Matthew 13:47–58

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, ^54land coming to ^mhis hometown ⁿhe taught them in their synagogue, so that ^othey were astonished, and said, “Where did this man get this wisdom and these mighty works? ^55pIs not this ^qthe carpenter’s⁶ son? Is not his mother called Mary? And are not ^rhis brothers James and Joseph and Simon and Judas? ⁵⁶And are not all his sisters with us? Where then did this man get all these things?” ⁵⁷And ^sthey took offense at him. But Jesus said to them, ^t“A prophet is not without honor except in his hometown and in his own household.” ⁵⁸And he did not do many mighty works there, ^ubecause of their unbelief.