The Bible (Old and New Testaments)

Some againe fel in good ground, and brought forth fruite, one corne an hundreth folde, some sixtie folde, and another thirtie folde.

He that hath eares to heare, let him heare.

Then the disciples came, and said to him, Why speakest thou to them in parables?

And he answered, and said vnto them, Because it is giuen vnto you, to know the secretes of the kingdome of heauen, but to the it is not giue.

For whosoeuer hath, to him shalbe giuen, and he shall haue abundance: but whosoeuer hath not, from him shalbe taken away, euen that he hath.

Therefore speake I to them in parables, because they seeing, doe not see: and hearing, they heare not, neither vnderstand.

So in them is fulfilled the prophecie of Esaias, which prophecie saieth, By hearing, ye shall heare, and shall not vnderstand, and seeing, ye shall see, and shall not perceiue.

For this peoples heart is waxed fat, and their eares are dull of hearing, and with their eyes they haue winked, lest they should see with their eyes, and heare with their eares, and should vnderstand with their hearts, and should returne, that I might heale them.

But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your eares, for they heare.

For verely I say vnto you, that many Prophets, and righteous men haue desired to see those things which ye see, and haue not seene them, and to heare those things which ye heare, and haue not heard them.

Heare ye therefore ye parable of ye sower.

Whensoeuer any man heareth the woorde of that kingdome, and vnderstandeth it not, that euil one commeth, and catcheth away that which was sowen in his heart: and this is he which hath receiued the seede by the way side.

And hee that receiued seede in the stonie grounde, is he which heareth the woorde, and incontinently with ioy receiueth it,

Yet hath he no roote in himselfe, and dureth but a season: for assoone as tribulation or persecution commeth because of the woorde, by and by he is offended.

And hee that receiued the seede among thornes, is hee that heareth the woorde: but the care of this worlde, and the deceitfulnesse of riches choke the word, and he is made vnfruitfull.

But he that receiued the seede in the good ground, is he that heareth the worde, and vnderstandeth it, which also beareth fruite, and bringeth foorth, some an hundreth folde, some sixtie folde, and some thirtie folde.

Another parable put hee foorth vnto them, saying, The kingdome of heauen is like vnto a man which sowed good seede in his fielde.

But while men slept, there came his enemie, and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his waie.

And when the blade was sprong vp, and brought forth fruite, then appeared the tares also.

Then came the seruaunts of the housholder, and sayd vnto him, Master, sowedst not thou good seede in thy fielde? from whence then hath it tares?

And hee said to them, Some enuious man hath done this. Then the seruants saide vnto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them vp?

But he saide, Nay, lest while yee goe about to gather the tares, yee plucke vp also with them the wheat.

Let both growe together vntill the haruest, and in time of haruest I will say to the reapers, Gather yee first the tares, and binde them in sheaues to burne them: but gather the wheate into my barne.

Another parable he put foorth vnto them, saying, The kingdome of heauen is like vnto a graine of mustard seede, which a man taketh and soweth in his fielde:

Which in deede is the least of all seedes: but when it is growen, it is the greatest among herbes, and it is a tree, so that the birdes of heauen come and builde in the branches thereof.

Another parable spake hee to them, The kingdome of heauen is like vnto leauen, which a woman taketh and hideth in three pecks of meale, till all be leauened.

All these thinges spake Iesus vnto the multitude in parables, and without parables spake he not to them,

That it might be fulfilled, which was spoken by the Prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables, and will vtter the thinges which haue beene kept secrete from the foundation of the worlde.

Then sent Iesus the multitude away, and went into the house. And his disciples came vnto him, saying, Declare vnto vs the parable of the tares of that fielde.

Then answered he, and saide to them, He that soweth the good seede, is the Sonne of man.

And the field is the worlde, and the good seede are the children of the kingdome, and the tares are the children of that wicked one.

And the enemie that soweth them, is the deuill, and the haruest is the end of the worlde, and the reapers be the Angels.

As then the tares are gathered and burned in ye fire, so shall it be in the end of this world.

The Sonne of man shall send forth his Angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which doe iniquitie,

And shall cast them into a fornace of fire. There shalbe wailing and gnashing of teeth.

Then shall the iust men shine as ye sunne in the kingdome of their Father. Hee that hath eares to heare, let him heare.

Againe, the kingdom of heauen is like vnto a treasure hid in ye field, which when a man hath found, he hideth it, and for ioy thereof departeth and selleth all that he hath, and buieth that field.

Againe, the kingdome of heauen is like to a marchant man, that seeketh good pearles,

Who hauing found a pearle of great price, went and solde all that he had, and bought it.

Againe, the kingdom of heauen is like vnto a drawe net cast into the sea, that gathereth of all kindes of things.

Which, when it is full, men draw to lande, and sit and gather the good into vessels, and cast the bad away.

So shall it be at the end of the world. The Angels shall goe foorth, and seuer the bad from among the iust,

And shall cast them into a fornace of fire: there shalbe wailing, and gnashing of teeth.

Iesus saide vnto them, Vnderstand yee all these things? They saide vnto him, Yea, Lord.

