matthew 13 verse

( D) and sat by the lake. When some tribulation or persecution comes because of the word, he immediately falls away. * [13:54–17:27] This section is the narrative part of the fourth book of the gospel. 17Amen, I say to you, many prophets and righteous people longed to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it. Three measures: an enormous amount, enough to feed a hundred people. 56 Aren’t all his sisters with us? The parables of the sower and the cockle: of the mustard seed, etc. 13 1 That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the lake. and understand with their heart and be converted. “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a person took and sowed in a field. From these considerations it may be manifest what is signified by harvest in the following passages, as in Matthew 13:37, 38, 39. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field.(AT). (J) 13 This is why I speak to them in parables: “Though seeing, they do not see;    though hearing, they do not hear or understand.(K). * [13:25] Weeds: darnel, a poisonous weed that in its first stage of growth resembles wheat. If each detail of such a story is given a figurative meaning, the story is an allegory. 13:48 This verse describes the end time division of people based on their response to Jesus and the gospel (cf. Is not his mother named Mary and his brothers James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas?r 56Are not his sisters all with us? However, to exclude any allegorical elements from a parable is an excessively rigid mode of interpretation, now abandoned by many scholars. [13:32] Ez 17:23; 31:6; Dn 4:7–9, 17–19. Familiarity with his background and family leads them to regard him as pretentious. * [13:30] Harvest: a common biblical metaphor for the time of God’s judgment; cf. 46When he finds a pearl of great price, he goes and sells all that he has and buys it. 2 Such large crowds gathered around him that he got into a boat and sat in it, while all the people stood on the shore. Those who maintain a sharp distinction between parable and allegory insist that a parable has only one point of comparison, and that while parables were characteristic of Jesus’ teaching, to see allegorical details in them is to introduce meanings that go beyond their original intention and even falsify it. 'For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.'" In Matt 13 Jesus begins talking about the mystery form of the kingdom by telling parables. 17 For truly I tell you, many prophets and righteous people longed to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it. * [13:33] Except in this Q parable and in Mt 16:12, yeast (or “leaven”) is, in New Testament usage, a symbol of corruption (see Mt 16:6, 11–12; Mk 8:15; Lk 12:1; 1 Cor 5:6–8; Gal 5:9). * [13:38] The field is the world: this presupposes the resurrection of Jesus and the granting to him of “all power in heaven and on earth” (Mt 28:18). 9 Whoever has ears, let them hear.”(G), 10 The disciples came to him and asked, “Why do you speak to the people in parables?”. 32 It is the smallest of all the seeds, but when it has grown it is the biggest of shrubs and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air can come and shelter in its branches.'. 24 Jesus told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like(U) a man who sowed good seed in his field. 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.”(AA), 33 He told them still another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like(AB) yeast that a woman took and mixed into about sixty pounds[b] of flour(AC) until it worked all through the dough.”(AD). All rights reserved worldwide. Matthew 13:22 - ESV 5Some fell on rocky ground, where it had little soil. * [13:51] Matthew typically speaks of the understanding of the disciples. Copyright © 2019 by Zondervan. Matthew follows the Marcan outline (Mk 4:1–35) but has only two of Mark’s parables, the five others being from Q and M. In addition to the seven parables, the discourse gives the reason why Jesus uses this type of speech (Mt 13:10–15), declares the blessedness of those who understand his teaching (Mt 13:16–17), explains the parable of the sower (Mt 13:18–23) and of the weeds (Mt 13:36–43), and ends with a concluding statement to the disciples (Mt 13:51–52). 26When the crop grew and bore fruit, the weeds appeared as well. 10 And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables? Matthew 13:18 f. ὑμεῖς] emphatic, as in Matthew 13:16. οὖν] for it is with you precisely as has been said in Matthew 13:16. ἀκούσατε] not: understand (de Wette), but: hear, attend to the parable, that is, with a view to see the meaning that it is intended to convey. But Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his own town and in his own home.”(BH). παντὸς, κ. τ. 58 And he did not do many miracles there because of their lack of faith. In the King James Version of the Bible the text reads: . Matthew 13:12(NASB) Verse Thoughts There came a trigger-point in Christ's ministry when He knew that Israel would reject His mission, ministry, and Messiahship. # 13:15 Isaiah 6:9,10 (see Septuagint) 16 But blessed are your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear. The church is the place where Jesus’ kingdom is manifested, but his royal authority embraces the entire world; see note on Mt 13:38. However, his citation of Is 6:9–10 in Mt 13:14 supports the harsher Marcan view. Matthew modifies his Marcan source (Mk 6:1–6). Matthew 9:13, ESV: "Go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice.’For I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.”" Content. 