Twentieth Century [1904], THE TWENTIETH CENTURY NEW TESTAMENT A TRANSLATION INTO MODERN ENGLISH Made from the Original Greek (Westcott & Hort's Text) (The Fleming H. Revell Company, NEW YORK & CHICAGO) [word count] [B14200].
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1 That same day, when Jesus had left the house
and was sitting by the Sea,
2 such great crowds
gathered round him, that he got into a boat, and sat in it,
while all the people stood upon the beach.
3 Then he told them
many truths in parables.
4 “The sower,” he began, “went out to sow; and, as he was
sowing, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came
and ate it up.
5 Some fell on rocky places, where it had not
much soil, and, having no depth of soil, sprang up at once.
6 As soon as the sun had risen, it was scorched, and, having no
root, withered away.
7 Some, again, fell into the brambles;
but the brambles shot up and choked it.
8 Some, however, fell
on good soil, and yielded a return, sometimes one hundred,
sometimes sixty, sometimes thirty fold. ⪆⪆
9 Let him who
has ears hear.”
10 Afterwards his disciples came to him, and said:
“Why do you speak to them in parables?”
11 “To you,” answered Jesus, “the knowledge of the hidden
truths of the Kingdom of Heaven has been imparted, but not to
those.
12 For, to all who have, more will be given, and they shall
have abundance; but, from all who have nothing, even what
they have will be taken away.
13 That is why I speak to them
in parables, because, though they have eyes, they do not see,
and though they have ears, they do not hear or understand.
14 And in them is being fulfilled that prophecy of Isaiah which
says—
‘You will hear with your ears without ever understanding,
And, though you have eyes, you will see without ever perceiving,
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For the mind of this nation has grown dense,
And their ears are dull of hearing,
Their eyes also have they closed;
Lest some day they should perceive with their eyes,
And with their ears they should hear,
And in their mind they should understand, and should turn—
And I should heal them.’ note
16 But blessed are your eyes, for they see, and your ears, for they
hear;
17 for I tell you that many Prophets and good men have
longed for the sight of the things which you are seeing, yet
never saw them, and to hear the things which you are hearing,
yet never heard them.
Listen, then, yourselves to the parable of the Sower. ⪆⪆When
any one hears the Message of the Kingdom without understanding
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it, the Evil One comes and snatches away what
has been sown in his mind. This is the man meant by the
seed which was sown along the path.
20 By the seed which was
sown on rocky places is meant the man who hears the Message,
and at once accepts it joyfully;
21 but, as he has no root, he
stands for only a short time; and, when trouble or persecution
arises on account of the Message, he falls away at once.
22 By the seed which was sown among the brambles is meant
the man who hears the Message, but the cares of life and the
glamour of wealth completely choke the Message, so that it
gives no return.
23 But by the seed which was sown on the
good ground is meant the man who hears the Message and
understands it, and really yields a return, sometimes one hundred,
sometimes sixty, sometimes thirty fold.”
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24 Another parable which Jesus told them was
this—
“The Kingdom of Heaven is compared to a man who
sowed good seed in his field.
25 But, while every one was asleep,
his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and then
went away.
26 So, when the blades of corn shot up, and came
into ear, the tares made their appearance also.
27 On this the
owner's servants came to him, and said ‘Was not it good seed
that you sowed in your field? Where, then, do the tares in it
come from?’
28 ‘An enemy has done this,’ was his answer.
‘Do you wish us, then,’ they asked, ‘to go and gather them
together?’
29 ‘No,’ said he, ‘for fear that, while you are gathering the
tares, you should root up the wheat as well.
30 Let both grow
side by side till harvest; and then I shall say to the reapers,
Gather the tares together first, and tie them in bundles for
burning; but bring all the wheat into my barn.’”
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31 Another parable which he told them was this—
“The Kingdom of Heaven is like a mustard-seed,
which a man took and sowed in his field.
32 This seed is smaller than all other seeds, but, when it has
grown up, it is larger than the herbs and becomes a tree, so
that ‘the wild birds come and roost in its branches.’” note
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33 This was another parable which Jesus related—
“The Kingdom of Heaven is like some yeast
which a woman took and covered up in three
pecks of flour, until the whole had risen.”
34 Of all this Jesus spoke to the crowd in parables; indeed to
them he used never to speak at all except in parables,
35 in fulfilment
of these words in the Prophet—
‘I will speak to them in parables;
I will utter things kept secret since the foundation of the world.’ note
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36 Then Jesus left the crowd, and went into the
house. ⪆⪆Presently his disciples came to
him, and said:
“Explain to us the parable of the tares in the field.”
37 And he answered: “The sower of the good seed is the Son of
Man.
38 The field is the world. By the good seed is meant the
People of the Kingdom.
39 The tares are the wicked, and the
enemy who sowed them is the Devil. The harvest-time is
the close of the age, and the reapers are angels.
40 And, just
as the tares are gathered and burnt, so it will be at the close of
the age.
41 The Son of Man will send his angels, and they will
gather from his kingdom all that hinders and those who live
in sin, note
42 and ‘will throw them into the fiery furnace,’ where
there will be weeping and grinding of teeth.
43 Then shall the righteous shine, like the sun, in the Kingdom
of their Father. ⪆⪆Let him who has ears hear. note
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44 The Kingdom of Heaven is like a treasure hidden
in a field, which a man found and hid again,
and then, in his delight, went and sold everything
that he had, and bought that field.
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45 Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a merchant
in search of choice pearls.
46 Finding one of
great value, he went and sold everything that he had, and
bought it.
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47 Or again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a net
which was cast into the sea, and caught fish of
all kinds.
48 When it was full, they hauled it up on the beach,
and sat down and sorted the good fish into baskets, but threw
the worthless ones away.
49 So will it be at the close of the age.
The angels will go out and separate the wicked from the
righteous, note
50 and ‘will throw them into the fiery furnace,’ where
there will be weeping and grinding of teeth.
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51 Have you understood all this?” Jesus asked.
“Yes,” they answered.
52 Then he added:
“So every Teacher of the Law, who has received instruction
about the Kingdom of Heaven, is like a householder who produces
from his stores things both new and old.”
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53 When Jesus had finished these parables, he
withdrew from that place.
54 Going to his own part
of the country, he taught the people in their
Synagogue in such a manner that they were deeply impressed.
“Where did he get this wisdom?” they said, “and the
miracles?
55 Is not he the carpenter's son? Is not his mother
called Mary, and his brothers James, and Joseph, and Simon,
and Judas?
56 And his sisters, too—are not they all living
among us? Where, then, did he get all this?”
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57 These things proved a hindrance to their believing in him;
whereupon Jesus said:
“A Prophet is not without honour, except in his own country
and in his own house.”
58 And he did not work many miracles there, because of their
want of faith.
Twentieth Century [1904], THE TWENTIETH CENTURY NEW TESTAMENT A TRANSLATION INTO MODERN ENGLISH Made from the Original Greek (Westcott & Hort's Text) (The Fleming H. Revell Company, NEW YORK & CHICAGO) [word count] [B14200].
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