Matthew 13:47–58

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, ^j48and 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, ^k50and throw them into the blazing furnace. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. ^l

The Storehouse of Truth

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

“Yes,” they told Him.

⁵²“Therefore,” He said to them, “every student of Scripture ⁿinstructed in the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who brings out of his storeroom what is new and what is old.” ^o53When Jesus had finished these parables, He left there.

Rejection at Nazareth

⁵⁴He went to His hometown ^pand began to teach them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished and said, “How did this wisdom and these miracles come to Him? ^q55Isn’t this the carpenter’s son? ^rIsn’t His mother called Mary, and His brothers James, ^sJoseph, ^tSimon, and Judas? ^u56And His sisters, aren’t they all with us? So where does He get all these things?” ⁵⁷And they were offended by Him.

But Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his hometown and in his household.” ^v58And He did not do many miracles there because of their unbelief.