The Parable of the Hidden Treasure - The Parable of the Pearl of Great Value - The Parable of the Net: Pictures of the Kingdom - Jesus Rejected at Nazareth - (Matthew, Chapter 13) - (Part 2 of 2)

Gospel of Matthew, Chapter 13

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Matthew

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.

Matthew 13

English Standard Version (ESV)

The Parable of the Hidden Treasure

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.

Pearl

The Parable of the Pearl of Great Value

Matthew 13:45,46

Matthew 13

45 “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls,

46 who, on finding one pearl of great value,

went and sold all that he had and bought it.

Matthew 13

English Standard Version (ESV)

The Parable of the Pearl of Great Value

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

The Parable of the Net

Matthew 13:47-50

Pictures of the Kingdom

Matthew 13:47-50

Matthew 13

English Standard Version (ESV)

The Parable of the Net

⁴⁷“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was thrown into the sea and gathered fish of every kind. ⁴⁸When it was full, men drew it ashore and sat down and sorted the good into containers but threw away 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 fiery furnace. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

New and Old Treasures

⁵¹“Have you understood all these things?” They said to him, “Yes.” ⁵²And he said to them,“Therefore every scribe who has been trained for the kingdom of heaven is like a master of a house, who brings out of his treasure what is new and what is old.”

Nazareth

Jesus Rejected at Nazareth

Matthew 13:53-58; Mark 6:1-6; Luke 4:16-30

Matthew 13

57 And they took offense at him. But Jesus said to them,

“A prophet is not without honor except in his hometown and in his own household.”

58 And he did not do many mighty works there, because of their unbelief.

Matthew 13

English Standard Version (ESV)

Jesus Rejected at Nazareth

⁵³And when Jesus had finished these parables, he went away from there, ⁵⁴and coming to his hometown he taught them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished, and said, “Where did this man get this wisdom and these mighty works? ⁵⁵Is not this the carpenter's son? Is not his mother called Mary? And are not his brothers James and Joseph and Simon and Judas? ⁵⁶And are not all his sisters with us? Where then did this man get all these things?” ⁵⁷And they took offense at him. But Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his hometown and in his own household.” ⁵⁸And he did not do many mighty works there, because of their unbelief.

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