New Testement Bible Reading 08-11-2023

Matthew 13
New King James Version
The Parable of the Sower

13 On the same day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the sea. 2 And great multitudes were gathered together to Him, so that He got into a boat and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore.

3 Then He spoke many things to them in parables, saying: “Behold, a sower went out to sow. 4 And as he sowed, some seed fell by the wayside; and the birds came and devoured them. 5 Some fell on stony places, where they did not have much earth; and they immediately sprang up because they had no depth of earth. 6 But when the sun was up they were scorched, and because they had no root they withered away. 7 And some fell among thorns, and the thorns sprang up and choked them. 8 But others fell on good ground and yielded a crop: some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. 9 He who has ears to hear, let him hear!”

The Purpose of Parables

10 And the disciples came and said to Him, “Why do You speak to them in parables?”

11 He answered and said to them, “Because it has been given to you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given. 12 For whoever has, to him more will be given, and he will have abundance; but whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him. 13 Therefore I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand. 14 And in them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled, which says:

‘Hearing you will hear and shall not understand,
And seeing you will see and not perceive;
15 For the hearts of this people have grown dull.
Their ears are hard of hearing,
And their eyes they have closed,
Lest they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears,
Lest they should understand with their hearts and turn,
So that I should heal them.’
16 But blessed are your eyes for they see, and your ears for they hear; 17 for assuredly, I say to you that many prophets and righteous men desired to see what you see, and did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it.

The Parable of the Sower Explained

18 “Therefore hear the parable of the sower: 19 When anyone hears the word of the kingdom, and does not understand it, then the wicked one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is he who received seed by the wayside. 20 But he who received the seed on stony places, this is he who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy; 21 yet he has no root in himself, but endures only for a while. For when tribulation or persecution arises because of the word, immediately he stumbles. 22 Now he who received seed among the thorns is he who hears the word, and the cares of this world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful. 23 But he who received seed on the good ground is he who hears the word and understands it, who indeed bears fruit and produces: some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.”

The Parable of the Wheat and the Tares

24 Another parable He put forth to them, saying: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who 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 grain had sprouted and produced a crop, then the tares also appeared. 27 So the servants of the owner came and said to him, ‘Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? How then does it have tares?’ 28 He said to them, ‘An enemy has done this.’ The servants said to him, ‘Do you want us then to go and gather them up?’ 29 But he said, ‘No, lest while you gather up the tares you also uproot the wheat with them. 30 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.” ’ ”

The Parable of the Mustard Seed

31 Another parable He put forth to them, saying: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field, 32 which indeed is the least of all the seeds; but when it is grown it is greater than the herbs and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and nest in its branches.”

The Parable of the Leaven

33 Another parable He spoke to them: “The kingdom of heaven is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal till it was all leavened.”

Prophecy and the Parables

34 All these things Jesus spoke to the multitude in parables; and without a parable He did not speak to 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 kept secret from the foundation of the world.”
The Parable of the Tares Explained

36 Then Jesus sent the multitude away and went into the house. And His disciples came to Him, saying, “Explain to us the parable of the tares of the field.”

37 He answered and said to them: “He who sows the good seed is the Son of Man. 38 The field is the world, the good seeds are the sons of the kingdom, but the tares are the sons of the wicked one. 39 The enemy who sowed them is the devil, the harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are the angels. 40 Therefore as the tares are gathered and burned in the fire, so it will be at the end of this age. 41 The Son of Man will send out His angels, and they will gather out of His kingdom all things that offend, and those who practice lawlessness, 42 and will cast them into the furnace of fire. There will be wailing and gnashing of teeth. 43 Then the righteous will shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears to hear, let him hear!

The Parable of the Hidden Treasure

44 “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and hid; and for joy over it he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.

The Parable of the Pearl of Great Price

45 “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking beautiful pearls, 46 who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had and bought it.

The Parable of the Dragnet

47 “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a dragnet that was cast into the sea and gathered some of every kind, 48 which, when it was full, they drew to shore; and they sat down and gathered the good into vessels, but threw the bad away. 49 So it will be at the end of the age. The angels will come forth, separate the wicked from among the just, 50 and cast them into the furnace of fire. There will be wailing and gnashing of teeth.”

