Parables of hidden treasure, fine pearls and a net

“The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field,
which someone found and hid;
then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.

“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls;
on finding one pearl of great value,
he went and sold all that he had and bought it.

“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was thrown into the sea
and caught fish of every kind;
when it was full, they drew it ashore, sat down,
and put the good into baskets but threw out the bad.

So it will be at the end of the age.
The angels will come out and separate the evil from the righteous
and throw them into the furnace of fire,
where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

“Have you understood all this?”
They answered, “Yes.”

Treasures New and Old

And he said to them, “Therefore every scribe who has been trained for the kingdom of heaven
is like the master of a household
who brings out of his treasure what is new and what is old.”