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Matthew 13

Jesus teaches a series of kingdom parables by the sea: the sower, wheat and tares, mustard seed, leaven, hidden treasure, pearl, and net. He explains why parables both reveal and conceal, interprets the sower and tares for His disciples, and is rejected in His own country despite the wisdom and works people recognize.

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Jesus teaches a series of kingdom parables by the sea: the sower, wheat and tares, mustard seed, leaven, hidden treasure, pearl, and net. He explains why parables both reveal and conceal, interprets the sower and tares for His disciples, and is rejected in His own country despite the wisdom and works people recognize.

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Verses 1–23Jesus gives the parable of the sower and explains why people respond differently to the wordVerses 24–43Jesus gives the parables of the tares and mustard seed and explains the taresVerses 44–52Jesus gives parables of treasure, pearl, net, and the instructed householderVerses 53–58Jesus returns to Nazareth and is rejected because of unbelief
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1The same day went Jesus out of the house, and…2And great multitudes were gathered together unto him, so that…3And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying,…4And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way…5Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much…6And when the sun was up, they were scorched; and…7And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up,…8But other fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit,…9Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.10And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest…11He answered and said unto them, Because it is given…12For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he…13Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing…14And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which…15For this people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears…16But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your…17For verily I say unto you, That many prophets and…18Hear ye therefore the parable of the sower.19When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and…20But he that received the seed into stony places, the…21Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for…22He also that received seed among the thorns is he…23But he that received seed into the good ground is…24Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom…25But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares…26But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth…27So the servants of the householder came and said unto…28He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The…29But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the…30Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the…31Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom…32Which indeed is the least of all seeds: but when…33Another parable spake he unto them; The kingdom of heaven…34All these things spake Jesus unto the multitude in parables;…35That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the…36Then Jesus sent the multitude away, and went into the…37He answered and said unto them, He that soweth the…38The field is the world; the good seed are the…39The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest…40As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the…41The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and…42And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there…43Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in…44Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid…45Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant…46Who, when he had found one pearl of great price,…47Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net,…48Which, when it was full, they drew to shore, and…49So shall it be at the end of the world:…50And shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there…51Jesus saith unto them, Have ye understood all these things?…52Then said he unto them, Therefore every scribe which is…53And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished…54And when he was come into his own country, he…55Is not this the carpenter's son? is not his mother…56And his sisters, are they not all with us? Whence…57And they were offended in him. But Jesus said unto…58And he did not many mighty works there because of…