Matthew 13

13:29  But he saith, Nay; lest haply while ye gather up the tares, ye root up the wheat with them¹.

13:31  Another parable set he before them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like unto a grain of mustard seed¹, which a man took, and sowed in his field:

13:32  which indeed is less than all seeds¹; but when it is grown, it is greater than the herbs², and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the heaven come and lodge in the branches thereof.

13:33  Another parable spake he unto them; The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven¹, which a woman took², and hid in three measures of meal³, till it was all leavened⁴.

13:34  All these things spake Jesus in parables unto the multitudes¹; and without a parable spake he nothing unto them²:

13:35  that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophet¹, saying, I will open my mouth in parables²; I will utter things hidden from the foundation of the world.

13:36  Then he left the multitudes, and went into the house: and his disciples came unto him, saying, Explain unto us the parable of the tares of the field².

13:43  Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He that hath ears, let him hear¹.

13:44  The kingdom of heaven is like unto a treasure hidden in the field¹; which a man found, and hid; and in his joy he goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.

The three parables in this section appear to have been addressedprivately to the disciples.

13:45  Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is a merchant seeking goodly pearls¹:

13:47  Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was cast into the sea¹, and gathered of every kind²:

13:48  which, when it was filled, they drew up on the beach; and they sat down, and gathered the good into vessels, but the bad they cast away¹.

13:52  And he said unto them, Therefore every scribe who hath been made a disciple¹ to the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is a householder, who bringeth forth out of his treasure things new and old.

13:53  And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished these parables, he departed thence¹.

13:54  And coming into his own country he¹ taught them in their synagogue, insomuch that they were astonished, and said, Whence hath this man this wisdom, and these mighty works³?

13:55  Is not this the carpenter's son¹? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joseph, and Simon, and Judas?

13:57  And they were offended in him¹. But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honor, save in his own country, and in his own house.