Matthew 13:52

“And he said to them, “Therefore every scribe who has been made a disciple for the kingdom of heaven is like a man, a master of a house, who brings out of his treasure new things and old.””

Matthew 13:52 · direct translation from the Greek
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Matthew 13:52, word by word

saidεἶπενeipen

say

To express something in words to others.

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scribeγραμματεὺςgrammateus

scribe

A teacher who copied and explained the law of Moses.

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who has been made a discipleμαθητευθεὶςmathēteutheis

make disciples

Make someone a disciple, teach; in the passive, become a disciple.

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for the kingdomβασιλείᾳbasileiai

kingdom of God

God's rule, which comes with Jesus.

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of heavenοὐρανῶνouranōn

heaven

God's dwelling, above all that is created.

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isἐστινestin

be

To be: says who or what something is.

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likeὅμοιόςhomoios

like

Like, similar.

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a manἀνθρώπῳanthrōpōi

someone

Any person, without saying who, as in the parables.

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a master of a houseοἰκοδεσπότῃoikodespotēi

master of the house

Master of the house, head of a household.

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brings outἐκβάλλειekballei

remove

To remove something.

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treasureθησαυροῦthēsaurou

treasury

The place where valuables are kept.

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new thingsκαινὰkaina

new

New, different from what was before.

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oldπαλαιάpalaia

old

Old, ancient.

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The context

51“Have you understood all these things?” They say to him, “Yes.”

52 · This verse (above)

53And it happened when Jesus had finished these parables that he went away from there.

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To study Matthew 13 in a group

  1. 1. What it says

    On which four kinds of ground did the sower's seed fall (vv. 4–8)?

  2. 2. What it means

    Why did Jesus teach the crowds in parables (vv. 10–13)?

  3. 3. How I live it

    In the sower's parable, worry can choke the word (v. 22). What chokes it most in your day?

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