Matthew 13:36–53

The Parable of the Weeds Explained

³⁶Then he left the crowds and went into ⁱthe house. And his disciples came to him, saying, ^j“Explain to us the parable of the weeds of the field.” ³⁷He answered, “The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man. ³⁸The field is the world, and the good seed is ^kthe sons of the kingdom. The weeds are ^lthe sons of the evil one, ³⁹and the enemy who sowed them is the devil. ^mThe harvest is ⁿthe end of the age, and the reapers are angels. ⁴⁰Just as the weeds ^oare gathered and burned with fire, so will it be at ⁿthe end of the age. ^41pThe Son of Man will send his angels, and they will gather out of his kingdom all ^qcauses of sin and ^rall law-breakers, ^42sand throw them into the fiery furnace. In that place ^tthere will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. ⁴³Then ^uthe righteous will shine like the sun ^vin the kingdom of their Father. ^wHe who has ears, let him hear.

The Parable of the Hidden Treasure

⁴⁴“The kingdom of heaven ^xis like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and covered up. Then in his joy ^yhe goes and sells all that he has and ^zbuys that field.

The Parable of the Pearl of Great Value

⁴⁵“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls, ⁴⁶who, on finding ^aone pearl of great value, ^ywent and sold all that he had and ^zbought it.

The Parable of the Net

⁴⁷“Again, the kingdom of heaven is ^blike a net that was thrown into the sea and ^cgathered fish of every kind. ⁴⁸When it was full, ^dmen drew it ashore and sat down and sorted the good into containers but threw away the bad. ⁴⁹So it will be at ^ethe end of the age. The angels will come out and ^fseparate the evil from the righteous ^50gand throw them into the fiery furnace. In that place ^gthere will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

New and Old Treasures

^51h“Have you understood all these things?” They said to him, “Yes.” ⁵²And he said to them, “Therefore every ⁱscribe ^jwho has been trained for the kingdom of heaven is like a master of a house, who ^kbrings out of his treasure what is new and what is old.”

Jesus Rejected at Nazareth

⁵³And when Jesus had finished these parables, he went away from there,