Parable of the Householder

Matthew 13:51-53

We come to the eighth and final parable in Matthew 13 concerning “the
mysteries of the kingdom of heaven.”

These eight parables are related by pairs—

Inverted outline of the parables:

I. The Reception of the Word (the soil— vs. 3-9)

A. The separation of good and bad (tares— vs. 24-30)

1. The growth of the kingdom (mustard seed— vs. 31-32)

a. The valuable purchase (hidden treasure— v. 44)

a. The valuable purchase (the pearl— vs. 45-46)

1. The growth of corruption (leaven— v. 33)

A. The separation of good and bad (the net— vs. 47-50)

I. The Reception of the Word (the scribe— vs. 51-52)