Matthew 13:44-58.
Matthew 13.44-58
A Hidden Treasure
The kingdom of heaven is like what happens when someone finds a
treasure hidden in a field and buries it again. A person like that is
happy and goes and sells everything in order to buy that field.
A Valuable Pearl
The kingdom of heaven is like what happens when a shop owner is
looking for fine pearls. After finding a very valuable one, the owner
goes and sells everything in order to buy that pearl.
A Fish Net
The kingdom of heaven is like what happens when a net is thrown into a
lake and catches all kinds of fish. When the net is full, it is
dragged to the shore, and the fishermen sit down to separate the fish.
They keep the good ones, but throw the bad ones away. That's how it
will be at the end of time. Angels will come and separate the evil
people from the ones who have done right. Then those evil people will
be thrown into a flaming furnace, where they will cry and grit their
teeth in pain.
New and Old Treasures
Jesus asked his disciples if they understood all these things. They
said, "Yes, we do." So he told them, "Every student of the Scriptures
who becomes a disciple in the kingdom of heaven is like someone who
brings out new and old treasures from the storeroom."
The People of Nazareth Turn against Jesus
When Jesus had finished telling these stories, he left and went to
his hometown. He taught in their meeting place, and the people were so
amazed that they asked, "Where does he get all this wisdom and the
power to work these miracles? Isn't he the son of the carpenter?
Isn't Mary his mother, and aren't James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas his
brothers? Don't his sisters still live here in our town? How can he
do all this?" So the people were very unhappy because of what he was
doing. But Jesus said, "Prophets are honored by everyone, except the
people of their hometown and their own family." And because the
people did not have any faith, Jesus did not work many miracles
there."
God bless you.
A Hidden Treasure
The kingdom of heaven is like what happens when someone finds a
treasure hidden in a field and buries it again. A person like that is
happy and goes and sells everything in order to buy that field.
A Valuable Pearl
The kingdom of heaven is like what happens when a shop owner is
looking for fine pearls. After finding a very valuable one, the owner
goes and sells everything in order to buy that pearl.
A Fish Net
The kingdom of heaven is like what happens when a net is thrown into a
lake and catches all kinds of fish. When the net is full, it is
dragged to the shore, and the fishermen sit down to separate the fish.
They keep the good ones, but throw the bad ones away. That's how it
will be at the end of time. Angels will come and separate the evil
people from the ones who have done right. Then those evil people will
be thrown into a flaming furnace, where they will cry and grit their
teeth in pain.
New and Old Treasures
Jesus asked his disciples if they understood all these things. They
said, "Yes, we do." So he told them, "Every student of the Scriptures
who becomes a disciple in the kingdom of heaven is like someone who
brings out new and old treasures from the storeroom."
The People of Nazareth Turn against Jesus
When Jesus had finished telling these stories, he left and went to
his hometown. He taught in their meeting place, and the people were so
amazed that they asked, "Where does he get all this wisdom and the
power to work these miracles? Isn't he the son of the carpenter?
Isn't Mary his mother, and aren't James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas his
brothers? Don't his sisters still live here in our town? How can he
do all this?" So the people were very unhappy because of what he was
doing. But Jesus said, "Prophets are honored by everyone, except the
people of their hometown and their own family." And because the
people did not have any faith, Jesus did not work many miracles
there."
God bless you.
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