Matthew Chapter 13 — Parables of the Kingdom Quiz Flashcards

#1

In the Parable of the Sower, what does the seed represent?

📖 Matthew 13:19

#2

According to the Parable of the Weeds, who plants the weeds among the wheat?

📖 Matthew 13:24-30

#3

What does the mustard seed grow into, according to Jesus in Matthew 13?

📖 Matthew 13:31-32

#4

In the Parable of the Hidden Treasure, what does the man do after discovering the treasure?

📖 Matthew 13:44

#5

How many times does Jesus say the kingdom of heaven is 'like' something in Matthew 13:44-50?

📖 Matthew 13:44-52

#6

In the Parable of the Pearl, what does the merchant do after finding the pearl of great value?

📖 Matthew 13:45-46

#7

What happens when the fishermen in the Parable of the Net haul in their catch?

📖 Matthew 13:47-48

#8

When Jesus finishes these parables, what does He ask His disciples?

📖 Matthew 13:51

#2

An enemy

In Matthew 13:25, Jesus says 'an enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat.' Later in verse 39, Jesus clarifies that the enemy is the Devil, but the immediate answer in the parable is 'an enemy.'

Matthew 13:24-30

#1

The word of the kingdom

Jesus explicitly states in Matthew 13:19 that the seed is 'the word of the kingdom,' and He explains how different types of soil (people's hearts) receive it differently.

Matthew 13:19

#4

He sells everything he owns to buy the field

Matthew 13:44 states that the man 'in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field,' showing the supreme value of the kingdom of heaven.

Matthew 13:44

#3

A large tree where birds rest in its branches

Matthew 13:31-32 records that the mustard seed, though very small, grows into a tree 'large enough for the birds of the air to come and perch in its branches,' illustrating the kingdom's growth from small beginnings.

Matthew 13:31-32

#6

He sells all his possessions to buy it

Matthew 13:45-46 describes how the merchant 'went away and sold everything he had and bought it,' paralleling the hidden treasure parable to show the incomparable worth of God's kingdom.

Matthew 13:45-46

#5

Four times

In Matthew 13:44, 45, 47, and 52, Jesus uses the phrase 'the kingdom of heaven is like' four different times when describing the hidden treasure, the pearl, the fishing net, and the householder—four distinct comparisons.

Matthew 13:44-52

#8

Do you understand all these things?

In Matthew 13:51, after presenting all the parables, Jesus asks His disciples, 'Have you understood all these things?' The disciples respond affirmatively.

Matthew 13:51

#7

They sit down and sort the good fish from the bad ones

Matthew 13:48 states that when the net was full, 'the fishermen pulled it up on the shore, and they sat down and collected the good fish in baskets, but threw the bad away,' illustrating how judgment separates the righteous from the wicked.

Matthew 13:47-48

#9

What does Jesus say a teacher of the law brings out of the storehouse of knowledge in Matthew 13:52?

📖 Matthew 13:52

#10

Why does Jesus initially speak to the crowds only in parables, according to Matthew 13:10-15?

📖 Matthew 13:10-15

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#10

Because they have not been given the knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom

Matthew 13:11 states, 'The knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them,' explaining that Jesus uses parables so that seeing they may not see and hearing they may not understand, quoting Isaiah 6:9-10.

Matthew 13:10-15

#9

Things new and old

Matthew 13:52 compares one trained for the kingdom to 'the owner of a house who brings out of his storeroom new treasures as well as old,' indicating the value of combining old biblical knowledge with new understanding.

Matthew 13:52

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