VER 1. THE SAME DAY WENT JESUS OUT OF THE HOUSE, AND SAT BY THE SEASIDE. 2. AND GREAT MULTITUDES WERE GATHERED TOGETHER UNTO HIM, SO THAT HE WENT INTO A SHIP, AND SAT; AND THE WHOLE MULTITUDE STOOD ON THE SHORE. 3. AND HE SPAKE MANY THINGS UNTO THEM IN PARABLES, SAYING, "BEHOLD, A SOWER WENT FORTH T... [ Continue Reading ]
Ver 10. And the disciples came, and said unto him, "Why speakest thou unto them in parables?" 11. He answered and said unto them, "Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given. 12. For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall hav... [ Continue Reading ]
VER 18. "HEAR YE THEREFORE THE PARABLE OF THE SOWER. 19. WHEN ANY ONE HEARETH THE WORD OF THE KINGDOM, AND UNDERSTANDETH IT NOT, THEN COMETH THE WICKED ONE, AND CATCHETH AWAY THAT WHICH WAS SOWN IN HIS HEART. THIS IS HE WHICH RECEIVED SEED BY THE WAY SIDE. 20. BUT HE THAT RECEIVED THE SEED INTO STON... [ Continue Reading ]
VER 24. ANOTHER PARABLE PUT HE FORTH UNTO THEM, SAYING, "THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN IS LIKENED UNTO A MAN WHICH SOWED GOOD SEED IN HIS FIELD: 25. BUT WHILE MEN SLEPT, HIS ENEMY CAME AND SOWED TARES AMONG THE WHEAT, AND WENT HIS WAY. 26. BUT WHEN THE BLADE WAS SPRUNG UP, AND BROUGHT FORTH FRUIT, THEN APPE... [ Continue Reading ]
VER 3L. ANOTHER PARABLE PUT HE FORTH UNTO THEM, SAYING, "THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN IS LIKE TO A GRAIN OF MUSTARD SEED, WHICH A MAN TOOK, AND SOWED IN HIS FIELD: 32, WHICH INDEED IS THE LEAST OF ALL SEEDS: BUT WHEN IT IS GROWN, IT IS THE GREATEST AMONG HERBS, AND BECOMETH A TREE, SO THAT THE BIRDS OF THE... [ Continue Reading ]
VER 33. 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 THE WHOLE WAS LEAVENED." Chrys.: The same thing the Lord sets forth in this parable of the leaven; as much as to say to His disciples, As leaven change... [ Continue Reading ]
VER 34. ALL THESE THINGS SPAKE JESUS UNTO THE MULTITUDE IN PARABLES; AND WITHOUT A PARABLE SPAKE HE NOT UNTO THEM. 35. THAT IT MIGHT BE FULFILLED WHICH WAS SPOKEN BY THE PROPHET, SAYING, I WILL OPEN MY MOUTH IN PARABLES; I WILL UTTER THINGS WHICH HAVE BEEN KEPT SECRET FROM THE FOUNDATION OF THE WORL... [ Continue Reading ]
VER 36. THEN JESUS SENT THE MULTITUDE AWAY, AND WENT INTO THE HOUSE: AND HIS DISCIPLES CAME UNTO HIM, SAYING, "DECLARE UNTO US THE PARABLE OF THE TARES OF THE FIELD." 37. HE ANSWERED AND SAID UNTO THEM, "HE THAT SOWETH THE GOOD SEED IS THE SON OF MAN; 38. THE FIELD IS THE WORLD; THE GOOD SEED ARE TH... [ Continue Reading ]
VER 44. "AGAIN, THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN IS LIKE UNTO TREASURE HID IN A FIELD; THE WHICH WHEN A MAN HATH FOUND, HE HIDETH, AND FOR JOY THEREOF GOETH AND SELLETH ALL THAT HE HATH, AND BUYETH THAT FIELD." Chrys.: The foregoing parables of the leaven, and the grain of mustard-seed, are referred to the po... [ Continue Reading ]
VER 45. "AGAIN, THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN IS LIKE UNTO A MERCHANT MAN, SEEKING GOODLY PEARLS: 46. WHO, WHEN HE HAD FOUND ONE PEARL OF GREAT PRICE, WENT AND SOLD ALL THAT HE HAD, AND BOUGHT IT." Chrys.: The Gospel preaching not only offers manifold gain as a treasure, but is precious as a pearl; wherefo... [ Continue Reading ]
VER 47. "AGAIN, THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN IS LIKE UNTO A NET, THAT WAS CAST INTO THE SEA, AND GATHERED OF EVERY KIND: 48. WHICH, WHEN IT WAS FULL, THEY DREW TO SHORE, AND SAT DOWN, AND GATHERED THE GOOD INTO VESSELS, BUT CAST THE BAD AWAY. 49. SO SHALL IT BE AT THE END OF THE WORLD: THE ANGELS SHALL COM... [ Continue Reading ]
VER 51. JESUS SAITH UNTO THEM, "HAVE YE UNDERSTOOD ALL THESE THINGS?" THEY SAY UNTO HIM, "YEA, LORD." 52. THEN SAID HE UNTO THEM, "THEREFORE EVERY SCRIBE WHICH IS INSTRUCTED UNTO THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN IS LIKE UNTO A MAN THAT IS AN HOUSEHOLDER, WHICH BRINGETH FORTH OUT OF HIS TREASURE THINGS NEW AND... [ Continue Reading ]
VER 53. AND IT CAME TO PASS, THAT WHEN JESUS HAD FINISHED THESE PARABLES, HE DEPARTED THENCE. 54. AND WHEN HE WAS COME 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? 55. IS NOT THIS THE... [ Continue Reading ]