Evanðelje po Mateju 13

Prispodoba o sijaču

1 Istoga dana Isus iziđe iz kuće i ode sjesti uz more.2 K njemu nagrne silno mnoštvo, tako da je morao ući u lađicu. Sjeo je u nju, a mnoštvo je stajalo na obali.

3 Mnogo im je govorio u prispodobama:
"Neki je ratar sijao sjeme.4 Dok je sijao po polju, dio zrnja padne na stazu pa dođu ptice i pozobaju ga.5 Dio sjemena padne na kamenito tlo gdje je zemlja plitka, pa odmah nikne.6 Ali kad je granulo sunce, izgori i osuši se jer nije imalo duboka korijena.7 Dio sjemena padne u trnje pa ono poraste i uguši ga.8 Dio ga, napokon, padne na dobru zemlju i donese plod: jedno stostruk, drugo šezdeseterostruk, treće trideseterostruk.

9 Slušajte, kad već imate uši!"
10 Priđu mu učenici i upitaju: "Zašto ljudima uvijek govoriš u prispodobama?"11 On im odgovori: "Zato što je vama dano da razumijete tajne nebeskoga kraljevstva, a drugima nije.12 Ljudima koji žive po Božjoj mudrosti", reče, "Bog će dati još više mudrosti. A oni koji ne postupaju prema njegovoj mudrosti izgubit će i ono malo od nje što imaju.13 U prispodobama im govorim zato što ljudi gledaju što radim, a zapravo ne vide; zato što slušaju što im govorim, a zapravo ne čuju i ne razumiju.

14 Tako se ispunja Izaijino proročanstvo:
'Slušat ćete moje riječi,
ali ih nećete razumjeti;
gledat ćete moja djela,
ali nećete dokučiti
njihova značenja.15 Jer srca su se ovoga naroda usalila,
uši njihove ne čuju, a oči su zatvorili -
tako njihove oči ne vide
i njihove uši ne čuju,
a srca im ne mogu razumjeti.
Zato se ne mogu obratiti k meni
da ih iscijelim.'16 Ali blago vašim očima zato što vide i blago vašim ušima zato što slušaju.

17 Zaista vam kažem, mnogi su proroci i pravednici željeli vidjeti to što vi gledate, ali nisu vidjeli; željeli su čuti to što vi slušate, ali nisu čuli.
18 Da vam objasnim priču o sijaču.19 Svakomu tko čuje riječ o kraljevstvu, a ne razumije ju, dođe Zli i otme mu ono što mu je u srcu posijano. To je sjeme zasijano pokraj puta.20 Kamenito tlo oni su koju čuju Riječ i odmah ju radosno prihvate,21 ali nemaju duboka korijena i nestalni su. Čim ih zbog Riječi snađe nevolja ili progonstvo, pokolebaju se vjeri.22 U trnje zasijano sjeme su oni koji čuju Riječ, ali ju životne brige i zavodljivost bogatstva uguše u njima te ona ne donese roda.

23 Dobro tlo je srce čovjeka koji čuje Riječ i razumije ju te ona donese rod - stostruko, šezdeseterostruko ili trideseterostruko veći od posijanoga."

Priča o žitu i kukolju

24 Iznese im još jednu prispodobu: "S nebeskim je kraljevstvom kao s čovjekom koji je na svoju njivu posijao dobro sjeme.25 Ali dok su svi spavali, došao je njegov neprijatelj, posijao među žito kukolj i otišao.26 Kad je usjev porastao i urodio klasom, pokazao se i kukolj.

27 Rataru dođu njegovi sluge i upitaju: "Gospodaru, nisi li ti na svojoj njivi posijao dobro sjeme? Odakle kukolj?"
28 "Neprijatelj je to učinio", odgovori on.
"Hoćeš li da počupamo kukolj?" upitaju.29 "Nemojte", reče im. "Čupajući kukolj, mogli biste iščupati i pšenicu.

30 Pustite neka oboje raste do žetve. U vrijeme žetve reći ću žeteocima: Pokupite najprije kukolj i svežite ga u snopove da se spali, a žito skupite u moju žitnicu."

Prispodoba o gorušičinu sjemenu

31 Iznese im još jednu prispodobu: "S kraljevstvom je nebeskim kao s gorušičinim sjemenom koje netko posije na svojoj njivi.

