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Abigail was quite an exceptional woman. She had not only great beauty, but also remarkable wisdom and strength of character. We might ask; how ever did she come to marry such an uncouth customer as Nabal? Here folly and wisdom dwelt under the same roof, sat at the same table, and slept in the same bed.
John Wilson [Toronto West (Can)] Comment added in 2004 Reply to John
26:22-25 This would appear to be the last conversation between David and Saul before Saul died at the hands of the Philistines.
Peter Forbes [Mountsorrel (UK)] Comment added in 2018 Reply to Peter
The unusual phrase "pisseth against the wall". The word is used only six times in Scripture, and of only those with whom God is displeased (2x of Ahab, 2x of Nabal, 1x of Jeroboam's house and 1x of Baasha's house).
Beulah Edwards [Christchurch West New Zealand] Comment added in 2021 Reply to Beulah
26:25 this is the last recorded conversation between Saul and David.
Peter Forbes [Mountsorrel (UK)] Comment added in 2023 Reply to Peter
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1. And Samuel <8050> died <4191>(8799); and all the Israelites <3478> were gathered together <6908>(8735), and lamented <5594>(8799) him, and buried <6912>(8799) him in his house <1004> at Ramah <7414>. And David <1732> arose <6965>(8799), and went down <3381>(8799) to the wilderness <4057> of Paran <6290>.
2. And there was a man <376> in Maon <4584>, whose possessions <4639> were in Carmel <3760>; and the man <376> was very <3966> great <1419>, and he had three <7969> thousand <505> sheep <6629>, and a thousand <505> goats <5795>: and he was shearing <1494>(8800) his sheep <6629> in Carmel <3760>.
3. Now the name <8034> of the man <376> was Nabal <5037>; and the name <8034> of his wife <802> Abigail <26>: and she was a woman <802> of good <2896> understanding <7922>, and of a beautiful <3303> countenance <8389>: but the man <376> was churlish <7186> and evil <7451> in his doings <4611>; and he was of the house of Caleb <3614>.
4. And David <1732> heard <8085>(8799) in the wilderness <4057> that Nabal <5037> did shear <1494>(8802) his sheep <6629>.
5. And David <1732> sent out <7971>(8799) ten <6235> young men <5288>, and David <1732> said <559>(8799) unto the young men <5288>, Get you up <5927>(8798) to Carmel <3760>, and go <935>(8804) to Nabal <5037>, and greet <7592>(8804) <7965> him in my name <8034>:
6. And thus shall ye say <559>(8804) to him that liveth <2416> in prosperity, Peace <7965> be both to thee, and peace <7965> be to thine house <1004>, and peace <7965> be unto all that thou hast.
7. And now I have heard <8085>(8804) that thou hast shearers <1494>(8802): now thy shepherds <7462>(8802) which were with us, we hurt <3637>(8689) them not, neither was there ought <3972> missing <6485>(8738) unto them, all the while <3117> they were in Carmel <3760>.
8. Ask <7592>(8798) thy young men <5288>, and they will shew <5046>(8686) thee. Wherefore let the young men <5288> find <4672>(8799) favour <2580> in thine eyes <5869>: for we come <935>(8804) in a good <2896> day <3117>: give <5414>(8798), I pray thee, whatsoever cometh <4672>(8799) to thine hand <3027> unto thy servants <5650>, and to thy son <1121> David <1732>.
9. And when David's <1732> young men <5288> came <935>(8799), they spake <1696>(8762) to Nabal <5037> according to all those words <1697> in the name <8034> of David <1732>, and ceased <5117>(8799).
10. And Nabal <5037> answered <6030>(8799) David's <1732> servants <5650>, and said <559>(8799), Who is David <1732>? and who is the son <1121> of Jesse <3448>? there be many <7231>(8804) servants <5650> now a days <3117> that break away <6555>(8693) every man <376> from <6440> his master <113>.
11. Shall I then take <3947>(8804) my bread <3899>, and my water <4325>, and my flesh <2878> that I have killed <2873>(8804) for my shearers <1494>(8802), and give <5414>(8804) it unto men <582>, whom I know <3045>(8804) not whence they be?
12. So David's <1732> young men <5288> turned <2015>(8799) their way <1870>, and went again <7725>(8799), and came <935>(8799) and told <5046>(8686) him all those sayings <1697>.
13. And David <1732> said <559>(8799) unto his men <582>, Gird ye on <2296>(8798) every man <376> his sword <2719>. And they girded on <2296>(8799) every man <376> his sword <2719>; and David <1732> also girded on <2296>(8799) his sword <2719>: and there went up <5927>(8799) after <310> David <1732> about four <702> hundred <3967> men <376>; and two hundred <3967> abode <3427>(8804) by the stuff <3627>.
14. But one <259> of the young men <5288> told <5046>(8689) Abigail <26>, Nabal's <5037> wife <802>, saying <559>(8800), Behold, David <1732> sent <7971>(8804) messengers <4397> out of the wilderness <4057> to salute <1288>(8763) our master <113>; and he railed <5860>(8799) on them.
15. But the men <582> were very <3966> good <2896> unto us, and we were not hurt <3637>(8717), neither missed <6485>(8804) we any thing <3972>, as long as <3117> we were conversant <1980>(8694) with them, when we were in the fields <7704>:
16. They were a wall <2346> unto us both by night <3915> and day <3119>, all the while <3117> we were with them keeping <7462>(8802) the sheep <6629>.
