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Matthew 13

Introduction

1  The parable of the sower and the seed;
18  the exposition of it.
24  The parable of the tares;
31  of the mustard seed;
33  of the leaven;
36  exposition of the parable of the tares.
44  The parable of the hidden treasure;
45  of the pearl;
47  of the drag net cast into the sea.
53  Christ is contemned of his own countrymen.
Verse 1

The same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the sea side.
sat
Mark 2:13, 4:1
Verses 1-9

The same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the sea side.
sat
Mark 2:13, 4:1
Verse 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.
great
4:25, 15:30, Genesis 49:10, Luke 8:4-8
so
Mark 4:1, Luke 5:3
a ship
[oion]
Verse 3

And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow;
in
10-13,34,35,53, 22:1, 24:32, Judges 9:8-20, 2 Samuel 12:1-7, Psalms 49:4, 78:2, Isaiah 5:1-7, Ezekiel 17:2, 20:49, 24:3-14, Micah 2:4, Habakkuk 2:6, Mark 3:23, Mark 4:2,13,33, 12:1,12, Luke 8:10, 12:41, 15:3-7, John 16:25; *marg:
parables
A parable, [parabole] from [para] near, and [ballo] I cast, or put, has been justly defined to be a comparison or similitude, in which one thing is compared with another, especially spiritual things with natural, by which means those spiritual things are better understood, and make a deeper impression on a honest and attentive mind. In a parable, a resemblance in the principal incidents is all that is required; smaller matters being considered as a sort of drapery. Maimonides, in Moreh Nevochim, gives an excellent rule on this head: "Fix it as a principle to attach yourself to the grand object of the parable, without attempting to make a particular application of all the circumstances and terms which it comprehends."
a sower
Mark 4:2-9, Luke 8:5-8
Verse 4

And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up:
the way
18,19
Verse 5

Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth:
20, Ezekiel 11:19, 36:26, Amos 6:12, Zechariah 7:12
Verse 6

And when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away.
when
21, Isaiah 49:10, James 1:11,12, Revelation 7:16
because
7:26,27, Luke 8:13, Ephesians 3:17, Colossians 1:23, 2:7
Verse 7

And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and choked them:
22, Genesis 3:18, Jeremiah 4:3,4, Mark 4:18,19
Verse 8

But other fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold.
good
23, Luke 8:15, Romans 7:18
some an
Genesis 26:12, John 15:8, Galatians 5:22,23, Philippians 1:11
Verse 9

Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.
16, 11:15, Mark 4:9,23, 7:14-16, Revelation 2:7,11,17,29, 3:6,13,22, 13:8,9
Verse 10

And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables?
Why
Mark 4:10,33,34
Verses 10-23

And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables?
Why
Mark 4:10,33,34
Verse 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.
Because
11:25,26, 16:17, Psalms 25:8,9,14, Isaiah 29:10, 35:8, Mark 4:11, Luke 8:10, Luke 10:39-42, John 7:17, Acts 16:14, 17:11,12, 1 Corinthians 2:9,10,14, 4:7, James 1:5,16-18, 1 John 2:27
mysteries
Romans 16:25, 1 Corinthians 2:7, 4:1, 13:2, 15:51, Ephesians 1:9,18, 3:3-9, 5:32, 6:19, Colossians 1:26,27, 2:2, 1 Timothy 3:9,16
Verse 12

For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that he hath.
For whosoever
25:29, Mark 4:24,25, Luke 8:18, 9:26, 19:24-26, John 15:2-5
from
21:43, Isaiah 5:4-7, Mark 12:9, Luke 10:42, 12:20,21, 16:2,25, Revelation 2:5, Revelation 3:15,16
Verse 13

Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.
16, Deuteronomy 29:3,4, Isaiah 42:18-20, 44:18, Jeremiah 5:21, Ezekiel 12:2, Mark 8:17,18, John 3:19,20, 9:39-41, 2 Corinthians 4:3,4
Verse 14

