The Parable of the Sower (Mark 4:1–9; Luke 8:4–8)
1 TNT The same daye wet Iesus out of the house and sat by the see syde BSB BSB: That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the sea.
2 TNT and moch people resorted vnto him so gretly that he wet and sat in a shippe and all the people stode on the shoore. BSB BSB: Such large crowds gathered around Him that He got into a boat and sat down, while all the people stood on the shore.
3 TNT And he spake many thynges to the in similitudes sayinge: Beholde the sower wet forth to sowe. BSB BSB: And He told them many things in parables, saying, “A farmer went out to sow his seed.
4 TNT And as he sowed some fell by the wayessyde and the fowlles came and devoured it vp. BSB BSB: And as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it.
5 TNT Some fell apon stony groude where it had not moche erth and a none it sproge vp because it had no depth of erth: BSB BSB: Some fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly because the soil was shallow.
6 TNT and when the sunne was vp it cauht heet and for lake of rotynge wyddred awaye. BSB BSB: But when the sun rose, the seedlings were scorched, and they withered because they had no root.
7 TNT Some fell amonge thornes and the thornes sproge vp and chooked it. BSB BSB: Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the seedlings.
8 TNT Parte fell in good ground and brought forth good frute: some an hundred fold some sixtie fold some thyrty folde. BSB BSB: Still other seed fell on good soil and produced a crop—a hundredfold, sixtyfold, or thirtyfold.
9 TNT Whosoever hath eares to heare let him heare. BSB BSB: He who has ears, let him hear.”
The Purpose of Jesus’ Parables (Isaiah 6:1–13; Mark 4:10–12; Luke 8:9–10)
10 TNT And the disciples came and sayde to him: Why speakest thou to the in parables? BSB BSB: Then the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Why do You speak to the people in parables?”
11 TNT He answered and sayde vnto them: it is geve vnto you to knowe the secretes of the kyngdome of heven but to the it is not geve BSB BSB: He replied, “The knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them.
12 TNT For whosoever hath to him shall be geven: and he shall have aboundance. But whosoever hath not: from hym shalbe takyn awaye even that he hath. BSB BSB: Whoever has will be given more, and he will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.
13 TNT Therfore speake I to them in similitudes: for though they se they se not: and hearinge they heare not: nether vnderstonde. BSB BSB: This is why I speak to them in parables: ‘Though seeing, they do not see; though hearing, they do not hear or understand.’
14 TNT And in them is fulfilled the Prophesie of Esayas which prophesie sayth: with the eares ye shall heare and shall not vnderstonde and with the eyes ye shall se and shall not perceave. BSB BSB: In them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled: ‘You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.
15 TNT For this peoples hertes are wexed grosse and their eares were dull of herynge and their eyes have they closed lest they shulde se with their eyes and heare with their eares and shuld vnderstonde with their hertes and shuld tourne that I myght heale them. BSB BSB: For this people’s heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.’
16 TNT But blessed are youre eyes for they se: and youre eares for they heare. BSB BSB: But blessed are your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear.
17 TNT Verely I say vnto you that many Prophetes and perfaicte me have desired to se tho thinges which ye se and have not sene the: and to heare tho thinges which ye heare and have not herde the. BSB BSB: For truly I tell you, many prophets and righteous men longed to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.
The Parable of the Sower Explained (Mark 4:13–20; Luke 8:11–15)
18 TNT Heare ye therfore the similitude of the sower. BSB BSB: Consider, then, the parable of the sower:
19 TNT Whosoever heareth the worde of the kingdome and vnderstondeth it not ther cometh the evyll man and catcheth awaye that which was sowne in his hert. And this is he which was sowne by the wayesyde. BSB BSB: When anyone hears the message of the kingdom but does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is the seed sown along the path.
20 TNT But he that was sowne in the stony grounde is he which heareth the worde of God and anone with ioye receaveth it BSB BSB: The seed sown on rocky ground is the one who hears the word and at once receives it with joy.
21 TNT yet hath he no rottes in him selfe and therfore dureth but a season: for assone as tribulacion or persecucion aryseth because of the worde by and by he falleth. BSB BSB: But since he has no root, he remains for only a season. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, he quickly falls away.
22 TNT He that was sowne amonge thornes is he that heareth the worde of God: but the care of this worlde and the dissaytfulnes of ryches choke the worde and so is he made vnfrutfull. BSB BSB: The seed sown among the thorns is the one who hears the word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.
23 TNT He which is sowne in the good grounde is he that heareth the worde and vnderstodeth it which also bereth frute and bringeth forth some an hundred folde some sixtie folde and some thirty folde. BSB BSB: But the seed sown on good soil is the one who hears the word and understands it. He indeed bears fruit and produces a crop—a hundredfold, sixtyfold, or thirtyfold.”
The Parable of the Weeds (Ezekiel 17:1–10)
25 TNT But whyll men slepte ther came his foo and sowed tares amonge the wheate and wet his waye. BSB BSB: But while everyone was asleep, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and slipped away.
26 TNT When the blade was spronge vp and had brought forth frute the appered the tares also. BSB BSB: When the wheat sprouted and bore grain, then the weeds also appeared.
27 TNT The servaunts came to the housholder and sayde vnto him: Syr sowedest not thou good seed in thy closse from whence the hath it tares? BSB BSB: The owner’s servants came to him and said, ‘Sir, didn’t you sow good seed in your field? Where then did the weeds come from?’
