Then He said to them, “Therefore every scribe instructed concerning the kingdom of heaven is like a householder who brings out of his treasure things new and old.”
Parallel translations
- WEB He said to them, “Therefore every scribe who has been made a disciple in the Kingdom of Heaven is like a man who is a householder, who brings out of his treasure new and old things.”
- KJV 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.
- BSB Then He told them, “For this reason, every scribe who has been discipled in the kingdom of heaven is like a homeowner who brings out of his storeroom new treasures as well as old.”
- NASB And Jesus said to them, “Therefore every scribe who has become a disciple of the kingdom of heaven is like a head of a household, who brings out of his treasure new things and old.”
- NLT Then he added, “Every teacher of religious law who becomes a disciple in the Kingdom of Heaven is like a homeowner who brings from his storeroom new gems of truth as well as old.”
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Quick answer
A scribe trained for the Kingdom brings out treasure both new and old. Gospel-shaped teachers rightly draw on the whole of God's revelation.
Overview
Jesus likens an instructed disciple to a householder who produces from his storeroom treasures both new and old. The trained scribe values the old revelation of the Scriptures alongside the new revelation of the Kingdom in Christ. This affirms continuity between the Old Testament and Jesus' teaching, with Christ as the key that unlocks both.
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- 1 Jn 2:7–8Brothers, I write no new commandment to you, but an old commandment which you had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which you heard from the beginning.
- Titus 1:9holding to the faithful word which is according to the teaching, that he may be able to exhort in the sound doctrine, and to convict those who contradict him.
- 2 Tim 3:16–17Every Scripture is God-breathed and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for instruction in righteousness,
- Matt 12:35The good man out of his good treasure brings out good things, and the evil man out of his evil treasure brings out evil things.
- 2 Cor 3:4–6Such confidence we have through Christ toward God;
- Titus 2:6–7Likewise, exhort the younger men to be sober minded;
- Ezra 7:10For Ezra had set his heart to seek Yahweh’s law, and to do it, and to teach statutes and ordinances in Israel.
- Prov 16:20–24He who heeds the Word finds prosperity. Whoever trusts in Yahweh is blessed.
- 1 Tim 3:15–16but if I wait long, that you may know how men ought to behave themselves in God’s house, which is the assembly of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.
- Prov 15:7The lips of the wise spread knowledge; not so with the heart of fools.
- Ezra 7:21I, even I Artaxerxes the king, make a decree to all the treasurers who are beyond the River, that whatever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the God of heaven, requires of you, it shall be done with all diligence,
- Prov 18:4The words of a man’s mouth are like deep waters. The fountain of wisdom is like a flowing brook.
- Luke 11:49Therefore also the wisdom of God said, ‘I will send to them prophets and apostles; and some of them they will kill and persecute,
- Matt 23:34Therefore behold, I send to you prophets, wise men, and scribes. Some of them you will kill and crucify; and some of them you will scourge in your synagogues, and persecute from city to city;
- Prov 11:30The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life. He who is wise wins souls.
- Eph 3:8To me, the very least of all saints, was this grace given, to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,
- John 13:34A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also love one another.
- Prov 10:20–21The tongue of the righteous is like choice silver. The heart of the wicked is of little worth.
- Song 7:13The mandrakes produce fragrance. At our doors are all kinds of precious fruits, new and old, which I have stored up for you, my beloved.
- Col 3:16Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly; in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your heart to the Lord.
- Col 1:7even as you learned of Epaphras our beloved fellow servant, who is a faithful servant of Christ on our behalf,
- Prov 22:17–18Turn your ear, and listen to the words of the wise. Apply your heart to my teaching.
- Eccl 12:9–11Further, because the Preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge. Yes, he pondered, sought out, and set in order many proverbs.
- Ezra 7:6this Ezra went up from Babylon. He was a skilled scribe in the law of Moses, which Yahweh, the God of Israel, had given; and the king granted him all his request, according to Yahweh his God’s hand on him.
- 1 Tim 3:6not a new convert, lest being puffed up he fall into the same condemnation as the devil.
- 2 Cor 6:10as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things.
- Eph 3:4by which, when you read, you can perceive my understanding in the mystery of Christ;
- 2 Cor 4:5–7For we don’t preach ourselves, but Christ Jesus as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus’ sake;
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