51 Jesus said to them, “Have you understood all these things?”

They said to Him, “Yes, Lord.”

52 Then He said to them, “Therefore every scribe instructed concerning the kingdom of heaven is like a householder who brings out of his treasure things new and old.”

Jesus Rejected at Nazareth

53 Now it came to pass, when Jesus had finished these parables, that He departed from there. 54 When He had come to His own country, He taught them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished and said, “Where did this Man get this wisdom and these mighty works? 55 Is this not the carpenter’s son? Is not His mother called Mary? And His brothers James, Joses, Simon, and Judas? 56 And His sisters, are they not all with us? Where then did this Man get all these things?” 57 So they were offended at Him.

But Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his own country and in his own house.” 58 Now He did not do many mighty works there because of their unbelief.

Footnotes

Matthew 13:11 secret or hidden truths
Matthew 13:15 NU, M would
Matthew 13:33 Gr. sata, same as a Heb. seah; approximately 2 pecks in all
Matthew 13:51 NU omits Jesus said to them
Matthew 13:51 NU omits Lord
Matthew 13:52 A scholar of the Old Testament
Matthew 13:52 Or for
Matthew 13:55 NU Joseph
Mateo 13
La Palabra (Hispanoamérica)
Parábola del sembrador (Mc 4,1-9; Lc 8,4-

13 Aquel día salió Jesús de casa y fue a sentarse a la orilla del lago. 2 Se reunió tanta gente en torno a él que decidió subir a una barca y sentarse en ella, mientras la gente se quedaba en la orilla. 3 Entonces Jesús comenzó a exponerles muchas cosas por medio de parábolas. Les decía:

— Una vez, un sembrador salió a sembrar. 4 Al lanzar la semilla, una parte cayó al borde del camino, y llegaron los pájaros y se la comieron. 5 Otra parte cayó en terreno pedregoso, donde había poca tierra; y como la tierra no era profunda, la semilla brotó muy pronto; 6 pero, apenas salió el sol, se quemó y, al no tener raíz, se secó. 7 Otra parte de la semilla cayó entre cardos, y los cardos crecieron y la ahogaron. 8 Otra parte, en fin, cayó en tierra fértil, y dio fruto: unas espigas dieron grano al ciento; otras al sesenta, y otras, al treinta por uno. 9 Quien pueda entender esto, que lo entienda.

10 Los discípulos se acercaron a Jesús y le preguntaron:

— ¿Porqué hablas a la gente por medio de parábolas?

11 Jesús les contestó:

— A ustedes, Dios les permite conocer los secretos de su reino, pero a ellos no se lo permite. 12 Pues al que tiene, se le dará más todavía y tendrá de sobra; pero al que no tiene, se le quitará hasta lo que tenga. 13 Por eso les hablo por medio de parábolas, porque, aunque miran, no ven, y aunque escuchan, no oyen ni entienden. 14 Así que en ellos se cumple lo que dijo el profeta Isaías:

Ustedes escucharán, pero no entenderán;
mirarán, pero no verán.
15 Porque el corazón de este pueblo está embotado.
Son duros de oído y tienen cerrados los ojos,
de modo que sus ojos no ven,
sus oídos no oyen y su corazón no entiende;
y tampoco se convierten para que yo los cure.
16 En cuanto a ustedes, felices sus ojos por lo que ven y sus oídos por lo que oyen. 17 Les aseguro que muchos profetas y muchos justos desearon ver lo que ustedes están viendo, y no lo vieron, y oír lo que ustedes están oyendo, y no lo oyeron.

