[:en]The Parable of the Sower: (vs. 1-23)
1. Seeds fell along the path – the birds came and ate it up. (v. 4)
Anyone who hears the message about the kingdom and does not understand, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown (vs. 18-19)
2. Seeds fell on rocky places – it sprang up quickly but because the soil was shallow, when the sun came up, the plants were scorched and they withered because they had no root. (vs. 5-6)
The man who hears the word and at once receives it with joy. But since he has no root, he lasts only a short time. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, he quickly falls away. (vs. 20-21)
3. Seeds fell among the thorns – it grew up and choked the plants. (v. 7)
The man hears the word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth choke it, making it unfruitful. (v. 22)
4. Seeds fell on good soil – it produced a crop a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown. (vs. 8-9)
The man hears the word and understands it. He produces a crop, yielding a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown” (vs. 23)
The Parable of the Weeds: (vs. 24-30)
The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in this field. The enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat. When the wheat sprouted and formed heads, the weeds also appeared. The servant wants to pull the weeds out but the master said: “Let both grow together until the harvest. At that time I will tell the harvesters: First collect the weeds and tie them in bundles to be burned; then gather the wheat and bring it into my barn”
The Parable of the Weeds Explained: (vs. 36-43)
The one who sowed the good seed is the Son of Man. The field is the world, and the good seed stands for the sons of the kingdom. The weeds are the sons of the evil one, and the enemy who sows them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the harvesters are angels. As the weeds are pulled up and burned in the fire, so it will be at the end of the age. The Son of Man will send out his angels, and they will weed out of his kingdom everything that causes sin and all who do evil. They will throw them into the fiery furnace where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. The the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father.
The Parable of the Mustard Seed (vs. 31-32)
The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his field. Though it is the smallest of all your seeds, yet when it grows, it is the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and perch in its branches”
The Parable of the Yeast (v. 33)
The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed into a large amount of flour until it worked all through the dough.
The Parable of the Hidden Treasure and the Pearl (vs. 44-46)
The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field.
Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant looking for fine pearls. When he found one of great value, he went away and sold everything he had and bought it.
The Parable of the Net (vs. 47-50)
The kingdom of heaven is like a net that was let down into the lake and caught all kinds of fish. When it was full, the fishermen pulled it up on the shore. Then they sat down and collected the good fish in baskets, but threw the bad away. This is how it will be at the end of the age. The angels will come and separate the wicked from the righteous and throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
A Prophet Without Honor
“Only in his hometown and in his own house is a prophet without honor” (v. 58)
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