17. Now therefore know <3045>(8798) and consider <7200>(8798) what thou wilt do <6213>(8799); for evil <7451> is determined <3615>(8804) against our master <113>, and against all his household <1004>: for he is such a son <1121> of Belial <1100>, that a man cannot speak <1696>(8763) to him.
18. Then Abigail <26> made haste <4116>(8762), and took <3947>(8799) two hundred <3967> loaves <3899>, and two <8147> bottles <5035> of wine <3196>, and five <2568> sheep <6629> ready dressed <6213>(8803), and five <2568> measures <5429> of parched <7039> corn, and an hundred <3967> clusters of raisins <6778>, and two hundred <3967> cakes <1690> of figs, and laid <7760>(8799) them on asses <2543>.
19. And she said <559>(8799) unto her servants <5288>, Go on <5674>(8798) before <6440> me; behold, I come <935>(8802) after <310> you. But she told <5046>(8689) not her husband <376> Nabal <5037>.
20. And it was so, as she rode <7392>(8802) on the ass <2543>, that she came down <3381>(8802) by the covert <5643> of the hill <2022>, and, behold, David <1732> and his men <582> came down <3381>(8802) against <7125>(8800) her; and she met <6298>(8799) them.
21. Now David <1732> had said <559>(8804), Surely in vain <8267> have I kept <8104>(8804) all that this <2088> fellow hath in the wilderness <4057>, so that nothing <3972> was missed <6485>(8738) of all that pertained unto him: and he hath requited <7725>(8686) me evil <7451> for good <2896>.
22. So <3541> and more <3254>(8686) also do <6213>(8799) God <430> unto the enemies <341>(8802) of David <1732>, if I leave <7604>(8686) of all that pertain to him by <5704> the morning <1242> light <216> any that pisseth <8366>(8688) against the wall <7023>.
23. And when Abigail <26> saw <7200>(8799) David <1732>, she hasted <4116>(8762), and lighted off <3381>(8799) the ass <2543>, and fell <5307>(8799) before <639> David <1732> on her face <6440>, and bowed <7812>(8691) herself to the ground <776>,
24. And fell <5307>(8799) at his feet <7272>, and said <559>(8799), Upon me, my lord <113>, upon me let this iniquity <5771> be: and let thine handmaid <519>, I pray thee, speak <1696>(8762) in thine audience <241>, and hear <8085>(8798) the words <1697> of thine handmaid <589>.
25. Let <7760>(8799) not my lord <113>, I pray thee, regard <3820> this man <376> of Belial <1100>, even Nabal <5037>: for as his name <8034> is, so is he; Nabal <5037> is his name <8034>, and folly <5039> is with him: but I thine handmaid <519> saw <7200>(8804) not the young men <5288> of my lord <113>, whom thou didst send <7971>(8804).
26. Now therefore, my lord <113>, as the LORD <3068> liveth <2416>, and as thy soul <5315> liveth <2416>, seeing the LORD <3068> hath withholden <4513>(8804) thee from coming <935>(8800) to shed blood <1818>, and from avenging <3467>(8687) thyself with thine own hand <3027>, now let thine enemies <341>(8802), and they that seek <1245>(8764) evil <7451> to my lord <113>, be as Nabal <5037>.
27. And now this blessing <1293> which thine handmaid <8198> hath brought <935>(8689) unto my lord <113>, let it even be given <5414>(8738) unto the young men <5288> that follow <1980>(8693) <7272> my lord <113>.
28. I pray thee, forgive <5375>(8798) the trespass <6588> of thine handmaid <519>: for the LORD <3068> will certainly <6213>(8800) make <6213>(8799) my lord <113> a sure <539>(8737) house <1004>; because my lord <113> fighteth <3898>(8737) the battles <4421> of the LORD <3068>, and evil <7451> hath not been found <4672>(8735) in thee all thy days <3117>.
29. Yet a man <120> is risen <6965>(8799) to pursue <7291>(8800) thee, and to seek <1245>(8763) thy soul <5315>: but the soul <5315> of my lord <113> shall be bound <6887>(8803) in the bundle <6872> of life <2416> with the LORD <3068> thy God <430>; and the souls <5315> of thine enemies <341>(8802), them shall he sling out <7049>(8762), as out of the middle <8432> <3709> of a sling <7050>.
30. And it shall come to pass, when the LORD <3068> shall have done <6213>(8799) to my lord <113> according to all the good <2896> that he hath spoken <1696>(8765) concerning thee, and shall have appointed <6680>(8765) thee ruler <5057> over Israel <3478>;
31. That this shall be no grief <6330> unto thee, nor offence <4383> of heart <3820> unto my lord <113>, either that thou hast shed <8210>(8800) blood <1818> causeless <2600>, or that my lord <113> hath avenged <3467>(8687) himself: but when the LORD <3068> shall have dealt well <3190>(8689) with my lord <113>, then remember <2142>(8804) thine handmaid <519>.