Explicación de la parábola del sembrador (Mc 4,13-20; Lc 8,11-15)

18 Escuchen, pues, lo que significa la parábola del sembrador: 19 Hay quien oye el mensaje del Reino, pero no le presta atención; llega el maligno y le arranca lo que tenía sembrado en el corazón; es como la semilla que cayó al borde del camino. 20 Hay quien es como la semilla que cayó en terreno pedregoso: oye el mensaje y de momento lo recibe con alegría; 21 pero no tiene raíces y es voluble; así que, cuando le llegan pruebas o persecuciones a causa del propio mensaje, al punto sucumbe. 22 Hay quien es como la semilla que cayó entre cardos: oye el mensaje, pero los problemas de la vida y el apego a las riquezas lo ahogan y no le dejan dar fruto. 23 Pero hay quien es como la semilla que cayó en tierra fértil: oye el mensaje, le presta atención y da fruto al ciento, al sesenta o al treinta por uno.

Parábola de la cizaña y el trigo

24 Jesús les contó después esta otra parábola:

— El reino de los cielos puede compararse a un hombre que había sembrado buena semilla en su campo. 25 Pero mientras todos dormían, llegó su enemigo, sembró cizaña entre el trigo y se marchó. 26 Cuando el trigo germinó y se formó la espiga, apareció también la cizaña. 27 Los criados se dirigieron entonces al amo del campo y le dijeron: “Señor, ¿cómo es que hay cizaña en el campo, si la semilla que sembraste era buena?”. 28 El amo les contestó: “Alguien que no me quiere bien ha hecho esto”. Los criados le propusieron: “Si te parece, iremos a arrancar la cizaña”. 29 Pero él les dijo: “No lo hagan ahora, no sea que, por arrancar la cizaña, arranquen también el trigo. 30 Déjenlos crecer juntos hasta el tiempo de la siega. Entonces encargaré a los segadores que corten primero la cizaña y la aten en manojos para quemarla, y que luego guarden el trigo en mi granero”.

Parábolas de la mostaza y la levadura (Mc 4,30-32; Lc 13,18-21)

31 También les contó Jesús esta otra parábola:

— El reino de los cielos puede compararse al grano de mostaza que el labrador siembra en el campo. 32 Se trata, por cierto, de la más pequeña de todas las semillas, pero luego crece más que las otras plantas y llega a hacerse como un árbol, hasta el punto de que en sus ramas anidan los pájaros.

33 También les dijo:

— El reino de los cielos puede compararse a la levadura que toma una mujer y la mezcla con tres medidas de harina para que fermente toda la masa.

Jesús y las parábolas (Mc 4,33-34)

34 Jesús expuso todas estas cosas en parábolas a la gente, y sin parábolas no les decía nada, 35 para que se cumpliera lo dicho por medio del profeta:

Hablaré utilizando parábolas;
pondré de manifiesto cosas
que han estado ocultas
desde el principio del mundo.
Explicación de la parábola de la cizaña

36 Después de esto, Jesús se despidió de la gente y entró en casa. Sus discípulos se le acercaron y le dijeron:

— Explícanos lo que significa la parábola de la cizaña en el campo.

37 Él les respondió:

— El labrador que siembra la buena semilla es el Hijo del hombre, 38 y el campo es el mundo. La buena semilla representa a los que pertenecen al Reino, y la cizaña representa a los que pertenecen al diablo. 39 El enemigo del dueño, aquel que sembró la cizaña, es el diablo; la siega representa el fin del mundo, y los segadores son los ángeles. 40 Del mismo modo que se recoge la cizaña y se hace una hoguera con ella, así sucederá al fin del mundo. 41 El Hijo del hombre enviará entonces a sus ángeles, y ellos recogerán de su reino a todos los que son causa de pecado y a los que hacen el mal, 42 y los arrojarán al horno encendido, donde llorarán y les rechinarán los dientes. 43 Entonces los justos resplandecerán como el sol en el reino de su Padre. Quien pueda entender esto, que lo entienda.

Parábolas del tesoro, la perla y la red

44 El reino de los cielos puede compararse a un tesoro escondido en un campo. El que lo encuentra, lo primero que hace es esconderlo de nuevo; luego, lleno de alegría, va a vender todo lo que tiene y compra aquel campo.

