Matthew 13:36–53

Parable of the Tares Explained

³⁶Then Jesus sent the multitude away and went into the house. And His disciples came to Him, saying, “Explain to us the parable of the tares of the field.”

³⁷He answered and said to them: “He who sows the good seed is the Son of Man. ^38fThe field is the world, the good seeds are the sons of the kingdom, but the tares are ^gthe sons of the wicked one. ³⁹The enemy who sowed them is the devil, ^hthe harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are the angels. ⁴⁰Therefore as the tares are gathered and burned in the fire, so it will be at the end of this age. ⁴¹The Son of Man will send out His angels, ⁱand they will gather out of His kingdom all things that offend, and those who practice lawlessness, ^42jand will cast them into the furnace of fire. ^kThere will be wailing and gnashing of teeth. ^43lThen the righteous will shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. ^mHe who has ears to hear, let him hear!

Parable of the Hidden Treasure

⁴⁴“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and hid; and for joy over it he goes and ⁿsells all that he has and ^obuys that field.

Parable of the Pearl of Great Price

⁴⁵“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking beautiful pearls, ⁴⁶who, when he had found ^pone pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had and bought it.

Parable of the Dragnet

⁴⁷“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a dragnet that was cast into the sea and ^qgathered some of every kind, ⁴⁸which, when it was full, they drew to shore; and they sat down and gathered the good into vessels, but threw the bad away. ⁴⁹So it will be at the end of the age. The angels will come forth, ^rseparate the wicked from among the just, ⁵⁰and cast them into the furnace of fire. There will be wailing and gnashing of teeth.”

Parable of the Householder

⁵¹⁴Jesus said to them, “Have you understood all these things?”

They said to Him, “Yes, ⁵Lord.”

⁵²Then He said to them, “Therefore every ⁶scribe instructed ⁷concerning the kingdom of heaven is like a householder who brings out of his treasure ^sthings new and old.”

⁵³Now it came to pass, when Jesus had finished these parables, that He departed from there.