Matthew 13

Da Farma Plant Seed

(Mark 4:1-9; Luke 8:4-8)

1 Same day Jesus go outside da house, an sit down near da lake fo teach. 2 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.

3 He use plenny stories fo teach um. Dis wat he say,
“You guys hear da story bout da farma guy? He go plant seed. 4 He throw da seeds fo plant. Some fall down by da side a da trail, an da birds go eat um up. 5 Some fall down on top da rocks wea ony had litto bit dirt. But dey grow up fast, cuz ony litto bit dirt dea. 6 Wen da sun come up, da plants burn, an dry up, cuz no mo root. 7 Odda seed, dey fall down inside da kine bushes wit kukus. Da bushes wen grow. Dat wen choke da plants. 8 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.”

9 Jesus say, “If you guys hear dis, den tink bout um!”

How Come Jesus Teach Wit Stories

(Mark 4:10-12; Luke 8:9-10; Isaiah 6:9-10)

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

(Mark 4:13-20; Luke 8:11-15)

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

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

(Mark 4:30-32; Luke 13:18-19)

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

(Luke 13:20-21)

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

(Mark 4:33-34; Songs fo God 78:2)

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

46 He find one pearl dat cost plenny money. Den he sell all his stuffs, fo buy dat pearl.

Da Net Story

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

(Mark 6:1-6; Luke 4:16-30)

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.

Matthew 13

1 On that day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the sea side.2 And there were gathered unto him great multitudes, so that he entered into a boat, and sat; and all the multitude stood on the beach.3 And he spake to them many things in parables, saying, Behold, the sower went forth to sow;4 and as he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the birds came and devoured them:5 and others fell upon the rocky places, where they had not much earth: and straightway they sprang up, because they had no deepness of earth:6 and when the sun was risen, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away.7 And others fell upon the thorns; and the thorns grew up and choked them:8 and others fell upon the good ground, and yielded fruit, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.9 He that hath ears, let him hear.

10 And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables?11 And he answered and said unto them, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.12 For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that which he hath.13 Therefore speak I to them in parables; because seeing they see not, and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.14 And unto them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall in no wise understand; And seeing ye shall see, and shall in no wise perceive:

15 For this people’s heart is waxed gross, And their ears are dull of hearing, And their eyes they have closed; Lest haply they should perceive with their eyes, And hear with their ears, And understand with their heart, And should turn again, And I should heal them.

16 But blessed are your eyes, for they see; and your ears, for they hear.17 For verily I say unto you, that many prophets and righteous men desired to see the things which ye see, and saw them not; and to hear the things which ye hear, and heard them not.18 Hear then ye the parable of the sower.19 When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, then cometh the evil one, and snatcheth away that which hath been sown in his heart. This is he that was sown by the way side.20 And he that was sown upon the rocky places, this is he that heareth the word, and straightway with joy receiveth it;21 yet hath he not root in himself, but endureth for a while; and when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, straightway he stumbleth.22 And he that was sown among the thorns, this is he that heareth the word; and the care of the world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful.23 And he that was sown upon the good ground, this is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; who verily beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.

24 Another parable set he before them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man that sowed good seed in his field:25 but while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares also among the wheat, and went away.26 But when the blade sprang up and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also.27 And the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst thou not sow good seed in thy field? whence then hath it tares?28 And he said unto them, An enemy hath done this. And the servants say unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up?29 But he saith, Nay; lest haply while ye gather up the tares, ye root up the wheat with them.30 Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of the harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather up first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them; but gather the wheat into my barn.

31 Another parable set he before them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like unto a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field:32 which indeed is less than all seeds; but when it is grown, it is greater than the herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the heaven come and lodge in the branches thereof.

33 Another parable spake he unto them; The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, till it was all leavened.

34 All these things spake Jesus in parables unto the multitudes; and without a parable spake he nothing unto them:35 that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden from the foundation of the world.

36 Then he left the multitudes, and went into the house: and his disciples came unto him, saying, Explain unto us the parable of the tares of the field.37 And he answered and said, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man;38 and the field is the world; and the good seed, these are the sons of the kingdom; and the tares are the sons of the evil one;39 and the enemy that sowed them is the devil: and the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are angels.40 As therefore the tares are gathered up and burned with fire; so shall it be in the end of the world.41 The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that cause stumbling, and them that do iniquity,42 and shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.43 Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He that hath ears, let him hear.

44 The kingdom of heaven is like unto a treasure hidden in the field; which a man found, and hid; and in his joy he goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.

45 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is a merchant seeking goodly pearls:46 and having found one pearl of great price, he went and sold all that he had, and bought it.

47 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind:48 which, when it was filled, they drew up on the beach; and they sat down, and gathered the good into vessels, but the bad they cast away.49 So shall it be in the end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the righteous,50 and shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.

51 Have ye understood all these things? They say unto him, Yea.52 And he said unto them, Therefore every scribe who hath been made a disciple to the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is a householder, who bringeth forth out of his treasure things new and old.

53 And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished these parables, he departed thence.

54 And coming into his own country he taught them in their synagogue, insomuch that they were astonished, and said, Whence hath this man this wisdom, and these mighty works?55 Is not this the carpenter’s son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joseph, and Simon, and Judas?56 And his sisters, are they not all with us? Whence then hath this man all these things?57 And they were offended in him. But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honor, save in his own country, and in his own house.58 And he did not many mighty works there because of their unbelief.