Matthew 13
Matthew 13
Where did Jesus sit when he went out of the house? (v1)
How many people gathered about him? (v2)
Where did he then go and sit? (v2)
Where did the crowd stand? (v2)
How did tell them many things? (v3)
In the first story, what did the sower go out to do? (v3)
When he sowed the seed, where did some of the seeds fall? (v4-9)
What happened to the seed that felling each place? (v4-9)
What characters or circumstances had effects on the seed? (v4-9)
Which seeds produced grain? (v8)
What did the disciples ask Jesus? (v10, v1)
How did Jesus answer them? (v11-23)
Who will be given more? (verse 12)
Who will even have what what he has taken away? (verse 12)
Verse 13 - "This is why I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not _______, and hearing they do not ________, nor do they ___________. "
What is the prophecy of Isaiah that is fulfilled? (v14-15)
Why are the eyes and ears blessed in verse 16?
Who longed to see and hear? (verse 17)
Verse 18 - "Hear then ____________________:"
What happens when anyone hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it? (v19)
What happens when one who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy yet has no root in himself? (v20-21)
What happens when one who hears the word but the cares of the world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word? (verse 22)
What happens when one who hears the word understands it? (verse 23)
What does he bear? (verse 23)
What does he yield? (verse 23)
HALLELUJAH!
What was the next parable he put before them? (verse 24 - 30)
What was being described through the parable of the man who sowed good seed in his field? (verse 24)
Who came and who was sleeping? (verse 25)
What did his enemy do? (verse 25)
When the plants came up and bore grain, what also appeared? (verse 26)
Who came to the master of the house? (verse 27)
What did they ask him? (verse 27)
How did the master respond? (verse 28)
Did the servants ask if the master wanted to the servants to go and gather them? (v28)
What was the Master's response and what was his reasoning? (verse 29-30)
What was to be gathered first? (verse 30)
What was the purpose of binding them? (verse 30)
What was to be gathered into the Master's barn? (verse 30)
What was the next parable? (verse 31-32)
What was being compared in this parable? (v31-33)
What kind of seed is sown in the field (v31)
What comment does Jesus make about the size of the seed? (v32)
When it has grown, what happens? (verse 32)
Who comes and makes nests in its branches? (verse 32)
What was the next parable? (verse 33)
What was the kingdom of heaven compared to? (verse 33)
What did the women do? (verse 33)
What was the outcome of the three measures of flour? (v33)
Was all of it leavened? (verse 33)
Did he say anything to the crowds without a parable? (verse 34)
What was fulfilled that was spoken by the prophet? (verse 35)
What was happening to what was hidden since the foundation of the world? (verse 35)
Who left the crowds and went into the house? (Verse 1)
Who came to him and what did they say? (verse 36)
How did Jesus answer? (verse 37-43)
Who is the one who sown the good seed? (verse 37)
What is the field? (verse 37)
Who are/what is the good seed? (verse 38)
Who are/what are the weeds? (verse 38)
Who is the enemy who sowed them? (verse 39)
What is the harvest? (verse 39)
Who are the angels? (verse 39)
How will it be at the end of the age? (Verse 30, verse 40)
Who will the Son of Man send and what/who will they gather? (verse 41)
Where are they thrown? (verse 42)
What will there be in the fiery furnace? (verse 42)
What will the righteous then do? (verse 43)
Who's kingdom will they be in? (verse 43, and be careful how to answer this one)
What is the next parable? (verse 44)
What does it compare? (verse 44)
Where is the treasure? (verse 44)
What all did the man do when he found the treasure? (verse 44, and be careful how to answer this one)
What is the next parable? (verse 45-46)
What is this being compared in this parable? (verse 45)
Who is in search of fine pearls? (verse 45)
What does he do when he finds one pearl of great value? (verse 46)
What is the next parable? (verse 47-50)
What is being compared? (verse 47-50)
Where was the net thrown? (verse 47)
What was gathered? (verse 47)
When did men draw it ashore? (verse 48)
What did they do after they sat down? (verse 48)
How will it be at the end of the age? (verse 47-50)
Who will come out and separate the evil from the righteous? (verse 49)
Who will be thrown into the fiery furnace? (v49-50)
What will there be in the fiery furnace? (verse 50)
What did Jesus ask his disciples? (verse 51)
How did they answer? (verse 51)
How did Jesus respond? (verse 52)
What is a scribe who has been trained for the kingdom of heaven like? (verse 52)
What does the master of the house bring out of his treasure? (verse 52)
When Jesus had finished these parables, what did He do? (verse 53)
Where was he after that and where did he teach? (verse 54)
What kind of questions did the people of His town have? (verse 54-57)
What was their reaction to Jesus? (verse 57)
How did Jesus respond? (verse 57)
Why did Jesus not do many mighty works there? (verse 58)
Further Questions:
What were the parables about?
When are fields mentioned?
When are birds mentioned and what do they do?
When are houses mentioned and what stories are within the contexts of house or boat?
Where do men get wisdom?
Application:
God please let your word bear good fruit in my life.
Prepare my heart so every word you give bears fruit.
My heart is in your hands.