28 TNT He sayde to the the envious man hath done this. Then the servauntes sayde vnto him: wilt thou then that we go and gader them? BSB BSB: ‘An enemy did this,’ he replied. So the servants asked him, ‘Do you want us to go and pull them up?’
29 TNT But he sayde nay lest whill ye go aboute to wede out the tares ye plucke vppe also with them the wheate by the rottes: BSB BSB: ‘No,’ he said, ‘if you pull the weeds now, you might uproot the wheat with them.
30 TNT let 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. BSB BSB: Let both grow together until the harvest. At that time I will tell the harvesters: First collect the weeds and tie them in bundles to be burned; then gather the wheat into my barn.’”
The Parable of the Mustard Seed (Mark 4:30–34; Luke 13:18–19)
31 TNT Another 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 BSB BSB: He put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a man took and planted in his field.
32 TNT which 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. BSB BSB: Although it is the smallest of all seeds, yet it grows into the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and nest in its branches.”
The Parable of the Leaven (Luke 13:20–21)
33 TNT Another 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. BSB BSB: He told them still another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like leaven that a woman took and mixed into three measures of flour, until all of it was leavened.”
I Will Open My Mouth in Parables (Psalm 78:1–72)
34 TNT All these thynge spake Iesus vnto the people by similitudes and with oute similitudes spake he nothinge to them BSB BSB: Jesus spoke all these things to the crowds in parables. He did not tell them anything without using a parable.
35 TNT to 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. BSB BSB: So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophet: “I will open My mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden since the foundation of the world.”
The Parable of the Weeds Explained (Zephaniah 1:1–6)
36 TNT Then 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. BSB BSB: Then Jesus dismissed the crowds and went into the house. His disciples came to Him and said, “Explain to us the parable of the weeds in the field.”
37 TNT Then answered he and sayde to them. He that soweth the good seed is the sonne of man. BSB BSB: He replied, “The One who sows the good seed is the Son of Man.
38 TNT And 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. BSB BSB: The field is the world, and the good seed represents the sons of the kingdom. The weeds are the sons of the evil one,
39 TNT And the enemye that soweth the is the devell. The harvest is the end of the worlde. And the repers be the angels. BSB BSB: and the enemy who sows them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the harvesters are angels.
40 TNT For even as the tares are gaddred and bret in the fyre: so shall it be in the ende of this worlde. BSB BSB: As the weeds are collected and burned in the fire, so will it be at the end of the age.
41 TNT The 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 BSB BSB: The Son of Man will send out His angels, and they will weed out of His kingdom every cause of sin and all who practice lawlessness.
42 TNT and shall cast them into a furnes of fyre. There shalbe waylynge and gnasshing of teth. BSB BSB: And they will throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
43 TNT Then shall the iuste men shyne as bryght as the sunne in the kyngdome of their father. Whosoever hath eares to heare let him heare. BSB BSB: Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him hear.
The Parables of the Treasure and the Pearl 44 TNT Agayne 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. BSB BSB: The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and in his joy he went and sold all he had and bought that field.
45 TNT Agayne the kyngdome of heven is lyke vnto a marchaunt that seketh good pearles BSB BSB: Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls.
46 TNT which when he had founde one precious pearle wet and solde all that he had and bought it. BSB BSB: When he found one very precious pearl, he went away and sold all he had and bought it.
The Parable of the Net 47 TNT Agayne the kyngdome of heven is lyke vnto a neet cast into the see that gadereth of all kyndes of fysshes: BSB BSB: Once again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was cast into the sea and caught all kinds of fish.
48 TNT which when it is full men drawe to londe and sitte and gadre the good into vessels and cast the bad awaye. BSB BSB: When it was full, the men pulled it ashore. Then they sat down and sorted the good fish into containers, but threw the bad away.
49 TNT So shall it be at the ende of the worlde. The angels shall come oute and sever the bad from the good BSB BSB: So will it be at the end of the age: The angels will come and separate the wicked from the righteous
50 TNT and shall cast them into a furnes of fyre: there shalbe waylinge and gnasshynge of teth. BSB BSB: and throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
51 TNT Iesus sayde vnto them: vnderstonde ye all these thynges? They sayde ye Lorde. BSB BSB: Have you understood all these things?” “Yes,” they answered.
52 TNT Then 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. BSB BSB: Then He told them, “For this reason, every scribe who has been discipled in the kingdom of heaven is like a homeowner who brings out of his storeroom new treasures as well as old.”
The Rejection at Nazareth (Mark 6:1–6; Luke 4:16–30)
53 TNT And it came to passe when Iesus had finisshed these similitudes that he departed thece BSB BSB: When Jesus had finished these parables, He withdrew from that place.
54 TNT and 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? BSB BSB: Coming to His hometown, He taught the people in their synagogue, and they were astonished. “Where did this man get such wisdom and miraculous powers?” they asked.
55 TNT Is not this the carpeters sonne? Is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren be called Iames and Ioses and Simon and Iudas? BSB BSB: “Isn’t this the carpenter’s son? Isn’t His mother’s name Mary, and aren’t His brothers James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas?
56 TNT And are not his susters all here with vs? Whence hath he all these thynge. BSB BSB: Aren’t all His sisters with us as well? Where then did this man get all these things?”
57 TNT And 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. BSB BSB: And they took offense at Him. But Jesus said to them, “Only in his hometown and in his own household is a prophet without honor.”
58 TNT And he dyd not many miracles there for there vnbelefes sake. BSB BSB: And He did not do many miracles there, because of their unbelief.