32. And David <1732> said <559>(8799) to Abigail <26>, Blessed <1288>(8803) be the LORD <3068> God <430> of Israel <3478>, which sent <7971>(8804) thee this day <3117> to meet <7125>(8800) me:
33. And blessed <1288>(8803) be thy advice <2940>, and blessed <1288>(8803) be thou, which hast kept <3607>(8804) me this day <3117> from coming <935>(8800) to shed blood <1818>, and from avenging <3467>(8687) myself with mine own hand <3027>.
34. For in very deed <199>, as the LORD <3068> God <430> of Israel <3478> liveth <2416>, which hath kept me back <4513>(8804) from hurting <7489>(8687) thee, except <3884> thou hadst hasted <4116>(8765) and come <935>(8799) to meet <7125>(8800) me, surely there had not been left <3498>(8738) unto Nabal <5037> by the morning <1242> light <216> any that pisseth <8366>(8688) against the wall <7023>.
35. So David <1732> received <3947>(8799) of her hand <3027> that which she had brought <935>(8689) him, and said <559>(8804) unto her, Go up <5927>(8798) in peace <7965> to thine house <1004>; see <7200>(8798), I have hearkened <8085>(8804) to thy voice <6963>, and have accepted <5375>(8799) thy person <6440>.
36. And Abigail <26> came <935>(8799) to Nabal <5037>; and, behold, he held a feast <4960> in his house <1004>, like the feast <4960> of a king <4428>; and Nabal's <5037> heart <3820> was merry <2896> within him, for he was very <3966> drunken <7910>: wherefore she told <5046>(8689) him nothing <1697>, less <6996> or more <1419>, until the morning <1242> light <216>.
37. But it came to pass in the morning <1242>, when the wine <3196> was gone out <3318>(8800) of Nabal <5037>, and his wife <802> had told <5046>(8686) him these things <1697>, that his heart <3820> died <4191>(8799) within <7130> him, and he became as a stone <68>.
38. And it came to pass about ten <6235> days <3117> after, that the LORD <3068> smote <5062>(8799) Nabal <5037>, that he died <4191>(8799).
39. And when David <1732> heard <8085>(8799) that Nabal <5037> was dead <4191>(8804), he said <559>(8799), Blessed <1288>(8803) be the LORD <3068>, that hath pleaded <7378>(8804) the cause <7379> of my reproach <2781> from the hand <3027> of Nabal <5037>, and hath kept <2820>(8804) his servant <5650> from evil <7451>: for the LORD <3068> hath returned <7725>(8689) the wickedness <7451> of Nabal <5037> upon his own head <7218>. And David <1732> sent <7971>(8799) and communed <1696>(8762) with Abigail <26>, to take <3947>(8800) her to him to wife <802>.
40. And when the servants <5650> of David <1732> were come <935>(8799) to Abigail <26> to Carmel <3760>, they spake <1696>(8762) unto her, saying <559>(8800), David <1732> sent <7971>(8804) us unto thee, to take <3947>(8800) thee to him to wife <802>.
41. And she arose <6965>(8799), and bowed <7812>(8691) herself on her face <639> to the earth <776>, and said <559>(8799), Behold, let thine handmaid <519> be a servant <8198> to wash <7364>(8800) the feet <7272> of the servants <5650> of my lord <113>.
42. And Abigail <26> hasted <4116>(8762), and arose <6965>(8799), and rode <7392>(8799) upon an ass <2543>, with five <2568> damsels <5291> of hers that went <1980>(8802) after <7272> her; and she went <3212>(8799) after <310> the messengers <4397> of David <1732>, and became his wife <802>.
43. David <1732> also took <3947>(8804) Ahinoam <293> of Jezreel <3157>; and they were also both <8147> of them his wives <802>.
44. But Saul <7586> had given <5414>(8804) Michal <4324> his daughter <1323>, David's <1732> wife <802>, to Phalti <6406> the son <1121> of Laish <3919>, which was of Gallim <1554>.
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THE DEVOTION OF YOUR YOUTH
Think back to the time you first gave your life to the Lord. Joy filled your life, you were devoted to Him with all your heart. You loved him. You were determined that you would live your life without sinning, pure and righteous before him. You knew you would serve him for the rest of your life - no matter what happened. You were full of enthusiasm and the desire to offer to the world all that God had given to you.
God's message to Israel asked them what had happened to their devotion. He said, "I remember the devotion of your youth, how as a bride you loved me..." and so on. Then he asks why they had left him, forsaken him, strayed from him and turned to idols. It seems that the people of Israel and Judah didn't even miss God when they turned away from him.
We may not have missed God from our lives either. So let us also take stock. How do we compare with the devotion of our youth?
Robert Prins [Auckland - Pakuranga - (NZ)] Comment added in 2002 Reply to Robert
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1. Moreover the word <1697> of the LORD <3068> came to me, saying <559>(8800),
2. Go <1980>(8800) and cry <7121>(8804) in the ears <241> of Jerusalem <3389>, saying <559>(8800), Thus saith <559>(8804) the LORD <3068>; I remember <2142>(8804) thee, the kindness <2617> of thy youth <5271>, the love <160> of thine espousals <3623>, when thou wentest <3212>(8800) after <310> me in the wilderness <4057>, in a land <776> that was not sown <2232>(8803).
3. Israel <3478> was holiness <6944> unto the LORD <3068>, and the firstfruits <7225> of his increase <8393>: all that devour <398>(8802) him shall offend <816>(8799); evil <7451> shall come <935>(8799) upon them, saith <5002>(8803) the LORD <3068>.
