{ "apiVersion": "v1", "kind": "Chapter", "metadata": { "generated": "2026-08-22T14:14:13Z", "language": "en", "book": "matthew", "chapter": 13 }, "data": { "n": 13, "bookSlug": "matthew", "bookCode": "MAT", "refId": "", "title": "", "translation": null, "segments": [], "lines": [], "paragraphs": [{ "n": 1, "refId": "MAT-13:1", "verseRef": "MAT.13.1", "text": "On that day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the sea side." },{ "n": 2, "refId": "MAT-13:2", "verseRef": "MAT.13.2", "text": "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." },{ "n": 3, "refId": "MAT-13:3", "verseRef": "MAT.13.3", "text": "And he spake to them many things in parables, saying, Behold, the sower went forth to sow;" },{ "n": 4, "refId": "MAT-13:4", "verseRef": "MAT.13.4", "text": "and as he sowed, some [seeds] fell by the way side, and the birds came and devoured them:" },{ "n": 5, "refId": "MAT-13:5", "verseRef": "MAT.13.5", "text": "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:" },{ "n": 6, "refId": "MAT-13:6", "verseRef": "MAT.13.6", "text": "and when the sun was risen, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away." },{ "n": 7, "refId": "MAT-13:7", "verseRef": "MAT.13.7", "text": "And others fell upon the thorns; and the thorns grew up and choked them:" },{ "n": 8, "refId": "MAT-13:8", "verseRef": "MAT.13.8", "text": "and others fell upon the good ground, and yielded fruit, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty." },{ "n": 9, "refId": "MAT-13:9", "verseRef": "MAT.13.9", "text": "He that hath ears, let him hear." },{ "n": 10, "refId": "MAT-13:10", "verseRef": "MAT.13.10", "text": "And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables?" },{ "n": 11, "refId": "MAT-13:11", "verseRef": "MAT.13.11", "text": "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." },{ "n": 12, "refId": "MAT-13:12", "verseRef": "MAT.13.12", "text": "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." },{ "n": 13, "refId": "MAT-13:13", "verseRef": "MAT.13.13", "text": "Therefore speak I to them in parables; because seeing they see not, and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand." },{ "n": 14, "refId": "MAT-13:14", "verseRef": "MAT.13.14", "text": "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:" },{ "n": 15, "refId": "MAT-13:15", "verseRef": "MAT.13.15", "text": "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." },{ "n": 16, "refId": "MAT-13:16", "verseRef": "MAT.13.16", "text": "But blessed are your eyes, for they see; and your ears, for they hear." },{ "n": 17, "refId": "MAT-13:17", "verseRef": "MAT.13.17", "text": "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." },{ "n": 18, "refId": "MAT-13:18", "verseRef": "MAT.13.18", "text": "Hear then ye the parable of the sower." },{ "n": 19, "refId": "MAT-13:19", "verseRef": "MAT.13.19", "text": "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." },{ "n": 20, "refId": "MAT-13:20", "verseRef": "MAT.13.20", "text": "And he that was sown upon the rocky places, this is he that heareth the word, and straightway with joy receiveth it;" },{ "n": 21, "refId": "MAT-13:21", "verseRef": "MAT.13.21", "text": "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." },{ "n": 22, "refId": "MAT-13:22", "verseRef": "MAT.13.22", "text": "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." },{ "n": 23, "refId": "MAT-13:23", "verseRef": "MAT.13.23", "text": "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." },{ "n": 24, "refId": "MAT-13:24", "verseRef": "MAT.13.24", "text": "Another parable set he before them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man that sowed good seed in his field:" },{ "n": 25, "refId": "MAT-13:25", "verseRef": "MAT.13.25", "text": "but while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares also among the wheat, and went away." },{ "n": 26, "refId": "MAT-13:26", "verseRef": "MAT.13.26", "text": "But when the blade sprang up and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also." },{ "n": 27, "refId": "MAT-13:27", "verseRef": "MAT.13.27", "text": "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?" },{ "n": 28, "refId": "MAT-13:28", "verseRef": "MAT.13.28", "text": "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?" },{ "n": 29, "refId": "MAT-13:29", "verseRef": "MAT.13.29", "text": "But he saith, Nay; lest haply while ye gather up the tares, ye