὁμοία ἐστὶν ἡ βασιλεία τῶν οὐρανῶν ζύμῃ, ἣν λαβοῦσα γυνὴ ἔκρυψεν εἰς ἀλεύρου σάτα τρία, ἕως οὗ ἐζυμώθη ὅλον.
Allēn parabolēn elalēsen autois, Homoia estin hē basileia tōn ouranōn zymē, hēn labousa gynē ekrypsen eis aleurou sata tria, heōs hou ezymōthē holon.
Jesus taught the crowds all these things through parables. In fact, He did not speak to them without using a parable.
All these things spake Jesus unto the multitude in parables; and without a parable spake he not unto them:
Ταῦτα πάντα ἐλάλησεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς ἐν παραβολαῖς τοῖς ὄχλοις, καὶ χωρὶς παραβολῆς οὐκ ἐλάλει αὐτοῖς∙
Tauta panta elalēsen ho Iēsous en parabolais tois ochlois, kai chōris parabolēs ouk elalei autois;
This fulfilled what had been spoken through the prophet:
“I will open My mouth in parables.
I will reveal things that have been hidden since the foundation of the world.”
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.
ὅπως πληρωθῇ τὸ ῥηθὲν διὰ τοῦ προφήτου, λέγοντος, Ἀνοίξω ἐν παραβολαῖς τὸ στόμα μου, ἐρεύξομαι κεκρυμμένα ἀπὸ καταβολῆς κόσμου.
hopōs plērōthē to rhēthen dia tou prophētou, legontos, Anoixō en parabolais to stoma mou, ereuxomai kekrymmena apo katabolēs kosmou.
Then Jesus dismissed the crowds and went into the house.
His disciples came to Him and said, “Explain to us the parable about the weeds in the field.”
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.
Τότε ἀφεὶς τοὺς ὄχλους ἦλθεν εἰς τὴν οἰκίαν ὁ Ἰησοῦς∙ καὶ προσῆλθον αὐτῷ οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ, λέγοντες, Φράσον ἡμῖν τὴν παραβολὴν τῶν ζιζανίων τοῦ ἀγροῦ.
Tote apheis tous ochlous ēlthen eis tēn oikian ho Iēsous; kai prosēlthon autō hoi mathētai autou, legontes, Phrason hēmin tēn parabolēn tōn zizaniōn tou agrou.
Jesus answered, “The One planting the good seed is the Son of Man.
He answered and said unto them, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man;
Ὁ δὲ ἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν αὐτοῖς, Ὁ σπείρων τὸ καλὸν σπέρμα ἐστὶν ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου∙
Ho de apokritheis eipen autois, Ho speirōn to kalon sperma estin ho huios tou anthrōpou;
The field is the world. The good seed represents the sons of the kingdom, while the weeds represent the sons of the evil one.
The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one;
ὁ δὲ ἀγρός ἐστιν ὁ κόσμος∙ τὸ δὲ καλὸν σπέρμα, οὗτοί εἰσιν οἱ υἱοὶ τῆς βασιλείας∙ τὰ δὲ ζιζάνιά εἰσιν οἱ υἱοὶ τοῦ πονηροῦ∙
ho de agros estin ho kosmos; to de kalon sperma, houtoi eisin hoi huioi tēs basileias; ta de zizania eisin hoi huioi tou ponērou;
The enemy who planted the weeds is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the harvesters are angels.
The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.
ὁ δὲ ἐχθρὸς ὁ σπείρας αὐτά ἐστιν ὁ διάβολος∙ ὁ δὲ θερισμὸς συντέλεια τοῦ αἰῶνός ἐστιν∙ οἱ δὲ θερισταὶ ἄγγελοί εἰσιν.
ho de echthros ho speiras auta estin ho diabolos; ho de therismos synteleia tou aiōnos estin; hoi de theristai angeloi eisin.
Just as the weeds are gathered and burned in the fire, that is what will happen at the end of this age.
As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world.
Ὥσπερ οὖν συλλέγεται τὰ ζιζάνια καὶ πυρὶ καίεται, οὕτως ἔσται ἐν τῇ συντελείᾳ τοῦ αἰῶνος τούτου.
Hōsper oun syllegetai ta zizania kai pyri kaietai, houtōs estai en tē synteleia tou aiōnos toutou.
The Son of Man will send out His angels, and they will remove from His kingdom everything that causes people to stumble and everyone who practices lawlessness.
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;
Ἀποστελεῖ ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου τοὺς ἀγγέλους αὐτοῦ, καὶ συλλέξουσιν ἐκ τῆς βασιλείας αὐτοῦ πάντα τὰ σκάνδαλα καὶ τοὺς ποιοῦντας τὴν ἀνομίαν,
Apostelei ho huios tou anthrōpou tous angelous autou, kai syllexousin ek tēs basileias autou panta ta skandala kai tous poiountas tēn anomian,
They will throw them into the furnace of fire. There will be weeping and grinding of teeth.