45 También puede compararse el reino de los cielos a un comerciante que busca perlas finas. 46 Cuando encuentra una de mucho valor, va a vender todo lo que tiene y la compra.

47 El reino de los cielos puede compararse también a una red lanzada al mar, que se llena de toda clase de peces. 48 Cuando la red está llena, los pescadores la arrastran a la orilla y se sientan a seleccionarlos: ponen los buenos en cestos y desechan los malos.

49 Así sucederá al fin del mundo: los ángeles saldrán a separar a los malos de los buenos. 50 Y arrojarán a los malos al horno encendido donde llorarán y les rechinarán los dientes.

Conclusión del discurso en parábolas

51 [Jesús les preguntó:]

— ¿Han entendido todo esto?

Ellos contestaron:

— Sí.

52 Y él añadió:

— Cuando un maestro de la ley se hace discípulo del reino de los cielos, viene a ser como un amo de casa que de sus pertenencias saca cosas nuevas y cosas viejas.

Jesús rechazado en Nazaret (Mc 6,1-6; Lc 4,16.22-24)

53 Cuando Jesús terminó de contar estas parábolas, marchó de allí 54 y se fue a su pueblo donde se puso a enseñar en su sinagoga, de tal manera que la gente no salía de su asombro y se preguntaba:

— ¿De dónde le vienen a este los conocimientos que tiene y los milagros que hace? 55 ¿No es este el hijo del carpintero? ¿No es María su madre, y sus hermanos Santiago, José, Simón y Judas? 56 Y sus hermanas, ¿no viven todas ellas entre nosotros? ¿De dónde ha sacado todo eso?

57 Así que estaban desconcertados a causa de Jesús. Por eso les dijo:

— Sólo en su propia tierra y en su propia casa menosprecian a un profeta.

58 Y a causa de su falta de fe, no hizo allí muchos milagros.

Matthew 13
New King James Version
The Parable of the Sower

13 On the same day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the sea. 2 And great multitudes were gathered together to Him, so that He got into a boat and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore.

3 Then He spoke many things to them in parables, saying: “Behold, a sower went out to sow. 4 And as he sowed, some seed fell by the wayside; and the birds came and devoured them. 5 Some fell on stony places, where they did not have much earth; and they immediately sprang up because they had no depth of earth. 6 But when the sun was up they were scorched, and because they had no root they withered away. 7 And some fell among thorns, and the thorns sprang up and choked them. 8 But others fell on good ground and yielded a crop: some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. 9 He who has ears to hear, let him hear!”

The Purpose of Parables

10 And the disciples came and said to Him, “Why do You speak to them in parables?”

11 He answered and said to them, “Because it has been given to you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given. 12 For whoever has, to him more will be given, and he will have abundance; but whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him. 13 Therefore I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand. 14 And in them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled, which says:

‘Hearing you will hear and shall not understand,
And seeing you will see and not perceive;
15 For the hearts of this people have grown dull.
Their ears are hard of hearing,
And their eyes they have closed,
Lest they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears,
Lest they should understand with their hearts and turn,
So that I should heal them.’
16 But blessed are your eyes for they see, and your ears for they hear; 17 for assuredly, I say to you that many prophets and righteous men desired to see what you see, and did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it.

The Parable of the Sower Explained

18 “Therefore hear the parable of the sower: 19 When anyone hears the word of the kingdom, and does not understand it, then the wicked one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is he who received seed by the wayside. 20 But he who received the seed on stony places, this is he who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy; 21 yet he has no root in himself, but endures only for a while. For when tribulation or persecution arises because of the word, immediately he stumbles. 22 Now he who received seed among the thorns is he who hears the word, and the cares of this world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful. 23 But he who received seed on the good ground is he who hears the word and understands it, who indeed bears fruit and produces: some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.”

