Matthew 13:47–58

The Parable of the Net

⁴⁷“Once again, the kingdom of heaven is like^k a net that was let down into the lake and caught all kinds^l of fish. ⁴⁸When it was full, the fishermen pulled it up on the shore. Then they sat down and collected the good fish in baskets, but threw the bad away. ⁴⁹This is how it will be at the end of the age. The angels will come and separate the wicked from the righteous^{m 50}and throw them into the blazing furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.ⁿ

⁵¹“Have you understood all these things?” Jesus asked.

“Yes,” they replied.

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

A Prophet Without Honor

13:54–58pp—Mk 6:1–6

⁵³When Jesus had finished these parables,^o he moved on from there. ⁵⁴Coming to his hometown, he began teaching the people in their synagogue,^p and they were amazed.^q “Where did this man get this wisdom and these miraculous powers?” they asked. ⁵⁵“Isn’t this the carpenter’s son?^r Isn’t his mother’s^s name Mary, and aren’t his brothers^t James, Joseph, Simon and Judas? ⁵⁶Aren’t all his sisters with us? Where then did this man get all these things?” ⁵⁷And they took offense^u at him.

But Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his own town and in his own home.”^v

⁵⁸And he did not do many miracles there because of their lack of faith.