And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive:
the prophecy
Isaiah 6:9,10, Ezekiel 12:2, Mark 4:12, Luke 8:10, John 12:39,40, Acts 28:25-27, Romans 11:8-10, 2 Corinthians 3:14
Verse 15

For this people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.
heart
Psalms 119:70
ears
Zechariah 7:11, John 8:43,44, Acts 7:57, 2 Timothy 4:4, Hebrews 5:11
their eyes
Isaiah 29:10-12, 44:20, 2 Thessalonians 2:10,11
and should be
Acts 3:19, 2 Timothy 2:25,26, Hebrews 6:4-6
and I
Isaiah 57:18, Jeremiah 3:22, 17:14, 33:6, Hosea 14:4, Malachi 4:2, Mark 4:12, Revelation 22:2
Verse 16

But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear.
5:3-11, 16:17, Luke 2:29,30, 10:23,24, John 20:29, Acts 26:18, 2 Corinthians 4:6, Ephesians 1:17,18
Verse 17

For verily I say unto you, That many prophets and righteous men have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them.
That many
Luke 10:24, John 8:56, Ephesians 3:5,6, Hebrews 11:13,39,40, 1 Peter 1:10-12
Verse 18

Hear ye therefore the parable of the sower.
11,12, Mark 4:14-20
Verse 19

When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, then cometh the wicked one, and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. This is he which received seed by the way side.
the word
4:23, Luke 8:11-15, 9:2, 10:9, Acts 20:25, 28:23, Romans 14:17, 2 Corinthians 4:2,3, Ephesians 3:8
and understandeth
Proverbs 1:7,20-22, 2:1-6, 17:16, 18:1,2, John 3:19,20, 8:43, 18:38, Acts 17:32, 18:15, 24:25,26, 25:19,20, 26:31,32, Romans 1:28, 2:8, 2 Thessalonians 2:12, Hebrews 2:1, 1 John 5:20
the wicked
38, Mark 4:15, Luke 8:12, 1 John 2:13,14, 3:12, 5:18
This
Verse 20

But he that received the seed into stony places, the same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it;
received
5,6
anon
1 Samuel 11:13-15, 2 Chronicles 24:2,6,14, Psalms 78:34-37, 106:12,13, Isaiah 58:2, Ezekiel 33:31,32, Mark 4:16,17, 6:20, John 5:35, Acts 8:13, Galatians 4:14,15
Verse 21

Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while: for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and by he is offended.
root
6, 7:22,23,26,27, Job 19:28, Proverbs 12:3,12, Luke 8:13, John 6:26,61-65, John 6:70,71, 15:5-7, Acts 8:21-23, Galatians 5:6, 6:15, Ephesians 3:17, 2 Peter 1:8,9, 1 John 2:19,20
dureth
10:22, 24:13, Job 27:8-10, Psalms 36:3, Hosea 6:4, Romans 2:7, Philippians 1:6, 1 Peter 1:5
for
5:10-12, 10:37-39, 16:24-26, Mark 4:17, 8:34-36, 13:12,13, Luke 9:23-25, 14:26-33, 21:12-18, John 12:25,26, Galatians 6:12, 2 Timothy 4:10, Hebrews 10:35-39, Revelation 2:13
is
57, 11:6, 24:9,10, 26:31,33, 2 Timothy 1:15
Verse 22

He also that received seed among the thorns is he that heareth the word; and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful.
seed
7, Mark 4:18, Luke 8:14, 18:24, 2 Timothy 4:10
the care
6:24,25, 19:16-24, Genesis 13:10-13, Joshua 7:20,21, 2 Kings 5:20-27, Jeremiah 4:3, Mark 10:23-25, Luke 12:15,21,29,30, 14:16-24, 21:34, Acts 5:1-11, Acts 8:18, 1 Timothy 6:9,10, 2 Peter 2:14,15, 1 John 2:15,16, Jude 1:11
the deceitfulness
Psalms 52:7, 62:10, Proverbs 11:28, 23:5, Ecclesiastes 4:8, 5:10,11,13,14, Mark 4:19, Luke 18:24,25, 1 Timothy 6:17
choke
Luke 8:14, 2 Timothy 4:10, Jude 1:12
Verse 23

