Matthew 13:1-23 Bibleable

Showing 23 verses for "Matthew 13:1-23"

1 Jesus left the house and sat by the sea. 2 Many people came. Jesus sat in a boat. The people stood by the water. ♂️ 3 Jesus told a story: <jesus>A man went out to plant seed.</jesus> 4 <jesus>Some seed fell on the path. Birds came and ate it.</jesus> 5 <jesus>Some seed fell on rocky ground. It grew fast, but the dirt was not deep.</jesus> 6 <jesus>The sun got hot. The plant dried up. It had no root.</jesus> ☀️ 7 <jesus>Some seed fell by sharp plants. The sharp plants grew and stopped it.</jesus> 8 <jesus>Some seed fell on good dirt. It grew a lot: 100, 60, or 30.</jesus> ➡️ 9 <jesus>You have ears. So listen.</jesus> 10 Jesus' friends said, “Why do You tell stories to the people?” ❓ 11 <jesus>God lets you know about God's heaven. Others do not know.</jesus> ️ 12 <jesus>If you have and use it, you get more. If you do not, you lose it.</jesus> ➕➖ 13 <jesus>I use stories. They see but do not see. They hear but do not get it.</jesus> 14 <jesus>This shows what God's man long ago said: You will hear, but you will not get it. You will look, but you will not see.</jesus> 15 <jesus>Their hearts are hard. Their ears are shut. Their eyes are closed. They will not turn to Me. I would make them well.</jesus> 16 <jesus>Your eyes are happy. Your ears are happy. You see and hear.</jesus> 17 <jesus>Long ago, God's helpers wanted to see and hear this. They did not. You do.</jesus> ️ 18 <jesus>So listen to the seed story.</jesus> 19 <jesus>Some hear God's word about heaven and do not get it. The bad one comes and takes it from the heart. This is the seed on the path.</jesus> ️ 20 <jesus>The seed on rocks is like one who hears God's word and is glad at once.</jesus> 21 <jesus>But he has no root. When hard times or unkind people come, he stops.</jesus> ️ 22 <jesus>The seed by sharp plants is like one who hears, but worry and love of money stop the word. No fruit.</jesus> 23 <jesus>The seed on good dirt is like one who hears and gets it. He makes a lot: 100, 60, or 30.</jesus> ✅