The Parable of the Wheat and the Tares

24 Another parable He put forth to them, saying: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who 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 grain had sprouted and produced a crop, then the tares also appeared. 27 So the servants of the owner came and said to him, ‘Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? How then does it have tares?’ 28 He said to them, ‘An enemy has done this.’ The servants said to him, ‘Do you want us then to go and gather them up?’ 29 But he said, ‘No, lest while you gather up the tares you also uproot the wheat with them. 30 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.” ’ ”

The Parable of the Mustard Seed

31 Another parable He put forth to them, saying: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field, 32 which indeed is the least of all the seeds; but when it is grown it is greater than the herbs and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and nest in its branches.”

The Parable of the Leaven

33 Another parable He spoke to them: “The kingdom of heaven is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal till it was all leavened.”

Prophecy and the Parables

34 All these things Jesus spoke to the multitude in parables; and without a parable He did not speak to 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 kept secret from the foundation of the world.”
The Parable of the Tares Explained

36 Then Jesus sent the multitude away and went into the house. And His disciples came to Him, saying, “Explain to us the parable of the tares of the field.”

37 He answered and said to them: “He who sows the good seed is the Son of Man. 38 The field is the world, the good seeds are the sons of the kingdom, but the tares are the sons of the wicked one. 39 The enemy who sowed them is the devil, the harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are the angels. 40 Therefore as the tares are gathered and burned in the fire, so it will be at the end of this age. 41 The Son of Man will send out His angels, and they will gather out of His kingdom all things that offend, and those who practice lawlessness, 42 and will cast them into the furnace of fire. There will be wailing and gnashing of teeth. 43 Then the righteous will shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears to hear, let him hear!

The Parable of the Hidden Treasure

44 “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and hid; and for joy over it he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.

The Parable of the Pearl of Great Price

45 “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking beautiful pearls, 46 who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had and bought it.

The Parable of the Dragnet

47 “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a dragnet that was cast into the sea and gathered some of every kind, 48 which, when it was full, they drew to shore; and they sat down and gathered the good into vessels, but threw the bad away. 49 So it will be at the end of the age. The angels will come forth, separate the wicked from among the just, 50 and cast them into the furnace of fire. There will be wailing and gnashing of teeth.”

51 Jesus said to them, “Have you understood all these things?”

They said to Him, “Yes, Lord.”

52 Then He said to them, “Therefore every scribe instructed concerning the kingdom of heaven is like a householder who brings out of his treasure things new and old.”

Jesus Rejected at Nazareth

53 Now it came to pass, when Jesus had finished these parables, that He departed from there. 54 When He had come to His own country, He taught them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished and said, “Where did this Man get this wisdom and these mighty works? 55 Is this not the carpenter’s son? Is not His mother called Mary? And His brothers James, Joses, Simon, and Judas? 56 And His sisters, are they not all with us? Where then did this Man get all these things?” 57 So they were offended at Him.

But Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his own country and in his own house.” 58 Now He did not do many mighty works there because of their unbelief.

Footnotes

Matthew 13:11 secret or hidden truths
Matthew 13:15 NU, M would
Matthew 13:33 Gr. sata, same as a Heb. seah; approximately 2 pecks in all
Matthew 13:51 NU omits Jesus said to them
Matthew 13:51 NU omits Lord
Matthew 13:52 A scholar of the Old Testament
Matthew 13:52 Or for
Matthew 13:55 NU Joseph
Mateo 13
La Palabra (Hispanoamérica)
Parábola del sembrador (Mc 4,1-9; Lc 8,4-

13 Aquel día salió Jesús de casa y fue a sentarse a la orilla del lago. 2 Se reunió tanta gente en torno a él que decidió subir a una barca y sentarse en ella, mientras la gente se quedaba en la orilla. 3 Entonces Jesús comenzó a exponerles muchas cosas por medio de parábolas. Les decía:

— Una vez, un sembrador salió a sembrar. 4 Al lanzar la semilla, una parte cayó al borde del camino, y llegaron los pájaros y se la comieron. 5 Otra parte cayó en terreno pedregoso, donde había poca tierra; y como la tierra no era profunda, la semilla brotó muy pronto; 6 pero, apenas salió el sol, se quemó y, al no tener raíz, se secó. 7 Otra parte de la semilla cayó entre cardos, y los cardos crecieron y la ahogaron. 8 Otra part