Then sayd hee vnto them, Therefore euery Scribe which is taught vnto the kingdome of heauen, is like vnto an householder, which bringeth foorth out of his treasure things both newe and olde.

And it came to passe, that when Iesus had ended these parables, he departed thence,

And came into his owne countrey, and taught them in their Synagogue, so that they were astonied, and saide, Whence commeth this wisdome and great woorkes vnto this man?

Is not this the carpenters sonne? Is not his mother called Marie, and his brethren Iames and Ioses, and Simon and Iudas?

And are not his sisters all with vs? Whence then hath he all these things?

And they were offended with him. Then Iesus said to them, A Prophet is not without honour, saue in his owne countrey, and in his owne house.

And he did not many great woorkes there, for their vnbeliefes sake.

At that time Herod the Tetrarche heard of the fame of Iesus,

And sayde vnto his seruaunts, This is that Iohn Baptist, hee is risen againe from the deade, and therefore great woorkes are wrought by him.

For Herod had taken Iohn, and bounde him, and put him in prison for Herodias sake, his brother Philips wife.

For Iohn saide vnto him, It is not lawfull for thee to haue her.

And when hee woulde haue put him to death, hee feared the multitude, because they counted him as a Prophet.

But when Herods birth day was kept, the daughter of Herodias daunced before them, and pleased Herod.

Wherefore he promised with an othe, that he would giue her whatsoeuer she would aske.

And shee being before instructed of her mother, sayde, Giue mee here Iohn Baptists head in a platter.

And the King was sorie: neuerthelesse because of the othe, and them that sate with him at the table, he commanded it to be giuen her,

And sent, and beheaded Iohn in the prison.

And his head was brought in a platter, and giuen to the maide, and shee brought it vnto her mother.

And his disciples came, and tooke vp the bodie, and buried it, and went, and tolde Iesus.

And when Iesus heard it, hee departed thence by shippe into a desert place apart. And when the multitude had heard it, they followed him on foote out of the cities.

And Iesus went foorth and sawe a great multitude, and was mooued with compassion toward them, and he healed their sicke.

And when euen was come, his disciples came to him, saying, This is a desart place, and the time is alreadie past: let the multitude depart, that they may goe into the townes, and bye them vitailes.

But Iesus saide to them, They haue no neede to goe away: giue yee them to eate.

Then saide they vnto him, Wee haue here but fiue loaues, and two fishes.

And he saide, Bring them hither to me.

And hee commanded the multitude to sit downe on the grasse, and tooke the fiue loaues and the two fishes, and looked vp to heauen and blessed, and brake, and gaue the loaues to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.

And they did all eate, and were sufficed, and they tooke vp of the fragments that remained, twelue baskets full.

And they that had eaten, were about fiue thousande men, beside women and litle children.

And straightway Iesus compelled his disciples to enter into a shippe, and to goe ouer before him, while he sent the multitude away.

And assoone as hee had sent the multitude away, he went vp into a moutaine alone to pray: and when the euening was come, hee was there alone.

And the shippe was nowe in the middes of the sea, and was tossed with waues: for it was a contrarie winde.

And in the fourth watch of the night, Iesus went vnto them, walking on the sea.

And when his disciples sawe him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit, and cried out for feare.

But straight way Iesus spake vnto them, saying, Be of good comfort, It is I: be not afraide.

Then Peter answered him, and saide, Master, if it be thou, bid me come vnto thee on the water.

And he saide, Come. And when Peter was come downe out of the shippe, he walked on the water, to goe to Iesus.

But when he sawe a mightie winde, he was afraide: and as he began to sinke, he cried, saying, Master, saue me.

So immediatly Iesus stretched foorth his hande, and caught him, and saide to him, O thou of litle faith, wherefore diddest thou doubt?

And assoone as they were come into the ship, the winde ceased.

Then they that were in the ship, came and worshipped him, saying, Of a trueth thou art the Sonne of God.

And when they were come ouer, they came into the land of Gennezaret.

And when the men of that place knewe him, they sent out into all that countrey rounde about, and brought vnto him all that were sicke,

And besought him, that they might touch the hemme of his garment onely: and as many as touched it, were made whole.

Then came to Iesus the Scribes and Pharises, which were of Hierusalem, saying,

Why do thy disciples transgresse the tradition of the Elders? for they wash not their hands when they eate bread.

But he answered and said vnto them, Why doe yee also transgresse the commandement of God by your tradition?

For God hath commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and he that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.

But ye say, Whosoeuer shall say to father or mother, By the gift that is offered by me, thou maiest haue profite,

Though hee honour not his father, or his mother, shalbe free: thus haue ye made the commandement of God of no aucthoritie by your tradition.

O hypocrites, Esaias prophecied well of you, saying,

This people draweth neere vnto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with the lips, but their heart is farre off from me.

But in vaine they worship me, teaching for doctrines, mens precepts.

Then hee called the multitude vnto him, and said to them, Heare and vnderstand.

That which goeth into the mouth, defileth not the man, but that which commeth out of the mouth, that defileth the man.

Then came his disciples, and saide vnto him, Perceiuest thou not, that the Pharises are offended in hearing this saying?

But hee answered and saide, Euery plant which mine heauenly Father hath not planted, shalbe rooted vp.