16 But blessed are your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear. 2 And great multitudes were gathered together unto him, so that he went into a ship, and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore. Verse Thoughts God sent His only begotten Son into the world and He expects us to listen to Him. Matt 13 is hinge in the literary structure of the book. 2 Such large crowds gathered around him that he got into a boat and sat down, and the whole crowd stood along the shore. Where then did this man get all these things?” 57 And they took offense(BG) at him. 48When it is full they haul it ashore and sit down to put what is good into buckets. Whoever does not have, even what they have will be taken from them. The mysteries: as in Lk 8:10; Mk 4:11 has “the mystery.” The word is used in Dn 2:18, 19, 27 and in the Qumran literature (1QpHab 7:8; 1QS 3:23; 1QM 3:9) to designate a divine plan or decree affecting the course of history that can be known only when revealed. 47Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net thrown into the sea, which collects fish of every kind. What is the meaning of the seed that fell along the path and the birds came and ate it up? Where have the weeds come from?’ 28He answered, ‘An enemy has done this.’ His slaves said to him, ‘Do you want us to go and pull them up?’ 29He replied, ‘No, if you pull up the weeds you might uproot the wheat along with them. * “The kingdom of heaven may be likened to a man who sowed good seed in his field. While the Twelve are in many ways representative of all who believe in him, they are also distinguished from them in certain respects. (BC) “Where did this man get this wisdom and these miraculous powers?” they asked. He spoke to them only in parables, 35to fulfill what had been said through the prophet:*, I will announce what has lain hidden from the foundation [of the world].”l. 11 He replied, “Because the knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven(H) has been given to you,(I) but not to them. Matthew 13:18 "Hear ye therefore the parable of the sower." 21But he has no root and lasts only for a time. The four types of persons envisaged are (1) those who never accept the word of the kingdom (Mt 13:19); (2) those who believe for a while but fall away because of persecution (Mt 13:20–21); (3) those who believe, but in whom the word is choked by worldly anxiety and the seduction of riches (Mt 13:22); (4) those who respond to the word and produce fruit abundantly (Mt 13:23). But while everyone was sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and went away. Anyone who shares God's Word with others 15. + Text Size —. * [13:24–30] This parable is peculiar to Matthew. 13 After they had gone, an 20 angel of the Lord 21 appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, “Get up, take the child and his mother and flee to Egypt, and stay there until I tell you, for Herod 22 is going to look for the child to kill him.” 14 Then he got up, took the child and his mother during 23 the night, and went to Egypt. * [13:44] In the unsettled conditions of Palestine in Jesus’ time, it was not unusual to guard valuables by burying them in the ground. God's Word, message about the Kingdom Who is the sower/farmer? * [13:13] Because ‘they look…or understand’: Matthew softens his Marcan source, which states that Jesus speaks in parables so that the crowds may not understand (Mk 4:12), and makes such speaking a punishment given because they have not accepted his previous clear teaching. The angels will go out and separate the wicked from the righteous 50and throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be wailing and grinding of teeth. In Semitic fashion, both the disciples’ understanding and the crowd’s obtuseness are attributed to God. 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.”. The Parables of the Hidden Treasure and the Pearl, “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.”, “A prophet is not without honor except in his own town and in his own home.”, Mt 11:25; 16:17; 19:11; Jn 6:65; 1Co 2:10, 14; Col 1:27; 1Jn 2:20, 27, Isa 6:9, 10; Jn 12:40; Ac 28:26, 27; Ro 11:8, ver 31, 33, 45, 47; Mt 18:23; 20:1; 22:2; 25:1; Mk 4:26, 30, Ps 78:2; Ro 16:25, 26; 1Co 2:7; Eph 3:9; Col 1:26, NIV, Beautiful Word Bible Journal, Romans, Comfort Print, NIV, The Story: The Bible as One Continuing Story of God and His People, NIV, Beautiful Word Bible Journal, Luke, Comfort Print, NIV, Biblical Theology Study Bible, Comfort Print: Follow God’s Redemptive Plan as It Unfolds throughout Scripture, NIV, Beautiful Word Bible Journal, Acts, Comfort Print, NIV, Quest Study Bible, Comfort Print: The Only Q and A Study Bible. 41 The Son of Man(AN) will send out his angels,(AO) and they will weed out of his kingdom everything that causes sin and all who do evil. 36Then, dismissing the crowds,* he went into the house. XIII. We know that because in 13:10 the disciples asked Jesus why he was speaking in parables. 10The disciples approached him and said, “Why do you speak to them in parables?” 