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Da Farma Plant Seed

13 Same day Jesus go outside da house, an sit down near da lake fo teach. Plenny peopo come aroun him, so he go inside one small boat, an sit down dea. Da peopo, dey stay standing on top da beach. He use plenny stories fo teach um. Dis wat he say,

“You guys hear da story bout da farma guy? He go plant seed. He throw da seeds fo plant. Some fall down by da side a da trail, an da birds go eat um up. Some fall down on top da rocks wea ony had litto bit dirt. But dey grow up fast, cuz ony litto bit dirt dea. Wen da sun come up, da plants burn, an dry up, cuz no mo root. Odda seed, dey fall down inside da kine bushes wit kukus. Da bushes wen grow. Dat wen choke da plants. Odda seed, dey fall down inside da good dirt, an dey grow good, an come up plenny. Some seed, dey make thirty times mo seed, some odda seed make sixty times mo seed, an odda even make hundred times mo seed.” Jesus say, “If you guys hear dis, den tink bout um!”

How Come Jesus Teach Wit Stories

10 Da guys Jesus teaching come by him, an say, “How come you use stories fo teach da peopo lidat?”

11 He say, “God let you guys know all da stuff bout how he stay King in da sky. But da odda guys, he no let dem know all dat kine stuff. 12 If you guys undastan all dat kine stuff, den God goin let you know moa, plenny moa. But if you guys no like know all dat stuff, den even da litto bit you know, he goin take um away. 13 Dass why use stories fo I teach um, cuz

‘Dey see, but dey no can see fo real.
    Dey hear, but dey no can hear fo real.
An dey no undastan.

14 Dey ack jalike da guys Isaiah wen talk bout befo time. He say,

“You guys goin hear,
    But you no goin undastan.
You guys goin see,
    But you guys no goin see fo real.
15 Cuz dis peopo get hard head,
    Dea ears no can hear good,
Dey close dea eyes,
    Cuz dey no like see fo real,
Dea ears, dey no like hear fo real kine,
    Inside dem, dey no like undastan notting.
Dey no like change da way dey stay living,
    So I can make um come good.’ ”

Dass wat God say.

16 “But you guys, you stay good inside cuz yoa eyes can see fo real an yoa ears can hear fo real. 17 Dass fo shua. An I like tell you guys dis too: Long time ago plenny guys who wen talk fo God an plenny guys who wen do da right tings like see da stuff you guys see, but neva see um. An dey like hear da stuff you guys hear, but neva hear um.

Wat Da Story Mean

18 “Listen! Dis wat da story bout da farma mean. 19 Any guy hear da stuff bout da King in da sky, an no undastan, da Bad Guy come an take away da stuff dat da guy wen hear dat stay inside him. Dass jalike da seed dat fall down by da trail. 20 Da seed dat fall down on top da rocks, dass jalike one guy dat hear da good kine stuff, an he trus wat God tell him right den an dea, an he stay good inside. 21 But da guy, he no mo root. He stick wit um fo litto wile, but wen da odda guys make him suffa cuz he trus da stuff he wen hear, den he give up. 22 Da seed dat fall down inside da kine bushes wit kukus, dass jalike one guy dat hear wat God say, but bumbye he worry bout all da kine stuff he need hea inside da world. He like come rich, an dat throw him off da track, so all dat stuff choke da stuff God say dat was inside him. He no can do da right tings, jalike one plant inside da kine bushes wit kukus dat no can give wheat. 23 Da seed dat fall down inside da good dirt, dass jalike one guy dat hear wat God say an undastan um. He do da right tings, jalike da good plant dat give wheat. Da good stuff dat guy do, he goin do good stuff hundred times moa, one nodda guy sixty times moa, one nodda guy thirty times moa.”

Da Story Bout Da Weeds

24 Jesus teach da peopo wit anodda story. He say, “Wen God in da sky stay King, dass jalike wen one farma plant good seed inside his field. 25 But wen everybody sleeping, one guy dat stay agains him go ova dea wea da wheat seed stay planted, an plant weeds, an bag. 26 Wen da plants come up an make wheat, same time da weeds come up, but den can tell da weed diffren from da wheat. 27 Da guys dat work fo da owna go by him an tell, ‘Eh boss, da seeds you wen plant inside da field, was good, o wat? How come get weeds?’

28 “He tell um, ‘One guy dat stay agains me wen plant um ova dea.’

“Da worka guys say, ‘You like us go pull out da weeds?’

29 “He say, ‘No, I no like. If you guys do dat, you goin pull out da wheat too. 30 Let um grow togedda till dey stay ready. Den pull out da weeds first, an tie um togedda fo burn. Den cut da wheat, an put um inside da storage place.’ ”

Da Mustard Seed Story

31 Jesus use anodda story fo teach da peopo. He say, “Wen God in da sky stay King, dass jalike one mustard seed. Wen one guy plant da mustard seed inside his field, 32 dat kine seed da mos smalles seed, mo small den all da odda seeds. But wen dat seed grow, da plant come big, mo big den all da odda plants, an come big jalike one tree. Get birds in da sky dat come an make dea nest inside da branches.”

