Matthew 13:31-32, 44-52, from The Second Testament
31He presented another analogy to them, saying, “The Heavens’ Empire is comparable to a mustard seed, which, taking, a human planted in his field. 32 Which is the smallest of all seeds, but whenever it grows it’s larger than leafy vegetables and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the heaven come and nest in its branches.”
Yēsous gives more analogies
44 The Heavens’ Empire is comparable to a treasure chest hidden in the field, which a human, finding, hid and out of his joy goes away and sold whatever he has and purchases that field.
45 Again, the Heavens’ Empire is comparable to a human conducting business pursuing beautiful pearls. 46 Finding one priceless pearl, going away, he has sold everything he had and purchased it.
47 Again, the Heavens’ Empire is comparable to a seine, tossed into the sea and assembles from all sorts [of fishes], 48 which when it was filled out, hauling to the shore and sitting down, he gathered the beautiful into a container but the bad he tossed out. 49 So it will be at the completion of the Era: the envoys will exit and isolate the evil out of the presence of the right ones, 50 and they will toss them into the fiery furnace. There will be weeping and grinding teeth.”
Yēsous and his Covenant-Code expert Apprentices
51“Have you understood all these?” They say to him, “Yes.”
52 He said to them, “Because this is true: Every Covenant-Code scholar [scribe], apprenticed in Heavens’ Empire, is comparable to a human house master who tosses out from his treasure chest new and ancient things.”
He said to them, “Because this is true: Every Covenant-Code scholar [scribe], apprenticed in Heavens’ Empire, is comparable to a human house master who tosses out from his treasure chest new and ancient things.”
This was a reminder today and a call to creativity in gospeling. Thank you.
Thank you