But he that received seed into the good ground is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; which also beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some an hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.
that received
8, Mark 4:20, Luke 8:15
good
Proverbs 1:5,6, 2:2-6, Ezekiel 18:31, 36:26, Mark 10:15, John 1:11-13, 8:47, 10:26, John 10:27, 17:7,8, Acts 16:14, 17:11, 2 Thessalonians 2:10,13,14, Hebrews 4:2, 8:10, James 1:21,22, 1 Peter 2:1,2, 1 John 5:20
beareth
3:8,10, 12:33, Psalms 1:1-3, 92:13-15, Luke 6:43,44, 13:9, John 15:1-8,16, Galatians 5:22,23, Philippians 1:11, 4:17, Colossians 1:6,10, Hebrews 6:7, 13:15,16
some an
2 Corinthians 8:1,2, 9:10, 1 Thessalonians 4:1, 2 Peter 1:5-8, 3:18
Verse 24

Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field:
put
21:33, Judges 14:12,13, Isaiah 28:10,13, Ezekiel 17:2
The kingdom
33,44,45,47, 3:2, 20:1, 22:2, 25:1, Mark 4:30, Luke 13:18,20
good
19,37, 4:23, Colossians 1:5, 1 Peter 1:23
Verse 25

But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way.
men
25:5, Isaiah 56:9,10, Acts 20:30,31, Galatians 2:4, 2 Timothy 4:3-5, Hebrews 12:15, 2 Peter 2:1, Revelation 2:20
enemy
39, 2 Corinthians 11:13-15, 1 Peter 5:8, Revelation 12:9, 13:14
tares
Verse 26

But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also.
Mark 4:26-29
Verse 27

So the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? from whence then hath it tares? 28 He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up?
the servants
1 Corinthians 3:5-9, 12:28,29, 16:10, 2 Corinthians 5:18-20, 6:1,4, Ephesians 4:11,12
whence
Romans 16:17, 1 Corinthians 1:11-13, 15:12-34, Galatians 3:1-3, James 3:15,16, 4:4
Verse 28

So the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? from whence then hath it tares? 28 He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up?
Wilt
Luke 9:49-54, 1 Corinthians 5:3-7, 2 Corinthians 2:6-11, 1 Thessalonians 5:14, Jude 1:22,23
Verse 30

Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn.
both
39, 3:12, 22:10-14, 25:6-13,32, Malachi 3:18, 1 Corinthians 4:5
to the
39-43, 1 Timothy 5:24
and bind
1 Samuel 25:29
burn
25:41, Isaiah 27:10,11, Ezekiel 15:4-7, Malachi 4:1, John 15:6
but
3:12, Luke 3:17
Verse 31

Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field:
put
24, Luke 19:11, 20:9
The kingdom
Mark 4:30-32, Luke 13:18,19
Verse 31-32

Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field:
put
24, Luke 19:11, 20:9
The kingdom
Mark 4:30-32, Luke 13:18,19
Verse 32

Which indeed is the least of all seeds: but when it is grown, it is the greatest among herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in the branches thereof.
the least
Psalms 72:16-19, Isaiah 2:2-4, Ezekiel 47:1-5, Daniel 2:34,35,44,45, Micah 4:1-3, Zechariah 4:10, 8:20-23, 14:7-10, Acts 1:15, 21:20; *Gr:; Romans 15:18,19, Revelation 11:15
so that
Ezekiel 17:23,24, 31:6, Daniel 4:12
Verse 33

Another parable spake he unto them; The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.
Another
Mark 13:20
like
Luke 13:21, 1 Corinthians 5:6,7, Galatians 5:9
measures
Gr. "A measure containing about a peck and a half, wanting a little more than a pint."
till
Job 17:9, Proverbs 4:18, Hosea 6:3, John 15:2, 16:12,13, Philippians 1:6,9, 2:13-15, 1 Thessalonians 5:23,24, 2 Peter 3:18
Verse 34