root up the wheat with them." },{ "n": 30, "refId": "MAT-13:30", "verseRef": "MAT.13.30", "text": "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." },{ "n": 31, "refId": "MAT-13:31", "verseRef": "MAT.13.31", "text": "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:" },{ "n": 32, "refId": "MAT-13:32", "verseRef": "MAT.13.32", "text": "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." },{ "n": 33, "refId": "MAT-13:33", "verseRef": "MAT.13.33", "text": "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." },{ "n": 34, "refId": "MAT-13:34", "verseRef": "MAT.13.34", "text": "All these things spake Jesus in parables unto the multitudes; and without a parable spake he nothing unto them:" },{ "n": 35, "refId": "MAT-13:35", "verseRef": "MAT.13.35", "text": "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." },{ "n": 36, "refId": "MAT-13:36", "verseRef": "MAT.13.36", "text": "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." },{ "n": 37, "refId": "MAT-13:37", "verseRef": "MAT.13.37", "text": "And he answered and said, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man;" },{ "n": 38, "refId": "MAT-13:38", "verseRef": "MAT.13.38", "text": "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];" },{ "n": 39, "refId": "MAT-13:39", "verseRef": "MAT.13.39", "text": "and the enemy that sowed them is the devil: and the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are angels." },{ "n": 40, "refId": "MAT-13:40", "verseRef": "MAT.13.40", "text": "As therefore the tares are gathered up and burned with fire; so shall it be in the end of the world." },{ "n": 41, "refId": "MAT-13:41", "verseRef": "MAT.13.41", "text": "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," },{ "n": 42, "refId": "MAT-13:42", "verseRef": "MAT.13.42", "text": "and shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth." },{ "n": 43, "refId": "MAT-13:43", "verseRef": "MAT.13.43", "text": "Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He that hath ears, let him hear." },{ "n": 44, "refId": "MAT-13:44", "verseRef": "MAT.13.44", "text": "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." },{ "n": 45, "refId": "MAT-13:45", "verseRef": "MAT.13.45", "text": "Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is a merchant seeking goodly pearls:" },{ "n": 46, "refId": "MAT-13:46", "verseRef": "MAT.13.46", "text": "and having found one pearl of great price, he went and sold all that he had, and bought it." },{ "n": 47, "refId": "MAT-13:47", "verseRef": "MAT.13.47", "text": "Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind:" },{ "n": 48, "refId": "MAT-13:48", "verseRef": "MAT.13.48", "text": "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." },{ "n": 49, "refId": "MAT-13:49", "verseRef": "MAT.13.49", "text": "So shall it be in the end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the righteous," },{ "n": 50, "refId": "MAT-13:50", "verseRef": "MAT.13.50", "text": "and shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth." },{ "n": 51, "refId": "MAT-13:51", "verseRef": "MAT.13.51", "text": "Have ye understood all these things? They say unto him, Yea." },{ "n": 52, "refId": "MAT-13:52", "verseRef": "MAT.13.52", "text": "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." },{ "n": 53, "refId": "MAT-13:53", "verseRef": "MAT.13.53", "text": "And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished these parables, he departed thence." },{ "n": 54, "refId": "MAT-13:54", "verseRef": "MAT.13.54", "text": "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?" },{ "n": 55, "refId": "MAT-13:55", "verseRef": "MAT.13.55", "text": "Is not this the carpenter`s son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joseph, and Simon, and Judas?" },{ "n": 56, "refId": "MAT-13:56", "verseRef": "MAT.13.56", "text": "And his sisters, are they not all with us? Whence then hath this man all these things?" },{ "n": 57, "refId": "MAT-13:57", "verseRef": "MAT.13.57", "text": "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." },{ "n": 58, "refId": "MAT-13:58", "verseRef": "MAT.13.58", "text": "And he did not many mighty works there because of their unbelief." } ] }, "links": { "self": "/v1/library/books/matthew/chapters/13", "book": "/v1/library/books/matthew/", "chapters": "/v1/library/books/matthew/chapters/", "library": "/v1/library/", "schema": "/v1/schema/book/" } }