Da Yeast Story

33 Jesus teach da peopo wit anodda story. He say, “Wen God in da sky stay King, dass jalike wen one wahine take yeast an mix um wit plenny dough fo make bread. Bumbye da whole dough goin come mo big, cuz a da yeast.”

How Come Jesus Tell Stories Fo Teach

34 Jesus wen teach plenny peopo plenny stuff wit ony stories. He neva teach um wit odda kine stuffs. 35 He do um lidat fo make um happen jalike da guy who wen talk fo God wen say befo time,

“I goin teach um wit stories,
    I goin tell stuff dat nobody know
From dat time wen God make da world till now.”

Wat Da Story Bout Da Weeds Mean

36 Jesus wen go way from da peopo, fo go inside his house. Da guys he stay teaching wen come by him, an say, “Dat story bout da weeds inside da field, wat dat mean?”

37 He say, “Da farma dat plant da good seed, dass me, Da Guy Dass Fo Real. 38 Da field, dass da world. Da good seed, dass da peopo who get God fo dea King. Da weeds, dass da peopo who stick wit da Bad Guy, da Devil. 39 Da guy dat stay agains da farma an plant da bad seed, dass da Devil. Wen da plants stay ready, dass da time wen da world goin pau. Da worka guys, dey da angel guys from da sky. 40 All dat mean, wen dey pull out da weeds an burn um inside da fire, dass jalike goin be wen da world goin pau. 41 I da Guy Dass Fo Real, you know, an I goin send my angel guys all ova da place wea I stay King, fo pull out all da guys dat broke Godʼs Rules an dat wen tell da odda guys fo broke da Rules too. 42 Den dey goin throw um inside wea ony get plenny fire. Dea dey goin cry real hard an grind dea teet cuz dey so huhu an futless. 43 Den da guys dat doing da right tings goin stay wit dea Fadda da King, an be awesome an shine jalike da sun. If you hear dis, make shua you listen.

Da Rich Stuff One Guy Bury

44 “Wen God in da sky stay King, dass jalike had rich kine stuff dat one guy wen bury inside one field. Get one nodda guy dat find um, an den he bury um one mo time. He stay good inside. Den he sell all his stuffs, fo buy dat field.

Da Pearl Story

45 “Wen God in da sky stay King, dass jalike one trader guy dat looking fo good kine pearls. 46 He find one pearl dat cost plenny money. Den he sell all his stuffs, fo buy dat pearl.

Da Net Story

47 “Wen God in da sky stay King, dass jalike wen dey throw one net inside da ocean, an get any kine fish. 48 Wen da net come full, da fisha guys bring um on top da beach. Dey put da good kine fishes inside one bucket, an throw out da rubbish kine fishes. 49 Dass how goin be wen da world goin pau. Da angel guys from da sky goin go all ova da place, an take away da bad guys from da guys dat stay do wat Godʼs Rules say. 50 Dey goin throw da bad guys inside wea ony get fire. Dea dey goin cry real hard an grind dea teet cuz dey so huhu an futless.

Da New Kine Stuff An Da Old Kine Stuff

51 “Eh! You guys undastan all da stuff I telling you?”

Dey say, “Yeah, yeah, we undastan.”

52 Jesus tell um, “All da teacha guys dat teach Godʼs Rules, an den go learn how dey can get God inside da sky fo dea King, dey jalike one rich guy dat bring out from his place new kine stuff an old kine stuff too.”

Da Nazaret Peopo, Dey No Mo Respeck Fo Jesus

53 Jesus pau use all dis kine story fo teach. Den he go way from dea. 54 He wen go his own place Nazaret town, an teach inside da Jewish church ova dea. Da peopo, wen blow dea minds, an dey say, “Eh, from wea he get all dese smarts? From wea he get da power fo do all dis awesome kine stuff? 55 Dass da carpenta boy, yeah? His mudda, Mary. An his brudda guys, James, Joseph, Simon, an Judas, yeah? 56 His sistas, dey stay hea wit us. So, from wea he get all dis stuff?” 57 Wen bodda dem, how he stay.

But Jesus tell um, “One guy who talk fo God get choke respeck. But he no mo respeck notting inside his own town an his own ohana.” 58 Az why Jesus ony do litto bit awesome stuff ova dea fo show his power, cuz dey no trus him.

