Matthew 13:24-58

²⁴Another similitude put he forth vnto the sayinge: The kyngdome of heven is lyke vnto a man which sowed good seed in his felde.

²⁵But whyll men slepte ther came his foo and sowed tares amonge the wheate and wet his waye.

²⁶When the blade was spronge vp and had brought forth frute the appered the tares also.

²⁷The servaunts came to the housholder and sayde vnto him: Syr sowedest not thou good seed in thy closse from whence the hath it tares?

²⁸He sayde to the the envious man hath done this. Then the servauntes sayde vnto him: wilt thou then that we go and gader them?

²⁹But he sayde nay lest whill ye go aboute to wede out the tares ye plucke vppe also with them the wheate by the rottes:

³⁰let bothe growe to gether tyll harvest come and in tyme of harvest I wyll saye to the repers gather ye fyrst the tares and bind the in sheves to be bret: but gather the wheete into my barne.

³¹Another parable he put forthe vnto the sayinge. The kyngdome of heven is lyke vnto a grayne of mustard seed which a man taketh and soweth in his felde

³²which is the leest of all seedes. But when it is groune it is the greatest amonge yerbes and it is a tree: so that the bryddes of the ayer come and bylde in the brauches of it.

³³Another similitude sayde he to them. The kyngdome of heven is lyke vnto leve which a woman taketh and hydeth in .iii. peckes of meele tyll all be levended.

³⁴All these thynge spake Iesus vnto the people by similitudes and with oute similitudes spake he nothinge to them

³⁵to fulfyll that which was spoke by the Prophet sayinge: I wyll open my mouth in similitudes and wyll speake forth thinges which have bene kepte secrete from the begynninge of the worlde.

³⁶Then sent Iesus the people awaye and came to housse. And his disciples came vnto him sayinge: declare vnto vs the similitude of the tares of the felde.

³⁷Then answered he and sayde to them. He that soweth the good seed is the sonne of man.

³⁸And the felde is the worlde. And the chyldre of the kingdome they are the good seed. And the tares are the chyldren of the wicked.

³⁹And the enemye that soweth the is the devell. The harvest is the end of the worlde. And the repers be the angels.

⁴⁰For even as the tares are gaddred and bret in the fyre: so shall it be in the ende of this worlde.

⁴¹The sonne of man shall send forth his angels and they shall gather out of his kyngdome all thinges that offende and them which do iniquite

⁴²and shall cast them into a furnes of fyre. There shalbe waylynge and gnasshing of teth.

⁴³Then shall the iuste men shyne as bryght as the sunne in the kyngdome of their father. Whosoever hath eares to heare let him heare.

⁴⁴Agayne the kyngdome of heven is lyke vnto treasure hidde in the felde the which a man fyndeth and hideth: and for ioy therof goeth and selleth all that he hath and byeth that felde.

⁴⁵Agayne the kyngdome of heven is lyke vnto a marchaunt that seketh good pearles

⁴⁶which when he had founde one precious pearle wet and solde all that he had and bought it.

⁴⁷Agayne the kyngdome of heven is lyke vnto a neet cast into the see that gadereth of all kyndes of fysshes:

⁴⁸which when it is full men drawe to londe and sitte and gadre the good into vessels and cast the bad awaye.

⁴⁹So shall it be at the ende of the worlde. The angels shall come oute and sever the bad from the good

⁵⁰and shall cast them into a furnes of fyre: there shalbe waylinge and gnasshynge of teth.

⁵¹Iesus sayde vnto them: vnderstonde ye all these thynges? They sayde ye Lorde.

⁵²Then sayde he vnto them: Therfore every scribe which is taught vnto the kyngdome of heven is lyke an housholder which bryngeth forth out of hys treasure thynges bothe new and olde.

⁵³And it came to passe when Iesus had finisshed these similitudes that he departed thece

⁵⁴and came in to his awne countre and taught them in their synagoges in so moche that they were astonyed and sayde: whence cometh all this wysdome and power vnto him?

⁵⁵Is not this the carpeters sonne? Is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren be called Iames and Ioses and Simon and Iudas?

⁵⁶And are not his susters all here with vs? Whence hath he all these thynge.

⁵⁷And they were offended by him. The Iesus sayd to the a Prophet is not with out honoure save in hys awne countre and amonge his awne kynne.

⁵⁸And he dyd not many miracles there for there vnbelefes sake.