And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
καὶ βαλοῦσιν αὐτοὺς εἰς τὴν κάμινον τοῦ πυρός∙ ἐκεῖ ἔσται ὁ κλαυθμὸς καὶ ὁ βρυγμὸς τῶν ὀδόντων.
kai balousin autous eis tēn kaminon tou pyros; ekei estai ho klauthmos kai ho brygmos tōn odontōn.
Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father.
Whoever has ears to hear, listen.
Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.
Τότε οἱ δίκαιοι ἐκλάμψουσιν ὡς ὁ ἥλιος ἐν τῇ βασιλείᾳ τοῦ πατρὸς αὐτῶν. Ὁ ἔχων ὦτα ἀκούειν ἀκουέτω.
Tote hoi dikaioi eklampsousin hōs ho hēlios en tē basileia tou patros autōn. Ho echōn ōta akouein akouetō.
Again, the kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. A man discovers it and hides it again. Overwhelmed with joy, he goes and sells everything he owns so he can buy that field.
¶ 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.
Πάλιν ὁμοία ἐστὶν ἡ βασιλεία τῶν οὐρανῶν θησαυρῷ κεκρυμμένῳ ἐν τῷ ἀγρῷ, ὃν εὑρὼν ἄνθρωπος ἔκρυψεν∙ καὶ ἀπὸ τῆς χαρᾶς αὐτοῦ ὑπάγει, καὶ πάντα ὅσα ἔχει πωλεῖ, καὶ ἀγοράζει τὸν ἀγρὸν ἐκεῖνον.
Palin homoia estin hē basileia tōn ouranōn thēsaurō kekrymmenō en tō agrō, hon heurōn anthrōpos ekrypsen; kai apo tēs charas autou hypagei, kai panta hosa echei pōlei, kai agorazei ton agron ekeinon.
Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant searching for beautiful pearls.
¶ Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls:
Πάλιν ὁμοία ἐστὶν ἡ βασιλεία τῶν οὐρανῶν ἀνθρώπῳ ἐμπόρῳ ζητοῦντι καλοὺς μαργαρίτας∙
Palin homoia estin hē basileia tōn ouranōn anthrōpō emporō zētounti kalous margaritas;
When he finds one pearl of extraordinary value, he goes and sells everything he owns and buys it.
Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it.
ὃς εὑρὼν ἕνα πολύτιμον μαργαρίτην, ἀπελθὼν πέπρακεν πάντα ὅσα εἶχεν, καὶ ἠγόρασεν αὐτόν.
hos heurōn hena polytimon margaritēn, apelthōn pepraken panta hosa eichen, kai ēgorasen auton.
Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a large fishing net thrown into the sea that gathers every kind of fish.
¶ Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind:
Πάλιν ὁμοία ἐστὶν ἡ βασιλεία τῶν οὐρανῶν σαγήνῃ βληθείσῃ εἰς τὴν θάλασσαν, καὶ ἐκ παντὸς γένους συναγαγούσῃ∙
Palin homoia estin hē basileia tōn ouranōn sagēnē blētheisē eis tēn thalassan, kai ek pantos genous synagagousē;
When the net is full, the fishermen drag it onto the shore. They sit down, sort the good fish into containers, and throw the bad ones away.
Which, when it was full, they drew to shore, and sat down, and gathered the good into vessels, but cast the bad away.
ἥν, ὅτε ἐπληρώθη, ἀναβιβάσαντες ἐπὶ τὸν αἰγιαλόν, καὶ καθίσαντες, συνέλεξαν τὰ καλὰ εἰς ἀγγεῖα, τὰ δὲ σαπρὰ ἔξω ἔβαλον.
hēn, hote eplērōthē, anabibasantes epi ton aigialon, kai kathisantes, synelexan ta kala eis angeia, ta de sapra exō ebalon.
That is how it will be at the end of the age. The angels will go out and separate the wicked from among the righteous.
So shall it be at the end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the just,
Οὕτως ἔσται ἐν τῇ συντελείᾳ τοῦ αἰῶνος∙ ἐξελεύσονται οἱ ἄγγελοι, καὶ ἀφοριοῦσιν τοὺς πονηροὺς ἐκ μέσου τῶν δικαίων,
Houtōs estai en tē synteleia tou aiōnos; exeleusontai hoi angeloi, kai aphoriousin tous ponērous ek mesou tōn dikaiōn,
They will throw the wicked into the furnace of fire. There will be weeping and grinding of teeth.”
And shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
καὶ βαλοῦσιν αὐτοὺς εἰς τὴν κάμινον τοῦ πυρός∙ ἐκεῖ ἔσται ὁ κλαυθμὸς καὶ ὁ βρυγμὸς τῶν ὀδόντων.
kai balousin autous eis tēn kaminon tou pyros; ekei estai ho klauthmos kai ho brygmos tōn odontōn.
Jesus asked them, “Have you understood all these things?”
They answered Him, “Yes, Lord.”
Jesus saith unto them, Have ye understood all these things? They say unto him, Yea, Lord.
Λέγει αὐτοῖς ὁ Ἰησοῦς, Συνήκατε ταῦτα πάντα; Λέγουσιν αὐτῷ, Ναί, κύριε.
Legei autois ho Iēsous, Synēkate tauta panta? Legousin autō, Nai, kyrie.
Then He said, “That is why every scribe who has become a disciple of the kingdom of heaven is like the owner of a house who brings both new treasures and old ones out of his storehouse.”
Then said he unto them, Therefore every scribe which is instructed unto the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which bringeth forth out of his treasure things new and old.
Ὁ δὲ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς, Διὰ τοῦτο πᾶς γραμματεὺς μαθητευθεὶς εἰς τὴν βασιλείαν τῶν οὐρανῶν ὅμοιός ἐστιν ἀνθρώπῳ οἰκοδεσπότῃ, ὅστις ἐκβάλλει ἐκ τοῦ θησαυροῦ αὐτοῦ καινὰ καὶ παλαιά.
Ho de eipen autois, Dia touto pas grammateus mathēteutheis eis tēn basileian tōn ouranōn homoios estin anthrōpō oikodespotē, hostis ekballei ek tou thēsaurou autou kaina kai palaia.
When Jesus had finished teaching these parables, He left that place.
¶ And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these parables, he departed thence.
Καὶ ἐγένετο ὅτε ἐτέλεσεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς τὰς παραβολὰς ταύτας, μετῆρεν ἐκεῖθεν∙
Kai egeneto hote etelesen ho Iēsous tas parabolas tautas, metēren ekeithen;
He returned to His hometown and began teaching in their synagogue.
The people were astonished.
“Where did this Man get this wisdom and the power to do these miracles?” they asked.
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?
καὶ ἐλθὼν εἰς τὴν πατρίδα αὐτοῦ ἐδίδασκεν αὐτοὺς ἐν τῇ συναγωγῇ αὐτῶν, ὥστε ἐκπλήττεσθαι αὐτοὺς καὶ λέγειν, Πόθεν τούτῳ ἡ σοφία αὕτη καὶ αἱ δυνάμεις;
kai elthōn eis tēn patrida autou edidasken autous en tē synagōgē autōn, hōste ekplēttesthai autous kai legein, Pothen toutō hē sophia hautē kai hai dynameis?
“Isn’t He the carpenter’s son? Isn’t His mother named Mary? Aren’t His brothers James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas?
Is not this the carpenter’s son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas?
Οὐχ οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ τοῦ τέκτονος υἱός; Οὐχὶ ἡ μήτηρ αὐτοῦ λέγεται Μαριάμ, καὶ οἱ ἀδελφοὶ αὐτοῦ Ἰάκωβος καὶ Ἰωσῆς καὶ Σίμων καὶ Ἰούδας;
Ouch houtos estin ho tou tektonos huios? Ouchi hē mētēr autou legetai Mariam, kai hoi adelphoi autou Iakōbos kai Iōsēs kai Simōn kai Ioudas?
And don’t all His sisters live here among us? So where did He get all of this?”
And his sisters, are they not all with us? Whence then hath this man all these things?
Καὶ αἱ ἀδελφαὶ αὐτοῦ οὐχὶ πᾶσαι πρὸς ἡμᾶς εἰσίν; Πόθεν οὖν τούτῳ ταῦτα πάντα;
Kai hai adelphai autou ouchi pasai pros hēmas eisin? Pothen oun toutō tauta panta?
And they took offense at Him.
Jesus told them, “A prophet is honored everywhere except in his own hometown and among the people of his own household.”
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.
Καὶ ἐσκανδαλίζοντο ἐν αὐτῷ. Ὁ δὲ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν αὐτοῖς, Οὐκ ἔστιν προφήτης ἄτιμος, εἰ μὴ ἐν τῇ πατρίδι αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐν τῇ οἰκίᾳ αὐτοῦ.
Kai eskandalizonto en autō. Ho de Iēsous eipen autois, Ouk estin prophētēs atimos, ei mē en tē patridi autou kai en tē oikia autou.
And He did not perform many miracles there because of their unbelief.
And he did not many mighty works there because of their unbelief.
Καὶ οὐκ ἐποίησεν ἐκεῖ δυνάμεις πολλάς, διὰ τὴν ἀπιστίαν αὐτῶν.
Kai ouk epoiēsen ekei dynameis pollas, dia tēn apistian autōn.