TRANSLATION MATTHEW 14:13 So when Jesus heard this he left there by himself, in a boat, for a lonely place. But when the crowds of people heard of it, they followed him on foot from their towns. When Jesus got out of the boat, he saw the large crowd and was moved with pity for […]

TRANSLATION MATTHEW 14:1 At that time Herod the Tetrarch heard of the gossip about Jesus, and he told his servants, “This is John the Dipper: he has been raised from the dead. For that reason, powers are at work in him.” For Herod had laid hold on John and imprisoned him on account of Herodias, […]

TRANSLATION MATTHEW 13:53 When Jesus had completed these parables, he left that place. Arriving in his home town he taught them in their synagogue, so that they were struck with amazement, and said, “Where did this man get such wisdom and powers? Isn’t this the builder’s son? Surely his mother is called Mariam, and his […]

TRANSLATION MATTHEW 13::47 “And again, the Rule of Heaven is like a dragnet thrown into the sea that gathered all kinds of creatures. When it was full they drew it onto the shore, sat down and collected the good catch into buckets and threw the worthless catch away. It will be like this at the […]

TRANSLATION MATTHEW 13: 44 The Rule of Heaven is like a treasure hidden in a field, which a person found and concealed. Then in delight she went and sold all she had and bought that field. Again, the Rule of Heaven is like a merchant looking for fine pearls. When he found a very valuable […]

TRANSLATION MATTHEW 13: 34 All these things were spoken by Jesus in parables to the crowds; he spoke nothing to them without a parable; so that what was spoken by the prophet was accomplished: I will open my mouth in parables I will pour out things hidden since the foundation of the world. Then he […]

TRANSLATION MATTHEW 13: 33 He set out for them yet another parable: The Rule of Heaven is like yeast that a woman and mingled with three stones of flour, until it was all leavened. Notice that Heaven/ God is a woman in this parable. Again Jesus used something so familiar that all his listeners would […]

TRANSLATION MATTHEW 13: 31 He set out another parable for them: “The Rule of Heaven is like a mustard seed which a man took and sowed in his field. It is the smallest of all seeds but when it has grown it is the largest of domestic plants, becoming a tree, so that the wild […]

TRANSLATION MATTHEW 13: 24 Jesus set out for them another parable: “The Rule of Heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field. But when people were sleeping there came an enemy who sowed darnel amongst the wheat and went off. When the plants sprouted and made grain, then the darnel showed […]