11* He said to them in reply, “Because knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven has been granted to you, but to them it has not been granted. * [13:3] In parables: the word “parable” (Greek parabolē) is used in the LXX to translate the Hebrew māshāl, a designation covering a wide variety of literary forms such as axioms, proverbs, similitudes, and allegories. * [13:44–50] The first two of the last three parables of the discourse have the same point. . The Purpose of Parables. * [13:16–17] Unlike the unbelieving crowds, the disciples have seen that which the prophets and the righteous of the Old Testament longed to see without having their longing fulfilled. * [13:37–43] In the explanation of the parable of the weeds emphasis lies on the fearful end of the wicked, whereas the parable itself concentrates on patience with them until judgment time. * [13:36] Dismissing the crowds: the return of Jesus to the house marks a break with the crowds, who represent unbelieving Israel. 18 “Listen then to what the parable of the sower means: 19 When anyone hears the message about the kingdom(P) and does not understand it, the evil one(Q) comes and snatches away what was sown in their heart. Matthew 13. It is the Twelve and these their later counterparts to whom this verse applies. 45 “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like(AU) a merchant looking for fine pearls. It becomes a large bush, and the ‘birds of the sky come and dwell in its branches.’”, The Parable of the Yeast. (BD) Isn’t his mother’s(BE) name Mary, and aren’t his brothers(BF) James, Joseph, Simon and Judas? 2 Such large crowds gathered around him that he got into a boat and sat in it, while all the people stood on the shore. The same day Jesus going out of the house, sat by the sea side. CHAPTER 13. 21 But since they have no root, they last only a short time. * [13:35] The prophet: some textual witnesses read “Isaiah the prophet.” The quotation is actually from Ps 78:2; the first line corresponds to the LXX text of the psalm. 7 Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the plants. Then He spoke many things to them in parables,a. New International Version (NIV), “Because the knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven. This is the one who produces a crop, yielding a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown.”(T). Click the verse number to read commentary, definitions, meanings, and notesfor that particular Matthew 13 verse. Treasures New and Old. * [13:39] The end of the age: this phrase is found only in Matthew (13:40, 49; 24:3; 28:20). 4 And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up: The weeds are the people of the evil one,(AJ) 39 and the enemy who sows them is the devil. At that time I will tell the harvesters: First collect the weeds and tie them in bundles to be burned; then gather the wheat and bring it into my barn.’”(V), 31 He told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like(Y) a mustard seed,(Z) which a man took and planted in his field. In the New Testament the same breadth of meaning of the word is found, but there it primarily designates stories that are illustrative comparisons between Christian truths and events of everyday life. 12b To anyone who has, more will be given* and he will grow rich; from anyone who has not, even what he has will be taken away. 33 He told them another parable, 'The kingdom of Heaven is like the yeast a woman took and mixed in with three measures of flour till it was leavened all through.'. Using Matthew 13:18-23, Mark 4:14-20 and Luke 8:11-15 what is the meaning of the parable about the Sower and the seed? 9Whoever has ears ought to hear.”. 11 He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given. Commentary on Matthew 13:31-35 (Read Matthew 13:31-35) The scope of the parable of the seed sown, is to show that the beginnings of the gospel would be small, but its latter end would greatly increase; in this way the work of grace in the heart, the kingdom of God within us, would be carried on. 4 As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up. 6 But when the sun came up, the plants were scorched, and they withered because they had no root. Jesus was going to show them how to understand this parable. Copyright 2019-2020 USCCB, please review our Privacy Policy, On Fraternity and Social Friendship (Fratelli Tutti). (AM), 40 “As the weeds are pulled up and burned in the fire, so it will be at the end of the age. Others, however, hold that the explanation may come basically from Jesus even though it was developed in the light of later Christian experience. 13 r For all the Prophets and the Law prophesied until John, 14 and if you are willing to accept it, he is s Elijah who is to come. Sometimes the event has a strange element that is quite different from usual experience (e.g., in Mt 13:33 the enormous amount of dough in the parable of the yeast); this is meant to sharpen the curiosity of the hearer. He got into a boat and sat: Jesus sometimes used a boat as His “pulpit” (Mark 4:1). His disciples approached him and said, “Explain to us the parable of the weeds in the field.” 37* He said in reply, “He who sows good seed is the Son of Man, 38the field is the world,* the good seed the children of the kingdom. He answers that he is revealing the mysteries of the kingdom. 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