Matthew 13:31-58 ▼

31 He set another parable before them, saying, |The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field;

32 which indeed is smaller than all seeds. But when it is grown, it is greater than the herbs, and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in its branches.|

33 He spoke another parable to them. |The kingdom of heaven is like yeast, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, until it was all leavened.|

34 Jesus spoke all these things in parables to the crowds; and without a parable, he did not speak to 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 since the beginning of the world.|

36 Then Jesus sent the crowds away, and went into the house. His disciples came to him, saying, |Explain to us the parable of the tares in the field.|

37 And he answered them, |The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man,

38 and the field is the world; and the good seed, these are the children of the Kingdom; and the tares are the children of the evil one,

39 and the enemy who sowed them is the devil, and the harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are angels.

40 As therefore the tares are gathered up and burned with fire; so will it be at the end of the age.

41 The Son of Man will send out his angels, and they will gather out of his Kingdom all things that cause stumbling, and those who do iniquity,

42 and will cast them into the furnace of fire. There will be weeping and the grinding of teeth.

43 Then the righteous will shine forth like the sun in the Kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him hear.

44 |The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure hidden in the field, which a man found, and hid. In his joy, he goes and sells all that he has, and buys that field.

45 |Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a man who is a merchant seeking fine 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 a dragnet, that was cast into the sea, and gathered some fish of every kind,

48 which, when it was filled, they drew up on the beach. They sat down, and gathered the good into containers, but the bad they threw away.

49 So will it be in the end of the world. The angels will come forth, and separate the wicked from among the righteous,

50 and will cast them into the furnace of fire. There will be the weeping and the grinding of teeth.|

51 |Have you understood all these things?| They answered him, |Yes.|

52 And he said to them, |Therefore, every scribe who has been made a disciple in the kingdom of heaven is like a man who is a householder, who brings out of his treasure new and old things.|

53 And it happened that when Jesus had finished these parables, he departed from there.

54 And coming into his own country, he taught them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished, and said, |Where did this man get this wisdom, and these mighty works?

55 Is not this the carpenter's son? Is not his mother called Mary, and his brothers, James and Joseph and Simon and Judas?

56 And are not all of his sisters with us? Where then did this man get all of these things?|

57 And they were offended by him. But Jesus said to them, |A prophet is not without honor, except in his own country, and in his own house.|

58 And he did not do many mighty works there because of their unbelief.