All these things spake Jesus unto the multitude in parables; and without a parable spake he not unto them:
13, Mark 4:33,34
Verse 35

That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things which have been kept secret from the foundation of the world.
it
14, 21:4,5
I will open
Psalms 78:2
I will utter
Psalms 49:4, Isaiah 42:9, Amos 3:7, Luke 10:14, Romans 16:25,26, 1 Corinthians 2:7, Ephesians 3:5,9, Colossians 1:25,26, 2 Timothy 1:9,10, Titus 1:2,3, Hebrews 1:1, 1 Peter 1:11,12
from
25:34, John 17:24, Acts 15:18, 1 Peter 1:20,21, Revelation 13:8, 17:8
Verse 36

Then Jesus sent the multitude away, and went into the house: and his disciples came unto him, saying, Declare unto us the parable of the tares of the field.
Jesus
14:22, 15:39, Mark 6:45, 8:9
and went
1, 9:28, Mark 4:34
Declare
11, 15:15,16, Mark 7:17, John 16:17-20
Verse 37

He answered and said unto them, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man; 38 The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one; 39 The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.
He
24,27
is
41, 10:40, 16:13-16, Luke 10:16, John 13:20, 20:21, Acts 1:8, Romans 15:18, 1 Corinthians 3:5-7, Hebrews 1:1, 2:3
Verse 38

He answered and said unto them, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man; 38 The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one; 39 The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.
field
24:14, 28:18-20, Mark 16:15-20, Luke 24:47, Romans 10:18, 16:26, Colossians 1:6, Revelation 14:6
the good
Psalms 22:30, Isaiah 53:10, Hosea 2:23, Zechariah 10:8,9, John 1:12,13, 12:24, Romans 8:17, James 1:18, 2:5, 1 Peter 1:23, 1 John 3:2,9
the children of the wicked
19, Genesis 3:15, John 8:44, Acts 13:10, Philippians 3:18,19, 1 John 3:8,10
Verse 39

He answered and said unto them, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man; 38 The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one; 39 The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.
enemy
25,28, 2 Corinthians 2:17, 11:3,13-15, Ephesians 2:2, 6:11,12, 2 Thessalonians 2:8-11, 1 Peter 5:8, Revelation 12:9, 13:14, 19:20, 20:2,3,7-10
harvest
49, 24:3, Joel 3:13, Revelation 14:15-19
reaper
25:31, Daniel 7:10, 2 Thessalonians 1:7-10, Jude 1:14
Verse 40

Matthew 13:30

Verse 41

The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity;
The son
24:31, Mark 13:27, Hebrews 1:6,7,14, Revelation 5:11,12
and they
49, 18:7, Romans 16:17,18, 2 Peter 2:1,2
things that offend
or, scandals. and them.
7:22,23, Luke 13:26,27, Romans 2:8,9,16, Revelation 21:27
Verse 42

And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
cast
3:12, 25:41, Psalms 21:9, Daniel 3:6,15-17,21,22, Mark 9:43-49, Luke 16:23,24, Revelation 14:10, 19:20, 20:10,14,15, 21:8
wailing
50, 8:12, 22:13, Luke 13:28
Verse 43

Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.
shall
25:34,36, Daniel 12:3, 1 Corinthians 15:41-54,58, Revelation 21:3-5,22,23
in
26:29, Luke 12:32, 22:29, James 2:5
Who
Verse 44

Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field; the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.
like
6:21, Proverbs 2:2-5, 16:16, 17:16, 18:1, John 6:35, Romans 15:4, 1 Corinthians 2:9,10, Colossians 2:3, 3:3,4,16
for joy
19:21,27,29, Luke 14:33, 18:23,24, 19:6-8, Acts 2:44-47, 4:32-35, Philippians 3:7-9, Hebrews 10:34, 11:24-26
buyeth
Proverbs 23:23, Isaiah 55:1, Revelation 3:18
Verse 45

Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls:
like
16:26, 22:5, Proverbs 3:13-18, 8:10,11,18-20
seeking
Job 28:18, Psalms 4:6,7, 39:6,7, Ecclesiastes 2:2-12, 12:8,13
Verse 46

Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it.
one
Proverbs 2:4, Isaiah 33:6, 1 Corinthians 3:21-23, Ephesians 3:8, Colossians 2:3, 1 John 5:11,12, Revelation 21:21
went
Mark 10:28-31, Luke 18:28-30, Acts 20:24, Galatians 6:14
Verse 47

Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind:
a net
4:19, Mark 1:17, Luke 5:10
and gathered
26-30, 22:9,10, 25:1-4, Luke 14:21-23, John 15:2,6, Acts 5:1-10, Acts 8:18-22, 20:30, 1 Corinthians 5:1-6, 10:1-12, 11:19, 2 Corinthians 11:13-15,26, 2 Corinthians 12:20,21, Galatians 2:4, 2 Timothy 3:2-5, 4:3,4, Titus 1:9-11, 2 Peter 2:1-3,13-22, 1 John 2:18,19, 4:1-6, Jude 1:4,5, Revelation 3:1,15-17
Verse 48

Which, when it was full, they drew to shore, and sat down, and gathered the good into vessels, but cast the bad away.
and gathered
30,40-43, 3:12
Verse 49

So shall it be at the end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the just,
the angels
39, 24:31
and sever
22:12-14, 25:5-12,19-33, 2 Thessalonians 1:7-10, Revelation 20:12-15
Verse 50

And shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
cast
wailing
24:50,51, Luke 13:27,28, Revelation 14:10,11, 16:10,11
Verse 51

Jesus saith unto them, Have ye understood all these things? They say unto him, Yea, Lord.
Have
11,19, 15:17, 16:11, 24:15, Mark 4:34, 7:18, 8:17,18, Luke 9:44,45, Acts 8:30,31, 1 John 5:20
Verse 52

Then said he unto them, Therefore every scribe which is instructed unto the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which bringeth forth out of his treasure things new and old.
scribe
23:34, Ezra 7:6,10,21, Luke 11:49, 2 Corinthians 3:4-6, Colossians 1:7, 1 Timothy 3:6,15,16, 2 Timothy 3:16,17, Titus 1:9, 2:6,7
which
12:35, Proverbs 10:20,21, 11:30, 15:7, 16:20-24, 18:4, 22:17,18, Ecclesiastes 12:9-11, 2 Corinthians 4:5-7, 6:10, Ephesians 3:4,8, Colossians 3:16
things
Song of Solomon 7:13, John 13:34, 1 John 2:7,8
Verse 53

And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these parables, he departed thence.
he
Mark 4:33-35
Verses 53-58

And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these parables, he departed thence.
he
Mark 4:33-35
Verse 54

And when he was come into his own country, he taught them in their synagogue, insomuch that they were astonished, and said, Whence hath this man this wisdom, and these mighty works?
when
2:23, Mark 6:1,2, Luke 4:16-30, John 1:11
he taught
Psalms 22:22, 40:9,10, Acts 13:46, 28:17-29
they were
John 7:15,16, Acts 4:13
Verse 55

Is not this the carpenter's son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas?
the carpenter's
Psalms 22:6, Isaiah 49:7, 53:2,3, Mark 6:3, Luke 3:23, 4:22, John 1:45,46, 6:42, John 7:41,42, 9:29
is not this
1:18-20, Luke 1:27, 2:5-7
and his
12:46,48, 27:56, Mark 15:40,47, 16:1, Luke 24:10, John 19:25, Galatians 1:19
Verse 57

And they were offended in him. But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and in his own house.
they
11:6, Isaiah 8:14, 49:7, 53:3, Mark 6:3, Luke 2:34,35, 7:23, John 6:42,61, 1 Corinthians 1:23-28
A prophet
Mark 6:14, Luke 4:24, John 4:44, Acts 3:22,23, 7:37-39,51,52
Verse 58

And he did not many mighty works there because of their unbelief.
Mark 6:5,6, Luke 4:25-29, Romans 11:20, Hebrews 3:12-19, 4:6-11

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