³⁶Then he left the crowds and went into the house. And his disciples approached him, saying, “Explain to us the parable of the weeds of the field.” ³⁷He answered, “The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man; ³⁸the field is the world, and the good seed are the children of the kingdom; the weeds are the children of the evil one,^* ³⁹and the enemy who sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are angels.^* ⁴⁰Just as the weeds are collected and burned up with fire, so will it be at the end of the age.^* ⁴¹The Son of Man will send his angels, and they will collect out of his kingdom all causes of sin^r and all evildoers,^* ⁴²and they will throw them into the furnace of fire, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.^* ⁴³Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Let anyone with ears^s listen!^*

Three Parables

⁴⁴“The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and reburied; then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.^*

⁴⁵“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls; ⁴⁶on finding one pearl of great value, he went and sold all that he had and bought it.

⁴⁷“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was thrown into the sea and caught fish of every kind;^* ⁴⁸when it was full, they drew it ashore, sat down, and put the good into baskets but threw out the bad. ⁴⁹So it will be at the end of the age. The angels will come out and separate the evil from the righteous^* ⁵⁰and throw them into the furnace of fire, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.^*

Treasures New and Old

⁵¹“Have you understood all this?” They answered, “Yes.” ⁵²And he said to them, “Therefore every scribe who has become a disciple in the kingdom of heaven is like the master of a household who brings out of his treasure what is new and what is old.” ⁵³When Jesus had finished these parables, he left that place.^*

Read in Logos

Matthew 13:44: “The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and covered up. Then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.”

Footnotes

rOr stumbling
sOther ancient authorities add to hear

Cross references

*Mt 24:14; 28:19; Lk 24:47; Jn 8:44; 1 Jn 3:10
*Joel 3:13; Mt 24:3; 28:20; Rev 14:15
*1 Cor 10:11; Heb 9:26
*Mt 24:31
*Mt 24:51; 25:30; Lk 13:28
*Dan 12:3; Mt 11:15
*Isa 55:1; Phil 3:7, 8
*Mt 22:10
*Mt 25:32
*v 42
*Mt 7:28; 11:1; 19:1; 26:1