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`Again, the reign of the heavens is like to treasure hid in the field, which a man having found did hide, and from his joy goeth, and all, as much as he hath, he selleth, and buyeth that field.
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`Again, the reign of the heavens is like to a man, a merchant, seeking goodly pearls,
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who having found one pearl of great price, having gone away, hath sold all, as much as he had, and bought it.
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`Again, the reign of the heavens is like to a net that was cast into the sea, and did gather together of every kind,
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which, when it was filled, having drawn up again upon the beach, and having sat down, they gathered the good into vessels, and the bad they did cast out,
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so shall it be in the full end of the age, the messengers shall come forth and separate the evil out of the midst of the righteous,
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and shall cast them to the furnace of the fire, there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of the teeth.'
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Jesus saith to them, `Did ye understand all these?' They say to him, `Yes, sir.'
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And he said to them, `Because of this every scribe having been discipled in regard to the reign of the heavens, is like to a man, a householder, who doth bring forth out of his treasure things new and old.'
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And it came to pass, when Jesus finished these similes, he removed thence,
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and having come to his own country, he was teaching them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished, and were saying, `Whence to this one this wisdom and the mighty works?