4. Hear <8085>(8798) ye the word <1697> of the LORD <3068>, O house <1004> of Jacob <3290>, and all the families <4940> of the house <1004> of Israel <3478>:
5. Thus saith <559>(8804) the LORD <3068>, What iniquity <5766> have your fathers <1> found <4672>(8804) in me, that they are gone far <7368>(8804) from me, and have walked <3212>(8799) after <310> vanity <1892>, and are become vain <1891>(8799)?
6. Neither said <559>(8804) they, Where is the LORD <3068> that brought us up <5927>(8688) out of the land <776> of Egypt <4714>, that led <3212>(8688) us through the wilderness <4057>, through a land <776> of deserts <6160> and of pits <7745>, through a land <776> of drought <6723>, and of the shadow of death <6757>, through a land <776> that no man <376> passed through <5674>(8804), and where no man <120> dwelt <3427>(8804)?
7. And I brought <935>(8686) you into a plentiful <3759> country <776>, to eat <398>(8800) the fruit <6529> thereof and the goodness <2898> thereof; but when ye entered <935>(8799), ye defiled <2930>(8762) my land <776>, and made <7760>(8804) mine heritage <5159> an abomination <8441>.
8. The priests <3548> said <559>(8804) not, Where is the LORD <3068>? and they that handle <8610>(8802) the law <8451> knew <3045>(8804) me not: the pastors <7462>(8802) also transgressed <6586>(8804) against me, and the prophets <5030> prophesied <5012>(8738) by Baal <1168>, and walked <1980>(8804) after <310> things that do not profit <3276>(8686).
9. Wherefore I will yet plead <7378>(8799) with you, saith <5002>(8803) the LORD <3068>, and with your children's <1121> children <1121> will I plead <7378>(8799).
10. For pass over <5674>(8798) the isles <339> of Chittim <3794>, and see <7200>(8798); and send <7971>(8798) unto Kedar <6938>, and consider <995>(8708) diligently <3966>, and see <7200>(8798) if there be such a thing.
11. Hath a nation <1471> changed <3235>(8689) their gods <430>, which are yet no gods <430>? but my people <5971> have changed <4171>(8689) their glory <3519> for that which doth not profit <3276>(8686).
12. Be astonished <8074>(8798), O ye heavens <8064>, at this, and be horribly afraid <8175>(8798), be ye very <3966> desolate <2717>(8798), saith <5002>(8803) the LORD <3068>.
13. For my people <5971> have committed <6213>(8804) two <8147> evils <7451>; they have forsaken <5800>(8804) me the fountain <4726> of living <2416> waters <4325>, and hewed them out <2672>(8800) cisterns <877>, broken <7665>(8737) cisterns <877>, that can hold <3557>(8686) no water <4325>.
14. Is Israel <3478> a servant <5650>? is he a homeborn <1004> <3211> slave? why <4069> is he spoiled <957>?
15. The young lions <3715> roared <7580>(8799) upon him, and yelled <5414>(8804) <6963>, and they made <7896>(8799) his land <776> waste <8047>: his cities <5892> are burned <3341>(8738) without inhabitant <3427>(8802).
16. Also the children <1121> of Noph <5297> and Tahapanes <8471> have broken <7462>(8799) the crown of thy head <6936>.
17. Hast thou not procured <6213>(8799) this unto thyself, in that thou hast forsaken <5800>(8800) the LORD <3068> thy God <430>, when <6256> he led <3212>(8688) thee by the way <1870>?
18. And now what hast thou to do in the way <1870> of Egypt <4714>, to drink <8354>(8800) the waters <4325> of Sihor <7883>? or what hast thou to do in the way <1870> of Assyria <804>, to drink <8354>(8800) the waters <4325> of the river <5104>?
19. Thine own wickedness <7451> shall correct <3256>(8762) thee, and thy backslidings <4878> shall reprove <3198>(8686) thee: know <3045>(8798) therefore and see <7200>(8798) that it is an evil <7451> thing and bitter <4751>, that thou hast forsaken <5800>(8800) the LORD <3068> thy God <430>, and that my fear <6345> is not in thee, saith <5002>(8803) the Lord <136> GOD <3069> of hosts <6635>.
20. For of old time <5769> I have broken <7665>(8804) thy yoke <5923>, and burst <5423>(8765) thy bands <4147>; and thou saidst <559>(8799), I will not transgress <5674>(8799)(8675) <5647>(8799); when upon every high <1364> hill <1389> and under every green <7488> tree <6086> thou wanderest <6808>(8802), playing the harlot <2181>(8802).
21. Yet I had planted <5193>(8804) thee a noble vine <8321>, wholly a right <571> seed <2233>: how then art thou turned <2015>(8738) into the degenerate plant <5494> of a strange <5237> vine <1612> unto me?
22. For though thou wash <3526>(8762) thee with nitre <5427>, and take thee much <7235>(8686) soap <1287>, yet thine iniquity <5771> is marked <3799>(8737) before <6440> me, saith <5002>(8803) the Lord <136> GOD <3069>.
