Discovery BoxMatthew 13:27 
Context13:27 So the slaves 1 of the owner came and said to him, ‘Sir, didn’t you sow good seed in your field? Then where did the weeds come from?’
Matthew 13:52
Context13:52 Then he said to them, “Therefore every expert in the law 2 who has been trained for the kingdom of heaven is like the owner of a house who brings out of his treasure what is new and old.”
Matthew 24:43
Context24:43 But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what time of night the thief 3 was coming, he would have been alert and would not have let his house be broken into.
1 tn See the note on the word “slave” in 8:9.
2 tn Or “every scribe.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 2:4. It is possible that the term translated “expert in the law” (traditionally, “scribe”) here is a self-description used by the author, Matthew, to represent his role in conveying the traditions about Jesus to his intended audience. See David E. Orton, The Understanding Scribe [JSNTSup].
3 sn On Jesus pictured as a returning thief, see 1 Thess 5:2, 4; 2 Pet 3:10; Rev 3:3; 16:15.
