Matthew 13:39-58 ▼

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

40 Just as weeds are gathered and burned with fire, so it will be at end of the age.

41 The Son of Man will send his angels, and they will gather from his kingdom everything that causes others to sin and those who practice lawlessness

42 and they will throw them into a blazing furnace. In that place there will be wailing and gnashing of teeth.

43 Then the righteous will shine like the sun in their Father's kingdom. Let the person who has ears listen!|

44 |The kingdom from heaven is like treasure hidden in a field that a man found and hid. In his excitement he went and sold everything he had and bought that field.|

45 |Again, the kingdom from heaven is like a merchant searching for fine pearls.

46 When he found a very valuable pearl, he went and sold everything he had and bought it.|

47 |Again, the kingdom from heaven is like a large net thrown into the sea that gathered all kinds of fish.

48 When it was full, the fishermen hauled it ashore. Then they sat down, sorted the good fish into containers, and threw the bad ones away.

49 That is how it will be at the end of the age. The angels will go out, cull out the evil people from among the righteous ones,

50 and will throw them into a blazing furnace. In that place there will be wailing and gnashing of teeth.|

51 |Do you understand all these things?| They told him, |Yes.|

52 Then he told them, |That is why every scribe who has been trained for the kingdom from heaven is like the master of a household who brings both new and old things out of his treasure chest.|

53 When Jesus had finished these parables, he left that place.

54 He went to his hometown and began teaching the people in their synagogue in such a way that they were amazed and asked, |Where did this man get this wisdom and these miracles?

55 This is the builder's son, isn't it? His mother is named Mary, isn't she? His brothers are James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas, aren't they?

56 And his sisters are all with us, aren't they? So where did this man get all these things?|

57 And they were offended by him. But Jesus told them, |A prophet is without honor only in his hometown and in his own home.|

58 He did not perform many miracles there because of their unbelief.