23. How canst thou say <559>(8799), I am not polluted <2930>(8738), I have not gone <1980>(8804) after <310> Baalim <1168>? see <7200>(8798) thy way <1870> in the valley <1516>, know <3045>(8798) what thou hast done <6213>(8804): thou art a swift <7031> dromedary <1072> traversing <8308>(8764) her ways <1870>;
24. A wild ass <6501> used <3928> to the wilderness <4057>, that snuffeth up <7602>(8804) the wind <7307> at her pleasure <185> <5315>; in her occasion <8385> who can turn her away <7725>(8686)? all they that seek <1245>(8764) her will not weary <3286>(8799) themselves; in her month <2320> they shall find <4672>(8799) her.
25. Withhold <4513>(8798) thy foot <7272> from being unshod <3182>, and thy throat <1627> from thirst <6773>: but thou saidst <559>(8799), There is no hope <2976>(8737): no; for I have loved <157>(8804) strangers <2114>(8801), and after <310> them will I go <3212>(8799).
26. As the thief <1590> is ashamed <1322> when he is found <4672>(8735), so is the house <1004> of Israel <3478> ashamed <3001>(8689); they, their kings <4428>, their princes <8269>, and their priests <3548>, and their prophets <5030>,
27. Saying <559>(8802) to a stock <6086>, Thou art my father <1>; and to a stone <68>, Thou hast brought me forth <3205>(8804): for they have turned <6437>(8804) their back <6203> unto me, and not their face <6440>: but in the time <6256> of their trouble <7451> they will say <559>(8799), Arise <6965>(8798), and save <3467>(8685) us.
28. But where are thy gods <430> that thou hast made <6213>(8804) thee? let them arise <6965>(8799), if they can save <3467>(8686) thee in the time <6256> of thy trouble <7451>: for according to the number <4557> of thy cities <5892> are thy gods <430>, O Judah <3063>.
29. Wherefore will ye plead <7378>(8799) with me? ye all have transgressed <6586>(8804) against me, saith <5002>(8803) the LORD <3068>.
30. In vain <7723> have I smitten <5221>(8689) your children <1121>; they received <3947>(8804) no correction <4148>: your own sword <2719> hath devoured <398>(8804) your prophets <5030>, like a destroying <7843>(8688) lion <738>.
31. O generation <1755>, see <7200>(8798) ye the word <1697> of the LORD <3068>. Have I been a wilderness <4057> unto Israel <3478>? a land <776> of darkness <3991>? wherefore say <559>(8804) my people <5971>, We are lords <7300>(8804); we will come <935>(8799) no more unto thee?
32. Can a maid <1330> forget <7911>(8799) her ornaments <5716>, or a bride <3618> her attire <7196>? yet my people <5971> have forgotten <7911>(8804) me days <3117> without number <4557>.
33. Why trimmest <3190>(8686) thou thy way <1870> to seek <1245>(8763) love <160>? therefore hast thou also taught <3925>(8765) the wicked ones <7451> thy ways <1870>.
34. Also in thy skirts <3671> is found <4672>(8738) the blood <1818> of the souls <5315> of the poor <34> innocents <5355>: I have not found <4672>(8804) it by secret search <4290>, but upon all these.
35. Yet thou sayest <559>(8799), Because I am innocent <5352>(8738), surely his anger <639> shall turn <7725>(8804) from me. Behold, I will plead <8199>(8737) with thee, because thou sayest <559>(8800), I have not sinned <2398>(8804).
36. Why gaddest thou about <235>(8799) so much <3966> to change <8138>(8763) thy way <1870>? thou also shalt be ashamed <954>(8799) of Egypt <4714>, as thou wast ashamed <954>(8804) of Assyria <804>.
37. Yea, thou shalt go forth <3318>(8799) from him, and thine hands <3027> upon thine head <7218>: for the LORD <3068> hath rejected <3988>(8804) thy confidences <4009>, and thou shalt not prosper <6743>(8686) in them.
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14:36 Those who understood that they would be healed if they touched the hem of Jesus garment had faith that Jesus was the one spoken of in Malachi 4:2 who had healing in his wings (skirt) as in Ruth 3:9 <3671>.
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1. <1161> The same <1722> <1565> day <2250> went <1831>(5631) Jesus <2424> out of <575> the house <3614>, and sat <2521>(5711) by <3844> the sea side <2281>.
2. And <2532> great <4183> multitudes <3793> were gathered together <4863>(5681) unto <4314> him <846>, so that <5620> he went <1684>(5631) into <1519> a ship <4143>, and sat <2521>(5738); and <2532> the whole <3956> multitude <3793> stood <2476>(5715) on <1909> the shore <123>.
3. And <2532> he spake <2980>(5656) many things <4183> unto them <846> in <1722> parables <3850>, saying <3004>(5723), Behold <2400>(5628), a sower <4687>(5723) went forth <1831>(5627) to sow <4687>(5721);
4. And <2532> when <1722> he <846> sowed <4687>(5721), some <3739> <3303> seeds fell <4098>(5627) by <3844> the way side <3598>, and <2532> the fowls <4071> came <2064>(5627) and <2532> devoured <2719> <0> them <846> up <2719>(5627):
5. Some <1161> <243> fell <4098>(5627) upon <1909> stony places <4075>, where <3699> they had <2192>(5707) not <3756> much <4183> earth <1093>: and <2532> forthwith <2112> they sprung up <1816>(5656), because <1223> they had <2192>(5721) no <3361> deepness <899> of earth <1093>:
6. And <1161> when the sun <2246> was up <393>(5660), they were scorched <2739>(5681); and <2532> because <1223> they had <2192>(5721) no <3361> root <4491>, they withered away <3583>(5681).
