Matthew 13:36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58
Matthew 13:36 NIV
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.”
Matthew 13:38 NIV
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
Matthew 13:39 NIV
and the enemy who sows them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the harvesters are angels.
Matthew 13:40 NIV
“As the weeds are pulled up and burned in the fire, so it will be at the end of the age.
Matthew 13:41 NIV
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.
Matthew 13:42 NIV
They will throw them into the blazing furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Matthew 13:43 NIV
Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Whoever has ears, let them hear.
Matthew 13:46 NIV
When he found one of great value, he went away and sold everything he had and bought it.
Matthew 13:47 NIV
“Once again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was let down into the lake and caught all kinds of fish.
Matthew 13:48 NIV
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.
Matthew 13:49 NIV
This is how it will be at the end of the age. The angels will come and separate the wicked from the righteous
Matthew 13:50 NIV
and throw them into the blazing furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Matthew 13:55 NIV
“Isn’t this the carpenter’s son? Isn’t his mother’s name Mary, and aren’t his brothers James, Joseph, Simon and Judas?
Matthew 13:57 NIV
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.”