Matthew 13:44–52

THE PARABLES OF THE HIDDEN TREASURE AND OF THE PRICELESS PEARL

⁴⁴“The kingdom of heaven is like treasure, buried in a field, that a man found and reburied. Then in his joy he goes and sells everything he has and buys that field.^o

⁴⁵“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls. ⁴⁶When he found one priceless^D pearl, he went and sold everything he had and bought it.^p

THE PARABLE OF THE NET

⁴⁷“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a large net thrown into the sea. It collected every kind of fish,^{q 48}and when it was full, they dragged it ashore, sat down, and gathered the good fish into containers, but threw out the worthless ones. ⁴⁹So it will be at the end of the age. The angels will go out, separate the evil people from the righteous,^{r 50}and throw them into the blazing furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.^s

THE STOREHOUSE OF TRUTH

⁵¹“Have you understood all these things?”^E

They answered him, “Yes.”

⁵²“Therefore,” he said to them, “every teacher of the law^F who has become a disciple in the kingdom of heaven is like the owner of a house who brings out of his storeroom treasures new and old.”^t