The Parable of the Sower(A)(B)(C)

13 That same day Jesus went out of the house(D) and sat by the lake. Such large crowds gathered around him that he got into a boat(E) and sat in it, while all the people stood on the shore. Then he told them many things in parables, saying: “A farmer went out to sow his seed. As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up. Some fell on rocky places, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly, because the soil was shallow. But when the sun came up, the plants were scorched, and they withered because they had no root. Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the plants. Still other seed fell on good soil, where it produced a crop—a hundred,(F) sixty or thirty times what was sown. Whoever has ears, let them hear.”(G)

10 The disciples came to him and asked, “Why do you speak to the people in parables?”

11 He replied, “Because the knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven(H) has been given to you,(I) but not to them. 12 Whoever has will be given more, and they will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what they have will be taken from them.(J) 13 This is why I speak to them in parables:

“Though seeing, they do not see;
    though hearing, they do not hear or understand.(K)

14 In them is fulfilled(L) the prophecy of Isaiah:

“‘You will be ever hearing but never understanding;
    you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.
15 For this people’s heart has become calloused;
    they hardly hear with their ears,
    and they have closed their eyes.
Otherwise they might see with their eyes,
    hear with their ears,
    understand with their hearts
and turn, and I would heal them.’[a](M)

16 But blessed are your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear.(N) 17 For truly I tell you, many prophets and righteous people longed to see what you see(O) but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.

18 “Listen then to what the parable of the sower means: 19 When anyone hears the message about the kingdom(P) and does not understand it, the evil one(Q) comes and snatches away what was sown in their heart. This is the seed sown along the path. 20 The seed falling on rocky ground refers to someone who hears the word and at once receives it with joy. 21 But since they have no root, they last only a short time. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, they quickly fall away.(R) 22 The seed falling among the thorns refers to someone who hears the word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth(S) choke the word, making it unfruitful. 23 But the seed falling on good soil refers to someone who hears the word and understands it. This is the one who produces a crop, yielding a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown.”(T)

The Parable of the Weeds

24 Jesus told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like(U) a man who sowed good seed in his field. 25 But while everyone was sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and went away. 26 When the wheat sprouted and formed heads, then the weeds also appeared.

27 “The owner’s servants came to him and said, ‘Sir, didn’t you sow good seed in your field? Where then did the weeds come from?’

28 “‘An enemy did this,’ he replied.

“The servants asked him, ‘Do you want us to go and pull them up?’

29 “‘No,’ he answered, ‘because while you are pulling the weeds, you may uproot the wheat with them. 30 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.’”(V)

The Parables of the Mustard Seed and the Yeast(W)(X)

31 He told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like(Y) a mustard seed,(Z) which a man took and planted in his field. 32 Though it is the smallest of all seeds, yet when it grows, it is the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds come and perch in its branches.”(AA)

33 He told them still another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like(AB) yeast that a woman took and mixed into about sixty pounds[b] of flour(AC) until it worked all through the dough.”(AD)

34 Jesus spoke all these things to the crowd in parables; he did not say anything to them without using a parable.(AE) 35 So was fulfilled(AF) what was spoken through the prophet:

“I will open my mouth in parables,
    I will utter things hidden since the creation of the world.”[c](AG)

The Parable of the Weeds Explained

36 Then he left the crowd and went into the house. His disciples came to him and said, “Explain to us the parable(AH) of the weeds in the field.”

37 He answered, “The one who sowed the good seed is the Son of Man.(AI) 38 The field is the world, and the good seed stands for the people of the kingdom. The weeds are the people of the evil one,(AJ) 39 and the enemy who sows them is the devil. The harvest(AK) is the end of the age,(AL) and the harvesters are angels.(AM)

40 “As the weeds are pulled up and burned in the fire, so it will be at the end of the age. 41 The Son of Man(AN) will send out his angels,(AO) and they will weed out of his kingdom everything that causes sin and all who do evil. 42 They will throw them into the blazing furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.(AP) 43 Then the righteous will shine like the sun(AQ) in the kingdom of their Father. Whoever has ears, let them hear.(AR)

The Parables of the Hidden Treasure and the Pearl

44 “The kingdom of heaven is like(AS) 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.(AT)

45 “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like(AU) a merchant looking for fine pearls. 46 When he found one of great value, he went away and sold everything he had and bought it.

The Parable of the Net

47 “Once again, the kingdom of heaven is like(AV) a net that was let down into the lake and caught all kinds(AW) of fish. 48 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. 49 This is how it will be at the end of the age. The angels will come and separate the wicked from the righteous(AX) 50 and throw them into the blazing furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.(AY)

51 “Have you understood all these things?” Jesus asked.

“Yes,” they replied.

52 He said to them, “Therefore every teacher of the law who has become a disciple in the kingdom of heaven is like the owner of a house who brings out of his storeroom new treasures as well as old.”

A Prophet Without Honor(AZ)

53 When Jesus had finished these parables,(BA) he moved on from there. 54 Coming to his hometown, he began teaching the people in their synagogue,(BB) and they were amazed.(BC) “Where did this man get this wisdom and these miraculous powers?” they asked. 55 “Isn’t this the carpenter’s son?(BD) Isn’t his mother’s(BE) name Mary, and aren’t his brothers(BF) James, Joseph, Simon and Judas? 56 Aren’t all his sisters with us? Where then did this man get all these things?” 57 And they took offense(BG) at him.

But Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his own town and in his own home.”(BH)

58 And he did not do many miracles there because of their lack of faith.

Footnotes

  1. Matthew 13:15 Isaiah 6:9,10 (see Septuagint)
  2. Matthew 13:33 Or about 27 kilograms
  3. Matthew 13:35 Psalm 78:2