Matt 13:1-35, "That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat beside the sea. And great crowds gathered about him, so that he got into a boat and sat down. And the whole crowd stood on the beach. And he told them many things in parables, saying: “A sower went out to sow. And as he sowed, some seeds fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured them. Other seeds fell on rocky ground, where they did not have much soil, and immediately they sprang up, since they had no depth of soil, but when the sun rose they were scorched. And since they had no root, they withered away. Other seeds fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked them. Other seeds fell on good soil and produced grain, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. He who has ears,a let him hear.”Then the disciples came and said to him, “Why do you speak to them in parables?” And he answered them, “To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given. For to the one who has, more will be given, and he will have an abundance, but from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away. This is why I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand. Indeed, in their case the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled that says:“‘“You will indeed hear but never understand, and you will indeed see but never perceive.” For this people’s heart has grown dull, and with their ears they can barely hear, and their eyes they have closed, lest they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears and understand with their heart and turn, and I would heal them.’ But blessed are your eyes, for they see, and your ears, for they hear. For truly, I say to you, many prophets and righteous people longed to see what you see, and did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it. “Hear then the parable of the sower: When anyone hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what has been sown in his heart. This is what was sown along the path. As for what was sown on rocky ground, this is the one who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy,yet he has no root in himself, but endures for a while, and when tribulation or persecution arises on account of the word, immediately he falls away. As for what was sown among thorns, this is the one who hears the word, but the cares of the world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and it proves unfruitful. As for what was sown on good soil, this is the one who hears the word and understands it. He indeed bears fruit and yields, in one case a hundredfold, in another sixty, and in another thirty.” He put another parable before them, saying, “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field, but while his men were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weedsc among the wheat and went away. So when the plants came up and bore grain, then the weeds appeared also. And the servantsd of the master of the house came and said to him, ‘Master, did you not sow good seed in your field? How then does it have weeds?’ He said to them, ‘An enemy has done this.’ So the servants said to him, ‘Then do you want us to go and gather them?’ But he said, ‘No, lest in gathering the weeds you root up the wheat along with them. Let both grow together until the harvest, and at harvest time I will tell the reapers, Gather the weeds first and bind them in bundles to be burned, but gather the wheat into my barn.’” He put another parable before them, saying, “The kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard seed that a man took and sowed in his field. It is the smallest of all seeds, but when it has grown it is larger than all the garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and make nests in its branches.” He told them another parable. “The kingdom of heaven is like leaven that a woman took and hid in three measures of flour, till it was all leavened.”All these things Jesus said to the crowds in parables; indeed, he said nothing to them without a parable. This was to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet:e “I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter what has been hidden since the foundation of the world.”
Mattithyah 13:1-35, "The same day Yahshua went out of the house, and sat beside the sea. But such great multitudes gathered together around Him, that He got into a boat and sat in it, while the whole multitude stood on the shore. Then He spoke many things to them in parables, saying: Behold, a sower went out to sow. And as He sowed, some seeds fell by the wayside; and the fowls came and completely devoured them. Some fell upon stony places, where they did not have much earth; and at once they sprang up because there was no depth to the soil; But when the sun rose up they were scorched, and because they had no root, they withered away. Some fell among thorns; and the thorns grew up and choked them. But other seeds fell into rich ground, and brought forth fruit--some a hundredfold, some sixty fold, some thirty fold. Who has ears to hear, let him hear! Then the disciples came to Him, and asked; Why do You speak to them in parables? He answered, and said to them: Because it has been given to you to know the great secrets of the Kingdom of Yahweh, but to them it has not been given. For whoever has, more will be given to him, and he will have abundantly; but whoever has not, even what he has will be taken away. That is why I speak to them in parables; because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand. And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isayah, which says: 1You will hear without ceasing, but you will not understand. You will see without ceasing, but you will not perceive. Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; or they will see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and be converted, and be healed. But blessed are your eyes, for they see; and your ears, for they hear. For truly I say to you: Many prophets and righteous men have desired to see what you see, and have not seen; and to hear what you hear, and have not heard. Therefore, hear the parable of the sower! When anyone hears the word of the Kingdom, but does not understand, then comes the wicked one, and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is he who received seed by the wayside. As for what was sown in stony places, the same is he who hears the word and at once receives it with joy. But since he has no root in himself, he endures only for a while; for when tribulation or persecution arises because of the word, immediately he is offended. Now that which was sown among the thorns is he who hears the word but the cares of this world and the deceitfulness of riches chokes the word; and he becomes unfruitful. But that which was sown in the rich ground is he who hears the word;and understands; he also bears fruit, and brings forth--some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. He presented another parable to them, saying: The Kingdom of Yahweh may be compared to a man who sowed worthy seed in his field, But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, then went her way. So when the plants grew up, the wheat formed ears of grain and the tares were discovered. Then the servants of the householder went to him, and said; Ruler, did you not sow worthy seed in your field? Where then did the tares come from? He said to them; An enemy has done this. The servants said to him; Do you want us to go and pull them up? But he said; No, or you might root up the wheat while you are pulling out the tares. Let both grow together until the harvest, and at the time of harvest I will say to the reapers: First gather together the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them; but gather the wheat into my barn. He presented another parable to them, saying: The Kingdom of Yahweh is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his field. Though it is indeed the least of all seeds, when it is grown it is the greatest among herbs and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and nest in its branches. He spoke another parable to them: The Kingdom of Yahweh is like leaven, which a woman took and mixed within three measures of flour, until all of it was leavened. All these things Yahshua spoke to the multitude in parables; and without a parable He did not speak to them, That it might be fulfilled what was spoken by the prophet, saying: I will open My mouth in a parable. I will utter hidden sayings--which have been kept secret since the foundation of the world."
