1   The same day Iesvs going out of the house, sate by the sea side.

2   And ^note great multitudes vvere gathered together vnto him, in so much that he vvent vp into a boate & sate: and al the multitude stoode in the shore,

3   and he spake to them many things in parables, saying,

3   Behold the sovver vvent forth to sovv.

4   And vvhiles he sovveth, some fell by the vvay side, and the foules of the aire did come and eate it.

5   Othersome also fell vpon rockie places, where they had not much earth: and they shot vp incontinent, because they had not deepenes of earth,

6   and after the sunne vvas vp, they parched: and because they had not roote, they vvithered.

7   And other fell among thornes: and the thornes grevve and choked them.

8   And othersome fell vpon good ground: and they yelded fruite, the09Q0440 one an hundredfold, the other threescore, and an other thirtie.

9   He that hath eares to heare, let him heare.

10   And his Disciples came and said to him. Why speakest thou to them in parables?

11   Who ansvvered and said vnto them, Because09Q0441 to you it is giuen to knovv the mysteries of the kingdom of heauen: but to them it is not giuen.

12   For

he that hath, to him shal be giuen, and he shal abound: but he that hath not, from him shal be taken avvay that also vvhich he hath.

13   Therfore in parables I speake to them: because seeing they see not, and ^note hearing they heare not, neither do they vnderstand:

14   and the prophecie of Esay is fulfilled in them, vvhich saith, With hearing shal you heare, and you shal not vnderstand: and seeing shal you see, and you shal not see.

15   For the hart of this people is vvaxed grosse, and vvith their eares they haue heauily heard, and their eies09Q0442 they haue shut: lest at any time they may see with their eies, and heare with their eares, and vnderstand vvith their hart and be conuerted, and I may heale them.

16   But blessed are your eyes because they doe see, and your eares bec&abar;use they doe heare.

17   For amen I say to you, that ^note many Prophets and iust men haue desired to see the things that you see, and haue not seen them: and to heare the things that you heare, and haue not heard them.

18   Heare you therfore the parable of the sovver.

19   Euery one that heareth the vvord of the kingdom and vnderstandeth not, there cometh the vvicked one, and catcheth avvay that vvhich vvas sovven in his hart: this is he that vvas sovven by the vvay side.

20   And he that vvas sovven vpon rockie places: this is he that heareth the vvord, and inc&obar;tinent receiueth it vvith ioy,

21   yet hath he not roote in him self, but is for a time: and vvhen there falleth tribulation and persecution for the vvord, he is by and by scandalized.

22   And he that vvas sovven among thornes, this is he that heareth the vvord, and the carefulnes of this vvorld and the deceitfulnes of riches choketh vp the vvord, and he becometh fruitles.

23   But he that vvas sovven vpon good ground: this is he that heareth the vvord, and vnderstandeth, and bringeth fruite, and yeldeth some an hundred-fold, and an other threescore, and an other thirtie.

24    ^noteAn other parable he proposed to them, saying, The kingdom of heauen is resembled to a man that sovved good seede in his field.

25   But vvhen men vvere a sleepe, his enemy came and09Q0443 ouersovved cockle among the vvheate, and vvent his vvay.

26   And vvhen the blade vvas shot vp, and had brought forth fruite, then appeared also the cockle.

27   And the seruants of the goodman of the house comming said to him, Sir, didst thou not sovv good seede in thy field? Whence then hath it cockle?

28   And he said to them, The enemy man hath done this. And the seruants said to him, Wilt thou vve goe and gather it vp?

29   And he said, No:09Q0444 lest perhaps

gathering vp the cockle, you may roote vp the vvheate also together vvith it.

30   09Q0445Suffer both to grovv vntil the haruest, and in the time of haruest I vvil say to the reapers, Gather vp first the cockle, and binde it into bundels to burne, but the vvheate gather ye into my barne. &cross4;

31    ^noteAn other parable he proposed vnto them, saying, ^note The kingdom of heauen is like to a mustard-seede, vvhich a man tooke and sovved in his field.

32   Which is the09Q0446 least surely of al seedes: but vvhen it is grovven, it is greater then al herbes, and is made a tree, so that the foules of the aire come, and dvvel in the branches thereof.

33   An other parable he spake to them, The kingdom of heauen is like to leauen, vvhich a vvoman tooke and hid in three measures of meale, vntil the vvhole vvas leauened.

34   Al these things Iesvs spake in parables to the multitudes, and vvithout parables he did not speake to them:

35   that it might be fulfilled vvhich vvas spoken by the Prophet saying, I wil open my mouth in parables, I wil vtter things hidden from the foundation of the vvorld. &cross4; ^note

36   Then hauing dimissed the multitudes, he came into the house, and his Disciples came vnto him, saying, Expound vs the parable of the cockle of the field.

37   Who made ansvver and said to them, He that soweth the good seede, is the Sonne of man.

38   And the field, is the vvorld. And the good seede: these are the childr&ebar; of the kingdom. And the cockle: are the children of the vvicked one.

39   And the enemie that sovved them, is ^note the deuil. But the haruest, is the ende of the vvorld. And the reapers, are the Angels.

40   Euen as cockle therfore is gathered vp, and burnt vvith fire: so shal it be in the ende of the vvorld.

41   The Sonne of man shal send his Angels, and they shal gather out of his kingdom al scandals, and them that vvorke iniquitie:

42   and shal cast them into the furnace of fire, There shal be vveeping and gnashing of teeth.

43   Then shal the iust shine as the sunne, in the kingdom of their father. He that hath eares to heare, let him heare.

44    ^noteThe kingdom of heauen is like a treasure hidden in a field. vvich a man hauing found, did hide it, and for ioy thereof goeth, and selleth al that he hath, and byeth that field.

45   Againe the kingdom of heauen is like to a marchant man, seeking good pearles.

46   And hauing found one precious pearle, he vvent his vvay, and sold al that he had, and

bought it.

47   Againe the kingdom of heauen is like to a nette cast into the sea, and gathering together of al kind of fishes.

48   Which, vvhen it vvas filled, dravving it forth, and sitting by the shore, they chose out the ^note good into vessels, but the bad they did cast out.

49   So shal it be in the consummation of the vvorld. The Angels shal goe forth, and shal separate the euil from among the iust,

50   and shal cast them into the furnace of fire, there shal be vveeping and gnashing of teeth.

51   Haue ye vnderstoode al these things? They say to him, Yea.

52   He said vnto them, Therfore euery Scribe instructed in the kingdom of heauen, is like to a man that is an housholder, vvhich bringeth forth out of his treasure nevv things and old. &cross4;

53   And it came to passe: vvhen Iesvs had ended these parables, he passed from thence.

54   And ^note coming into his ovvne countrie, he taught them in their synagogues, so that they marueled, and said, Hovv came this fellovv by this vvisedom and vertues?

55   Is not this the09Q0447 carpenters sonne? Is not his mother called Marie, and his brethren, Iames and Ioseph, and Simon and Iude:

56   and his sisters, are they not al vvith vs? Whence therefore hath he al these things?

57   And they vvere scandalized in him. But Iesvs said to them, There is not a Prophet vvithout honour but in his ovvne countrie, and in his ovvne house.

58   And he vvrought not many miracles there because of their incredulity.

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