📖 Matthew 13

Matthew 13 is a real chapter from the New Testament. It starts, “On that day Jesus went out of the house, and sat by the seaside.” That is not a motto invented for a poster. It is the first sentence a family hears when this page is opened at night.

Keep going a little further. The chapter also says, “Let both grow together until the harvest, and in the harvest time I will tell the reapers, “First, gather up the darnel weeds, and bind them in bundles to burn them; but gather the wheat into my barn.”’”” Matthew 13 opens with these words: “On that day Jesus went out of the house, and sat by the seaside.” The line to keep is Matthew 13:51: “Jesus said to them, “Have you understood all these things?” They answered him, “Yes, Lord.”” Carry the word “jesus” from that verse into the rest of the day.

The line worth learning out loud is Matthew 13:51: “Jesus said to them, “Have you understood all these things?” They answered him, “Yes, Lord.”” If the rest of the chapter feels crowded, hold that one sentence until the room is quiet.

What happens first in Matthew 13? Then try this: Read “Jesus said to them, “Have you understood all these things?” They answered him, “Yes, Lord.”” once more. What does it show you about God? You do not have to finish every verse. You can close the book after the memory verse and still have read the Bible together.