32 Ono je zaista najsitnije od svega sjemenja, ali izraste veće od svake druge biljke u vrtu, razvije se u stablo te se ptice nebeske dolaze gnijezditi u njegovim granama."
Prispodoba o kvascu

33 Zatim im ispriča sljedeću prispodobu: "Nebesko je kraljevstvo poput kvasca. Žena ga umijesi u golemu količinu brašna, a on ipak sve ukvasi."
34 Isus je sve to govorio narodu u prispodobama. Zapravo im bez prispodoba ništa i nije govorio

35 da bi se ispunilo proročanstvo:
"Progovorit ću u prispodobama; otkrit ću ono što je skriveno od postanka svijeta."

Isus objašnjava priču o žitu i kukolju

36 Isus otpusti mnoštvo i uđe u kuću. Učenici dođu k njemu i zamole ga: "Objasni nam prispodobu o kukolju na njivi."37 "Dobro", reče on. "Sijač dobroga sjemena je Sin Čovječji.38 Njiva je svijet, a dobro sjeme su ljudi koji pripadaju Božjemu kraljevstvu. Kukolj su ljudi koji pripadaju Zlome.

39 Neprijatelj koji ga je posijao jest đavao; žetva je svršetak svijeta, a žeteoci su anđeli.
40 Kao što se kukolj spaljuje, tako će biti i na svršetku svijeta.41 Ja, Sin Čovječji, poslat ću svoje anđele da iz kraljevstva izdvoje sve koji mame na grijeh i sve koji čine zlo42 te će ih oni baciti u ognjenu peć. Ondje će biti plač i škrgut zuba.

43 Tada će pravednici u kraljevstvu svojega Oca zasjati poput sunca. Slušajte, kad već imate uši!"

Prispodoba o skrivenome blagu

44 "S nebeskim je kraljevstvom kao s blagom skrivenim u polju. Kad ga pronađe, čovjek ga sakrije pa sav radostan ode prodati sve što ima da kupi to polje."

Prispodoba o trgovcu biserima

45 "Nadalje, s nebeskim je kraljevstvom kao s trgovcem koji traga za lijepim biserima.

46 Kad pronađe dragocjeni biser, ode prodati sve što ima i kupi ga."

Prispodoba o ribarskoj mreži

47 "Nadalje, s nebeskim je kraljevstvom kao s mrežom koja, bačena u more, zahvati svakovrsne ribe.48 Kad se napuni, ribari ju izvuku pa sjednu i pokupe dobre ribe u posude, a loše izbace.49 Tako će biti i o svršetku svijeta. Izići će anđeli, odijeliti zle od pravednika50 i baciti ih u ognjenu peć gdje će biti plač i škrgut zuba.

51 Jeste li razumjeli?" upita ih.
"Jesmo", odgovore.52 On nato reče: "Zato je svaki pismoznanac koji postane učenikom nebeskoga kraljevstva poput domaćina koji iz svoje riznice iznosi i novo i staro."

Isusa ne prihvaćaju u Nazaretu

53 Pošto je ispričao sve te prispodobe, Isus ode odande.54 Otišao je u svoj zavičaj te je u tamošnjoj sinagogi tako poučavao da su ljudi zadivljeni pitali:55 "Odakle ovomu ta mudrost i sila da čini takva čudesa? Nije li mu majka Marija, a braća Jakov, Josip, Šimun i Juda?56 Nisu li mu i sve sestre ovdje među nama? Odakle mu onda sve to?

57 I sablaznili su se zbog njega.
Tada im Isus reče: "Proroku ne iskazuju čast jedino u njegovu zavičaju i u njegovu domu."

58 Zbog njihove nevjere ondje nije učinio mnogo čudesa.

Matthew 13

The Parable of the Sower

1 On that day after Jesus went out of the house, he sat by the lake.2 And such a large crowd gathered around him that he got into a boat to sit whilet the whole crowd stood on the shore.3 Het told them many things in parables,s saying: “Listen!t A sower went out to sow.s4 And as he sowed, some seedst fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured them.5 Othert seeds fell on rocky grounds where they did not have much soil. They sprang up quickly because the soil was not deep.t6 But when the sun came up, they were scorched, and because they did not have sufficient root, they withered.7 Other seeds fell among the thorns,s and they grew up and choked them.s8 But other seeds fell on good soil and produced grain, some a hundred times as much, some sixty, and some thirty.

9 The one who has ears had better listen!”t
10 Thent the disciples came to him and said, “Why do you speak to them in parables?”11 He replied,t “You have been givent the opportunity to knowt the secretsts of the kingdom of heaven, but they have not.12 For whoever has will be given more, and will have an abundance. But whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken from him.s13 For this reason I speak to them in parables: Although they see they do not see, and although they hear they do not hear nor do they understand.

