Matthew 13:34–58
34 All these things Jesus spoke to the crowds in parables, and He did not speak to them awithout a parable.
35 This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet:
“aI will open My mouth in parables;
I will utter things hidden since the foundation of the world.”
36 Then He left the crowds and went into athe house. And His disciples came to Him and said, “bExplain to us the parable of the 1tares of the field.”
37 And He said, “The one who sows the good seed is athe Son of Man,
38 and the field is the world; and as for the good seed, these are athe sons of the kingdom; and the tares are bthe sons of cthe evil one;
39 and the enemy who sowed them is the devil, and the harvest is athe 1end of the age; and the reapers are angels.
40 “So just as the tares are gathered up and burned with fire, so shall it be at athe 1end of the age.
41 “aThe Son of Man bwill send forth His angels, and they will gather out of His kingdom 1all cstumbling blocks, and those who commit lawlessness,
42 and awill throw them into the furnace of fire; in that place bthere will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
43 “aThen the righteous will shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. bHe who has ears, 1let him hear.
44 “aThe kingdom of heaven is like a treasure hidden in the field, which a man found and hid again; and from joy over it he goes and bsells all that he has and buys that field.
45 “Again, athe kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking fine pearls,
46 and upon finding one pearl of great value, he went and sold all that he had and bought it.
47 “Again, athe kingdom of heaven is like a dragnet cast into the sea, and gathering fish of every kind;
48 and when it was filled, they drew it up on the beach; and they sat down and gathered the good fish into containers, but the bad they threw away.
49 “So it will be at athe 1end of the age; the angels will come forth and 2take out the wicked from among the righteous,
50 and awill throw them into the furnace of fire; in that place bthere will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
51 “Have you understood all these things?” They * said to Him, “Yes.”
52 And 1Jesus said to them, “Therefore every scribe who has become a disciple of the kingdom of heaven is like a head of a household, who brings out of his treasure things new and old.”
53 aWhen Jesus had finished these parables, He departed from there.
54 aHe came to 1His hometown and bbegan teaching them in their synagogue, so that cthey were astonished, and said, “Where did this man get this wisdom and these 2miraculous powers?
55 “Is not this the carpenter’s son? Is not aHis mother called Mary, and His abrothers, James and Joseph and Simon and Judas?
56 “And aHis sisters, are they not all with us? Where then did this man get all these things?”
57 And they took aoffense at Him. But Jesus said to them, “bA prophet is not without honor except in his 1hometown and in his own household.”
58 And He did not do many 1miracles there because of their unbelief.