7. And <1161> some <243> fell <4098>(5627) among <1909> thorns <173>; and <2532> the thorns <173> sprung up <305>(5627), and <2532> choked <638>(5656) them <846>:
8. But <1161> other <243> fell <4098>(5627) into <1909> good <2570> ground <1093>, and <2532> brought forth <1325>(5707) fruit <2590>, some <3303> an hundredfold <1540>, some <1161> sixtyfold <1835>, some <1161> thirtyfold <5144>.
9. Who <3588> hath <2192>(5723) ears <3775> to hear <191>(5721), let him hear <191>(5720).
10. And <2532> the disciples <3101> came <4334>(5631), and said <2036>(5627) unto him <846>, Why <1302> speakest thou <2980>(5719) unto them <846> in <1722> parables <3850>?
11. He answered <611>(5679) and <1161> said <2036>(5627) unto them <846>, Because <3754> it is given <1325>(5769) unto you <5213> to know <1097>(5629) the mysteries <3466> of the kingdom <932> of heaven <3772>, but <1161> to them <1565> it is <1325> <0> not <3756> given <1325>(5769).
12. For <1063> whosoever <3748> hath <2192>(5719), to him <846> shall be given <1325>(5701), and <2532> he shall have more abundance <4052>(5701): but <1161> whosoever <3748> hath <2192>(5719) not <3756>, from <575> him <846> shall be taken away <142>(5701) even that <2532> he hath <2192>(5719).
13. Therefore <1223> <5124> speak I <2980>(5719) to them <846> in <1722> parables <3850>: because <3754> they seeing <991>(5723) see <991>(5719) not <3756>; and <2532> hearing <191>(5723) they hear <191>(5719) not <3756>, neither <3761> do they understand <4920>(5719).
14. And <2532> in <1909> them <846> is fulfilled <378>(5743) the prophecy <4394> of Esaias <2268>, which <3588> saith <3004>(5723), By hearing <189> ye shall hear <191>(5692), and <2532> shall <4920> <0> not <3364> understand <4920>(5655); and <2532> seeing <991>(5723) ye shall see <991>(5692), and <2532> shall <1492> <0> not <3364> perceive <1492>(5632):
15. For <1063> this <5127> people's <2992> heart <2588> is waxed gross <3975>(5681), and <2532> their ears <3775> are dull <917> of hearing <191>(5656), and <2532> their <848> eyes <3788> they have closed <2576>(5656); lest at any time <3379> they should see <1492>(5632) with their eyes <3788>, and <2532> hear <191>(5661) with their ears <3775>, and <2532> should understand <4920>(5632) with their heart <2588>, and <2532> should be converted <1994>(5661), and <2532> I should heal <2390>(5667) them <846>.
16. But <1161> blessed <3107> are your <5216> eyes <3788>, for <3754> they see <991>(5719): and <2532> your <5216> ears <3775>, for <3754> they hear <191>(5719).
17. For <1063> verily <281> I say <3004>(5719) unto you <5213>, That <3754> many <4183> prophets <4396> and <2532> righteous <1342> men have desired <1937>(5656) to see <1492>(5629) those things which <3739> ye see <991>(5719), and <2532> have <1492> <0> not <3756> seen <1492>(5627) them; and <2532> to hear <191>(5658) those things which <3739> ye hear <191>(5719), and <2532> have <191> <0> not <3756> heard <191>(5656) them.
18. Hear <191>(5657) ye <5210> therefore <3767> the parable <3850> of the sower <4687>(5723).
19. When any <3956> one heareth <191>(5723) the word <3056> of the kingdom <932>, and <2532> understandeth <4920>(5723) it not <3361>, then cometh <2064>(5736) the wicked <4190> one, and <2532> catcheth away <726>(5719) that which <3588> was sown <4687>(5772) in <1722> his <846> heart <2588>. This <3778> is <2076>(5748) he which received seed <4687>(5651) by <3844> the way side <3598>.
20. But <1161> he that received the seed <4687>(5651) into <1909> stony places <4075>, the same <3778> is <2076>(5748) he that heareth <191>(5723) the word <3056>, and <2532> anon <2117> with <3326> joy <5479> receiveth <2983>(5723) it <846>;
21. Yet <1161> hath he <2192>(5719) not <3756> root <4491> in <1722> himself <1438>, but <235> dureth <2076>(5748) for a while <4340>: for <1161> when tribulation <2347> or <2228> persecution <1375> ariseth <1096>(5637) because <1223> of the word <3056>, by and by <2117> he is offended <4624>(5743).
22. He also <1161> that received seed <4687>(5651) among <1519> the thorns <173> is <2076>(5748) he that <3778> heareth <191>(5723) the word <3056>; and <2532> the care <3308> of this <5127> world <165>, and <2532> the deceitfulness <539> of riches <4149>, choke <4846>(5719) the word <3056>, and <2532> he becometh <1096>(5736) unfruitful <175>.
