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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge: Matthew 13

Chapter 13

The same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the sea side.

sat

Mark 2:13 4:1

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

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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 (parabolh/)] from [para (para/)] near, and [ballo (ba/llw)] 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

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

the way

18,19

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

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

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

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

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

And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables?

Why

Mark 4:10,33,34

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Hear ye therefore the parable of the sower.

11,12 Mark 4:14-20

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

All these things spake Jesus unto the multitude in parables; and without a parable spake he not unto them:

13 Mark 4:33,34

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these parables, he departed thence.

he

Mark 4:33-35

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

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

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

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