13:24 He presented them with another parable: 2 “The kingdom of heaven is like a person who sowed good seed in his field.
13:31 He gave 3 them another parable: 4 “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed 5 that a man took and sowed in his field.
13:33 He told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed with 6 three measures 7 of flour until all the dough had risen.” 8
13:44 “The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure, hidden in a field, that a person found and hid. Then because of joy he went and sold all that he had and bought that field.
13:45 “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant searching for fine pearls.
13:47 “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was cast into the sea that caught all kinds of fish.
25:1 “At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.
25:14 “For it is like a man going on a journey, who summoned his slaves 9 and entrusted his property to them.
1 tn Grk “and saying, ‘Repent.’” The participle λέγων (legwn) at the beginning of v. 2 is redundant in English and has not been translated.
2 tn Grk “He set before them another parable, saying.” The participle λέγων (legwn) is redundant and has not been translated.
3 tn Grk “put before.”
4 tn Grk “He set before them another parable, saying.” The participle λέγων (legwn) is redundant and has not been translated.
5 sn The mustard seed was noted for its tiny size.
6 tn Grk “hid in.”
7 sn This measure was a saton, the Greek name for the Hebrew term “seah.” Three of these was a very large quantity of flour, since a saton is a little over 16 pounds (7 kg) of dry measure (or 13.13 liters). So this was over 47 lbs (21 kg) of flour total, enough to feed over a hundred people.
8 tn Grk “it was all leavened.”
9 tn See the note on the word “slave” in 8:9.