23. But <1161> he that received seed <4687>(5651) into <1909> the good <2570> ground <1093> is <2076>(5748) he <3778> that heareth <191>(5723) the word <3056>, and <2532> understandeth <4920>(5723) it; which <3739> also <1211> beareth fruit <2592>(5719), and <2532> bringeth forth <4160>(5719), some <3303> an hundredfold <1540>, some <1161> sixty <1835>, some <1161> thirty <5144>.
24. Another <243> parable <3850> put he forth <3908>(5656) unto them <846>, saying <3004>(5723), The kingdom <932> of heaven <3772> is likened <3666>(5681) unto a man <444> which sowed <4687>(5723)(5625) <4687>(5660) good <2570> seed <4690> in <1722> his <848> field <68>:
25. But <1161> while <1722> men <444> slept <2518>(5721), his <846> enemy <2190> came <2064>(5627) and <2532> sowed <4687>(5656) tares <2215> among <303> <3319> the wheat <4621>, and <2532> went his way <565>(5627).
26. But <1161> when <3753> the blade <5528> was sprung up <985>(5656), and <2532> brought forth <4160>(5656) fruit <2590>, then <5119> appeared <5316>(5648) the tares <2215> also <2532>.
27. So <1161> the servants <1401> of the householder <3617> came <4334>(5631) and said <2036>(5627) unto him <846>, Sir <2962>, didst <4687> <0> not <3780> thou sow <4687>(5656) good <2570> seed <4690> in <1722> thy <4674> field <68>? from whence <4159> then <3767> hath it <2192>(5719) tares <2215>?
28. <1161> He said <5346>(5713) unto them <846>, An enemy <2190> <444> hath done <4160>(5656) this <5124>. <1161> The servants <1401> said <2036>(5627) unto him <846>, Wilt thou <2309>(5719) then <3767> that we go <565>(5631) and gather <4816> <0> them <846> up <4816>(5661)?
29. But <1161> he said <5346>(5713), Nay <3756>; lest <3379> while ye gather up <4816>(5723) the tares <2215>, ye root up <1610>(5661) also the wheat <4621> with <260> them <846>.
30. Let <863>(5628) both <297> grow together <4885>(5745) until <3360> the harvest <2326>: and <2532> in <1722> the time <2540> of harvest <2326> I will say <2046>(5692) to the reapers <2327>, Gather ye together <4816>(5657) first <4412> the tares <2215>, and <2532> bind <1210>(5657) them <846> in <1519> bundles <1197> to <4314> burn <2618>(5658) them <846>: but <1161> gather <4863>(5628) the wheat <4621> into <1519> my <3450> barn <596>.
31. Another <243> parable <3850> put he forth <3908>(5656) unto them <846>, saying <3004>(5723), The kingdom <932> of heaven <3772> is <2076>(5748) like <3664> to a grain <2848> of mustard seed <4615>, which <3739> a man <444> took <2983>(5631), and sowed <4687>(5656) in <1722> his <848> field <68>:
32. Which <3739> indeed <3303> is <2076>(5748) the least <3398> of all <3956> seeds <4690>: but <1161> when <3752> it is grown <837>(5686), it is <2076>(5748) the greatest <3187> among herbs <3001>, and <2532> becometh <1096>(5736) a tree <1186>, so that <5620> the birds <4071> of the air <3772> come <2064>(5629) and <2532> lodge <2681>(5721) in <1722> the branches <2798> thereof <846>.
33. Another <243> parable <3850> spake he <2980>(5656) unto them <846>; The kingdom <932> of heaven <3772> is <2076>(5748) like <3664> unto leaven <2219>, which <3739> a woman <1135> took <2983>(5631), and hid <1470>(5656) in <1519> three <5140> measures <4568> of meal <224>, till <2193> the whole <3650> was <3739> leavened <2220>(5681).
34. All <3956> these things <5023> spake <2980>(5656) Jesus <2424> unto the multitude <3793> in <1722> parables <3850>; and <2532> without <5565> a parable <3850> spake he <2980>(5707) not <3756> unto them <846>:
35. That <3704> it might be fulfilled <4137>(5686) which <3588> was spoken <4483>(5685) by <1223> the prophet <4396>, saying <3004>(5723), I will open <455>(5692) my <3450> mouth <4750> in <1722> parables <3850>; I will utter <2044>(5695) things which have been kept secret <2928>(5772) from <575> the foundation <2602> of the world <2889>.
36. Then <5119> Jesus <2424> sent <863> <0> the multitude <3793> away <863>(5631), and went <2064>(5627) into <1519> the house <3614>: and <2532> his <846> disciples <3101> came <4334>(5656) unto him <846>, saying <3004>(5723), Declare <5419>(5657) unto us <2254> the parable <3850> of the tares <2215> of the field <68>.
37. He answered <611>(5679) and <1161> said <2036>(5627) unto them <846>, He that soweth <4687>(5723) the good <2570> seed <4690> is <2076>(5748) the Son <5207> of man <444>;
38. <1161> The field <68> is <2076>(5748) the world <2889>; <1161> the good <2570> seed <4690> are <3778> <1526>(5748) the children <5207> of the kingdom <932>; but <1161> the tares <2215> are <1526>(5748) the children <5207> of the wicked <4190> one;
39. <1161> The enemy <2190> that sowed <4687>(5660) them <846> is <2076>(5748) the devil <1228>; <1161> the harvest <2326> is <2076>(5748) the end <4930> of the world <165>; and <1161> the reapers <2327> are <1526>(5748) the angels <32>.