14 And concerning them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled that says:
‘You will listen carefullytyet will never understand,
you will look closelytyet will never comprehend.

15 For the heart of this people has become dull;
they are hard of hearing,
and they have shut their eyes,
so that they would not see with their eyes
and hear with their ears
and understand with their hearts
and turn, and I would heal them.’s
16 “But your eyes are blesseds because they see, and your ears because they hear.

17 For I tell you the truth,t many prophets and righteous people longed to sees what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.
18 “So listen to the parable of the sower:19 When anyone hears the word about the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil ones comes and snatches what was sown in his heart;s this is the seed sown along the path.20 Thet seed sown on rocky groundt is the person who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy.21 But he has no root in himself and does not endure;t whent trouble or persecution comes because of the word, immediately he falls away.22 Thet seed sown among thorns is the person who hears the word, but worldly cares and the seductiveness of wealtht choke the word,s so it produces nothing.

23 But as for the seed sown on good soil, this is the person who hears the word and understands. He bears fruit, yielding a hundred, sixty, or thirty times what was sown.”t

The Parable of the Weeds

24 He presented them with another parable:t “The kingdom of heaven is like a person who sowed good seed in his field.25 But while everyone was sleeping, an enemy came and sowed weedst among the wheat and went away.26 Whent the plants sprouted and bore grain, then the weeds also appeared.27 So the slavest of the owner came and said to him, ‘Sir, didn’t you sow good seed in your field? Then where did the weeds come from?’28 He said, ‘An enemy has done this.’ Sot the slaves replied, ‘Do you want us to go and gather them?’29 But he said, ‘No, since in gathering the weeds you may uproot the wheat with them.

30 Let both grow together until the harvest. Att harvest time I will tell the reapers, “First collect the weeds and tie them in bundles to be burned, but thent gathert the wheat into my barn.”’”

The Parable of the Mustard Seed

31 He gavet them another parable:t “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seeds that a man took and sowed in his field.

32 It is the smallest of all the seeds, but when it has grown it is the greatest garden plant and becomes a tree,s so that the wild birdst come and nest in its branches.”s

The Parable of the Yeast

33 He told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed witht three measuress of flour until all the dough had risen.”ts

The Purpose of Parables

34 Jesus spoke all these things in parables to the crowds; he did not speak to them without a parable.

35 This fulfilled what was spoken by the prophet:st
“I will open my mouth in parables,
I will announce what has been hidden from the foundation of the world.”s

Explanation for the Disciples

36 Then he left the crowds and went into the house. And his disciples came to him saying, “Explain to us the parable of the weeds in the field.”37 Het answered, “The one who sowed the good seed is the Son of Man.38 The field is the world and the good seed are the peoplet of the kingdom. The weeds are the peoplet of the evil one,39 and the enemy who sows them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are angels.40 Ast the weeds are collected and burned with fire, so it will be at the end of the age.41 The Son of Man will send his angels, and they will gather from his kingdom everything that causes sin as well as all lawbreakers.t42 They will throw them into the fiery furnace,s where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

43 Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father.s The one who has ears had better listen!t

Parables on the Kingdom of Heaven

44 “The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure, hidden in a field, that a person found and hid. Then because of joy he went and sold all that he had and bought that field.
45 “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant searching for fine pearls.

46 When he found a pearl of great value, he went out and sold everything he had and bought it.
47 “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was cast into the sea that caught all kinds of fish.48 When it was full, they pulled it ashore, sat down, and put the good fish into containers and threw the bad away.49 It will be this way at the end of the age. Angels will come and separate the evil from the righteous

50 and throw them into the fiery furnace,s where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
51 “Have you understood all these things?” They replied, “Yes.”

52 Then he said to them, “Therefore every expert in the lawt who has been trained for the kingdom of heaven is like the owner of a house who brings out of his treasure what is new and old.”

Rejection at Nazareth

53 Now whent Jesus finished these parables, he moved on from there.54 Thent he came to his hometowns and began to teach the peoplet in their synagogue.s Theyt were astonished and said, “Where did this man get such wisdom and miraculous powers?55 Isn’t this the carpenter’s son? Isn’t his mother named Mary?s And aren’t his brothers James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas?56 And aren’t all his sisters here with us? Where did he get all this?”t57 And so they took offense at him. But Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his hometown and in his own house.”

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