Suggested further reading to prepare the heart's ground again before returning to plant more seed: Psalm 78, Isaiah 6, 42, Amos 3, Jeremiah 31
Matthew 13English Standard Version (ESV)
The Parable of the Sower
13 That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat beside the sea. 2 And great crowds gathered about him, so that he got into a boat and sat down. And the whole crowd stood on the beach. 3 And he told them many things in parables, saying: “A sower went out to sow. 4 And as he sowed, some seeds fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured them. 5 Other seeds fell on rocky ground, where they did not have much soil, and immediately they sprang up, since they had no depth of soil, 6 but when the sun rose they were scorched. And since they had no root, they withered away. 7 Other seeds fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked them. 8 Other seeds fell on good soil and produced grain, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. 9 He who has ears,[a] let him hear.”
The Purpose of the Parables
10 Then the disciples came and said to him, “Why do you speak to them in parables?” 11 And he answered them, “To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given. 12 For to the one who has, more will be given, and he will have an abundance, but from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away. 13 This is why I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand. 14 Indeed, in their case the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled that says:
“‘“You will indeed hear but never understand,
and you will indeed see but never perceive.”
15 For this people's heart has grown dull,
and with their ears they can barely hear,
and their eyes they have closed,
lest they should see with their eyes
and hear with their ears
and understand with their heart
and turn, and I would heal them.’
and you will indeed see but never perceive.”
15 For this people's heart has grown dull,
and with their ears they can barely hear,
and their eyes they have closed,
lest they should see with their eyes
and hear with their ears
and understand with their heart
and turn, and I would heal them.’
16 But blessed are your eyes, for they see, and your ears, for they hear. 17 For truly, I say to you, many prophets and righteous people longed to see what you see, and did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it.
The Parable of the Sower Explained
18 “Hear then the parable of the sower: 19 When anyone hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what has been sown in his heart. This is what was sown along the path. 20 As for what was sown on rocky ground, this is the one who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy, 21 yet he has no root in himself, but endures for a while, and when tribulation or persecution arises on account of the word, immediately he falls away.[b] 22 As for what was sown among thorns, this is the one who hears the word, but the cares of the world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and it proves unfruitful. 23 As for what was sown on good soil, this is the one who hears the word and understands it. He indeed bears fruit and yields, in one case a hundredfold, in another sixty, and in another thirty.”
The Parable of the Weeds
24 He put another parable before them, saying, “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field, 25 but while his men were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds[c] among the wheat and went away.26 So when the plants came up and bore grain, then the weeds appeared also.27 And the servants[d] of the master of the house came and said to him, ‘Master, did you not sow good seed in your field? How then does it have weeds?’ 28 He said to them, ‘An enemy has done this.’ So the servants said to him, ‘Then do you want us to go and gather them?’ 29 But he said, ‘No, lest in gathering the weeds you root up the wheat along with them. 30 Let both grow together until the harvest, and at harvest time I will tell the reapers, “Gather the weeds first and bind them in bundles to be burned, but gather the wheat into my barn.”’”
The Mustard Seed and the Leaven
31 He put another parable before them, saying, “The kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard seed that a man took and sowed in his field. 32 It is the smallest of all seeds, but when it has grown it is larger than all the garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and make nests in its branches.”
33 He told them another parable. “The kingdom of heaven is like leaven that a woman took and hid in three measures of flour, till it was all leavened.”
Prophecy and Parables
34 All these things Jesus said to the crowds in parables; indeed, he said nothing to them without a parable. 35 This was to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet:[e]
“I will open my mouth in parables;
I will utter what has been hidden since the foundation of the world.”
I will utter what has been hidden since the foundation of the world.”
The Parable of the Weeds Explained
36 Then he left the crowds and went into the house. And his disciples came to him, saying, “Explain to us the parable of the weeds of the field.” 37 He answered, “The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man. 38 The field is the world, and the good seed is the sons of the kingdom. The weeds are the sons of the evil one,39 and the enemy who sowed them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are angels. 40 Just as the weeds are gathered and burned with fire, so will it be at the end of the age. 41 The Son of Man will send his angels, and they will gather out of his kingdom all causes of sin and all law-breakers, 42 and throw them into the fiery furnace. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. 43 Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him hear.
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.
The Parable of the Pearl of Great Value
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.
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. 48 When it was full, men drew it ashore and sat down and sorted the good into containers but threw away the bad. 49 So it will be at the end of the age. The angels will come out and separate the evil from the righteous50 and 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.” 52 And 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.”
Jesus Rejected at Nazareth
53 And when Jesus had finished these parables, he went away from there, 54 and 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? 55 Is not this the carpenter's son? Is not his mother called Mary? And are not his brothers James and Joseph and Simon and Judas? 56 And are not all his sisters with us? Where then did this man get all these things?” 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.
Footnotes:
- Matthew 13:9 Some manuscripts add here and in verse 43 to hear
- Matthew 13:21 Or stumbles
- Matthew 13:25 Probably darnel, a wheat-like weed
- Matthew 13:27 Or bondservants; also verse 28
- Matthew 13:35 Some manuscripts Isaiah the prophet
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