40. As <5618> therefore <3767> the tares <2215> are gathered <4816>(5743) and <2532> burned <2618>(5743) in the fire <4442>; so <3779> shall it be <2071>(5704) in <1722> the end <4930> of this <5127> world <165>.
41. The Son <5207> of man <444> shall send forth <649>(5692) his <848> angels <32>, and <2532> they shall gather <4816>(5692) out of <1537> his kingdom <932> all things <3956> that offend <4625>, and <2532> them which do <4160>(5723) iniquity <458>;
42. And <2532> shall cast <906>(5692) them <846> into <1519> a furnace <2575> of fire <4442>: there <1563> shall be <2071>(5704) wailing <2805> and <2532> gnashing <1030> of teeth <3599>.
43. Then <5119> shall the righteous <1342> shine forth <1584>(5692) as <5613> the sun <2246> in <1722> the kingdom <932> of their <848> Father <3962>. Who <3588> hath <2192>(5723) ears <3775> to hear <191>(5721), let him hear <191>(5720).
44. Again <3825>, the kingdom <932> of heaven <3772> is <2076>(5748) like <3664> unto treasure <2344> hid <2928>(5772) in <1722> a field <68>; the which <3739> when a man <444> hath found <2147>(5631), he hideth <2928>(5656), and <2532> for <575> joy <5479> thereof <846> goeth <5217>(5719) and <2532> selleth <4453>(5719) all <3956> that <3745> he hath <2192>(5719), and <2532> buyeth <59>(5719) that <1565> field <68>.
45. Again <3825>, the kingdom <932> of heaven <3772> is <2076>(5748) like <3664> unto a merchant <1713> man <444>, seeking <2212>(5723) goodly <2570> pearls <3135>:
46. Who <3739>, when he had found <2147>(5631) one <1520> pearl <3135> of great price <4186>, went <565>(5631) and sold <4097>(5758) all <3956> that <3745> he had <2192>(5707), and <2532> bought <59>(5656) it <846>.
47. Again <3825>, the kingdom <932> of heaven <3772> is <2076>(5748) like <3664> unto a net <4522>, that was cast <906>(5685) into <1519> the sea <2281>, and <2532> gathered <4863>(5631) of <1537> every <3956> kind <1085>:
48. Which <3739>, when <3753> it was full <4137>(5681), they drew <307>(5660) to <1909> shore <123>, and <2532> sat down <2523>(5660), and gathered <4816>(5656) the good <2570> into <1519> vessels <30>, but <1161> cast <906>(5627) the bad <4550> away <1854>.
49. So <3779> shall it be <2071>(5704) at <1722> the end <4930> of the world <165>: the angels <32> shall come forth <1831>(5695), and <2532> sever <873>(5692) the wicked <4190> from <1537> among <3319> the just <1342>,
50. And <2532> shall cast <906>(5692) them <846> into <1519> the furnace <2575> of fire <4442>: there <1563> shall be <2071>(5704) wailing <2805> and <2532> gnashing <1030> of teeth <3599>.
51. Jesus <2424> saith <3004>(5719) unto them <846>, Have ye understood <4920>(5656) all <3956> <0> these <5023> things <3956>? They say <3004>(5719) unto him <846>, Yea <3483>, Lord <2962>.
52. Then <1161> said <2036>(5627) he unto them <846>, Therefore <1223> <5124> every <3956> scribe <1122> which is instructed <3100>(5685) unto <1519> the kingdom <932> of heaven <3772> is <2076>(5748) like <3664> unto a man <444> that is an householder <3617>, which <3748> bringeth forth <1544>(5719) out of <1537> his <848> treasure <2344> things new <2537> and <2532> old <3820>.
53. And <2532> it came to pass <1096>(5633), that when <3753> Jesus <2424> had finished <5055>(5656) these <5025> parables <3850>, he departed <3332>(5656) thence <1564>.
54. And <2532> when he was come <2064>(5631) into <1519> his own <848> country <3968>, he taught <1321>(5707) them <846> in <1722> their <846> synagogue <4864>, insomuch that <5620> they were astonished <1605>(5745), and <2532> said <3004>(5721), Whence <4159> hath this man <5129> this <3778> wisdom <4678>, and <2532> these mighty works <1411>?
55. Is <2076>(5748) not <3756> this <3778> the carpenter's <5045> son <5207>? is <3004> <0> not <3780> his <846> mother <3384> called <3004>(5743) Mary <3137>? and <2532> his <846> brethren <80>, James <2385>, and <2532> Joses <2500>, and <2532> Simon <4613>, and <2532> Judas <2455>?
56. And <2532> his <846> sisters <79>, are they <1526>(5748) not <3780> all <3956> with <4314> us <2248>? Whence <4159> then <3767> hath this man <5129> all <3956> these things <5023>?
57. And <2532> they were offended <4624>(5712) in <1722> him <846>. But <1161> Jesus <2424> said <2036>(5627) unto them <846>, A prophet <4396> is <2076>(5748) not <3756> without honour <820>, save <1508> in <1722> his own <848> country <3968>, and <2532> in <1722> his own <848> house <3614>.
58. And <2532> he did <4160>(5656) not <3756> many <4183> mighty works <1411> there <1563> because <1223> of their <846> unbelief <570>.