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Matthew 13:31-58

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31 He told another parable to them: "The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that someone took and planted in his field.
31 He told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his field.
32 It's the smallest of all seeds. But when it's grown, it's the largest of all vegetable plants. It becomes a tree so that the birds in the sky come and nest in its branches."
32 Though it is the smallest of all seeds, yet when it grows, it is the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds come and perch in its branches.”
33 He told them another parable: "The kingdom of heaven is like yeast, which a woman took and hid in a bushel of wheat flour until the yeast had worked its way through all the dough."
33 He told them still another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed into about sixty poundsof flour until it worked all through the dough.”
34 Jesus said all these things to the crowds in parables, and he spoke to them only in parables.
34 Jesus spoke all these things to the crowd in parables; he did not say anything to them without using a parable.
35 This was to fulfill what the prophet spoke: I'll speak in parables; I'll declare what has been hidden since the beginning of the world.
35 So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophet: “I will open my mouth in parables, I will utter things hidden since the creation of the world.”
36 Jesus left the crowds and went into the house. His disciples came to him and said, "Explain to us the parable of the weeds in the field."
36 Then he left the crowd and went into the house. His disciples came to him and said, “Explain to us the parable of the weeds in the field.”
37 Jesus replied, "The one who plants the good seed is the Human One.
37 He answered, “The one who sowed the good seed is the Son of Man.
38 The field is the world. And the good seeds are the followers of the kingdom. But the weeds are the followers of the evil one.
38 The field is the world, and the good seed stands for the people of the kingdom. The weeds are the people of the evil one,
39 The enemy who planted them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the present age. The harvesters are the angels.
39 and the enemy who sows them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the harvesters are angels.
40 Just as people gather weeds and burn them in the fire, so it will be at the end of the present age.
40 “As the weeds are pulled up and burned in the fire, so it will be at the end of the age.
41 The Human One will send his angels, and they will gather out of his kingdom all things that cause people to fall away and all people who sin.
41 The Son of Man will send out his angels, and they will weed out of his kingdom everything that causes sin and all who do evil.
42 He will throw them into a burning furnace. People there will be weeping and grinding their teeth.
42 They will throw them into the blazing furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
43 Then the righteous will shine like the sun in their Father's kingdom. Those who have ears should hear."
43 Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Whoever has ears, let them hear.
44 “The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure that somebody hid in a field, which someone else found and covered up. Full of joy, the finder sold everything and bought that field.
44 “The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field.
45 “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls.
45 “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant looking for fine pearls.
46 When he found one very precious pearl, he went and sold all that he owned and bought it.
46 When he found one of great value, he went away and sold everything he had and bought it.
47 “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that people threw into the lake and gathered all kinds of fish.
47 “Once again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was let down into the lake and caught all kinds of fish.
48 When it was full, they pulled it to the shore, where they sat down and put the good fish together into containers. But the bad fish they threw away.
48 When 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.
49 That's the way it will be at the end of the present age. The angels will go out and separate the evil people from the righteous people,
49 This is how it will be at the end of the age. The angels will come and separate the wicked from the righteous
50 and will throw the evil ones into a burning furnace. People there will be weeping and grinding their teeth.
50 and throw them into the blazing furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
51 "Have you understood all these things?" Jesus asked. They said to him, "Yes."
51 “Have you understood all these things?” Jesus asked. “Yes,” they replied.
52 Then he said to them, "Therefore, every legal expert who has been trained as a disciple for the kingdom of heaven is like the head of a household who brings old and new things out of their treasure chest."
52 He 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.”
53 When Jesus finished these parables, he departed.
53 When Jesus had finished these parables, he moved on from there.
54 When he came to his hometown, he taught the people in their synagogue. They were surprised and said, "Where did he get this wisdom? Where did he get the power to work miracles?
54 Coming to his hometown, he began teaching the people in their synagogue, and they were amazed. “Where did this man get this wisdom and these miraculous powers?” they asked.
55 Isn't he the carpenter's son? Isn't his mother named Mary? Aren't James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas his brothers?
55 “Isn’t this the carpenter’s son? Isn’t his mother’s name Mary, and aren’t his brothers James, Joseph, Simon and Judas?
56 And his sisters, aren't they here with us? Where did this man get all this?"
56 Aren’t all his sisters with us? Where then did this man get all these things?”
57 They were repulsed by him and fell into sin. But Jesus said to them, "Prophets are honored everywhere except in their own hometowns and in their own households."
57 And they took offense at him. But Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his own town and in his own home.”
58 He was unable to do many miracles there because of their disbelief.
58 And he did not do many miracles there because of their lack of faith.
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