Matthew 13:52

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.

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
Then	δὲ de	G1161	but · conjunction
he	εἶπεν eipen	G2036	to speak or say (by word or writing) · verb — second aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular
them	αὐτοῖς· autois	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — dative plural masculine
Therefore	τοῦτο toûto	G5124	that thing
every	πᾶς pas	G3956	all · adjective — nominative singular masculine
scribe	γραμματεὺς grammateus	G1122	scribe · noun — nominative singular masculine
instructed	μαθητευθεὶς mathēteutheis	G3100	intransitively · verb — aorist passive participle, nominative singular masculine
unto	εἰς eis	G1519	to or into (indicating the point reached or entered)
the kingdom	βασιλείᾳ basileia	G932	properly · noun — dative singular feminine
of heaven	οὐρανῶν ouranōn	G3772	the sky · noun — genitive plural masculine
is	ἐστί estí	G2076	he (she or it) is
like unto	ὅμοιός homoios	G3664	similar (in appearance or character) · adjective — nominative singular masculine
a man	ἀνθρώπῳ anthrōpō	G444	from G3700 (ὀπτάνομαι)) · noun — dative singular masculine
an householder	οἰκοδεσπότῃ oikodespotē	G3617	the head of a family · noun — dative singular masculine
which	ὅστις hostis	G3748	which some · relative pronoun — nominative singular masculine
bringeth forth	ἐκβάλλει ekballei	G1544	to eject (literally or figuratively) · verb — present active indicative, 3rd person singular
out of	ἐκ ek	G1537	literal or figurative · preposition
his	αὐτοῦ autou	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — genitive singular masculine
treasure	θησαυροῦ thēsaurou	G2344	a deposit · noun — genitive singular masculine
new	καινὰ kaina	G2537	new · adjective — accusative plural neuter
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
old	παλαιά.¶ palaia	G3820	antique · adjective — accusative plural neuter

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

1 John 2:7-8 Brethren, I write no new commandment unto you, but an old commandment which ye had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which…
Titus 1:9 Holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers.
2 Timothy 3:16-17 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
Matthew 12:35 A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil th…
2 Corinthians 3:4-6 And such trust have we through Christ to God-ward:
Titus 2:6-7 Young men likewise exhort to be sober minded.
Ezra 7:10 For Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the law of the LORD, and to do it, and to teach in Israel statutes and judgments.
Proverbs 16:20-24 He that handleth a matter wisely shall find good: and whoso trusteth in the LORD, happy is he.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Matthew 13:44-52

We have four short parables in these verses. I. That of the treasure hid in the field. Hitherto he had compared the kingdom of heaven to small things, because its beginning was small; but, lest any should thence take occasion to think meanly of it, in this parable and the next he represents it as of great value in itself, and of great advantage to those who embrace it, and are willing to come up to its terms; it is here likened to a treasure hid in the field, which, if we will, we may make our own. 1. Jesus Christ is the true Treasure; in him there is an abundance of all that which is rich and useful, and will be a portion for us: all fulness (Col 1:19; Joh 1:16): treasures of wisdom and kno…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Matthew 13:52

Then said he unto them, Therefore--or as we should say, "Well, then." every scribe--or Christian teacher: here so called from that well-known class among the Jews. (See Mat 23:34). which is instructed unto the kingdom of heaven--himself taught in the mysteries of the Gospel which he has to teach to others. is like unto a man that is an householder which bringeth forth--"turneth" or "dealeth out." out of his treasure--his store of divine truth. things new and old--old truths in ever new forms, aspects, applications, and with ever new illustrations.

John Gill on Matthew 13:52

Then said he unto them,.... Since the disciples had such a clear understanding of the above parables, and were by them, and by other things, so well furnished to preach the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven to others, Christ stirs them up by the following parable, to a diligent exercise of their gifts, and to a large, free, and cheerful communication of their knowledge to others, Therefore every Scribe; meaning not legal ones, Scribes in the law of Moses, a sort of letter men, often mentioned by the evangelists, and the same with the lawyers, who were conversant with the letter of the law, and only understood that; as for the kingdom of heaven, they were so far from being instructed unto i…

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The Church Fathers

And it will not, then, be, in the eyes of the apostle, the differentiating principle-distinguishing (as he is doing) "things new and old" -which will be ridiculous; but (in this case too) it will be your own unfairness, while you taunt us with the form of antiquity all the while you are laying against us the charge of novelty.
— Tertullian, On Fasting

A scribe is one who, through continual reading of the Old and New Testaments, has laid up for himself a storehouse of knowledge. Thus Christ blesses those who have gathered in themselves the education both of the law and of the gospel, so as to "bring forth from their treasure things both new and old." And Christ compares such people with a scribe, just as in another place he says, "I will send you wise men and scribes."
— Cyril of Alexandria, FRAGMENT 172.34

One who is truly such a householder is both free and rich. He is rich because from the office of the scribe he has been made a disciple to the kingdom of heaven, in every word of the Old Testament and in all knowledge concerning the new teaching of Christ Jesus. He has these riches laid up in his own treasure house—in heaven, in which he stores his treasure as one who has been made a disciple to the kingdom of heaven. There neither moth consumes nor thieves break through and steal. For the one who has such treasures laid up in heaven, not one moth of the inordinate passions can touch his spiritual and heavenly possessions.
— Origen of Alexandria, COMMENTARY ON MATTHEW 10.14

The Church Fathers: public-domain translations (Ante-Nicene and Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers), verse-indexed by SermonIndex (CC BY 4.0).

Dictionary and topics

Church — Derived probably from the Greek kuriakon (i.e., “the Lord’s house”), which was used by ancient authors for the place of worship. In the New Testament it is the translation of the Greek word ecclesia,…
Fishing, the art of — Was prosecuted with great industry in the waters of Palestine. It was from the fishing-nets that Jesus called his disciples (Mark 1:16-20), and it was in a fishing-boat he rebuked the winds and the…
Scribe (S) · Instructors in the law — Instructors in the law
Scribes · Illustrated of well instructed ministers of the gospel — Illustrated of well instructed ministers of the gospel
Sermon · Besi — Besi
Treasure · .Of spiritual un — .Of spiritual un

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Matthew 13:52

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Matthew 13:44-52

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Matthew 13:52

John Gill on Matthew 13:52

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Matthew 13:52

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Matthew 13:44-52

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Matthew 13:52

John Gill on Matthew 13:52

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Matthew 13:44-52

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Matthew 13:52